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Showtime 1997 1 season 22 eps Ended

My Life as a Dog

1997 1 season 22 eps

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Season 1

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Season 1

30 min

S1 · E1 · Sep 8, 1996

The Arrival Episode 1

Eric has to go to Gimli to live with his uncle, whom he's never met with before. He believes that a dog, Jack is bringing him bad luck as he travels to Gimli. When he thinks that he had killed his aunt, he runs away. But Johnny (uncle) and Zoe (aunt) are worried at his disappearance.

30 min

S1 · E2 · Sep 15, 1996

Stranded Episode 2

Eric, Sam, and A.J. have some fun by riding a home-made raft out to sea, but they are marooned on a tiny island.

30 min

S1 · E3 · Sep 22, 1996

Root Of All Evil Episode 3

A.J. and Eric start working at the Gimli Theatre as part-time jobs, while suddenly, they discover a hidden box full of cash. A.J. uses some of the money to buy a pair of black biker boots (which she has been dreaming of) while Eric must struggle with his conscience to do what's right.

30 min

S1 · E4 · Sep 29, 1996

Smelly's Dark Secret Episode 4

Eric develops a toothache and refuses to go to the dentist. While searching on the internet, A.J. and Eric suspect that Rupert Smedley (assistant manager of the Seaside Hotel in Gimli) might be a murderer.

30 min

S1 · E5 · Oct 6, 1996

Tribe Episode 5

After Eric is rejected when he volunteered to fix what was wrong with Johnny's car, he travels to the beach where he bumps into second cousin Chris Johansson. Eric learns of a peculiar 'Rite of Passage' which only the hardiest in Gimli have tackled -- climbing the water tower.

30 min

S1 · E6 · Oct 13, 1996

A Day In The Life Episode 6

Auntie Auntie uses Rasputin (pickeral who escaped her fish hook for years) to win the Pickeral Contest. Bringing Eric along, he is then left behind with the boat when Auntie Auntie leaves. When Johnny arrives, two young women challenges Johnny to a boat race. He uses Auntie Auntie's boat to race and accidentally damages it. They must fix the boat before the Mayor returns. As they repaired the propeller, they run into a pair of bird watchers who challenge Eric to a game of bowling.

30 min

S1 · E7 · Oct 20, 1996

Great Expectations Episode 7

A.J. decides to hack into the school computers and change Eric's grade to all A's when Eric is worried that he may not receive good marks at his school due to the fact that he was home-schooled.

30 min

S1 · E8 · Oct 27, 1996

Profile Of The Artist Episode 8

For a school project, both Eric and George chose the same local artist to do a career profile on. When the teacher decides to team them up, and Eric starts having trouble with George's allergies and the artist's reluctance to talk with them after a critical difference of opinion. Meanwhile, Johnny must prepare a speech for the mayor.

30 min

S1 · E9 · Nov 3, 1996

The Fugitive Episode 9

A.J.'s parents send their daughter to private boarding school when they believe A.J. is causing too much trouble at her public school. She soon runs away. When Johnny brings home a real caboose to stick in the backyard, Zoe has some complaints. Eric uses it to create a brand of 'tree house' and the run-away A.J. uses it for her private sanctuary.

30 min

S1 · E10 · Nov 10, 1996

Widgeon Episode 10

When Eric discovers a rare Eurasian Widgeon, he is worried that poachers will go after it. Meanwhile, Johnny must deal with his own emotions as he struggles on how to tell Eric that his mother's ashes have arrived.

30 min

S1 · E11 · Nov 17, 1996

Once They Get A Taste Episode 11

Eric decides to defend Jack the Dog from prosecution when the dog is believed to be killing chickens all evidence points to Jack.

30 min

S1 · E12 · Nov 24, 1996

The Puck Stops Here Episode 12

Johnny joins the Gimli Ghosts by coaching the pee-wee hockey team, and when Eric is made the goalie of the team, he is in trouble because he does not know how to skate.

30 min

S1 · E13 · Dec 1, 1996

Soap Gets In Your Eyes Episode 13

Eric is all-agog when his favourite soap actress, Courtney Vine, comes to her hometown of Gimli. Johnny knew her as little Cathy Hicks, who dumped him for an 'older man' (a 13-year-old) when they were kids. However, Courtney's career is waning and she decides to spice up her ratings by creating gossip where there is none -- and threatens Johnny's marriage.

30 min

S1 · E14 · Dec 8, 1996

Gimli Marathon Episode 14

Maritial problems brings Johnny and Zoe not talking to each other, and Johnny moves into the caboose. Eric is worried and he has to get them back together and enrol them in the annual ""Anything-Goes-Gimli Marathon,"" which Johnny and Zoe have won for years.

30 min

S1 · E15 · Dec 15, 1996

The Why? Files Episode 15

Eric, Sam and AJ discover a meteorite that appears to have strange effects on whoever is exposed to it. A pair of mysterious figures (who they believe are aliens) in white emerges and pursues them for that meteorite. Eric decides to use the meteorite to patch up the differences between his aunt and uncle.

30 min

S1 · E16 · Dec 22, 1996

Beauty And The Zit Episode 16

A big school dance is approaching and Eric suddenly receives a pimple on his face while A.J. is pressured by her mother into having a 'makeover' done.

30 min

S1 · E17 · Dec 29, 1996

Return Of The Undead Episode 17

The Gimli Theatre is hosting a horrorfest, which gets imaginations soaring. Soon Eric believes the theatre is haunted when he's trapped inside a closet and strange things happen. It doesn't help that his Aunt Zoe fuels his fears by telling him tales of ghosts.

30 min

S1 · E18 · Jan 5, 1997

All In Your Head Episode 18

Trouble begins brewing in Eric's team when they are chosen to represent the school on a televised quiz show. William discovers the answers and decides to cheat.

30 min

S1 · E19 · Jan 12, 1997

A Winter's Tale Episode 19

Everybody prepares the celebration of Gimli's 100th anniversary, by building a time capsule (Zoe), and making a documentary home movie about the townspeople (Eric and his friends).

30 min

S1 · E20 · Jan 19, 1997

Obsession Episode 20

Eric is excited when his father sends him a postcard saying that he will buy a Caribbean Hotel and Eric can leave Gimli. But those plans are waylaid when he gets sucked into building birdhouses for a charity drive, and Sam might leave Gimli for the big city to play hockey.

30 min

S1 · E21 · Jan 26, 1997

Blizzard Episode 21

Sam, Eric and A.J. form their own rock band and use the caboose for their headquarters. Soon, a blizzard hits and A.J. gets saddled with her mother's dog, whom she puts outside in the snow -- and forgets about. Zoe decides to deliver some aromatherapy stuff to a friend, and Johnny, worried about the kids' safety, and decides to accompany her on the hazardous trek.

30 min

S1 · E22 · Feb 2, 1997

Where The Wind Blows Episode 22

After Johnny is offered a hockey coaching job in the city, he does not know what to do. Eric receives a visit from his father and believes that he will join his father in all his adventures/travels, while Johnny and Zoe worry that they'll lose Johnny, whom they've grown to love.

22 episodes in Season 1

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My Life as a Dog is a contemporary, half-hour Canadian TV series that aired in 1996 and ran for 22 episodes. It was based on the 1985 Swedish movie of the same name and developed for Canadian television by, among others, Reidar Jönsson, author of the original autobiographical book. It is the coming of age story of a young boy, brutally dragged away from his familiar universe into an unknown world. Though aimed at teens, it has been rated above the usual "infantile sitcoms". The series was shot on location in Winnipeg and Gimli, Manitoba. It was directed by Neill Fearnley and produced by Atlantis Films Limited and Credo Entertainment Group.

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Cast

6 people

Callum Keith Rennie

Johnny Johansson

Known for

Battlestar Galactica

The Umbrella Academy

Michael Yarmush

Known for

Arthur

The Little Lulu Show

Joy Coghill

Known for

Omen IV: The Awakening

Andre

Jennifer Clement

Known for

Fido

Snow Queen

Robin Dunne

Known for

Sanctuary

Species III

Marlee Otto

Neill Fearnley Director · Peter Rowe Director · T. W. Peacocke Director

Director

Neill Fearnley

Director

Peter Rowe

Director

T. W. Peacocke

Total runtime 11h 0m · Episode length 30 min · Country Canada

Show info

Premiered

April 6, 1997

Status

Ended

Network

Showtime

Country

Canada

Type

Scripted

Episode length

30 min

Total runtime

11h 0m

Original language

English

Production

Canada

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Languages

Spoken on screen

English

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