Calamity Canine

Calamity Canine
Premiere date	October 2, 1982
Music composed by	Hoyt Curtin
Writer(s)	Peter L. Dixon
Director(s)	Gordon Hunt (voices)
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"Calamity Canine" is the third episode (part two) of The Gary Coleman Show season one. It aired on October 2, 1982 on NBC. It was written by Peter L. Dixon, and voice directed by Gordon Hunt.

Andy helps a lost dog find its owner before it's sent to the pound.

Characters

Legend
Character debut	Speaking debut	Ep. debut	No lines	Mentioned

In order of appearance:

Character	Actor
Bartholomew II	Unavailable
Animal catcher	Unavailable
Andy LaBeau	Gary Coleman
Angelica	Jennifer Darling
Bartholomew	Jerry Houser
Lydia	Julie McWhirter Dees
Hornswoggle	Sidney Miller
Alfred	N/A

Organizations

• Oakville Animal Control Department (mentioned)
• Oakville News

Locations

• Earth
  • United States
    • Oakville
      • Pound (mentioned)
      • Oakville Park
      • Oakville News building
      • Bartholomew's residence
• Heaven

Objects

• Andy's halo

Vehicles

• Animal catcher's van
• Lydia's limo

Music

The score was composed by Hoyt Curtin, credited as musical director, with musical supervision from Paul DeKorte.

Release

Dates are in order of release:

• United States: October 2, 1982 on NBC

Behind the scenes

• While Andy referred to the dog as Bartholomew II, his real name was never revealed.

In other languages

Language	Name	Meaning

Home availability

• Not available. 😥