| Overall: | B+ |
|---|---|
| Violence: | B- |
| Sexual Content: | A- |
| Language: | A |
| Drugs/Alcohol: | A- |
| Theater Release: | |
| Video Release: | 06 Mar 2006 |
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| How We Determine Our Grades | |
The Shaggy Dog (1959) is rated G:
Cast: Fred MacMurray,, Annette Funicello, Tommy Kirk
Studio: 1959 Walt Disney Productions
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I was in my pajamas in the back seat of my parents '57 Pontiac when I first saw The Shaggy Dog. Tucked into a sleeping bag, I can't tell…
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Why Is The Shaggy Dog (1959) Rated G?
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Rod Gustafson has worked in various media industries since 1977. He founded Parent Previews in 1993, and today continues to write and broadcast the reviews in newspapers, on radio and (of course) on the Internet. He currently serves as the President of the Alberta Association for Media Awareness, a provincial non-profit society. He also authors a regular column for The Parent's Television Council in Los Angeles. He and his wife Donna have four children.
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