Sprinkles & Angela from The Office
In addition to working as an accountant at the Dunder Mifflin office, Angela Martin is a true aristopeter. Her unconditional love for cats is reflected on her desk (decorated with stuffed animals, photos, and porcelain cat figurines) and, of course, in her daily life. Angela is capable of secretly bringing her cats to work; monitoring them and talking to them through a webcam so they do not miss her while she is away from home; ending a relationship because her partner does not love her cats as much as she does… And, of course, there is no Halloween or costume party where she does not dress up as a kitty herself…
Although Angela's character is, in general, quite hateful. Her relationship with her cats, especially the legendary Sprinkles, allows viewers (especially those who love pets as much as she does) to discover her more human and loving side. And then it is impossible not to love her!
Stella & Gloria from Modern Family
Stella, whose real name is Brigitte, is a six-year-old French bulldog who played the pet of one of television's funniest series for several seasons: Modern Family.
Stella is very mischievous and enjoys destroying things in the house, especially if they belong to Gloria (Sofia Vergara). This means the two of them do not get along at all, while Jay, who adopted her, adores her. Stella also loves jumping into the pool and causing chaos, as everyone around her thinks she is trying to commit suicide.
Her performance earned her the “Best Dog in a Television Series” award in 2012, presented by the Golden Collar Awards. And although she is no longer part of the series' cast (she has been replaced by another little dog, named Beatrice), fans of the series will never forget moments like this:
Vincent & Walt from Lost
The only non-human survivor of Oceanic Flight 815 was Vincent, a beautiful yellow Labrador retriever. Well, actually, he was a female dog named Madison (in most series and movies, the dogs that appear are female, since production companies consider showing a dog's genitals indecorous. No comment, right?).
Vincent is one of the series' most important characters, not only because the writers ensured his continuity season after season (they did not do the same with other characters), but because he served as a device for gradually uncovering important things about the plot… Because every time Vincent wandered off, the characters had to look for him and venture into the jungle…
Paul Anka & Lorelai from Gilmore Girls
Lorelei Gilmore teaches a lesson in love for pets by adopting Paul Anka (the name is a tribute to the singer of the same name, author of the famous song “Puppy love”) in the sixth season of the series. And she treats him as if he were her second child (let us remember that her biological daughter is Rory).
Paul is great and very, very peculiar. He is afraid of peas, lint, paperback books, framed pictures, and popcorn. He does not like traditional dog toys. He does not like people watching him eat. Nor does he like people wearing watches.
A few months ago, Lauren Graham, who played Lorelai Gilmore in the legendary series, posted a picture of Paul Anka on her Instagram to announce the four-episode revival of the series being prepared by Netflix. We cannot wait to find out how Paul has been doing all this time! We will be paying close attention!
We also hope that you, THE ARISTOPETERS, will be paying close attention! Because we are going to keep talking about pets from TV series… YOU CAN POST ON OUR SOCIAL MEDIA WHICH ONE IS YOUR FAVORITE