At home, the movie will probably play like the pleasantly dull video babysitter it is. As a big-screen feature, however, it just feels superfluous.
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01/20/04
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Teacher's Pet (2004)
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Reviews Counted:71
Fresh:53
Rotten:18
Average Rating:6.5/10
Consensus: Despite its short running time, Teacher's Pet is a witty and irreverent family film.
Theatrical Release:Jan 16, 2004 Wide
Box Office: $6,295,378
Synopsis: Nathan Lane hams it up beautifully in this animated film version of the Disney/ABC TV series. He provides the voice for Spot, a talking dog who longs to be a boy so much that he even dresses up as... [More]
Starring: Kelsey Grammer, Nathan Lane, Debra Jo Rupp, David Ogden Stiers
Director: Timothy Bjorklund
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Reviews for Teacher's Pet
A bit frantic, but clever, funny, surprisingly sophisticated.
01/15/04
Top CriticMay not be a Disney classic, but it's certainly unique enough to warrant at least a rental, if not a spot in the permanent library.
02/24/06
You don't have to take the kids to enjoy Teacher's Pet.
01/16/04
Disney's Teacher's Pet tries hard to be a musical in the form of a quirky animated kid's movie, but ultimately it can't get past the inanity of it all.
01/19/04
This is one strange outing. We mean that in the nicest way.
01/16/04
It's smart and character-rich, and the size of its musical / conceptual ambitions belies its small-screen origins.
01/14/04
Top CriticDisney's Teacher's Pet is a zippy animated feature with some clever musical numbers about a dog who wants to be a boy.
02/05/04
Teacher's Pet barrels along on a diverting enough sugar high, but in the hangover that follows you may wonder where the wonder was.
01/16/04
Top CriticIf nothing else inventive, at the very least perverse, and at moments transcendently bizarre.
07/15/04
What works best involves scenes in which the visuals and humor are allowed to stick their heads out of the cage of convention.
01/15/04
You don't have to be a fan of the TV show to enjoy watching this dog chase his shtick.
01/15/04
Top Criticadults will marvel at the surreal complexity of singing state maps and a roadster trip that looks like it sprang off a Monopoly board
01/15/04
[Disney's Teacher's Pet is] the kind of movie that parents will watch again and again, too, along with the kids – though for different reasons.
01/13/04
A very high-spirited family comedy that will play just as well on DVD in approximately three months.
01/15/04
Should have been pared down into an episode of the series.
01/16/04
See Spot. See Spot dream. See Spot make you laugh.
01/18/04
As CGI cartooning takes over the world Teacher's Pet finds a fresh and frisky approach to doing things the old, Walt way.
01/29/04
Top CriticIn its own twisted, unique way, this is one stunning film.
01/21/04
During the dark days of winter when the multiplex’s offerings look as appetizing as a foot of snow, Teacher’s Pet is a most welcome option for families.
01/17/04
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