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*Teacher's Pet*
Teacher's Pet
Genre	Children's television series, Adventure, Comedy
Created by	Gary Baseman; Bill Steinkellner; Cheri Steinkellner
Written by	Gary Baseman; Bill Steinkellner; Cheri Steinkellner; Ford Riley; Laura McCreary; Michael Price
Directed by	Timothy Bjorklund
Voices of	Shaun Fleming; Nathan Lane; Debra Jo Rupp; Wallace Shawn; Mae Whitman; Jerry Stiller; David Ogden Stiers
Composer	Stephen James Taylor
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	2
No. of episodes	39 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producers	Gary Baseman; Bill Steinkellner; Cheri Steinkellner; Jess Winfield
Running time	30 minutes (including commercials)
Production companies	Walt Disney Television; Disney Television Animation
Original release
Network	ABC (2000-2002); Toon Disney (2002)
Release	September 9, 2000 –; May 10, 2002

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Teacher's Pet (also known as Disney's Teacher's Pet) is an American Disney animated television series about a 11 year old boy and his dog who dresses up as a boy.^[1] Created by Gary Baseman, Bill Steinkellner and Cheri Steinkellner and directed by Timothy Björklund, it was broadcast on Disney's One Saturday Morning on ABC and later Toon Disney. A feature film version was released in 2004 (with most of the cast from the show reprising their roles). The show ran from 2000 to 2002. The show was influenced by Gary Baseman's dog, Hubcaps. He would wonder what the dog would do while he was gone. He made this show in honor of him, with Spot portraying Hubcaps.

Main plot

Leonard Helperman is a 11 year old boy and his mother Mary is the teacher. His dog, Spot is sick of staying home and not doing anything so, to have some fun for once, he dresses up as a kid named Scott Leadready II and instantly becomes the coolest. When Leonard finds out the truth, they become best friends and Leonard reculantly agrees to let Scott stay. Other characters are, Mr. Jolly (Leonard's cat), Pretty Boy (Leonard's annoying parrot), Leslie (Leonard's love interest), Principal Strcikler (the principal who hates dogs), and Ian (the class weirdo).

Characters

Leonard Helperman- The main character. When your mom is the teacher and your dog is your arch-nemeses, forget about being normal Leonard is a great scout and horrible at sports, he is in love with his best friend and next door neighbor but can hardly say anything except "hi" to her. Life is a drag, Scott's gonna beat Leonard in everything. Everyday, all the other kids will beat him up, insult him, or torment him.
Spot/Scott Leadready II- Leonard's dog/rival. Scott loves school- he loves everything when it comes to popularity, awards, contests, or school. He is able to quote every historic figure or celebrity. He always comes up with amazing plans which'll get Leonard punished, sent to detention, or pounded. Spot uses his dog qualities to impress everyone and beat Leonard at everything. Their rivalry gets bigger and bigger all the time.
Mary Helperman- Leonard's mother and teacher.Mary is the teacher you'd love to have in your class. She's all sweet, loving, kind, and hilarious. She's coming up with these weird ideas including, Pet Parades and Dress up as your favorite author. She has a New York accent. She's a great teacher and mom and makes you care even though you don't wanna. She treats Leonard like a baby.
Principal Strickler- Principal Strickler's is strict, bow-tied, and by-the-book. He's a neat freak, a control freak and a freak in general. He's hated dogs ever since he was a fourth grader after one bit off half of his thumb. He does however, love his (secretly evil) cat Tallulah. He wont rest until he's made Fala D. Roosevelt the best school in East/Westland.
Leslie Dunkling- Leonard's best friend. Leslie and Leonard have been best friends since they were both babies, until fourth grade when she decided to stop hanging out with him because he's a guy. Leslie is unafraid and outspoken and not afraid of anything daring or challenging, she doesn't know Leonard likes her secretly. She does however, adore Spot and is hitting on Scott like the rest of the girls.
Pretty Boy- Pretty Boy is a bossy big-mouthed canary and yells at everyone. He has a Napoleon complex. His arrogance is matched by his love for seedbells and soaps. He yells at everyone for everything. When he's not hollering, he has a lovely singing voice.
Mr. Jolly- a big blobby romantic cat that smells like tuna fish and is afraid of the outside. He will never in his 9 lives, understand why Spot would wanna leave the comfort of home, go to school, and be rivals with his master, and go "out there" with crazy drivers, animal control cops, and coyotes.

Cast

Shaun Fleming as Leonard Helperman
Nathan Lane as Spot/Scott Leadready II
Debra Jo Rupp as Mary Helperman
Mae Whitman as Leslie Dunkling
Wallace Shawn as Principal Strickler
David Ogden Stiers as Mr. Jolly
Jerry Stiller as Pretty Boy

Scheduling history

The first episode aired on ABC's "One Saturday Morning" on Saturday, September 9, 2000, and remained on ABC until 2002. In January 2002, the show also began airing in Toon Disney, and they used that channel to air new episodes every Friday. While still airing on ABC, it was eventually removed from ABC on September 14, 2002 due to a new Saturday morning block called "ABC Kids." As of 2006, it vanished from Toon Disney as well and is nowhere to be found. In Australia, it aired on Disney Channel from 2001 to 2005 where it was pushed back to the mornings and late night spots on Disney Channel. The show's spot was then replaced in 2006 by 101 Dalmatians and finally Recess which currently is the only One Saturday Morning cartoon now airing on Disney Australia. Recess airs on Family Channel in Canada.

Worldwide release

Country	Network
United States	Toon Disney
	ABC
	Disney Channel
Australia	Disney Channel Australia
United Kingdom & Ireland	Toon Disney (UK & Ireland) Disney Cinemagic
Netherlands	Jetix
Mexico	Disney Channel (Latin America)
Argentina
Brazil
Colombia
Hong Kong	Disney Channel
New Zealand	TV2

Episodes

Season	Network	Episodes	First airdate	Last airdate
1	ABC	13	September 9, 2000	January 13, 2001
2	ABC, Toon Disney	26	September 22, 2001	May 10, 2002

Awards

Won Emmy: Daytime Emmy Award Outstanding Special Class Animated Program 2002 and 2003
Won Emmy: Daytime Emmy Award Outstanding Performer in an Animated Program: Nathan Lane 2001
British Emmy (BAFTA): Best International Children's Programming.
Baseman also won for Outstanding Individual Achievement in Animation for Production Design on this animated series.

Feature Film

In 2004, Walt Disney Pictures produced a full-length animated feature film of the show in theaters. It was simply titled "Teacher's Pet". It featured Spot, Leonard, Mr. Jolly, and Pretty Boy going to Florida to visit a mad scientist named Dr. Ivan Krank who they hope may be able to use his scientific abilities to turn Spot into a real boy.

References

^ "A New Neighborhood for Animated Series". LA Times. September 9, 2000. Retrieved 2010-09-03.

External links

[1] "A New Neighborhood for Animated Series". LA Times. September 9, 2000. Retrieved 2010-09-03.

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 * '''Spot/Scott Leadready II'''- Leonard's dog/rival. Scott loves school- he loves everything when it comes to popularity, awards, contests, or school. He is able to quote every historic figure or celebrity. He always comes up with amazing plans which'll get Leonard punished, sent to detention, or pounded. Spot uses his dog qualities to impress everyone and beat Leonard at everything. Their rivalry gets bigger and bigger all the time.
 * '''Mary Helperman'''- Leonard's mother and teacher.Mary is the teacher you'd love to have in your class. She's all sweet, loving, kind, and hilarious. She's coming up with these weird ideas including, Pet Parades and Dress up as your favorite author. She has a New York accent. She's a great teacher and mom and makes you care even though you don't wanna. She treats Leonard like a baby.
-* '''Principal Strickler'''- Principal Strickler's is strict, tyrannical towards Leonard, and by-the-book. He's a neat freak and a freak in general. He's hated dogs ever since he was a fourth grader after one bit off half of his thumb. He does however, love his (secretly evil) cat Tallulah.
+* '''Principal Strickler'''- Principal Strickler's is strict, bow-tied, and by-the-book. He's a neat freak, a control freak and a freak in general. He's hated dogs ever since he was a fourth grader after one bit off half of his thumb. He does however, love his (secretly evil) cat Tallulah. He wont rest until he's made Fala D. Roosevelt the best school in East/Westland.
 *'''Leslie Dunkling'''- Leonard's best friend. Leslie and Leonard have been best friends since they were both babies, until fourth grade when she decided to stop hanging out with him because he's a guy. Leslie is unafraid and outspoken and not afraid of anything daring or challenging, she doesn't know Leonard likes her secretly. She does however, adore Spot and is hitting on Scott like the rest of the girls.
 *'''Pretty Boy'''- Pretty Boy is a bossy big-mouthed canary and yells at everyone. He has a Napoleon complex. His arrogance is matched by his love for seedbells and soaps. He yells at everyone for everything. When he's not hollering, he has a lovely singing voice.

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