The tradition of Lassie has continued on social media, with people posting videos of a variety of wild animals (deer, weasels, snakes etc.*) showing up at people’s doorsteps and insisting they come rescue a partner/offspring who’s gotten stuck in a fence or fallen down a hole.
Awhile back on the Dope, there was a thread about posters’ ideas for new TV shows. Mine was “Cadaver Dog”, about the adventures of a lovable beast trained to follow the scent of decomposition. The first episode was called “Timmy’s In The Well”.
*well, maybe not snakes. But that’ll be next.