About this season
Katts and Dog is a French and Canadian-produced television series which ran from 1988 to 1993. It was known as Rin Tin Tin: K-9 Cop in the United States where it originally aired on CBN Cable/The Family Channel and Rintintin Junior in France on La Cinq. CTV broadcast the series within Canada. When the episodes were filmed the dog’s name was “Rudy”. When the series was aired in the U.S. and France, the name was dubbed as “Rinty” to go with the new title. However, some episodes of Katts and Dogg have the American dubbing where "Rudy" is called "Rinty" throughout the episode. The episode Hit and Run is an example of this. When the series went out in Britain, it kept the title Katts and Dog, but the dog's name was changed to “Rinty.” The show is about the life of Canine Officer Hank Katts and his canine partner who fight crime and the forces of evil. The show’s early episodes begin with Hank just finishing up Police Academy. Later on, it shows the first meeting between Katts and Rudy/Rinty. It also shows the life of Hank’s nephew, Steve, through the death of his mother and his adoption by Officer Katts. A 1991 TV movie had Officer Katts and Rudy visit Paris.
Episodes (22)
1. Freeze
2. Hot Under the Collar
Rudy goes undercover
3. A Family Affair
4. 12 Cops And A Baby
A baby, an upset bride and a jewel theft keep the K9 unit busy.
5. Decoy
Rene joins the K9 unit to observe and goes undercover to find a serial killer who meets his victims walking their dogs in the park.
6. The Gun
The gun that killed Stevie's father may have turned up.
7. Lost and Found
Hank shoots an armed youth, but in the confusion the gun has been picked up by a kid who sees the shooting, leaving Hank in serious trouble.
8. Double Exposure
Robberies are done by one twin while the other gets close to Hank.
9. A Killer Among Us
10. Officer Down
11. Jail Bait
Rene goes undercover to get close to a cop killer's girlfriend
12. Mistaken Identity
13. Don't Drink the Water
14. The Chameleon
15. Day of Jeopardy
Hank has to transport a secretary who's going to testify against her former boss
16. A Ride into Danger
Rene is kidnapped while on a bike ride with Hank and Stevie
17. Diplomatic Immunity
Rene's father is shot
18. The Grand Hotel Caper
Hank, Rene and Dan go undercover to solve a series of thefts in a hotel.
19. Scent of Evil
Perfume is stolen
20. Lost Dog
Rudy goes after a man and gets lost in Paris.
21. Desperate Sunday
Rene and Calahan are held prisoner in the property room by members of a Chinatown gang wanting their property back.
22. Fatal Obsession
Griff Lewis is an actor who's latest production is being threatened. He stays at the Katts' while Hank tries to find who's behind the threats.