Watch My Chops

- Season 1

(2003)

Corneil is extremely nervous about going on a plane with Bernie. After inadvertently causing both pilots to fall asleep, Corneil and Bernie have to both fly the plane to safety.

Bernie has been given detention for bad grades at school. He has brought Corneil along with him to keep him company. When Corneil solves a difficult chemical equation, Bernie is mistakenly credited with it and hailed as a genius... and his troubles really begin. Will Corneil be able to get him out of this mess?

There are strange goings on in the neighbouring apartment block and Corneil is convinced he has seen a vampire. Initially Bernie doesn't believe him, until he sees the vampire with his own eyes. The police don't believe their story so Corneil and Bernie set out to prove it...

Bernie is accepted to star in a survival TV show, but only on the condition that Corneil comes with him, to which Corneil reluctantly agrees. Corneil does everything he can to ensure they return home as soon as possible.

Tired of not being listened to, Bernie starts a radio show. After not being listened to again, Corneil secretly takes over the show, pretending to be Bernie, and Bernie gets a sudden boost in popularity.

Bernie is determined to prove to the other kids at school that aliens really do exist and persuades Corneil to dress up as one. When Romeo tells the whole school about his encounter with an extra terrestrial the next day, Bernie is furious to be left out of the limelight and takes things just that little bit too far...

Corneil has fallen head over paws in love with Beauty, the poodle that lives downstairs. He tries to convince Bernie to go out on a date with Caroline, the poodle's owner so he can spend time with his love, but to no avail. That is, until Bernie sees Caroline once she has had a make over, but suddenly Corneil isn't so sure about his feelings for Beauty.

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John is planning a surprise romantic dinner to celebrate his and Beth's wedding anniversary but is too busy to organise it. Bernie offers to take care of everything for him. When Corneil hears about Bernie's past efforts at party organisation he is worried and suggests he cook the evening's meal. What could possibly go wrong?

Uncle Rico is ill so asks Bernie to go and see old Mr Henson at the retirement home on his behalf. Bernie is reluctant but Corneil insists he do this one good deed. Mr Henson tells Corneil and Bernie that he knows all about their secret. He couldn't have overheard Corneil talking could he? He said he was as deaf as a post! Or do the pair have another little secret they haven't told anyone about?

Corneil and Bernie stumble upon a news crew reporting on 2 cave workers who have gone missing in underground caves. They then fall into the caves themselves, and go on a crusade to find the other workers.

Bernie rescues a truck full of dogs that he believed were going to the pound, but later realizes they were actually going to children as Christmas presents.

Aunt Bertha has come to stay to recover from the shock of her sister moving to Australia taking Bobby, her poodle, with her. Aunt Bertha loved her sister's little dog with a passion. She quickly transfers her affection to Corneil, who basks in all the extra attention... until she starts confusing him with the absent Bobby. How can he convince her to leave?

John and Beth have gone to the opera. Corneil is waiting for Bernie in John's office when a burglar enters through the open window and steals a valuable painting. The experience leaves Corneil traumatised and terrified of being left alone. Drastic steps must be taken to cure Corneil...

Corneil and Bernie have gone to visit Bernie's cousins in the country. Corneil finds it difficult to adapt to the country way of life, dogs live outside in kennels and definitely don't eat at the dinner table! He has another shock: they expect him to guard the farm against the coyote. How will Corneil cope?

Corneil is upset about the way dogs are treated, they are not even allowed in some places. When Mrs Solo, the neighbour, hits him over the head with her umbrella, it is the final straw. He decides to take her to court. Corneil prepares a strong case for the hardships dogs suffer and Bernie promises to do everything he can to help... what could go wrong?

Bernie rings Corneil from school asking him to meet him down there as soon as possible - there's an emergency! Bernie tells Corneil that the school principal has confiscated a tape showing Corneil talking. They must get the tape back at all costs. But Bernie hasn't exactly told Corneil the whole truth...

Bernie is taking Julie to the school dance. That is, until he trips and breaks his leg. He decides not to tell Julie about his accident, in case she decides to go to the dance with someone else instead. Bernie is convinced she will never find out about his broken leg if he is clever... and has Corneil on hand to help him out.

Corneil is upset to read that dogs only come tenth in a poll of the most highly evolved living beings. He signs up to the study currently being undertaken to back up this claim. Corneil is amused to see his competitors are nothing more than a monkey and a cat... it's going to be a piece of cake to prove dogs are of a superior intelligence... or is it?

Corneil is worried when a baby's pram suddenly appears in the flat, it can only mean one thing, John and Beth are expecting a baby. Bernie warns Corneil his days with John and Beth are numbered, people just don't trust dogs round their babies. Corneil and Bernie go all out to prove Corneil would never be a threat to their future baby. But is it all in vain?

Corneil is an ardent admirer of the opera singer Carmen Pavarota. His admiration becomes fanatical after meeting her: he gets all her CD's, prints pictures of her off the internet, he even tries to style his hair like hers. When John and Beth give Bernie two tickets to her concert and ask him to take Corneil with him, Corneil is thrilled.

Bernie decides he can make his fortune using Corneil as a dog model. He secretly takes pictures of Corneil for a portfolio and sends it off. Corneil is chosen to model the latest doggy fashions at a catwalk show. Corneil is appalled when he sees what he is expected to wear and only agrees to walk down the runway on one condition...

School is on vacation and Romeo is bored, all his good friends have gone away. The only person left to hang out with is Bernie. Bernie is flattered by the attention but Corneil is not amused, his dogsitter doesn't have time for him any more. Corneil will do anything to prove to Bernie that Romeo is only being friendly because he's got no-one else to talk to.

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Everyone is talking about the TV sitcom "The Dog Sitter Show" about a dog sitter and his goofy dog. The show is going to come off air for a while as the dog has been taken ill. Bernie suggests Corneil stand in as a replacement. Amazingly he gets the part. Corneil quickly makes his mark on the show, ensuring the dog sitter is the victim of every gag instead of him.

Bernie walks into a lamppost and is knocked out. When he comes to in hospital he has lost his memory and is amazed when he discovers Corneil can talk. When he tells the doctors who decided to keep him in hospital until the hallucinations stop. Bernie is determined to prove Corneil really can talk. Can Corneil prevent his secret from being exposed?

John and Beth have gone on vacation. Corneil is staying with Bernie. Corneil is having trouble settling in to a different way of life. Not only is he expected to sleep in a dog basket in the living room, but he is given tinned dog food to eat! Bernie is determined not to give in to Corneil's demands.

John and Beth are planning a sailing vacation and want to take Corneil and Bernie with them. Corneil confides in Bernie, he doesn't want to go on this cruise as he can't swim. Bernie decides to teach him. After all, how difficult could it be?

Corneil needs a trim. Bernie offers to take him to see his Aunt Gina, who has just opened a new salon - for humans! She is persuaded to trim Corneil instead and tells them to come back the next day. Poor Corneil is terrified, Gina is terrible at cutting human hair, and he dreads to think what she will do to him. But how bad is Gina really at cutting hair?

Corneil persuades Bernie to take him along on the school archaeological dig. When Corneil digs up a dinosaur bone, Bernie claims the find as his own. Corneil comes up with an ingenious way to prove he was behind the discovery, and get his own back on his dogsitter at the same time.