Family Dog story
The show's only animated episode, serving as the backdoor pilot to the cartoon series of the same name. A dog goes through life with his new family in three separate vingettes. Directed by: Brad Bird. Story by: Brad Bird.
18 total · 1 choice · 5 major · 12 minor
| Theme | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| animal point of view | choice | The main point of the story is to showcase what family life might be like from a pet dog's perspective. |
| burglary | major | The Binford home was burgled three times. The family dog subsequently joined the burglars on a crime spree. |
| coping with personal failure | major | The family dog was crestfallen when it failed at its one task life: to keep burglars away. |
| descent into crime | major | The family dog was stolen by the burglars. It later joined the burglars on a crime spree. |
| family affairs | major | The story explores life in a stereotypical American nuclear family through the eyes of a pet dog. |
| master and pet | major | The story explores life in a stereotypical American nuclear family through the eyes of a pet dog. |
| animal cruelty | minor | Billy tormented the family dog with a vacuum cleaner. |
| brother and sister | minor | The siblings Billy and Buffy quarreled. |
| childish bullying | minor | The family dog was mercilessly bullied by the adolescent Billy. |
| Christmas traditions | minor | The Binford's watched a home video that was shot on Christmas day. |