Dog House (TV series)
| Dog House | |
|---|---|
| Genre | comedy |
| Created by | Dan Gordon[1] |
| Starring | Shelley Peterson Jaimz Woolvett |
| Country of origin |  Canada |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 26 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | Jon Slan[1] |
| Producer | Richard Borchiver[1] |
| Running time | 30 minutes |
| Production company | Paragon Entertainment[1] |
| Original release | |
| Network | YTV USA Network |
| Release | 10 October 1990 (YTV) – 1991 |
Dog House is a Canadian comedy television series broadcast by YTV in the 1990-91 season.
Premise
During a car accident, a police detective's mind is swapped with the mind of Digby, his St Bernard dog partner on duty. Helen Underwood (Shelley Peterson), the officer's sister-in-law, takes custody of Digby where he joins her children Annabelle (Valentina Cardinalli), Richie (Jaimz Woolvett) and Timmy (Jonathan Shapiro).[2] Now inhabiting Digby's body, is able to talk with the family.[3]
Episodes
- "Pilot"
- "Speak Digby Speak"
- "The Furniture Show"
- "Lost and Found"
- "Going, Going, Gone"
- "A Dog and His Bone"
- "The Amazing Annabelle"
- "Cyrano Show"
- "Ted Moves In"
- "Helen's Date"
- "Camp Out"
- "Coming of Age"
- "Rear Window"
- "Ted Meats His Match"
- "Spot Marks the Ex"
- "A Matter of Trust"
- "Dog Day Glickman"
- "Uncle Digby's History"
- "Obedience School"
- "Iris's Cookies"
- "Fear of Flying"
- "Eye on Clearview"
- "Risky Business"
- "Digby's Secret"
- "Bachelor #3"
- "Rentsok"
Former Ontario premier David Peterson, whose wife portrayed series character Helen Underwood, appeared in a guest role on the series as a school janitor.[4]
Reception
David Hiltbrand of People panned the series, noting "[t]he humor is very forced. This pooch of a show arrived neutered."[5] Tony Atherton of the Ottawa Citizen also derided the series as "a classically lame-brained TV situation without redeeming values".[2] Greg Quill of the Toronto Star "contains not a whit of original thought nor anything resembling a line worthy of a giggle".[6]
DVD release
On April 19, 2016, Mill Creek Entertainment will release Dog House- The Complete Series on DVD in Region 1 for the very first time.[7]
References
- ^ a b c d "USA Network". Variety. 6 May 1991. Retrieved 14 November 2013.
- ^ a b Atherton, Tony (10 October 1990). "Dog House a flea-bitten sitcom from YTV". Ottawa Citizen. p. D2.
- ^ Moca, Diane Joy (18 November 1990). "Usa Series 'Off The Wall'". Los Angeles Daily News. Retrieved 20 June 2013.
- ^ "Peterson to give university lectures". The Record. Kitchener-Waterloo. 3 January 1991. p. A3.
- ^ Hiltbrand, David (12 November 1990). "Picks and Pans Review: Dog House". People. Retrieved 14 November 2013.
- ^ Quill, Greg (10 October 1990). "Dance music fans ignored". Toronto Star. p. F3.
- ^ The 1990 Canadian Sitcom's 'Complete Series' on DVD