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Here's Boomer (1980–1982)
TV Series - 30 min - Adventure | Drama

The adventures of Boomer, a stray dog who travels the country helping those in trouble.

John Reilly
Betty Beaird
Raymond Singer
Todd Bridges

Boomer was a cute stray dog of mixed breeding who wandered around the country getting involved with people and their problems, including a deaf girl believed to be ******** by her parents, a son neglected by his workaholic father, a private detective guarding valuable jewels, and a band of dognappers. Later in the series, Boomer was able to talk to the viewing audience, so we could know what Boomer was "feeling" at any given moment. Written by Marty McKee mmckee@soltec.net

Here's Boomer
aired from: Mar 1980 to: July 1982
20 eps NBC 30 min mono

Pilot

P- 0 6 Dec 79 A Christmas for Boomer
Special
S- 1 7 Dec 80 Boomer and Miss 21st Century

Season 1
1. 1- 1 14 Mar 80 Molly
2. 1- 2 14 Mar 80 Boomer Goes Hollywood
2. 1- 2 21 Mar 80 Me and My Shadow
3. 1- 3 4 Apr 80 Vigil
5. 1- 5 25 Apr 80 Overboard
6. 1- 6 2 May 80 George and Emma
7. 1- 7 16 May 80 Private Eye
8. 1- 8 23 May 80 Stableboy (1)
9. 1- 9 23 May 80 Stableboy (2)

Season 3

11. 3- 1 4 Oct 81 Boomer and the Musket Cove Treasure
12. 3- 2 11 Oct 81 Boomer's East Side Story
13. 3- 3 18 Oct 81 The Prince and the Boomer
14. 3- 4 60222 25 Oct 81 Boomer and the Bucketeers
15. 3- 5 25 Oct 81 Make 'Em Laugh
16. 3- 6 1 Nov 81 Camityville's Boomer
17. 3- 7 1 Nov 81 Good Looking
18. 3- 8 8 Nov 81 Boomer in the Pound
19. 3- 9 8 Nov 81 Boomer Goes for the Gold
20. 3-10 3 Jul 82 Flatfoots

Here's Boomer
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Here's Boomer
Here's Boomer title card.jpg
Genre Children/Family
Adventure/Drama
Written by Lowell Ganz
Edward Pomerantz
Arthur Silver
Sandy Veith

Directed by Claudio Guzmán
Herbert Kenwith
Paul Leaf
Victor Lobl
Sigmund Neufeld, Jr.
Theme music composer Edward Leonetti
Zoey Wilson
Composer(s) David Michael Frank
Country of origin United States
Original language(s) English
No. of seasons 2
Production
Executive producer(s) A.C. Lyles
Daniel Wilson
Producer(s) Fran Sears
Running time 22–24 minutes
Production companies Daniel Wilson Productions Inc.
Paramount Television
Broadcast
Original channel NBC
Original run March 14, 1980 – August 14, 1982
Chronology
Preceded by A Christmas for Boomer

Here's Boomer is an American adventure/drama series produced by Paramount that premiered on the NBC network on March 14, 1980.[1] A television movie called A Christmas for Boomer aired on December 6, 1979 and served as the pilot.[2] The show follows the adventures of the titular stray dog, "Boomer" and ran for two seasons, ending its run in August 1982, with the final original episode, "Flatfoots," airing on July 3 of that year.

Contents

1 Synopsis
2 Cast
3 Accolades
4 Influence
5 References
6 External links

Synopsis

The series followed the adventures of Boomer, a stray dog that traveled around helping people in trouble. The part of Boomer in all of the shows was played by a four-year-old mixed-breed dog named Johnny, who was trained by Ray Berwick.[3][4] One early title considered for the series was Here's Johnny, after the dog who played the part, but was rejected owing to the use of that catch-phrase on The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson.[5]

Johnny reportedly earned $3,500 a week while appearing on the series,[5] and had a stunt dog who stood in for him on some of his more difficult tricks.[2] As with human stunt actors and the stars for whom they double, the scenes featuring Boomer's stand-in were filmed at a distance to minimize the visual differences between the two.[citation needed]

When the series was set to return in the fall of 1980, viewers were to hear Boomer's thoughts the same way viewers had heard Jackie Coopers' dogs' thoughts on The People's Choice in the 1950s.[6] However Boomer's thoughts were only heard in one episode aired as a special on December 7, 1980. When the series returned with new episodes in 1981 the gimmick was dropped and viewers could no longer hear Boomer.[7]

The premise of Here's Boomer was similar to that of the Benji films and television specials of the 1970s and 1980s. In real life, both Johnny and Higgins, the dog who first played Benji, were abandoned or lost mixed-breed dogs who were adopted from animal shelters by animal trainers in California.[5][8] On screen, both played the parts of stray dogs who were smart, friendly, and loving of their human and animal friends.

The show bore a striking similarity to the Canadian TV series The Littlest Hobo, which was running at the same time on CTV Television Network and in syndication in the U.S.[9] Both series are about a vagabond dog who helps people in trouble only to go on his way at the end of the episode, and both series even used similar title sequences involving split screens. The only significant difference between the shows was the breed of the dog in each show (London, the star of The Littlest Hobo, was a German Shepherd).
Cast

The series featured a different cast each week. Guest stars include:

John Amos
Rosanna Arquette
Scott Baio
Kaye Ballard
Tom Bosley
Todd Bridges
Patrick Cassidy
Bill Dana
Michael J. Fox
Jonathan Frakes
Tracey Gold
Ken Kercheval
Tammy Lauren
Rue McClanahan
Roddy McDowall
Gene Rayburn
John Reilly
Doris Roberts
Natalie Schafer

Accolades
Year Award Category Recipient Result Ref.
1980 Young Artist Award Best TV Series for Family Entertainment Here's Boomer Nominated [10]
Best Young Actress in a Television Series Natasha Ryan Nominated
Influence

In 2010, a 44-year old Pittsburgh man and self-identified furry attempted to get his name legally changed to "Boomer the Dog", in a reference to the show's title character, but his request was denied by the judge.[11][12]
References

Jump up ^ "Highlights - Here's Boomer". The Telegraph-Herald. March 14, 1980. Retrieved May 28, 2013.
^ Jump up to: a b Barbara Yost (July 1, 2006). "Another dog goes to heaven". The Arizona Republic. Retrieved May 28, 2013.
Jump up ^ John Goudas - King Features (June 29, 1980). "Things Boom For Johnny". The Toledo Blade. Retrieved May 28, 2013.
Jump up ^ ""Here's Boomer," the Friendliest Dog in Town". Kentucky New Era. October 23, 1980. Retrieved May 28, 2013.
^ Jump up to: a b c UPI (May 14, 1982). "Boomer to return on film and TV". Times Daily. Retrieved May 28, 2013.
Jump up ^ "Out Of The Slammer". The Times-News. October 7, 1981. Retrieved May 28, 2013.
Jump up ^ The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows 1946-Present. Ballantine Books. 2003. p. 526. ISBN 978-0-34-549773-4.
Jump up ^ "Boomer Makes Demands". The Herald-Journal. June 14, 1980. Retrieved May 28, 2013.
Jump up ^ Bill Musselwhite (March 17, 1980). "Radio and Television". The Calgary Herald. Retrieved May 28, 2013.
Jump up ^ "2nd Youth In Film Awards". YoungArtistAwards.org. Retrieved May 28, 2013.
Jump up ^ McNulty, Timothy (August 11, 2010). "Man tries to get his name legally changed to Boomer the Dog". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved August 17, 2010.
Jump up ^ "Man's bid to change name to 'Boomer the Dog' nixed". Associated Press. August 12, 2010. Retrieved August 17, 2010.

External links

A Christmas for Boomer at the Internet Movie Database
Here's Boomer at the Internet Movie Database
Here's Boomer at TV.com
Here's Boomer at epguides.com
Here's Boomer on The World Wide Woof

11-30-2013, 02:41 PM	#1
Smilings Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Jun 09, 2012 Location: California Posts: 417	wtd HERE’S BOOMER 1980-2 series I’d love to trade for HERE’S BOOMER http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0147772/ Here's Boomer (1980–1982) TV Series - 30 min - Adventure \| Drama The adventures of Boomer, a stray dog who travels the country helping those in trouble. John Reilly Betty Beaird Raymond Singer Todd Bridges Boomer was a cute stray dog of mixed breeding who wandered around the country getting involved with people and their problems, including a deaf girl believed to be ******** by her parents, a son neglected by his workaholic father, a private detective guarding valuable jewels, and a band of dognappers. Later in the series, Boomer was able to talk to the viewing audience, so we could know what Boomer was "feeling" at any given moment. Written by Marty McKee mmckee@soltec.net Here's Boomer aired from: Mar 1980 to: July 1982 20 eps NBC 30 min mono Pilot P- 0 6 Dec 79 A Christmas for Boomer Special S- 1 7 Dec 80 Boomer and Miss 21st Century Season 1 1. 1- 1 14 Mar 80 Molly 2. 1- 2 14 Mar 80 Boomer Goes Hollywood 2. 1- 2 21 Mar 80 Me and My Shadow 3. 1- 3 4 Apr 80 Vigil 5. 1- 5 25 Apr 80 Overboard 6. 1- 6 2 May 80 George and Emma 7. 1- 7 16 May 80 Private Eye 8. 1- 8 23 May 80 Stableboy (1) 9. 1- 9 23 May 80 Stableboy (2) Season 3 11. 3- 1 4 Oct 81 Boomer and the Musket Cove Treasure 12. 3- 2 11 Oct 81 Boomer's East Side Story 13. 3- 3 18 Oct 81 The Prince and the Boomer 14. 3- 4 60222 25 Oct 81 Boomer and the Bucketeers 15. 3- 5 25 Oct 81 Make 'Em Laugh 16. 3- 6 1 Nov 81 Camityville's Boomer 17. 3- 7 1 Nov 81 Good Looking 18. 3- 8 8 Nov 81 Boomer in the Pound 19. 3- 9 8 Nov 81 Boomer Goes for the Gold 20. 3-10 3 Jul 82 Flatfoots Here's Boomer From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation, search Here's Boomer Here's Boomer title card.jpg Genre Children/Family Adventure/Drama Written by Lowell Ganz Edward Pomerantz Arthur Silver Sandy Veith Directed by Claudio Guzmán Herbert Kenwith Paul Leaf Victor Lobl Sigmund Neufeld, Jr. Theme music composer Edward Leonetti Zoey Wilson Composer(s) David Michael Frank Country of origin United States Original language(s) English No. of seasons 2 Production Executive producer(s) A.C. Lyles Daniel Wilson Producer(s) Fran Sears Running time 22–24 minutes Production companies Daniel Wilson Productions Inc. Paramount Television Broadcast Original channel NBC Original run March 14, 1980 – August 14, 1982 Chronology Preceded by A Christmas for Boomer Here's Boomer is an American adventure/drama series produced by Paramount that premiered on the NBC network on March 14, 1980.[1] A television movie called A Christmas for Boomer aired on December 6, 1979 and served as the pilot.[2] The show follows the adventures of the titular stray dog, "Boomer" and ran for two seasons, ending its run in August 1982, with the final original episode, "Flatfoots," airing on July 3 of that year. Contents 1 Synopsis 2 Cast 3 Accolades 4 Influence 5 References 6 External links Synopsis The series followed the adventures of Boomer, a stray dog that traveled around helping people in trouble. The part of Boomer in all of the shows was played by a four-year-old mixed-breed dog named Johnny, who was trained by Ray Berwick.[3][4] One early title considered for the series was Here's Johnny, after the dog who played the part, but was rejected owing to the use of that catch-phrase on The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson.[5] Johnny reportedly earned $3,500 a week while appearing on the series,[5] and had a stunt dog who stood in for him on some of his more difficult tricks.[2] As with human stunt actors and the stars for whom they double, the scenes featuring Boomer's stand-in were filmed at a distance to minimize the visual differences between the two.[citation needed] When the series was set to return in the fall of 1980, viewers were to hear Boomer's thoughts the same way viewers had heard Jackie Coopers' dogs' thoughts on The People's Choice in the 1950s.[6] However Boomer's thoughts were only heard in one episode aired as a special on December 7, 1980. When the series returned with new episodes in 1981 the gimmick was dropped and viewers could no longer hear Boomer.[7] The premise of Here's Boomer was similar to that of the Benji films and television specials of the 1970s and 1980s. In real life, both Johnny and Higgins, the dog who first played Benji, were abandoned or lost mixed-breed dogs who were adopted from animal shelters by animal trainers in California.[5][8] On screen, both played the parts of stray dogs who were smart, friendly, and loving of their human and animal friends. The show bore a striking similarity to the Canadian TV series The Littlest Hobo, which was running at the same time on CTV Television Network and in syndication in the U.S.[9] Both series are about a vagabond dog who helps people in trouble only to go on his way at the end of the episode, and both series even used similar title sequences involving split screens. The only significant difference between the shows was the breed of the dog in each show (London, the star of The Littlest Hobo, was a German Shepherd). Cast The series featured a different cast each week. Guest stars include: John Amos Rosanna Arquette Scott Baio Kaye Ballard Tom Bosley Todd Bridges Patrick Cassidy Bill Dana Michael J. Fox Jonathan Frakes Tracey Gold Ken Kercheval Tammy Lauren Rue McClanahan Roddy McDowall Gene Rayburn John Reilly Doris Roberts Natalie Schafer Accolades Year Award Category Recipient Result Ref. 1980 Young Artist Award Best TV Series for Family Entertainment Here's Boomer Nominated [10] Best Young Actress in a Television Series Natasha Ryan Nominated Influence In 2010, a 44-year old Pittsburgh man and self-identified furry attempted to get his name legally changed to "Boomer the Dog", in a reference to the show's title character, but his request was denied by the judge.[11][12] References Jump up ^ "Highlights - Here's Boomer". The Telegraph-Herald. March 14, 1980. Retrieved May 28, 2013. ^ Jump up to: a b Barbara Yost (July 1, 2006). "Another dog goes to heaven". The Arizona Republic. Retrieved May 28, 2013. Jump up ^ John Goudas - King Features (June 29, 1980). "Things Boom For Johnny". The Toledo Blade. Retrieved May 28, 2013. Jump up ^ ""Here's Boomer," the Friendliest Dog in Town". Kentucky New Era. October 23, 1980. Retrieved May 28, 2013. ^ Jump up to: a b c UPI (May 14, 1982). "Boomer to return on film and TV". Times Daily. Retrieved May 28, 2013. Jump up ^ "Out Of The Slammer". The Times-News. October 7, 1981. Retrieved May 28, 2013. Jump up ^ The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows 1946-Present. Ballantine Books. 2003. p. 526. ISBN 978-0-34-549773-4. Jump up ^ "Boomer Makes Demands". The Herald-Journal. June 14, 1980. Retrieved May 28, 2013. Jump up ^ Bill Musselwhite (March 17, 1980). "Radio and Television". The Calgary Herald. Retrieved May 28, 2013. Jump up ^ "2nd Youth In Film Awards". YoungArtistAwards.org. Retrieved May 28, 2013. Jump up ^ McNulty, Timothy (August 11, 2010). "Man tries to get his name legally changed to Boomer the Dog". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved August 17, 2010. Jump up ^ "Man's bid to change name to 'Boomer the Dog' nixed". Associated Press. August 12, 2010. Retrieved August 17, 2010. External links A Christmas for Boomer at the Internet Movie Database Here's Boomer at the Internet Movie Database Here's Boomer at TV.com Here's Boomer at epguides.com Here's Boomer on The World Wide Woof Attached Images