Today, people across the United States will park themselves in front of their television sets to enjoy an afternoon of punts, Pilsner and...puppies?For the fourth year running, Animal Planet will be showing its annual Puppy Bowl. The show is perfect to fill the timeslot. It airs during the Super Bowl and probably costs next-to-nothing for the station to produce.
If you have never stumbled across the show before, it's three fur-filled hours of puppies playing on a mini football field to the tune of elevator music. There are plenty of camera angles to capture the action such as the "bowl cam:" a camera filming below the water dishes in each of the end zones. A human referee makes an appearance if any of the canine competitors leaves a 'penalty' on the field. The Puppy Bowl even has a half-time show presented by Bissell featuring some playful kittens.
Petfinder.com helps Animal Planet find all of the puppies at shelters, all of which are available for adoption. For more information about this, an interview with the Vice President of Production for Animal Planet can be found on the Washington Post website.
After having watched a portion of the show two years ago, I would say this show is worth a peek if you're looking to kill some time before the main event. I give the show five out of five paws for the cute factor but one out of five paws for entertainment value.
The Puppy Bowl is scheduled for today from 3-6 pm ET/PT on Animal Planet. Clips from Puppy Bowls of years past can be found on YouTube.com.
(Picture courtesy of Discovery Channel.)
4 comments:
How cute!! Did they wear jerseys? Animal Planet is the best channel :)
This sounds cute and horrifying as far as tv goes,but it's probably better than the real super bowl, eh?
A Puppy Bowl? How cute, I love puppies. I think the puppy bowl is a good way of showing these puppies off to try and get them adopted.
as ridiculous as i thought this was, i couldnt help but watch and watch and watch. so adorable! def more interesting than the pre-game show! :)
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