Poochinski (TV 1990)

The talking bulldog at a policeman's feet turns out to be his late partner.

Director:

Will Mackenzie

Writers:

Lon Diamond (teleplay), Brian Levant (teleplay),

Stars:

George Newbern, Amy Yasbeck, Frank McRae

Cast

Complete credited cast:
George Newbern	...	Det. Robert McKay
Amy Yasbeck	...	Frannie Reynolds
Frank McRae	...	Capt. Ed Martin
Courtney Barilla
Brian Haley	...	Sgt. Shriver
Tim Lawrence
Peter Boyle	...	Stanley Poochinski
Nealla Spano
Gene Hartline
Coleby Lombardo
Alvin Alexis
Jeff Silverman
Montrose Hagins

Storyline

The talking bulldog at a policeman's feet turns out to be his late partner.

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Plot Keywords:

bulldog | talking dog | dog | police | unsold tv series pilot | 

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Genres:

Short | Comedy

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

9 July 1990 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

20th Century Fox Television, Adam Productions, Bedrock Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

30 min

Color:

Color

User Reviews

TV gold

I'm going to keep it short and sweet. I realise this show was supposed to be somewhat serious. It is just so funny to watch, the talking dog looks so ridiculous it's hilarious (apparently it cost a huge amount of money also), the acting is appalling but I think this has a lot to do with the almost pathetic script which is riddled with clichés, for example "you're off the case". Although it is pretty pathetic with a poor script and horrible acting I was still gagging for more and I found it more humorous than I would most actual comedy shows. For these reasons I have to say poochinski has stolen my heart.

A real shame it didn't get made.

TV gold.