My Life as a Dog: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

After his mother's death and with his sailor father away at sea, imaginative 11-year-old Eric Johansson is sent to live in a small fishing village with his mother's twin brother, Johnny Johansson. Eric's adventures in Gimli will help him to feel at home with his new family and come to terms with some pre-adolescent uncertainties while Johnny, burdened with unexpected fatherly duties, has to make some choices he avoided to face before.

Series details

• Title: My Life as a Dog
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Drama
• Premiere date: 1996-09-08
• Final broadcast date listed: 1997-02-02
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: Global
• Network country: Canada
• Typical episode runtime: 30 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 30438
• IMDb ID: tt0118408
• TVDB ID: 76970

Cast and credited roles

• Michael Yarmush — Eric Johansson
• Callum Keith Rennie — Johnny Johansson
• Marlee Otto — A.J. Burke
• Jennifer Clement — Aunt Zoë

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1996-09-08; final listed air date 1997-02-02; episode order: 22.

Source and licence

Adapted from My Life as a Dog on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.