The adventures of Boomer, a stray dog who travels the country helping those in trouble.The adventures of Boomer, a stray dog who travels the country helping those in trouble.The adventures of Boomer, a stray dog who travels the country helping those in trouble.
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- TriviaJohnny, who played Boomer, reportedly earned thirty-five hundred dollars a week while appearing on the series, and had a stunt dog who stood in for him on some of his more difficult tricks.
- ConnectionsReferenced in Pink Lady: Episode #1.4 (1980)
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A wonderful show for people of all ages
I adored this show when I was a little kid. Contrary to the review by "Robert Morgan", I recall that Boomer didn't look anything like Benji, but was actually a rather large, shaggy mongrel. I clearly remember an intro/opening credits with this large dog placing mail in a mailbox and raising the red "collect" flag on the side, and a Benji sized dog couldn't do that. I was 6 years old when the show was on though, so it's possible I've forgotten.
This show did borrow the premise of Benji (which I also loved), involving a very bright dog who goes around helping people. It capitalized on the popularity of "smarter than the average dog" shows, and was great for parents to watch with their children, to learn about compassion and humanize animals a little bit, hopefully teaching children that animals deserve our respect and love.
This show did borrow the premise of Benji (which I also loved), involving a very bright dog who goes around helping people. It capitalized on the popularity of "smarter than the average dog" shows, and was great for parents to watch with their children, to learn about compassion and humanize animals a little bit, hopefully teaching children that animals deserve our respect and love.
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