Rover or rovers stems from middle English "roven", which means move around, stray. It may refer to:
Rover was a British marque consisting of cars and (earlier) motorcycles. The brand first appeared in 1885 and dissolved in 2005. It was owned by several companies:
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This is the story of a cat named Rover, who has been raised as a dog in Dogtown, by accident. And now he heads to Catopolis to discover where he really came from and find his roots. Cleo, Rover's love interest, who also is sought after by Simon, a ruthless cat-box-litter exec. Then Newton, Rover's guide and friend in Catopolis to help him find his roots.
Keywords: animal, anthropomorphic-animal, anthropomorphism, cat, cgi-film, computer-animation
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"Two go out, but only one comes back!" That's the conclusion Elmer Fudd's dog, Rover comes to after watching "The Dog Lover's Hour" TV show. It seems that, on this particular installment, the host plans to discuss heartless masters who kill their hunting dogs on trips after they have grown old and worn out their usefulness. Elmer, not knowing what's behind Rover's suddenly hostile, edgy demeanor, suggests the two go on a hunting trip--exactly what Rover doesn't want to hear. Fearing the worst, the paranoid pooch sets up a number of traps to kill off the unsuspecting Elmer. The ill-fated attempts include swiping Elmer's gun and shooting at him from afar, but killing a bear instead; releasing a wildcat on Fudd; and planting a land mine beneath where Elmer rests. Every time, Elmer thinks his dog is saving him from said catastrophies. Later at home, an injured Rover watches TV as another installment of "The Dog Lover's Hour" is set to air, sending the bow-wow over the edge; he runs off to the studio and attacks the show's host!
Keywords: acme-brand, cartoon-dog, dog-named-rover, hunting, looney-tunes, reference-to-elmer-fudd, surrealism, wild-cat
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Are animals human? Or vice versa? This is the question asked by a professor, Dr. Beest Lee, who appears on a stage in a theater to give a lecture and show a film about the human-like qualities of various cartoon animals, among them a beaver who "damns" a troublesome river, a groundhog who uses technology to predict the coming of spring, and a dog who scolds his neglectful master.
Keywords: agent, ant, anthropomorphic-animal, anthropomorphism, ape, banana, bandaged-foot, beaver, beaver-dam, bird
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Elmer is a mad scientist working on a serum that will turn victims into monsters. He tries out the potion on Bugs, but it's unsuccessful. Elmer, however, gets Bugs mixed up with a bear, and assumes his potion works--with wacky results!
Keywords: 1940s, animal-in-title, bear, breaking-glass, breaking-the-fourth-wall, chase, dog, dog-named-rover, explosion, jekyll-and-hyde-spoof
[first lines]::Elmer Fudd: [Elmer is seen dripping chemicals into a test tube] I'm trying to make the formula that will change a normal character into a deviwish fiend. [makes pointy-eared face and green eyes for emphasis] Hahahaha.
Bugs Bunny: [watching Elmer's reaction to drinking his own formula] I think Spencer Tracy did it better, don't you, folks?
Elmer Fudd: [Elmer hands Bugs a formula in a test tube] Uh, have one on the house, wabbit.::Bugs Bunny: No thanks, Doc. Never touch this stuff.::[to audience]::Bugs Bunny: This guy's tryin' to slip me a mickey!::Elmer Fudd: Now, wabbit! Dwink!::Bugs Bunny: Hey, don't do it, Doc! Cut it out! Hey, Doc, don't, don't!::[Elmer shoves the formula down Bugs' throat, and Bugs reacts by breathing smoke, and going into a seizure]::Elmer Fudd: At wast! Success! He's gonna turn into a gwuesome monster!::[Bugs covers his eyes, panting, and suddenly turns normal again]::Bugs Bunny: No soap, Doc.::Elmer Fudd: [crying] Oh, it don't work! It doesn't work, I'm a tewwible scientist!::[pounds on table]::Elmer Fudd: Oh, this is tewwible, I tried my best, and...::[bangs head against wall while wailing]::Elmer Fudd: ...it won't work!
Bugs Bunny: Can you imagine? An old-fashioned rabbit trap. My grandfather told me about them, but I never thought I'd actually see one. Oh well, someone went to a lot of trouble. I won't dissapoint them. I can go along with the gag.
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A dog named Rover explains to a black, down-on-his-luck shaggy dog named Andy how he got his master. He went into a hotel room and bothered someone taking a bath--Porky Pig. Porky doesn't want Rover as a pet, no matter how many times Rover tries to make Porky adopt him.
Keywords: apartment, apartment-building, bath, bathtub, carmen-miranda-impersonator, cartoon-dog, cartoon-pig, character-name-in-title, dog, dog-named-rover
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Caveman Porky awakens and plays with his pet Rover, a massive dinosaur. After Rover's playfulness causes a disruption to the prehistoric peace and quiet, Porky's copy of "Expire" magazine arrives in the mail, filled with ads for fashionable new bearskins. Porky decides to go out and get himself a new suit, and sets off with his trusty club.
Keywords: cartoon-dinosaur, caveman, character-name-in-title, club-the-weapon, looney-tunes, pig, prehistoric-times, reference-to-porky-pig, surrealism
I chase your every footstep
and I follow every whim.
When you call the tune I'm ready
to strike up the battle hymn.
My lady of the meadows ---
My comber of the beach ---
You've thrown the stick for your dog's trick
but it's floating out of reach.
The long road is a rainbow and the pot of gold lies there.
So slip the chain and I'm off again ---
You'll find me everywhere. I'm a Rover.
As the robin craves the summer
to hide his smock of red,
I need the pillow of your hair
in which to hide my head.
I'm simple in my sadness,
resourceful in remorse.
Then I'm down straining at the lead ---
holding on a windward course.
Strip me from the bundle
of balloons at every fair:
colourful and carefree ---
Designed to make you stare.
But I'm lost and I'm losing
the thread that holds me down.
And I'm up hot and rising
someday i'm gonna get a dog
and the dog's gonna run free
and i won't need a collar or a leash
cause i'll be living in the country
and when somebody doesn't want to play
i'm gonna open up the door wide
and i'll be runnin' in the tall grass
with my own dog by my side
and when i find a secret hiding place
i'll make a soft pillow out of hay
and i'll share it with my happy dog
we will stay there for the whole day
i love to be free
that's the best thing about me
and there's a rover in the world now
with the same dream so we
will find our way home
when the colors of the sunset
i see them stretch across a big sky
that's a good feeling we getand by the time i go to sleep at night
i'm ready for tomorrow as i doze
i got a warm cover over me
sleeping rover on my toes
someday i'm gonna get a dog
and the dog's gonna run free
and i won't need a collar or a leash
'cause we'll be living in the country
living in the country!
living in the country!
someday i'm gonna get a dog
and the dog's gonna run free
and i won't need a collar or a leash
cause i'll be living in the country
and when somebody doesn't want to play
i'm gonna open up the door wide
and i'll be runnin' in the tall grass
with my own dog by my side
and when i find a secret hiding place
i'll make a soft pillow out of hay
and i'll share it with my happy dog
we will stay there for the whole day
i love to be free
that's the best thing about me
and there's a rover in the world now
with the same dream so we
will find our way home
when the colors of the sunset
i see them stretch across a big sky
that's a good feeling we get
and by the time i go to sleep at night
i'm ready for tomorrow as i doze
i got a warm cover over me
sleeping rover on my toes
someday i'm gonna get a dog
and the dog's gonna run free
and i won't need a collar or a leash
'cause we'll be living in the country
living in the country!
Want you to give me the love that I need
Gonna make you sweat I'm gonna make you work for me
See I'm ya lady but tonight I'm ya freak
Coming in my rover, I'm coming over