- Pet Star
infobox television
show_name = Pet Star
caption =
format = Documentary/Sports
runtime = approx. 1:00 (per episode)
creator = n/a
starring =Mario Lopez
country = USA
network =Animal Planet
first_aired =2002 | last_aired =2005
num_episodes = 52
imdb_id = 0352088
tv_com_id = 17614"Pet Star" is a show on
Animal Planet hosted byMario Lopez .It concerns trained pets who do special acts and tricks with their owners during the show. The tricks are graded by three judges on a scale of one to 10.
In the end, the three pets with the highest score come out and the
audience votes on who is the episode's "Pet Star". Then, at the end of the season, thewinners compete to be the year's "ULTIMATE PET STAR". The winner of a regular show gets $2,500, while the winner of the finals gets $25,000.There have been many celebrity judges, including
Gena Lee Nolin ,Virginia Madsen ,Will Estes ,Lindsay Wagner ,Matt Gallant ,Mackenzie Phillips ,Billy West , andJames Avery ."Pet Star" is based on the show "
Star Search ". It is shown in theUnited Kingdom onChallenge .The winner of "Pet Star"'s first season was [http://www.skidboot.com Skidboot] , a purebred, male
Australian Cattle Dog fromQuinlan, Texas . His owner is David Hartwig.The winner of "Pet Star"'s second season was a troupe of 9 dogs owned by circus performer [http://www.johnnypeersmuttvillecomix.com Johnny Peers] of
Sarasota, Florida .The winner of "Pet Star"'s third season was Spencer Lococo, a male
Rhodesian Ridgeback mixed breed fromLexington, Kentucky . His owner is John Flowers. Spencer won a place in the finals through the wild card show.One contestant from "Pet Star", Smithfield the painting pig appeared on "
America's Got Talent ".Videos of the winners and other contestants are available at http://animal.discovery.com/fansites/petstar/petstar.html
External links
*imdb title|id=0352088|title=Pet Star
*tv.com show|id=17614|title=Pet Star
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