Poochinski

Poochinski is a 1990 unsold television pilot.

Poochinski
Written by	David Kirschner Brian Levant Lon Diamond
Directed by	Will Mackenzie
Starring	George Newbern Amy Yasbeck Peter Boyle
Theme music composer	Andy Summers
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of episodes	1
Production
Executive producers	David Kirschner Brian Levant Robert M. Myman John Ritter
Producer	David Kirschner[1]
Production companies	Adam Productions Bedrock Productions 20th Century Fox Television
Original release
Network	NBC
Release	July 9, 1990 (1990-07-09)

Background

The story follows Chicago police detective Stanley Poochinski (played by Peter Boyle), whose spirit is transferred into a flatulent English bulldog after he is killed in the line of duty.^[2] The canine detective then returns to solving crimes.^[3][4]

NBC decided not to pick up the series, but subsequently did air the pilot, on July 9, 1990.^[3] Years later, the show's premise has been recognized as one of the most bizarre in television history. On July 10, 2018, The Last Podcast on the Left aired the pilot in its entirety on their live stream on the Adult Swim website.^{[5][6][7][8][9]}

Cast

• George Newbern as Det. Robert McKay
• Amy Yasbeck as Frannie Reynolds
• Frank McRae as Capt. Ed Martin
• Brian Haley as Sgt. Shriver
• Peter Boyle as Stanley Poochinski

See also

• List of television shows notable for negative reception
• Sight Unseen (TV series)