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  • CBS
  • Mar 21, 1993
  • CBS
  • Mar 21, 1993
Family Dog

Summary Family Dog, the sad but true story of a horribly dysfunctional family, the Binsfords, as told through the eyes of their abused dog. This short-lived series was actually a spin-off from an episode of Steven Spielberg's Amazing Stories, entitled appropriately, "The Family Dog". The show deserves to be remembered, even if it was on for onl...

  • CBS
  • Mar 21, 1993
  • CBS
  • Mar 21, 1993
Family Dog
Season 1
Season Premiere: Mar 21, 1993
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Summary Family Dog, the sad but true story of a horribly dysfunctional family, the Binsfords, as told through the eyes of their abused dog. This short-lived series was actually a spin-off from an episode of Steven Spielberg's Amazing Stories, entitled appropriately, "The Family Dog". The show deserves to be remembered, even if it was on for onl...

Season Episodes

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Episode 1 • Apr 4, 1993
Show Dog
The dog's family enters him in a rodeo showcase of the stars! His family believes him to be specially talented, but as we all see, the magic is in the making.
Episode 2 • Apr 25, 1993
Hot Dog at the Zoo
When the Binsfords take a trip to the zoo, their pooch tags along and causes plenty of trouble.
Episode 3 • May 2, 1993
Doggone Girl Is Mine
The dog falls hard for a recently-divorced neighbor's pet. Meanwhile, Skip fears Bev might leave him.
Episode 4 • Mar 21, 1993
Enemy Dog
When the pretentious Mahoneys pick up a mammoth police dog from an auction, the Binfords force their pooch to interact with it.
Episode 5 • Jul 7, 1993
Eye on the Sparrow
The dog cares for a sparrow who's unable to fly.
Episode 6 • Mar 28, 1993
Call of the Mild
The family dog dreams of cavorting with the neighborhood strays, but he soon discovers he doesn't have what it takes to run with the pack.
Episode 7 • Jul 21, 1993
Dog Days of Summer
When the Binsfords head to the beach, they're forced to contend with a trashy family and their ferocious bulldog, Scud.
Episode 8 • May 23, 1993
Party Animal
After hosting the neighborhood block party, the Binsfords' house catches on fire.
Episode 9 • May 16, 1993
Family Dog Goes Homeless
The family dog befriends a homeless woman.
Episode 10 • Jul 28, 1993
Family Dog Gets Good and Sick
The family dog becomes ill after being bitten by a mosquito that was feasting on toxic waste. Meanwhile, a neighborhood dog is killed by a car.

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Jun 25, 2013
The animation is clunky (about on a par with The Pink Panther); the gags are gross and not even remotely funny.
By David Hiltbrand FULL REVIEW
40
Jul 2, 2013
It's a perfectly amiable, perfectly inconsequential cartoon show that seems better suited to Saturday mornings. ... The trouble is that this nameless Everydog doesn't talk, or even have many discernible expressions. That puts most of the comic burden on the characters around him, who are a dull lot.
By Richard Zoglin FULL REVIEW
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Jun 10, 2013
Style in the absence of wit only emphasizes the cold heartlessness of Family Dog. If I were more of an animal-lover, I'd be offended at the way this poor hound is treated; it's as a cartoon-lover that I'm really annoyed.
By Ken Tucker FULL REVIEW

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