Introduction
Teacher's Pet Inspired Dog Names In Pop Culture
The very concept of Spot was inspired by Mr. Baseman wondering what Hubcaps would get up to whenever the former had to leave for work. Baseman created short illustrations of Hubcaps getting into zany adventures for a long time at first. After a while, these illustrations eventually graduated into full blown concepts for a show about a dog that sneaks off to blend in with humans while his family members were away. With a little bit more fine tuning, Teacher's Pet was born.
Spot's creation was also partially inspired by the Man of Steel himself - Superman! To be a bit more accurate, Superman and his alter ego, Clark Kent, inspired Spot's whole shtick of pretending to be a mild mannered dog most of the time before switching into a costume and embarking on all sorts out wild adventures. While Spot doesn't have the same kinds of superpowers that the Last Son of Krypton possesses, he's very intelligent, kind hearted, and determined - three traits that Superman not only has but tries to instill in others.
Speaking of Spot's abilities, the super dog is capable of speech and has an IQ of 250! To put things into perspective, most academic scholars and pundits believe that both Albert Einstein and Stephen Hawking possessed an IQ of 160. Granted most scholars and scientists also agree that IQ tests are flawed and somewhat meaningless, but the point still stands that Spot's an incredibly intelligent and talented pup! Beyond his brain power, and being able to recite the entire periodic table of elements, Spot is also very loyal to his friends and family - willing to go above and beyond for their sake in two shakes of a dog's tail.
Teacher's Pet Inspired Dog Name Considerations
Another reason you might want to give your dog a Teacher's Pet inspired name would be if you're a Nathan Lane fan. Mr. Lane is a legendary theater actor and was a major collaborator with Disney back during the 1990's and early 2000's - voicing over characters like Timon from The Lion King franchise and Tom Morrow from Disneyland's Tomorrow Land area. In Teacher's Pet, Mr. Lane voices over Spot - providing the dog's regular speaking voice as well as singing all of Spot's musical numbers.
Male Teacher's Pet Inspired Dog Names
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Spot
The titular Teacher's Pet
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Scott
Spot's name as a student
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Nathan
Nathan Lane voiced over Spot
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Joseph
Nathan Lane's first name
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Hubcaps
The name of Gary Baseman's late dog
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Leonard
Spot's best friend and classmate
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Leon
A shortened form of the name Leonard
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Amadeus
Leonard's middle name
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Shaun
Shaun Fleming voiced over Leonard in the show and movie
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Bunky
One of Leonard's nicknames
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Doodlebug
Another of Leonard's nicnames
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Jolly
Mr. Jolly is Leonard's pet cat
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Mistopher
Mr. Jolly's first name
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Puddingpuss
Mr. Jolly's last name
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David
David Ogden Stiers voiced over Mr. Jolly
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Boy
Pretty Boy is Leonard's pet bird
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Garcon
Garcon is french for boy
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Jerry
Jerry Stiller, Ben Stiller's father, voiced over Pretty Boy
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Gerald
Jerry Stiller's first name
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Isaac
Jerry Stiller's middle name
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Gary
Gary Baseman created Teacher's Pet and illustrated it
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Strickler
Mr. Strickler is the principal of Leonard's school
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Crosby
Mr. Strickler's full name
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Ian
Ian Wazselewski is one of Leonard's friends
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Rob
Rob Paulsen voiced over Ian
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DoggyTime
Officer DoggyTime was a villain in the episode Escaping Dog Trick
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Patrick
Patrick Warburton voiced over Officer DoggyTime
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Ivan
Dr. Ivan Krank was the main antagonist of the film
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Krank
Based on Dr. Ivan's last name
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Kelsey
Kelsey Grammer voiced over Dr. Ivan Krank
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Female Teacher's Pet Inspired Dog Names
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Mary
Leonard's Mom and the titular Teacher
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Angela
One of Mary's middle names
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Darling
Another of Mary's middle names
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Debra
Debra Jo Rupp voiced over Mary Helperman
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Jo
Based on Debra. Rupp's middle name
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Leslie
Leonard's love interest throughout the show
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Les
A short nick name for Leslie
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Mae
Mae Whitman voiced over Leslie
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Dewygood
Miss Dewygood wasa substitute teacher for Leonard's class
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Grey
Grey DeLisle voiced over Miss Dewygood
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Leona
The female version of the name Leon
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Scoot
A gender neutral name that's similar to the name Scott
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Maria
The name Mary is often short for
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Mary Lou
Mrs. Helperhman's full first name
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Holly
A name that's almost a homonym for Jolly
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Adele
The mosquito mutant from the film
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Megan
Megan Mullally voiced over Adele in the film
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Blue
After the Blue Fairy that appears in Spot's dreams
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Rosalyn
Rosalyn Landor voiced over the Blue Fairy
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Susan
Susan Crossley was a prop designer for the film
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Twilight
Spot uses a Twilight Howl during a pivotal moment in the film
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Pet-ricia
Pet + Patricia
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Melinda
Melinda Carrilla was an associate producer for the film
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Mel
A shortened from of names like Melinda or Melissa
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Cheri
Cheri Steinkellner was one of the film's executive producers
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