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6.3/10 TV No. of seasons 1 Running time 30 min. First episode date 6 April 1997 Number of seasons 1 | 7.1/10 IMDb Country of origin Canada No. of episodes 22 Network Showtime Number of episodes 22 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Starring Michael YarmushCallum Keith RennieJennifer ClementJoy Coghill Awards Gemini Award for Best Performance in a Children's or Youth Program or Series Cast Similar The Famous Jett Jacks, Pocket Dragon Adventures, Beggars and Choosers, Angela Anaconda, Mom PI | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 was developed for Canadian television by, among others, Reidar Jönsson, author of the original autobiographical book.
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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.
Plot
After his mother's death and with his sailor father away at sea, imaginative 11-year-old Eric Johansson is sent to live in a small fishing village with his mother's twin brother, Johnny Johansson. Eric's adventures in Gimli will help him to feel at home with his new family and come to terms with some pre-adolescent uncertainties while Johnny, burdened with unexpected fatherly duties, has to make some choices he avoided to face before.
Cast
Awards
In 1997 Callum Keith Rennie won a Gemini Award for Best Performance in a Children's or Youth Program or Series for his role as Johnny Johansson. Michael Yarmush won the 1998 Young Artist Award for Best Performance in a TV Drama Series - Leading Young Actor and was nominated for a YoungStar Award for Best Performance by a Young Actor in a Drama TV Series the same year.