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TV's 30 Greatest Pets Ever [slideshow of pictures]
Posted: Apr 30 2012 4:28 PM CDT Updated: May 2 2012 1:00 AM CDT

Whether they were the star of the show or just part of the cast, television history is filled with animal stars who stole the spotlight from their human co-stars. Here's a look at our picks for the best 30 TV pets ever.

30. Lucky the cat from "Alf"
29. Paul Anka the dog from "Gilmore Girls"
28. Barkley the dog from "Seasame Street"
27. Gary The Snail from "Spongebob Square Pants"
26. Happy the dog from "7th Heaven"
25. Bear the chimp from "B.J. and the bear"
24. Vincent the dog from "Lost"
23. Comet the dog from "Full House"
22. Buck the dog from "Married With Children"
21. Astro the dog from "The Jetsons"
20. Ben the bear from "Gentle Ben"
19. Murray the dog from "Mad About You"
18. Spot the dragon from "The Munsters"
17. Salem the cat from "Sabrina, The Teenage Witch"
16. Fred the cockatoo from "Baretta"
15. Flash the dog from "The Dukes Of Hazard"
14. Rin Tin Tin the dog from "The Adventures Of Rin Tin Tin"
13. Garfield the cat from "Garfield" TV Specials
12. Brian the dog from "Family Guy"
11. Elvis the alligator from "Miami Vice"
10. Mr. Ed the horse from "Mr. Ed"
9. Marcel the monkey from "Friends"
8. Santa's Little Helper the dog and Snowball the cat from "The Simpsons"
7. Scooby-Doo the dog from "Scooby-Doo, Where Are You?"
6. Arnold the pig from "Green Acres"
5. Dino the dinosaur from "The Flinstones"
4. Eddie the dog from "Frasier"
3. Flipper the dolphin from "Flipper"
2. Snoopy the dog from "Peanuts" TV Specials
1. Lassie the dog from "Lassie"

I would add Ladybird from "King of the Hill". :)

I would add Dreyfuss from Empty Nest.

I second Lassie as the Top Dog! :thumbsup:


I would like to add "Dog" from Petticoat Junction, (Real Name: Higgins) who would go on to get top billing in the Motion Picture Benji. :D

I would add Dreyfuss from Empty Nest.

I remember him. :)

Some others they left out:

Hot Dog the dog from The Archie Show

Bandit the dog from Johnny Quest

Bullet the dog from The Roy Rogers Show.

Joe the dog from Run Joe Run.

Levi the dog from Sue Thomas F.B.Eye

Champion the horse from Champion.

Fury the horse from Fury.

Pie the Horse from National Velvet.

Flicka the horse from My Friend Flicka.

Black the horse from The Black Stallion.

my top 5
1. the cat (Early Edition)
2. Eddie the dog (Frasier)
3. Arnold the pig (Green Acres)
4. Murray the dog (Mad About You)
5. Happy the dog (7th Heaven)

How is Chester from The Nanny not on that list? Cutest TV dog ever IMO.

Here's one more:

Scruffy the dog from The Ghost and Mrs. Muir. :lol:

Can't believe Tiger from The Brady Bunch wasn't on the list. :eek:

Jack the dog from Tales Of The Gold Monkey.

No Brandon from Punky Brewster?? That dog could do everything.

Smiley, the dog on Hazel and Elly May's "critters" on The Beverly Hillbillies.

A few others that weren't mentioned:

Spot the cat from Star Trek:The Next Generation
Porthos the dog from Star Trek: Enterprise
Fremont the dog from Dennis the Menace

Fremont the dog from Dennis the Menace

I thought I mentioned this one earlier. :confused:

I thought I mentioned this one earlier. :confused:

No, you mentioned Tiger from the Brady Bunch.

how about salty the cat from caroline in the city she had her own storyline in 1 ep and quite a few subplots built around her

My number one will always be Eddie from Frasier, that dog was just freaking awesome! He was so smart and funny. I miss him so much. :(

No, you mentioned Tiger from the Brady Bunch.

I'm not that dense and I'm almost positive that I posted twice and the second one included Fremont and Freeway from Hart to Hart.

I think the dog from Petticoat Junction should have been in the to 10. He was amazing.

I'm not that dense and I'm almost positive that I posted twice and the second one included Fremont and Freeway from Hart to Hart.

Okay. I'm not arguing with you. Just saying I looked back in the thread and that's all I saw.

Okay. I'm not arguing with you. Just saying I looked back in the thread and that's all I saw.

Ok, I think I know what happened. I was working on 3 different things and had 3 windows open all at once. I did in fact create a response with those 2 dogs but I guess I was distracted by the other things I was doing that I forgot to submit the reply.

I think the dog from Petticoat Junction should have been in the to 10. He was amazing.

"Dog" from PJ went on to play Benji in the Benji movies. (Atleast he was the original Benji)

Also not mentioned yet, Duke from The Beverly Hillbillies.

Most of these pets were just props

Most of these pets were just props

Care to tell us which ones were props?

Maybe these were mentioned and I missed them, if so, sorry.

Petey the dog from Little Rascals.
From the TV show, Grizzly Adams, Ben

Apollo & Zeus, the dobermans from Magnum P.I.
Bruce, Honey West's ocelot
Spot from The Munsters

Care to tell us which ones were props?


the cat on ALF, cat never did anything

Quincy the basset hound on Coach, mostly lazy except when he bit the band conductor

While Eddie from Frasier will always be my favorite, you can't leave out Reckless from The Waltons!! :)

Jim from Mike and Molly cracks me up - he doesn't do a lot, but when he does it is so poignant and perfect for the scene.

why DON'T they give emmys for animals on TV?

What about Weiner Dog from Norm? He was great. lol

Jim from Mike and Molly cracks me up - he doesn't do a lot, but when he does it is so poignant and perfect for the scene.

why DON'T they give emmys for animals on TV?
He cracks me up too. lol

why DON'T they give emmys for animals on TV?

They used to have an award for Top Animals called the Patsy Awards, but this was discontinued in the 1980s. :( Lassie garnered more awards than any other animal.