Love Your Pet Day- TV Shows with Famous Dogs

 

I learned, over at Sandra Cox's blog that, today, is National Love Your Pet Day and I thought of all the animals that appeared on TV shows either as the star or scene stealing from the stars. I love dogs, well, I love all animals but I always gravitate to the dogs. There are pictures of me as a 1 yr old with our dog named Poke showing no fear and I still don't…unless they are chasing me showing their teeth :). I have not talked about TV shows for a Long time so it's time to showcase some dogs from TV shows.

1. GEORGE-1972-73

Is this a good TV show? No, not really but I loved watching it because it takes place in Grindelwald, Switzerland! I just would daydream that I was living there with a big, dumb St. Bernard, enjoying everything surrounding me. I actually had a St. Bernard, Luke, that would lumber down the snow pile, after me, plop on top of me and lick my face! They are such goofy dogs and this Canadian/Swiss series shows how often George gets into trouble but, eventually, helps whoever needs the help. His owner has to fix the mess George created but realizes how special his dog is. I should watch an episode of this show. Apparently, it comes from a movie of the same name with the same actor as the owner of the dog. 

2. THE LITTLEST HOBO-1979-1985

Tis is a Canadian TV show that was remade from the 1963-65 series. I really enjoy this TV show that had no budget but man, did they get some star talent: Leslie Nielsen, Anne Francis( they starred together in this and in Forbidden Planet), Alan Hale Jr, Mike Myers, Patrick Macnee, Gary Merrill, Nehemiah Persoff, DeForest Keery, Donald O'Connor etc,.. This very smart dog wanders from town to town attaching himself to a person(s) who need help in some way. Sometimes, it is comedic and other times, it's more serious, but, once he has helped the person(s), he trots off wanting to keep going rather than be adopted. There was more than one dog who was adept in one area while another dog was better in another, like climbing a ladder. The most famous is London who was very photogenic and could really act.

3. FRAZIER-1993-2004

Frazier is a great comedy that stars Kelsey Grammar as Dr. Frazier Crane, made famous from the TV show, “Cheers”. When Cheers went off the air, Kelsey Grammar reprized this psychiatrist in his own show when the character moved back home to Seattle, Washington to take on a new job on the radio and reconnect with his widowed dad and his brother, Niles. His dad was a cop, wounded in a robbery, who needs more care so Frazier opens up his home (reluctantly) to his dad and the live in Health care worker, Daphne. Along for the ride is his dad's best buddy…Eddie. Eddie is a Boston terrier who can stare down everyone except his Pappa, Martin, Frazier's dad. There have been more than one episode involving Eddie and this dog delivers! I had no idea that John Mahoney, who played Martin Crane, was not a fan of the dog because the dog was standoffish and could bite. Moose is the dog that plays Eddie and who loved to mess with Frazier brain, roll on his couch, lick the dough before it is served to guests and play with his Barbie doll. This dog is great.

Any TV shows you love that stars an animal or chews the scenery and becomes a star along with the human stars? 

Yesterday, I asked if you knew which song won the Oscar, which was nominated and which came up empty. There were so many great songs that year but the one that won was, “Lullaby of Broadway”, “Cheek to Cheek” was nominated and “Broadway Rhythm” got no love at all.