# Poochinski

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1990 American TV series or program

Poochinski Written by David Kirschner Brian Levant Lon Diamond Directed by Will Mackenzie Starring George Newbern Amy Yasbeck Peter Boyle Theme music composer Andy Summers Country of origin United States Original language English No. of episodes 1 Production Executive producers David Kirschner Brian Levant Robert M. Myman John Ritter Producer David Kirschner[1] Production companies Adam Productions Bedrock Productions 20th Century Fox Television Original release Network NBC Release July 9, 1990 (1990-07-09)

***Poochinski*** is a 1990 unsold [television pilot](/source/Television_pilot).

## Background

The story follows [Chicago](/source/Chicago) police detective Stanley Poochinski (played by [Peter Boyle](/source/Peter_Boyle)), whose spirit is transferred into a [flatulent](/source/Flatulence) [English bulldog](/source/Bulldog) after he is killed in the line of duty.[2] The canine detective then returns to solving crimes.[3][4]

[NBC](/source/NBC) decided not to pick up the series, but subsequently did air the pilot, on July 9, 1990.[3] Years later, the show's premise has been recognized as one of the most bizarre in television history. On July 10, 2018, *[The Last Podcast on the Left](/source/The_Last_Podcast_on_the_Left)* aired the pilot in its entirety on their live stream on the [Adult Swim](/source/Adult_Swim) website.[5][6][7][8][9]

## Cast

- [George Newbern](/source/George_Newbern) as Det. Robert McKay

- [Amy Yasbeck](/source/Amy_Yasbeck) as Frannie Reynolds

- [Frank McRae](/source/Frank_McRae) as Capt. Ed Martin

- [Brian Haley](/source/Brian_Haley) as Sgt. Shriver

- [Peter Boyle](/source/Peter_Boyle) as Stanley Poochinski

## See also

- [*Sight Unseen* (TV series)](/source/Sight_Unseen_(TV_series))

- [List of television shows notable for negative reception](/source/List_of_television_shows_notable_for_negative_reception)

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-kirsch1_1-0)** (27 August 1989). "[The Plot Thickened](http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=LA&p_action=search&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0EF56761C7671292&p_field_direct-0=document_id)", *Daily News of LA* ("It reported that NBC just bought a show called "Poochinski." According to its producer David Kirschner ....")

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** Schimkowitz, Matt (22 January 2013). ["'Poochinski' Proves That Not All Dogs Go To Heaven (Some Just Become Peter Boyle)"](https://www.vulture.com/2013/01/poochinski-proves-that-not-all-dogs-go-to-heaven-some-just-become-peter-boyle.html). *www.vulture.com*. Retrieved 3 October 2019.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-debut_3-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-debut_3-1) Terrace, Vincent. [*Encyclopedia of Television Pilots, 1937–2012*](https://books.google.com/books?id=XxTx1xK-q14C&pg=PT1092) (2013)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-pooched_4-0)** (27 May 1990). [Kup on Sunday](http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=CSTB&p_theme=cstb&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0EB372E8B6E03C3D&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM), *[Chicago Sun-Times](/source/Chicago_Sun-Times)* ("A proposed series about a dog, titled 'Poochinski,' failed to make the cut.")

1. **[^](#cite_ref-ref1_5-0)** (14 January 2012). [The Greatest Show of All Time (That Was Never Made)](https://web.archive.org/web/20131023063404/http://www.vh1.com/celebrity/2010-01-14/poochinski-the-greatest-show-of-all-time-that-was-never-made/), [VH1](/source/VH1)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-pooch2_6-0)** Warder, Robin (6 October 2012). [6 TV Shows You Won't Believe Were Actually Made](http://www.cracked.com/article_20042_6-tv-shows-you-wont-believe-were-actually-made_p2.html), *Cracked*

1. **[^](#cite_ref-special_7-0)** (5 August 2004). [ABC special shines light on failed shows](https://www.proquest.com/docview/420341522), *[Chicago Tribune](/source/Chicago_Tribune)*

1. **[^](#cite_ref-pooch10_8-0)** Lyons, Margaret (6 January 2010). [Clip du jour: 'Poochinski' is the best/worst show that never was](http://popwatch.ew.com/2010/01/06/clip-du-jour-poochinski-is-the-bestworst-show-that-never-was/), *[Entertainment Weekly](/source/Entertainment_Weekly)*

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1995ref_9-0)** (2 March 1995). "[This humorous TV book assures BAD time for all](https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=5YxQAAAAIBAJ&sjid=TBMEAAAAIBAJ&pg=6932,332808&dq=poochinski&hl=en)", *[Milwaukee Sentinel](/source/Milwaukee_Sentinel)*

## External links

- [*Poochinski (1990)*](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0422974/) at [IMDb](/source/IMDb_(identifier))

- [Cinema Snob's take on the 1990 pilot](https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=srI8fEXmnQc)

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v t e Works by David Kirschner Films produced Child's Play (1988) Child's Play 2 (1990) Once Upon a Forest (1993) Cats Don't Dance (1997) Bride of Chucky (1998) Titan A.E. (2000) Frailty (2001) Secondhand Lions (2003) Seed of Chucky (2004) Thru the Moebius Strip (2005) Curious George (2006) Miss Potter (2006) Martian Child (2007) Curse of Chucky (2013) Kristy (2014) Cult of Chucky (2017) Films written Rose Petal Place (1984–85, two TV shorts) An American Tail (1986) Poochinski (1990, TV pilot) The Dreamer of Oz: The L. Frank Baum Story (1990, TV film) An American Tail: Fievel Goes West (1991, creator) Hocus Pocus (1993, also produced) The Pagemaster (1994, also produced) Hocus Pocus 2 (2022) TV series created Gravedale High (1990) Wake, Rattle, and Roll (1990–91) The Pirates of Dark Water (1991–93) Fievel's American Tails (1992) Franchises created Rose Petal Place An American Tail The Pirates of Dark Water Hocus Pocus The Pagemaster

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