The adventures of Boomer, a stray dog who travels the country helping those in trouble.
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S1.E5
An advertising agency chooses Boomer for a dog food commercial, but he runs away. A chase by security guards proves fruitless.
S1.E1
Boomer meets a misunderstood young girl named Molly and helps her parents find the reason for her withdrawal from others.
S2.E7
Boomer meets a blind man whose guide dog has recently died. Boomer decides to be a substitute. The man wants to pursue his dream of being a cyclist and his new canine friend helps.
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Boomer was a cute stray dog of mixed breeding who wandered around the country getting involved with people and their problems, including a deaf girl believed to be mentally disabled by her parents, a son neglected by his workaholic father, a private detective guarding valuable jewels, and a band of dognappers. Later in the series, Boomer was able to talk to the viewing audience, so we could know what Boomer was "feeling" at any given moment. Written by Marty McKee <mmckee@soltec.net>
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I adored this show when I was a little kid. Contrary to the review by "Robert Morgan", I recall that Boomer didn't look anything like Benji, but was actually a rather large, shaggy mongrel. I clearly remember an intro/opening credits with this large dog placing mail in a mailbox and raising the red "collect" flag on the side, and a Benji sized dog couldn't do that. I was 6 years old when the show was on though, so it's possible I've forgotten.
This show did borrow the premise of Benji (which I also loved), involving a very bright dog who goes around helping people. It capitalized on the popularity of "smarter than the average dog" shows, and was great for parents to watch with their children, to learn about compassion and humanize animals a little bit, hopefully teaching children that animals deserve our respect and love.