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* ADogNamedDog: The titular canine is never referred to by anything other than "The Dog". Even his Christmas stocking just says "Dog" on it!
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* OhCrap: Done by the dog constantly. It's virtually his default facial expression!
* PrecisionFStrike: A TV-friendly version. In the ''Amazing Stories'' episode, Skip blames his wife for buying "cheap damn dog food" which gives the dog gas.
* StrangeMindsThinkAlike: Ms. Lestrange promises to turn the dog into "a quivering, snarling, white-hot ball of canine terror." Later, when the dog attacks burglars, one exclaims, "He's turned into a quivering, snarling, white-hot ball of canine terror!"
* ShortRunner:Ran The series ran for only 10 episodes.episodes.
* TheRenaissanceAgeOfAnimation: The original episode is noteworthy in that, while the era was already taking effect on feature films ([[WesternAnimation/AnAmericanTail some]] of [[WesternAnimation/TheLandBeforeTime which]] even shared the same [[Creator/StevenSpielberg producer]]), this was the first example of high-quality animation created for television.
* PrecisionFStrike: A TV-friendly version. In the ''Amazing Stories'' episode, Skip blames his wife for buying "cheap damn dog food" which gives the dog gas.
* StrangeMindsThinkAlike: Ms. Lestrange promises to turn the dog into "a quivering, snarling, white-hot ball of canine terror." Later, when the dog attacks burglars, one exclaims, "He's turned into a quivering, snarling, white-hot ball of canine terror!"
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* TheRenaissanceAgeOfAnimation: The original episode is noteworthy in that, while the era was already taking effect on feature films ([[WesternAnimation/AnAmericanTail some]] of [[WesternAnimation/TheLandBeforeTime which]] even shared the same [[Creator/StevenSpielberg producer]]), this was the first example of high-quality animation created for television.
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* AngryGuardDog: The last act of the ''Amazing Stories'' episode has the dog being trained to become one.[[GoneHorriblyRight It works too well]], as it follows the burglars to their lair and becomes their AttackAnimal.
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* AngryGuardDog: The last act of the ''Amazing Stories'' episode has the dog being trained to become one. [[GoneHorriblyRight It works too well]], as it follows the burglars to their lair and becomes their AttackAnimal.
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* AngryGuardDog: The last act of the //Amazing Stories// ''Amazing Stories'' episode has the dog being trained to become one. one.[[GoneHorriblyRight It works too well, well]], as it follows the burglars to their lair and becomes their AttackAnimal.
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* AngryGuardDog: The last act of the //Amazing Stories// episode has the dog being trained to become one. It works too well, as it follows the burglars to their lair and becomes their AttackAnimal.
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In 1987, ''Series/AmazingStories'' premiered an episode entitled ''Family Dog''. Created by Brad Bird, it told the story of a dog owned by the Binsfords, a ''very'' dysfunctional family consisting of Skip and Bev, the frustrated, careless parents; Billy, the destruction-loving son; and Buffy, the young daughter.
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In 1987, the anthology series ''Series/AmazingStories'' premiered an episode entitled ''Family Dog''. Created by Brad Bird, it told the story of a dog owned by the Binsfords, a ''very'' dysfunctional family consisting of Skip and Bev, the frustrated, careless parents; Billy, the destruction-loving son; and Buffy, the young daughter.
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In 1987, [[''Series/AmazingStories'']] ''Series/AmazingStories'' premiered an episode entitled ''Family Dog''. Created by Brad Bird, it told the story of a dog owned by the Binsfords, a ''very'' dysfunctional family consisting of Skip and Bev, the frustrated, careless parents; Billy, the destruction-loving son; and Buffy, the young daughter.
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In 1987, {{''Series/AmazingStories''}} [[''Series/AmazingStories'']] premiered an episode entitled ''Family Dog''. Created by Brad Bird, it told the story of a dog owned by the Binsfords, a ''very'' dysfunctional family consisting of Skip and Bev, the frustrated, careless parents; Billy, the destruction-loving son; and Buffy, the young daughter.
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In 1987, {{Series/AmazingStories}} {{''Series/AmazingStories''}} premiered an episode entitled ''Family Dog''. Created by Brad Bird, it told the story of a dog owned by the Binsfords, a ''very'' dysfunctional family consisting of Skip and Bev, the frustrated, careless parents; Billy, the destruction-loving son; and Buffy, the young daughter.
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In 1987, {{''Series/AmazingStories''}} {{Series/AmazingStories}} premiered an episode entitled ''Family Dog''. Created by Brad Bird, it told the story of a dog owned by the Binsfords, a ''very'' dysfunctional family consisting of Skip and Bev, the frustrated, careless parents; Billy, the destruction-loving son; and Buffy, the young daughter.
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In 1987, {{''Series/Amazing Stories''}} {{''Series/AmazingStories''}} premiered an episode entitled ''Family Dog''. Created by Brad Bird, it told the story of a dog owned by the Binsfords, a ''very'' dysfunctional family consisting of Skip and Bev, the frustrated, careless parents; Billy, the destruction-loving son; and Buffy, the young daughter.
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In 1987, {{Series/AmazingStories}} {{''Series/Amazing Stories''}} premiered an episode entitled ''Family Dog''. Created by Brad Bird, it told the story of a dog owned by the Binsfords, a ''very'' dysfunctional family consisting of Skip and Bev, the frustrated, careless parents; Billy, the destruction-loving son; and Buffy, the young daughter.
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Back in the early 90's, to capitalize on the success of ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'', three primetime cartoons popped up: ''WesternAnimation/FishPolice'', ''WesternAnimation/CapitolCritters'', and this one, ''Family Dog''.
''Family Dog'' is an animated series about the life of a dog owned by the Binsfords, a ''very'' dysfunctional family consisting of Skip and Bev, the careless parents; Billy, the destruction-loving son; and Buffy, the young daughter. It was originally created by Brad Bird as an episode of the TV series ''Series/AmazingStories''. In 1993, six years after that episode aired, it got turned into a TV show that was produced by Creator/{{Nelvana}}, Amblin Television, Creator/{{Universal}}, and Creator/WarnerBros, and aired on CBS.
''Family Dog'' is an animated series about the life of a dog owned by the Binsfords, a ''very'' dysfunctional family consisting of Skip and Bev, the careless parents; Billy, the destruction-loving son; and Buffy, the young daughter. It was originally created by Brad Bird as an episode of the TV series ''Series/AmazingStories''. In 1993, six years after that episode aired, it got turned into a TV show that was produced by Creator/{{Nelvana}}, Amblin Television, Creator/{{Universal}}, and Creator/WarnerBros, and aired on CBS.
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* TypicalCartoonAnimalColors: The dog is yellow, which is a pretty common color for dogs in cartoons.
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* BigBudgetBeefUp: Inverted. The quality of the show's animation and scripts dropped compared to the ''Amazing Stories'' episode it came from.
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* BlackComedyAnimalAbuse: Downplayed example, as the abuse isn't ''that'' bad, but some of the show's humor was derived from the Binsfords failing to take proper care of their dog. Heck, the first episode alone was more or less built around this trope, as its premise was that the dog was thirsty, but constantly failed to get even a single drop of water.
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* BlackComedyAnimalAbuse: BlackComedyAnimalCruelty: Downplayed example, as the abuse isn't ''that'' bad, but some of the show's humor was derived from the Binsfords failing to take proper care of their dog. Heck, the first episode alone was more or less built around this trope, as its premise was that the dog was thirsty, but constantly failed to get even a single drop of water.
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* BlackComedyAnimalAbuse: Downplayed example, as the abuse isn't ''that'' bad, but some of the show's humor was derived from the Binsfords failing to take proper care of their dog. Heck, the first episode alone was more or less built around this trope, as its premise was that the dog was thirsty, but constantly failed to get even a single drop of water.
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* BrandX: Averted. The brands mentioned in the series are real-life brands.
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* CatchPhrase: "Stupid dog!" Skip usually says this, but the other Binsfords have said it as well.
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* HilarityInZoos: The entirety of the episode 2."Hot Dog at the Zoo".
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''Family Dog'' is an animated series about the life of a dog owned by the Binsfords, a ''very'' dysfunctional family consisting of Skip and Bev, the careless parents; Billy, the destruction-loving son; and Buffy, the young daughter. It was originally created by Brad Bird as an episode of the TV series ''Amazing Stories''. In 1993, six years after that episode aired, it got turned into a TV show that was produced by Creator/{{Nelvana}}, Amblin Television, Creator/{{Universal}}, and Creator/WarnerBros, and aired on CBS.
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''Family Dog'' is an animated series about the life of a dog owned by the Binsfords, a ''very'' dysfunctional family consisting of Skip and Bev, the careless parents; Billy, the destruction-loving son; and Buffy, the young daughter. It was originally created by Brad Bird as an episode of the TV series ''Amazing Stories''.''Series/AmazingStories''. In 1993, six years after that episode aired, it got turned into a TV show that was produced by Creator/{{Nelvana}}, Amblin Television, Creator/{{Universal}}, and Creator/WarnerBros, and aired on CBS.
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''Family Dog'' is an animated series about the life of a dog owned by the Binsfords, a ''very'' dysfunctional family consisting of Skip and Bev, the careless parents; Billy, the destruction-loving son; and Buffy, the young daughter. It was originally created by Brad Bird as an episode of the TV series ''Amazing Stories''. In 1993, six years after that episode aired, it got turned into a TV show that was produced by Creator/{{Nelvana}} Creator/{{Nelvana}}, Amblin Television, Creator/{{Universal}}, and Creator/AmblinTelevision, Creator/WarnerBros, and aired on CBS.
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''Family Dog'' is an animated series about the life of a dog owned by the Binsfords, a ''very'' dysfunctional family consisting of Skip and Bev, the careless parents; Billy, the destruction-loving son; and Buffy, the young daughter. It was originally created by Brad Bird as an episode of the TV series ''Amazing Stories''. In 1993, six years after that episode aired, it got turned into a TV show that was produced by Creator/{{Nelvana}} and Creator/AmblinTelevision, and aired on CBS. CBS.
13 episodes were planned; however, only 10 were aired, and after that the show got cancelled.
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* LoveAtFirstSight: The dog immediately falls in love with a female dog in the episode "Doggone Girl is Mine".
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* ShortRunner: Ran for only 10 episodes.
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Back in the early 90's, to capitalize on the success of ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'', three primetime cartoons popped up: ''WesternAnimation/FishPolice'', ''WesternAnimation/CapitolCritters'', and this one, ''Family Dog''.
''Family Dog'' is an animated series about the life of a dog owned by the Binsfords, a ''very'' dysfunctional family consisting of Skip and Bev, the careless parents; Billy, the destruction-loving son; and Buffy, the young daughter. It was originally created by Brad Bird as an episode of the TV series ''Amazing Stories''. In 1993, six years after that episode aired, it got turned into a TV show and aired on CBS. 13 episodes were planned; however, only 10 were aired, and after that the show got cancelled.
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* CatsAreMean: The dog gets attacked by a cat in one episode.
* DisneyDeath: A bird that Billy kills turns out to be fine... [[spoiler:[[SubvertedTrope only to die again]], followed by it [[DoubleSubverted turning out to be alive again]]]].
* GilliganCut: Skip says he is not going to take the dog to the beach. Cue immediate cut to the Binsfords on the beach with their dog.
* HilarityInZoos: The entirety of episode 2.
* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: Billy kills a bird in one episode and feels bad about it.
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''Family Dog'' is an animated series about the life of a dog owned by the Binsfords, a ''very'' dysfunctional family consisting of Skip and Bev, the careless parents; Billy, the destruction-loving son; and Buffy, the young daughter. It was originally created by Brad Bird as an episode of the TV series ''Amazing Stories''. In 1993, six years after that episode aired, it got turned into a TV show and aired on CBS. 13 episodes were planned; however, only 10 were aired, and after that the show got cancelled.
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* CatsAreMean: The dog gets attacked by a cat in one episode.
* DisneyDeath: A bird that Billy kills turns out to be fine... [[spoiler:[[SubvertedTrope only to die again]], followed by it [[DoubleSubverted turning out to be alive again]]]].
* GilliganCut: Skip says he is not going to take the dog to the beach. Cue immediate cut to the Binsfords on the beach with their dog.
* HilarityInZoos: The entirety of episode 2.
* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: Billy kills a bird in one episode and feels bad about it.
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