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| Directed by | Timothy Björklund |
| Produced by | Stephen Swofford |
| Written by | Bill Steinkellner Cheri Steinkellner Gary Baseman |
| Starring | Nathan Lane Kelsey Grammer Shaun Fleming Debra Jo Rupp David Ogden Stiers Jerry Stiller Megan Mullally |
| Studio | DisneyToon Studios |
| Distributed by | Walt Disney Pictures |
| Release date(s) | January 16, 2004 |
| Running time | 74 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Box office | $6,491,969[1] |
Teacher's Pet is a 2004 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.
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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.
The critical reception was fairly positive, with a 76% critic rating at Rotten Tomatoes (with a 75% cream of the crop rating). Over its 4-day opening weekend, Teacher's Pet took $3,602,245 in 2027 theaters, a mere $1,777 per theater, making it one of the lowest openings in history.[2] By the end of its run, the film had only made $6,491,969.[1]