Teacher's Pet
Be careful what you wish for.
2004 | 74m | English
Popularity: 3 (history)
| Director: | Timothy Bjorklund |
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| Writer: | Bill Steinkellner, Cherie Steinkellner |
| Staring: |
| Meet Spot, a clever little dog with big dreams of becoming a real boy. When Spot finds out that a crazy scientist can make his wish come true, he takes a cross-country trek with Leonard, his best friend and master, and their mom. However, Dr. Krank's experiments are a little less than perfect, and it will take Leonard and his pet pals to right this genetic wrong. | |
| Release Date: | Jan 16, 2004 |
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| Director: | Timothy Bjorklund |
| Writer: | Bill Steinkellner, Cherie Steinkellner |
| Genres: | Animation, Family, Comedy, Drama, Music |
| Keywords | musical, mad scientist, summer vacation, breeding, based on tv series, dog human team |
| Production Companies | Walt Disney Pictures, Disney Television Animation, Toon City Animation |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $6,491,969
Budget: $10,000,000 |
| Updates |
Updated: Aug 09, 2025 Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Nathan Lane | Spot Helperman / Scott Leadready II / Scott Manly-Manning (voice) |
| Kelsey Grammer | Dr. Ivan Krank (voice) |
| Shaun Fleming | Leonard Amadeus Helperman (voice) |
| Debra Jo Rupp | Mrs. Mary Lou Moira Angela Darling Helperman (voice) |
| David Ogden Stiers | Mr. Jolly (voice) |
| Jerry Stiller | Pretty Boy (voice) |
| Paul Reubens | Dennis (voice) |
| Megan Mullally | Adele (voice) |
| Wallace Shawn | Principal Crosby Strickler (voice) |
| Rob Paulsen | Ian Wazselewski (voice) |
| Jay Thomas | Barry Anger (voice) |
| Estelle Harris | Mrs. Boogin (voice) |
| Genie Francis | Marsha / Marcia (voice) |
| Anthony Geary | John / Juan (voice) |
| Rosalyn Landor | The Blue Fairy (voice) |
| David Maples | Beefeater (voice) |
| Pamela Adlon | Trevor / Taylor / Tyler (voice) |
| Timothy Stack | Father (voice) |
| Emma Steinkellner | Little Girl (voice) |
| Ken Swofford | Officer White (voice) |
| Lauren Tom | Younghee (voice) |
| Mae Whitman | Leslie Dunkling (voice) |
| Kevin Michael Richardson | Conductor (voice) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Bill Steinkellner | Screenplay |
| Cherie Steinkellner | Screenplay, Songs |
| Gary Baseman | Art Direction |
| Timothy Bjorklund | Storyboard Artist, Director |
| Randy Petersen | Songs |
| Kevin Quinn | Songs |
| Brian Woodbury | Songs |
| Peter Lurye | Songs |
| Nancy Frazen | Supervising Film Editor |
| Ronald Eng | Sound Editor |
| Christina Long | Assistant Art Director |
| Michael Karafilis | Line Producer |
| Chuck Klein | Storyboard Artist |
| Tina Kügler | Storyboard Artist |
| Fred Gonzales | Storyboard Artist |
| Celia Kendrick | Storyboard Artist |
| Melissa Suber | Storyboard Artist |
| Billiam Coronel | Additional Writing |
| Jim Fisher | Additional Writing |
| David Maples | Additional Writing |
| Jess Winfield | Additional Writing |
| Jamie Thomason | Casting |
| Christy Carlson Romano | Theme Song Performance |
| Zac Moncrief | Storyboard Artist |
| Alfred Gimeno | Storyboard Artist |
| Ennio Torresan Jr. | Storyboard Artist |
| Kim Roberson | Character Designer |
| Jim Staahl | Additional Writing |
| Stephen James Taylor | Original Music Composer |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Stephen Swofford | Producer |
| Gary Baseman | Executive Producer |
| Bill Steinkellner | Executive Producer |
| Cherie Steinkellner | Executive Producer |
| Melinda Carrilla | Associate Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person |
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Popularity History
| Year | Month | Avg | Max | Min |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 4 | 11 | 16 | 6 |
| 2024 | 5 | 12 | 20 | 7 |
| 2024 | 6 | 10 | 22 | 5 |
| 2024 | 7 | 13 | 23 | 6 |
| 2024 | 8 | 8 | 13 | 5 |
| 2024 | 9 | 7 | 12 | 4 |
| 2024 | 10 | 9 | 22 | 3 |
| 2024 | 11 | 6 | 10 | 3 |
| 2024 | 12 | 6 | 11 | 4 |
| 2025 | 1 | 8 | 14 | 4 |
| 2025 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 1 |
| 2025 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 0 |
| 2025 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 2025 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
Trending Position
| Year | Month | High | Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3 | 345 | 430 |
Starts off amusing and quirky, but the novelty very quickly wears off. If you enjoy the television series then I'd imagine you'll connect with this. I haven't seen the aforementioned so wouldn't know, but as a standalone film it's pretty bad. As noted, it does start off weird - in a positive s ... ense - with Nathan Lane pleasing as Spot, even if it's just him playing Timon from <em>'The Lion King'</em> let's be honest. If you take out Lane it's an irritating set of characters/voices. Away from that, you have the practically nonexistent plot which loses interest with every minute. It would've, at least in my opinion, worked better if they began in the same odd way but then developed an actual plot that's worth following. Unfortunately, they chose the easy way by, I assume, relying heavily on the TV episodes. <em>'Teacher’s Pet'</em> is not for me, despite the very short run time. I did appreciate the references to other Disney films, though.