History Film / TheShaggyDog

The movie was a huge hit at the time of its original release in 1959. It spawned a 1976 sequel (''The Shaggy D.A.'' where a 40 year old Wilby runs for district attorney and his curse comes back), a TV remake in 1994 (starring Scott Weinger, Ed Begley Jr and Creator/JamesCromwell) and [[InNameOnly a very loose theatrical remake]] in 2006 starring Creator/TimAllen.

* PhotoOpWithADog: Wilson is subjected to one with the literal dog (to his dismay) and his son Moochie at the end after being praised as the hero of the story.

The movie was a huge hit at the time of its original release in 1959. It spawned a 1976 sequel (''The Shaggy D.A.'' where a 40 year old Wilby runs for district attorney and his curse comes back), a TV remake in 1994 and [[InNameOnly very loose theatrical remake]] in 2006 starring Creator/TimAllen.

* GirlNextDoor: Allison, as played by Annette Funicello. She's a very pretty girl whom both boys are interested in dating, only to be forgotten when Francesca moves into town.

--> '''Police Chief:''' Would you kindly have my car sent round? [[SuddenlyShouting That is unless it's been stolen by a purple kangaroo wearing a checkered vest!]]

* HeelFaceDoorSlam: Gary and Betty start to freak out after Kozak turns on their boss ad violently incapacitates the man, only to calm down when he promises them a cut.

* CoolBigSIs: Carly is this to Josh, especially compared to Wilby and Moochie's relationship from the original.

Life is hard for Wilby Daniels. His father doesn't seem to understand him and fails to appreciate his passions, his brother loves him but is obnoxious, his best friend often takes advantage of his generosity, and his mother doesn't seem to be able to do much about it. But that all changes when a beautiful French girl moves in with her family across the street and Wilby volunteers to go with her to the museum. Upon returning home, he discovers an old ring with a strange Latin inscription on it, and after reading said inscription multiple times, he is transformed into a dog! He seeks the advice of the kindhearted and superstitious museum manager, who unfortunately cannot help him and informs him that until he does an act of heroism, the transformation will come and go at unpredictable times (usually the worst possible times). It's bad enough that his father has a strong hatred for dogs and his brother wants to keep him as a pet, but Wilby makes the horrifying discovery that Francesca's father and butler are actually spies sent to steal a mysterious government secret for the Space Program located in the classified ''Section 32" and that Francesca is in danger! Can Wilby and Moochie stop the spies and save Francesca, or will he (and his dad) both end up in the doghouse?

!!The Original:

** Poor Officer Hanson. He finds dog-Wilby doing all sorts of undoglike things (like using a call box) and ends up doubting his sanity. Then, when he finally realises he isn't hallucinating, his ''boss and co-workers'' start doubting his sanity!

* GeorgeLucasAlteredVersion: The "Wild and Wooly Edition" DVD holds both the widescreen black and white version, and a 4:3[[labelnote:*]]adding more space to the top and bottom than shown in theaters[[/labelnote]] colorized version.

* TwoTimerDate: Zig-zagged. Wilby's friend Buzz asks his usual girlfriend Alice on a date, and later without thinking, asks Francesca, the new girl who just moved in. So Buzz comes up with a creative solution: He will tell each girl that Wilby is nervous and has never had a date before, so to make him feel better, they will each dance with Wilby every other dance, and that way both girls will think they're with Buzz and everybody will be happy. Wilby fails to see how it will make ''him'' happy, but agrees since it's better than going with Moochie. Instead of going horribly wrong, as you'd probably expect, Buzz's plan works perfectly and Wilby is overjoyed to be dancing with Francesca... [[spoiler: unfortunately, in the middle of the dance he starts turning into a dog again!]]

!The Remake has examples of:

** The main character is kind of a mix of Wilby as a kid, (a brilliant but somewhat inconsiderate person who turns into a sheepdog and stops a conspiracy), Wilby as an adult (both are efficient distract attorneys) and Wilby's father Wilson (both are well-intentioned but inept fathers who have strong hatreds for dogs much to the dismay of their kids, but eventually love them at the end).

** Rebecca shares some traits with Frieda, being a DeadpanSnarker annoyed by her dysfunctonal husband's poor parenting choices.

* InvoluntaryShapeshifter[=/=]VoluntaryShapeshifter: The shapeshifting is triggered by his heartrate, which is accelerated when he does dog stuff (like playing fetch). Dave learns to take advantage of this.

* BumblingDad: Also doubles as JerkWithAHeartOfGold. Wilson isn't academically challenged by any means nor a bad person deep down, but often falls short of being a GoodParent to his boys. At the beginning of the film, after Wilby's mishap with the missile interceptors, he makes Wilby get rid of all his science experiments and his pet animals, and tells him to get off the roof he's fixing before the falls off... [[SkewedPriorities and ruins the ''flowerbeds'']], but he also doesn't like his son taking a girl to the dance (having never dated till he was 20). Not to mention he's rather harsh towards his other son Moochie's fondness towards dogs. He gets better in the end.

* InvoluntaryShapeshifter/VoluntaryShapeshifter: The shapeshifting is triggered by his heartrate, which is accelerated when he does dog stuff (like playing fetch). The main character learns to take advantage of this.

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* BittersweetEnding: In quite a few aspects. Wilby manages to stop the spies and rescue Francesca, resulting in the spell being broken, but unfortunately it's the dog Chiffon who gets all the attention and credit. Then there's the fact that Francesca is taken back to France after his adoptive father is arrested, but sheca gives Wilby's brother Moochie the dog as thanks and Wilson has finally warmed up to dogs. Andfinally, Wilby and Buzz make up and agree to both share Allison... but she has found another boyfriend.
* BumblingDad: Also doubles as JerkWithAHeartOfGold. Wilson isn't academically challenged by any means nor a bad person deep down, but often falls short of being a GoodParent to his boys. At the beginning of the film, after Wilby's mishap with the missile interceptors, he makes Wilby get rid of all his science experiments and his pet animals, and tells him to get off the roof he's fixing before the falls off... [[SkewedPriorities and ruins the ''flowerbeds'']], but he also doesn't like his son dancing with a girl at the dance (having never dated till he was 20). Not to mention he's rather harsh towards his other son Moochie's fondness towards dogs. He gets better in the end.

** Moochie when he see [[spoiler: Wibly start to change into a dog again at the dance.]]

Life is hard for Wilby Daniels. His father doesn't seem to understand him and fails to appreciate his passions, his brother loves him but is obnoxious, his best friend often takes advantage of his generosity, and his mother doesn't seem to be able to do much about it. But that all changes when a beautiful french girl moves in with her family across the street and Wilby volunteers to go with her to the museum. Upon returning home, he discovers an old ring with a strange latin inscription on it, and after reading said inscription multiple times, he is transformed into a dog! He seeks the advice of the kind-hearted and supersticious museum manager, who unfortunately cannot help him and informs him that until he does an act of heroism, the transformation will come and go at unpredictable times (usually the worst possible times). It's bad enough that his father has a strong hatred for dogs and his brother wants to keep him as a pet, but Wilby makes the horrifying discovery that Francesca's father and butler are actually spies sent to steal a mysterious government secret for the Space Program located in the classified ''Section 32" and that Francesca is in danger! Can Wilby and Moochie stop the spies and save Francesca, or will he (and his dad) both end up in the doghouse?

''The Shaggy Dog'' is a 1959 Creator/{{Disney}} movie starring Creator/FredMacMurray and Tommy Kirk, partly based on a Felix Salten novel called ''The Hound of Florence''.

* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: Dave learns in his dog form that his son Josh hates football and has only been pretending to love it as much as his father, because he feels that he will stop respecting him otherwise, much to Dave's shock. Compounding it, Josh reveals to his friend that he has intentionally been flunking math so his father will make him quit football and intends to flunk more classes it math does not suffice.

* NotListeningToMeAreYou: Frequently throughout the movie with Dave, and her husband Carla.

Life is hard for Wilby Daniels. His father doesn't seem to understand him and fails to appreciate his passions, his brother loves him but is obnoxious, his best friend often takes advantage of his generosity, and his mother doesn't seem to be able to do much about it. But that all changes when a beautiful french girl moves in with her family across the street and Wilby volunteers to go with her to the museum. Upon returning home, he discovers an old ring with a strange latin inscription on it, and after reading said inscription multiple times, he is transformed into a dog! He seeks the advice of the kind-hearted and supersticious museum manager, who unfortunately cannot help him and informs him that until he does an act of heroism, the transformation will come and go at unpredictable times (usually the worst possible times). It's bad enough that his father has a strong hatred for dogs, his brother wants to keep him as a pet, but Wilby makes the horrifying discovery neighbour Francesca's father and butler are actually spies sent to steal a mysterious government secret for the Space Program located in the classified ''Section 32" and that Francesca is in danger! Can Wilby and Moochie stop the spies and save Francesca, or will he (and his dad) both end up in the doghouse?

** Poor Officer Hanson. He finds dog!Wilby doing all sorts of undoglike things (like using a call box) and ends up doubting his sanity. Then, when he finally realises he isn't hallucinating, his ''boss and co-workers'' start doubting his sanity!

** Wilson gets one combined with that of betrayal when [[spoiler: Moochie is forced to tell the police that he knows nothing about his father's stories about Wilby turning into a dog to avoid being questioned further.]]

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''The Shaggy Dog'' is a 1959 Creator/{{Disney}} movie starring [[Series/MyThreeSons Fred MacMurray]] and Tommy Kirk, partly based on a Felix Salten novel called ''The Hound of Florence''.

* ShoutOut: When jumping off a high place, [[ActorAllusion Tim Allen's character]] shouts "[[WesternAnimation/ToyStory To infinity... and beyond!]]"

** The main antagonist, Kozak shares some similarities with Francesca's stepfather Dr. Valasky (both travel to a foreign country to steal something valuable to exploit for themselves) and also John Slade from ''The Shaggy DA''. (as a corrupt politician).

* BumblingDad: Also doubles as JerkWithAHeartOfGold. Wilson isn't academically challenged nor a bad person deep down, but often falls short of being a GoodParent to his boys. At the beginning of the film, after Wilby's mishap with the missile interceptors, he makes Wilby get rid of all his science experiments and his pet animals, and tells him to get off the roof he's fixing before the falls off... [[SkewedPriorities and ruins the ''flowerbeds'']], but he also doesn't like his son dancing with a girl at the dance (having never dated till he was 20). Not to mention he's rather harsh towards his other son Moochie's fondness towards dogs. He gets better in the end.