Teacher's Pet is a animated
musical film based on the
television series of the same name; the film ends the central storyline of the series. The film was produced by
DisneyToon Studios, and released to
movie theaters in the
United States in 2004. Despite being a
box office bomb, the film did very well with critics.
Plot
Leonard Helperman (
Shaun Fleming) is a 4th grader whose mother and teacher, Mary Lou (
Debra Jo Rupp), has been nominated for a teaching award. They plan a trip to Florida for the finals, but need to leave their dog, Spot, behind. What Mrs. Helperman doesn't know is that Spot (
Nathan Lane) has been masquerading as a boy, Scott, who is her star pupil. Spot wants nothing more than to be a real boy, and sees a way to this when mad scientist Ivan Krank (
Kelsey Grammer) appears on
The Barry Anger Show. Krank thinks he can turn animals into humans. Conveniently, his lab is right down the street from where the Helpermans are staying, so Spot, as Scott (and the rest of his family), convinces Mary Lou to take him along. Spot becomes a man, but discovers it's not everything he ever dreamed of after all.
Cast
