The Encyclopedia Of Tv Pets A Complete History Of Television's Greatest Animal Stars

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Summary: A PET FAVE, OR WHO'S WHO IN THE ANIMAL KINGDOM
Review: Doggone it! Call this one a howling (and oinking, meowing and neighing) success. Here,
in one compact book, is the history of the lives and career of TV's greatest stars --- the
furry (and usually) four-footed kind. The big stars are here --- Rin Tin Tin, Lassie, Clarence the Cross-Eyed Lion, Trigger, Mr. Ed and Arnold Ziffel --- as well as those you might have forgotten about --- Barkley, Spike the Seeing-Eye Dog, Sam the Chimp and Spooks. The journey takes place in alphabetical order, with concise histories of the shows, lots of nifty photos (including Jackie O visiting Elsa the lioness on the set of the ill-fated TV series "Born Free") and great insights into the lives of the non-human small-screen stars. (Who knew the seeing-eye dogs who guided criminal insurance investigator Mike Longstreet were played by three German Shepherds --- Blanco, Snow and Blizzard?) It's a jungle out there. Get ready to grin and bear it. That's "bear" as in "Gentle Ben."

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Summary: From ...[Joan]
Review: Great book! Well researched and the information on Lassie was right on target. Even other animals trained by the Weatherwax family are interspersed throughout this book. Ken must have interviewed the world for this!...

Rating:
Summary: From ...[Joan]
Review: Great book! Well researched and the information on Lassie was right on target. Even other animals trained by the Weatherwax family are interspersed throughout this book. Ken must have interviewed the world for this!...

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Summary: Best book on the subject!
Review: I am partial to animal actors, and am more likely to enjoy a movie or TV show that features our furry friends in a positive light. The same goes for books! I found this to be an absolutely fascinating and informative read. I purchased it after writing my own book on animals in the *movies*, and I know the amount of exhaustive research involved... my hat's off to Ken Beck!

Staci Layne Wilson
Author of Staci's Guide to Animal Movies

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Summary: Wrong dates occasionally to be found in this book
Review: When the book reviews the wildlife that appear in the Full House series they claim Full House went off the air in 1994. It was actually '95 it went off the air. And the Mr. Ed series went off the air in 1966 not 1965.