Teacher's Pet

"Be careful what you wish for."

Jan 16 2004 PG 1h 13m
Adventure, Animation, Comedy

Meet Spot, a clever little dog with big dreams of becoming a real boy. When Spot finds out that a crazy scientist can make his wish come true, he takes a cross-country trek with Leonard, his best friend and master, and their mom. However, Dr. Krank's experiments are a little less than perfect, and it will take Leonard and his pet pals to right this genetic wrong.

Plot

Leonard is a 4th grader; his mother, Mrs. Mary Lou Helperman, is his teacher, and has been nominated for a teaching award. They plan a trip to Florida for the finals, but need to leave their dog, Spot, behind. Unknown to Mrs. Helperman, Spot has been masquerading as a boy, Scott, who is her star pupil. Spot wants nothing more than to be a real boy, and sees a way to this when mad scientist Ivan Krank appears on the Barry Anger show. Krank thinks he can turn animals into humans. Conveniently, his lab is right down the street from where the Helpermans are staying, so Spot, as Scott (and the rest of his family) convinces Mary Lou to take him along. Spot becomes a man, but discovers it's not everything he ever dreamed of after all.

Written by

Gary Baseman, Bill Steinkellner, Cheri Steinkellner

Directed by

Timothy Björklund

Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

Walt Disney Pictures, Disney Television Animation, Toon City Animation

Languages

English

Awards

2 nominations

Scores
# of Votes
2,068
Average Rating
5.7 out of 10
Metascore
74
Popularity
NA