Rin Tin Tin in Popular Culture
Produced by Herbert B. Leonard, the 1988–93 Canadian TV series Katts and Dog, featuring the adventures of a police officer and his canine partner, was titled Rin Tin Tin: K9 Cop for its American showings. More recent films featuring authentic Rin Tin Tin line dogs include the 2006 production titled Rin Tin Tin... A Living Legacy.
A film loosely based on Rin Tin Tin's debut is Won Ton Ton, the Dog Who Saved Hollywood.
A fictionalized account of Lee Duncan finding and raising Rin Tin Tin is a major part of the novel Sunnyside by Glen David Gold
Rin Tin Tin has been featured as a character in many fiction works, including Cooper, P.T. (2012). Rin Tin Tin and the Lost King. p. 173. ISBN 978-0615651910. http://www.amazon.com/Rin-Tin-Lost-King/dp/0615651917/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1340653433&sr=1-1&keywords=rin+tin+tin+and+the+lost+king., a children's book in which Rin Tin Tin and the other animal characters are able to talk to one another but are unable to talk to humans.
Rinty was featured on CBS Sunday Morning on September 25, 2011 showing the history, career and lineage of Rin Tin Tin.
Rin Tin Tin was named recipient of the 2011 American Humane Association Legacy Award in Beverly Hills in October 2011
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