Katts and Dog
Encyclopedia
Katts and Dog is a French
and Canadian
-produced television series which ran from 1988 to 1993. It was known as Rin Tin Tin: K-9 Cop in the United States
where it originally aired on CBN Cable/The Family Channel
(today ABC Family) and Rintintin Junior in France
. CTV
broadcast the series within Canada.
When the episodes were filmed (and shown in Canada) the dog’s name was “Rudy”. When the series was aired in the U.S. and France, the name was dubbed as “Rinty” to go with the new title. However, some episodes of Katts and Dogg have the American dubbing were "Rudy" is called "Rinty" throughout the episode. The episode Hit and Run is an example of this.
When the series went out in Britain, it kept the title Katts and Dog but the dog names was changed to “Rinty”.
The show is about the life of Canine Officer Hank Katts and his canine partner
who fight crime and the forces of evil. The show’s early episodes begin with Hank just finishing up Police Academy. Later on, it shows the first meeting between Katts and Rudy/Rinty. It also shows the life of Hank’s nephew, Steve, through the death of his mother and his adoption by Officer Katts.
A 1991 TV movie had Officer Katts and Rudy visit Paris.
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
and Canadian
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
-produced television series which ran from 1988 to 1993. It was known as Rin Tin Tin: K-9 Cop in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
where it originally aired on CBN Cable/The Family Channel
ABC Family
ABC Family, stylized as abc family, is an American television network, owned by ABC Family Worldwide Inc., a subsidiary of the Disney-ABC Television Group division of The Walt Disney Company...
(today ABC Family) and Rintintin Junior in France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
. CTV
CTV television network
CTV Television Network is a Canadian English language television network and is owned by Bell Media. It is Canada's largest privately-owned network, and has consistently placed as Canada's top-rated network in total viewers and in key demographics since 2002, after several years trailing the rival...
broadcast the series within Canada.
When the episodes were filmed (and shown in Canada) the dog’s name was “Rudy”. When the series was aired in the U.S. and France, the name was dubbed as “Rinty” to go with the new title. However, some episodes of Katts and Dogg have the American dubbing were "Rudy" is called "Rinty" throughout the episode. The episode Hit and Run is an example of this.
When the series went out in Britain, it kept the title Katts and Dog but the dog names was changed to “Rinty”.
The show is about the life of Canine Officer Hank Katts and his canine partner
Police dog
A police dog, often referred to as a "K-9 dog" in some areas , is a dog that is trained specifically to assist police and other law-enforcement personnel in their work...
who fight crime and the forces of evil. The show’s early episodes begin with Hank just finishing up Police Academy. Later on, it shows the first meeting between Katts and Rudy/Rinty. It also shows the life of Hank’s nephew, Steve, through the death of his mother and his adoption by Officer Katts.
A 1991 TV movie had Officer Katts and Rudy visit Paris.
Cast
- Jesse CollinsJesse CollinsJesse Collins is a Canadian actor and director. He is best known for starring in the television series Katts and Dog, known internationally as Rin Tin Tin: K-9 Cop from 1988 to 1993. He was nominated for a Daytime Emmy in 2000 for his direction of the PBS series Zaboomafoo.-External links:...
as Officer Hank Katts - Andrew Bednarski as Steve Katts
- Rudolph Von Holstein III as Rudy/Rinty
- Denise Virieux as Officer Renee Daumier
- Nancy Anne Sakovich as Officer Leah McCray
- Peter MacNeill as Sargent Callahan
- Dan Martin as Officer Lou Adams
- Phil Jarrett as Sargent O.C. Phillips
- Dennis AkayamaDennis AkayamaDenis Akiyama is a Japanese-Canadian actor and voice actor best known as providing the voice of Iceman/Bobby Drake and Sunfire in the X-Men Animated Series and Malachite in the English version of Sailor Moon.He was also a frequent guest star on Katts and Dog.-Filmography:* Repo Men 10 .....
as Officer Ron Nakamura - Brian Kaulback as Officer Dennis Brian
- Cali Timmins as Maggie Davenport
- Corrine Koslo as Officer Connie
- Ken Pogue as Captain Cullen Murdoch
- Chuck Shamata as Lieutenant Logan
External links
- Canadian TV exports list, accessed 4 January 2007
- Katts and Dog - Ein Herz und eine Schnauze, a German site with an episode list and notes for all five seasons.