Beware of Dog (TV series)

Beware of Dog is an American sitcom that aired on Animal Planet. While it had two episodes broadcast consecutively on August 13, 2002, this was the only time that the series made it to the air.

Beware of Dog
Created by	Rob Gilmer
Starring	Park Bench Carolyn Dunn Richard Waugh Gage Knox Alex Appel
Voices of	Park Bench
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	2
Production
Executive producers	Don Enright Elizabeth Mozden Les Alexander Rob Gilmer
Running time	30 minutes
Production companies	Alexander/Enright and Associates Nelvana
Original release
Network	Animal Planet
Release	August 13, 2002 (2002-08-13)

Synopsis

The program focuses on a bearded collie named Jack (played by Chip, voiced by Park Bench), whose Look Who's Talking-style narration provided his perspective of his newly adopted family. Carolyn Dunn and Richard Waugh portrayed Mary and Bill Poole, parents of Mark (Gage Knox) and Jessica (Alex Appel).^[1][2]

The pilot showed how Jack feigned an injury in a grocery store parking lot to entice Jessica into taking him to the family house.^[3] The family collectively decided to take care of him until the injury is healed, but Jack became a permanent resident after disrupting a family argument and saving Mark from a neighborhood gang.

The second – and last – episode to be aired had Jack being kicked out of the Poole home after ruining Bill's vacation plans; the rest of the episode was spent on the family's search for the dog after Bill had a change of heart.

Cast

• Carolyn Dunn as Mary Poole
• Richard Waugh as Bill Poole
• Gage Knox as Mark Poole
• Alex Appel as Jessica Poole
• Park Bench as Jack (voice)

Episodes

No.	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original release date
1	"Born to Be Wild"	Richard Martin	Rob Gilmer	August 13, 2002 (2002-08-13)
2	"Hit the Road Jack"	Richard Martin	Rob Gilmer	August 13, 2002 (2002-08-13)

Reception

The program received generally negative reviews from the national press. Animal Planet cancelled the series before the scheduled airing of the third episode. As of now, the remaining episodes remain unaired.

Production notes

Beware of Dog was directed by Richard Martin, who also served in that position for the motion pictures Matinee and Disney's Air Bud: Golden Receiver. Rob Gilmer was the screenwriter. The executive producers were Don Enright, Elizabeth Mozden, and Les Alexander.^[4]