McGurk: A Dog's Life

Genre

sitcom

Country

United States

Rating

7.0 of 10 from 1 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A 1979 television pilot about a family told from the perspective of their dogs. The actors wear dog costumes and the show uses this setup to comment on social issues.

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What happens

A Dog's Life is a 1979 television pilot created by Charlie Hauck for NBC and the last television concept developed by Norman Lear to become a pilot. The show starred Barney Martin, Beej Johnson, Charles Martin Smith and Sherry Lynn. Only one half-hour pilot episode was made of this offbeat costume comedy. It was shown only once on NBC on June 15, 1979 at 8:00 PM EST. The show featured the actors portraying the roles of the family dogs and wearing dog costumes. Lear's intention was to do an All in the Family-style show by using the dog's point of view to discuss controversial social and racial biases. Peter J. Boyer of the Associated Press reviewed the pilot negatively, stating that "except for the dog suits, it's a formula sitcom with familiar subjects." In 2004, clips from the pilot were featured on an ABC special called The Best TV Shows That Never Were. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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