The Return of the Shaggy Dog

The Return of the Shaggy Dog

Year: 1987

Runtime: 87 mins

Language: English

Director: Stuart Gillard

FamilyFantasyTV MovieComedy

A magical ring’s spell unexpectedly turns the protagonist, Wilby, into a shaggy dog, much to his dismay, prompting a series of comedic misadventures as he struggles to regain his human shape. The Return of the Shaggy Dog is a 1987 two‑part television movie that serves as a midquel to the 1959 film The Shaggy Dog, taking place before the events of The Shaggy D.A.

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