Search/Recent Changes
DBTropes
...it's like TV Tropes, but LINKED DATA!

That's My Dog!

 That's My Dog!
type
TVTItem
 That's My Dog!
label
That's My Dog!
 That's My Dog!
page
ThatsMyDog
 That's My Dog!
comment
Game Show that ran from 1991-1995 on The Family Channel, in which two families and their dogs competed in dog-oriented challenges in a quest to earn prizes for themselves and a year's supply of dog food for their pets. Competitions varied between head-to-head races against the clock and turn-based challenges.Each episode featured the Mixed-Up Maze, where dogs had to navigate a labyrinth riddled with giant dog food traps, water bowls, toys and other distractions, and ended with the Doggie Decathlon, a standard canine agility course that served as the show's Eliminator.The show was hosted by Steve Skrovan for the first two seasons, with Wil Shriner taking over for the last two.
 That's My Dog!
fetched
2023-12-07T02:02:28Z
 That's My Dog!
parsed
2023-12-07T02:02:28Z
 That's My Dog!
isPartOf
DBTropes
 That's My Dog! / int_1dcd2d70
type
Obstacle Exposition
 That's My Dog! / int_1dcd2d70
comment
Obstacle Exposition: Done before the Doggy Decathlon, the final obstacle of which was always for the dog to jump through the big "O" in the That's My Dog! sign.
 That's My Dog! / int_1dcd2d70
featureApplicability
1.0
 That's My Dog! / int_1dcd2d70
featureConfidence
1.0
 That's My Dog!
hasFeature
That's My Dog! / int_1dcd2d70
 That's My Dog! / int_295087bf
type
Non-Indicative Name
 That's My Dog! / int_295087bf
comment
Non-Indicative Name: The Doggy Decathlon consisted of 7 obstacles for the majority of the show’s run. Averted in the final season, where there were indeed 10 obstacles.
 That's My Dog! / int_295087bf
featureApplicability
-1.0
 That's My Dog! / int_295087bf
featureConfidence
1.0
 That's My Dog!
hasFeature
That's My Dog! / int_295087bf
 That's My Dog! / int_4f4372e9
type
Early-Installment Weirdness
 That's My Dog! / int_4f4372e9
comment
Early-Installment Weirdness: The earliest episodes featured “Have a Ball� as the permanent round 2 game (the dog had 30 seconds to fetch and return up to 6 balls at 5 points each), there was a “Canine Quiz� round (6 dog-related trivia questions on the buzzers at 5 points each), and the Doggy Decathlon was 8 obstacles (with a 20-point bonus for full completion).
 That's My Dog! / int_4f4372e9
featureApplicability
1.0
 That's My Dog! / int_4f4372e9
featureConfidence
1.0
 That's My Dog!
hasFeature
That's My Dog! / int_4f4372e9
 That's My Dog! / int_5fcb3c79
type
Golden Snitch
 That's My Dog! / int_5fcb3c79
comment
Golden Snitch: The primary example would be the Doggy Decathlon, which could be worth up to 100 points to each team (for most of the run, it was 7 obstacles for 10 points each, with a 30-point bonus for completing all of them). Additionally, in the final season, where the fourth round was a sports themed challenge, any game which allowed unlimited scoring (most notably Hound Hurdles) could easily become this.
 That's My Dog! / int_5fcb3c79
featureApplicability
1.0
 That's My Dog! / int_5fcb3c79
featureConfidence
1.0
 That's My Dog!
hasFeature
That's My Dog! / int_5fcb3c79
 That's My Dog! / int_6849cb29
type
Retired Game Show Element
 That's My Dog! / int_6849cb29
comment
Retired Game Show Element: The Talent Showcase, in which each dog performed a talent in front of three judges, was axed for the last season and replaced with the Doggy Bowl, a sports-themed challenge.
 That's My Dog! / int_6849cb29
featureApplicability
1.0
 That's My Dog! / int_6849cb29
featureConfidence
1.0
 That's My Dog!
hasFeature
That's My Dog! / int_6849cb29
 That's My Dog! / int_68d43ebc
type
Game Show Host
 That's My Dog! / int_68d43ebc
comment
Game Show Host: Steve Skrovan, then Wil Shriner.
 That's My Dog! / int_68d43ebc
featureApplicability
1.0
 That's My Dog! / int_68d43ebc
featureConfidence
1.0
 That's My Dog!
hasFeature
That's My Dog! / int_68d43ebc
 That's My Dog! / int_6c62b1a8
type
Covered in Gunge
 That's My Dog! / int_6c62b1a8
comment
Covered in Gunge: Very rarely, although there was one challenge that involved the dogs fetching bones attached to ropes connected to containers over a poncho-clad human teammate's head. The goal was to release the container with dog biscuits. A second container held small stuffed dogs, while a third held a small amount of gunge. On one occasion, the host released it onto the contestant's head after the challenge for laughs.
 That's My Dog! / int_6c62b1a8
featureApplicability
1.0
 That's My Dog! / int_6c62b1a8
featureConfidence
1.0
 That's My Dog!
hasFeature
That's My Dog! / int_6c62b1a8
 That's My Dog! / int_735d5041
type
Rules Spiel
 That's My Dog! / int_735d5041
comment
Rules Spiel: Before each of the mainstay challenges.
 That's My Dog! / int_735d5041
featureApplicability
1.0
 That's My Dog! / int_735d5041
featureConfidence
1.0
 That's My Dog!
hasFeature
That's My Dog! / int_735d5041
 That's My Dog! / int_794cff5
type
Transatlantic Equivalent
 That's My Dog! / int_794cff5
comment
Transatlantic Equivalent: The programme originated in the United Kingdom, where it was perhaps the best-known series produced by former ITV company TSW.
 That's My Dog! / int_794cff5
featureApplicability
1.0
 That's My Dog! / int_794cff5
featureConfidence
1.0
 That's My Dog!
hasFeature
That's My Dog! / int_794cff5
 That's My Dog! / int_95496a1d
type
The Announcer
 That's My Dog! / int_95496a1d
comment
The Announcer: Dean Miuccio for the majority of the run, with Gene Wood listed for a couple of early episodes.
 That's My Dog! / int_95496a1d
featureApplicability
1.0
 That's My Dog! / int_95496a1d
featureConfidence
1.0
 That's My Dog!
hasFeature
That's My Dog! / int_95496a1d
 That's My Dog! / int_bb48f8ba
type
Timed Mission
 That's My Dog! / int_bb48f8ba
comment
Timed Mission: The majority of the challenges, whether done head to head or by taking turns. Typically, the opening event was played in 60 seconds, the second and fourth rounds in 30 seconds, and the maze gave 45 seconds (60 in the last season). For the last season, the Doggy Decathlon was extended from 60 seconds to 100 seconds; however, a savvy observer will notice the clock jump from 41 to 39 under the revamped format (which also increased the length to 10 obstacles, with no perfection bonuses).
 That's My Dog! / int_bb48f8ba
featureApplicability
1.0
 That's My Dog! / int_bb48f8ba
featureConfidence
1.0
 That's My Dog!
hasFeature
That's My Dog! / int_bb48f8ba
 That's My Dog! / int_e6ce4b
type
The Maze
 That's My Dog! / int_e6ce4b
comment
The Maze: The titular "Mixed-Up Maze".
 That's My Dog! / int_e6ce4b
featureApplicability
1.0
 That's My Dog! / int_e6ce4b
featureConfidence
1.0
 That's My Dog!
hasFeature
That's My Dog! / int_e6ce4b
 That's My Dog! / int_e90b789a
type
Lovely Assistant
 That's My Dog! / int_e90b789a
comment
Lovely Assistant: Roxie Stice and then Susan Pari for the Skrovan version; none for the Shiner run except for a bull mastiff named Tiny toward the end of the series.
 That's My Dog! / int_e90b789a
featureApplicability
1.0
 That's My Dog! / int_e90b789a
featureConfidence
1.0
 That's My Dog!
hasFeature
That's My Dog! / int_e90b789a
 That's My Dog! / int_eff03300
type
Hold Up Your Score
 That's My Dog! / int_eff03300
comment
Hold Up Your Score: Played straight with the Talent Showcase, which was scored with three judges holding cards numbered 1 to 10; while the very vast majority of judges gave honest assessments, one of the judges on one episode was a small child who ended up giving one of the dogs a 1.
 That's My Dog! / int_eff03300
featureApplicability
1.0
 That's My Dog! / int_eff03300
featureConfidence
1.0
 That's My Dog!
hasFeature
That's My Dog! / int_eff03300
 That's My Dog! / int_f511ea9b
type
Product Placement
 That's My Dog! / int_f511ea9b
comment
Product Placement: Iams dog food and then Kibbles 'n Bits, both as a prize and as an obstacle in the Mixed-Up Maze.
 That's My Dog! / int_f511ea9b
featureApplicability
1.0
 That's My Dog! / int_f511ea9b
featureConfidence
1.0
 That's My Dog!
hasFeature
That's My Dog! / int_f511ea9b
 That's My Dog! / int_name
type
ItemName
 That's My Dog! / int_name
comment
 That's My Dog! / int_name
featureApplicability
1.0
 That's My Dog! / int_name
featureConfidence
1.0
 That's My Dog!
hasFeature
That's My Dog! / int_name
 That's My Dog! / int_name
itemName
That's My Dog!

The following is a list of statements referring to the current page from other pages.

 That's My Dog!
hasFeature
Game Show / int_2f4f400b
 That's My Dog!
hasFeature
Hold Up Your Score / int_2f4f400b
 That's My Dog!
hasFeature
Obstacle Exposition / int_2f4f400b
 That's My Dog!
hasFeature
The Maze / int_2f4f400b