// BEGIN editorial data var i = 0; var Ent_FiveTop_060811 = new Array(); Ent_FiveTop_060811.ID = "Ent_FiveTop_060811"; Ent_FiveTop_060811.ID_WB = 14274219; Ent_FiveTop_060811.sPubDate = "8/10/2006 2:45:58 PM GMT"; Ent_FiveTop_060811.navsectionID = "3032083" Ent_FiveTop_060811.appFmt = 2; Ent_FiveTop_060811.itemsPerPage = 5; Ent_FiveTop_060811.nTeaseW = 198; Ent_FiveTop_060811.nTeaseH = 198; Ent_FiveTop_060811.appWidth = 624; Ent_FiveTop_060811.appHeader = ""; Ent_FiveTop_060811.appFooter = "    By Wendell Wittler"; Ent_FiveTop_060811.rowSpacer = "20"; Ent_FiveTop_060811.rowAlt = "F7F7F7"; Ent_FiveTop_060811.appNavStyle = 3; Ent_FiveTop_060811.appLayout = 1; Ent_FiveTop_060811.copyMargin = 9; Ent_FiveTop_060811.copyBorder = 0; Ent_FiveTop_060811.sBodyFont = "font-size:12px;"; Ent_FiveTop_060811[i++] = new Array("","","","http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/msnbc/Components/Photos/060809/060809_5top_dogbert.small.jpg","","Dilbert and his master", "", "", "", "", "right", "", "United Media", "139", "198", "", "", "", "", ""); Ent_FiveTop_060811[i-1].body = "Dogbert: There have already been various lists of 20th Century Pop Culture Dogs, but this is a New Millennium. Snoopy is in permanent reruns, so we need a new King of the Comic Strip Canines, and Dogbert is the obvious choice. He emerged from the rough-and-tumble '80s as an imaginative entrepreneur and ruthless capitalist. In a 2002 strip, his business practices literally gagged a rat. He may be a scandalous cur, but he has yet to be indicted. It's a dog-eat-dog world, and Dogbert is one fat puppy. We give him 3-to-1 odds on succeeding in his ambition to conquer the world."; Ent_FiveTop_060811[i++] = new Array("","","","http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/msnbc/Components/Photos/060809/060809_5top_backup.small.jpg","","Veronica and Backup", "", "", "", "", "right", "", "UPN", "198", "186", "", "", "", "", ""); Ent_FiveTop_060811[i-1].body = "Backup (2.0): We haven't heard much from dogs on TV since the terrier who played Eddie on \"Frasier\" passed away. Thank goodness for cult shows on minor networks. The scantly-watched \"Veronica Mars\" has a little-seen pet who makes a big impression, an affectionate but protective pit bull named Backup. Like Lassie and other media dogs, the pooch playing Backup has been recast (the producers had problems with the original dog and his trainer), but uniquely, Backup 2.0 is a different breed than his predecessor (Backup 1.0 was a much smaller pug). Still, if \"Veronica\" grows beyond cult status, this incongruously cuddly canine is likely to become an icon. "; Ent_FiveTop_060811[i++] = new Array("","","","http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/msnbc/Components/Photos/060809/060809_5top_astro.small.jpg","","Meet The Jetsons", "", "", "", "", "right", "", "Getty Images", "113", "198", "", "", "", "", ""); Ent_FiveTop_060811[i-1].body = "Astro: This technologically mixed-breed mutt has been a Dog of the 21st Century since 1962. He was speaking Hanna-Barbera-dog broken English years before Scooby Doo. And he single-paw-edly popularized the treadmill exercise machine (\"Jane, get me off this crazy thing!\") We may never see the Jetsons' flying cars (however, those apartment buildings on stilts may come in handy if the sea level rises) but a lovable loyal lapdog is welcome in any age. We envy you, Rorge, I mean George."; Ent_FiveTop_060811[i++] = new Array("","","","http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/msnbc/Components/Photos/060809/060809_5top_k9.small.jpg","","K-9 on 'Doctor Who'", "", "", "", "", "right", "", "BBC", "122", "198", "", "", "", "", ""); Ent_FiveTop_060811[i-1].body = "K-9: No future-facing list of dogs is complete without a robot dog. And while Sony's Aibo is available at an upscale gadget store near you, Doctor Who's mechanical mongrel is far more functional. Created for the series in 1977, the original K-9 consistently beat the Doctor in chess and never got tangled in Tom Baker's ridiculously long scarf. An attempted spin-off series in 1981 never took off, but the cybernetic watchdog returned in the BBC’s new \"Doctor Who\" revival (now also on the Sci Fi Channel), and this time the \"K-9 and Company\" show is positively greenlighted for a 2008 debut."; Ent_FiveTop_060811[i++] = new Array("","","","http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/msnbc/Components/Photos/060809/060809_5top_pokerdogs.small.jpg","","Dogs playing poker", "", "", "", "", "right", "", "C.M. Coolidge", "132", "198", "0", "", "", "", ""); Ent_FiveTop_060811[i-1].body = "Dogs Playing Poker: For a group entry, we could have chosen the sled-dog teams from \"Snow Dogs\" or \"Eight Below\" (which, interestingly, include some of the same dog actors), but this group seems more in keeping with a 21st-century lifestyle. Of course, they still require some updating. These hounds are playing five-card stud, and everyone knows the popular game is Texas Hold ‘em. (They'll need a dealer too -- maybe get a cat for the job?) Of course, to be totally current, they should be playing Internet Poker, and on the Internet, no one knows you're a dog."; // END editorial data