Monty the Dog


Monty the Dog is a children's book and cartoon character created by British author Colin West. Monty made his first appearance in the book Monty, the Dog who Wears Glasses in 1989.

Character

Monty is a pet dog owned by the Sprod family. He wears his trademark red glasses which the Sprod family made for him following a suggestion from a cyclist who nearly hit him the day before. Monty still appears to be accident-prone, and he likes to eat sausages, chocolate biscuits, ice cream, custard, mince pies and Walnut Whips which often gets him into trouble.

Novels

The novels were published by A & C Black as part of the Jets series. They follow more or less the same format, the first book including the explanation of why Monty wears glasses. The story is told through text and black and white illustrations with an occasional speech bubble for the human characters, and a thought bubble for Monty's thoughts. The cover illustrations are in colour.
A television series made by Ealing Animation titled Monty based on the character was first broadcast on BBC 1 in 1994 to 1995. Unlike the novels in which Monty's glasses do not have lenses it is implied that Monty is short sighted and has lenses in his glasses on television.

Episodes