TV ShowEnded

My Life as a Dog

1997
1 season
22 episodes
Drama

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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  • Ep 1

    1.The Arrival

    08-09-199630m

    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 h...

  • Ep 2

    2.Stranded

    15-09-199630m

    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.

  • Ep 3

    3.Root Of All Evil

    22-09-199630m

    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 bike...

  • Ep 4

    4.Smelly's Dark Secret

    29-09-199630m

    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 Gi...

  • Ep 5

    5.Tribe

    06-10-199630m

    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 pecu...

  • Ep 6

    6.A Day In The Life

    13-10-199630m

    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...

  • Ep 7

    7.Great Expectations

    20-10-199630m

    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...

  • Ep 8

    8.Profile Of The Artist

    27-10-199630m

    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 Geor...

  • Ep 9

    9.The Fugitive

    03-11-199630m

    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...

  • Ep 10

    10.Widgeon

    10-11-199630m

    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 tha...

  • Ep 11

    11.Once They Get A Taste

    17-11-199630m

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

  • Ep 12

    12.The Puck Stops Here

    24-11-199630m

    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.

  • Ep 13

    13.Soap Gets In Your Eyes

    01-12-199630m

    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...

  • Ep 14

    14.Gimli Marathon

    08-12-199630m

    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 ann...

  • Ep 15

    15.The Why? Files

    15-12-199630m

    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...

  • Ep 16

    16.Beauty And The Zit

    22-12-199630m

    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.

  • Ep 17

    17.Return Of The Undead

    29-12-199630m

    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. I...

  • Ep 18

    18.All In Your Head

    05-01-199730m

    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.

  • Ep 19

    19.A Winter's Tale

    12-01-199730m

    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).

  • Ep 20

    20.Obsession

    19-01-199730m

    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 buildi...

  • Ep 21

    21.Blizzard

    26-01-199730m

    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...

  • Ep 22

    22.Where The Wind Blows

    02-02-199730m

    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 a...

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