Dog House (TV series)

Dog House is a Canadian comedy television series broadcast by YTV in the 1990-91 season.

Dog House
GenreComedy
Created byDan Gordon[1]
StarringShelley Peterson
Jaimz Woolvett
Country of originCanada
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes26
Production
Executive producerJon Slan[1]
ProducerRichard Borchiver[1]
Running time30 minutes
Production companyParagon Entertainment[1]
Release
Original networkYTV
USA Network
Original release10 October 1990 (1990-10-10) –
1991 (1991)

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 widowed 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, the detective 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 19 April 2016, Mill Creek Entertainment released Dog House - The Complete Series on DVD in Region 1.[7]

References
  1. "USA Network". Variety. 6 May 1991. Retrieved 14 November 2013.
  2. Atherton, Tony (10 October 1990). "Dog House a flea-bitten sitcom from YTV". Ottawa Citizen. p. D2.
  3. Moca, Diane Joy (18 November 1990). "Usa Series 'Off The Wall'". Los Angeles Daily News. Retrieved 20 June 2013.
  4. "Peterson to give university lectures". The Record. Kitchener-Waterloo. 3 January 1991. p. A3.
  5. Hiltbrand, David (12 November 1990). "Picks and Pans Review: Dog House". People. Retrieved 14 November 2013.
  6. Quill, Greg (10 October 1990). "Dance music fans ignored". Toronto Star. p. F3.
  7. The 1990 Canadian Sitcom's 'Complete Series' on DVD Archived 1 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine
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