The 60 greatest TV animals of all time are...
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Turns out, it really is a dog's life.
Canines dominate the latest list in TV Guide Magazine's 60th anniversary celebration, taking three of the top five spots and 20 places overall. But there's still room for cats, birds and barnyard critters, not to mention a dinosaur (sorry, Barney didn't make the cut!).
We limited our picks to one animal per show so Looney Tunes, Muppets and Disney characters wouldn't hog all the attention.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}1. Lassie (dog), Lassie The beloved collie enjoyed a 19-year TV run — and not in dog years. Who but Lassie could let us know every time little Timmy fell down a well?
2. Mister Ed (horse), Mister Ed When this palomino started talking to his befuddled owner, Wil-burrr (Alan Young), we laughed ourselves hoarse!
3. Eddie (dog), Frasier The adorably precocious Jack Russell terrier always had a leg up on his costars, even if Kelsey Grammer and David Hyde Pierce won more Emmys.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}4. J. Fred Muggs (chimp), Today Monkeyshines were the order of the day on NBC's morning show from 1953 to 1957, when the temperamental chimp upstaged host Dave Garroway. TV Guide Magazine honored him for many years with an annual list: the J. Fred Muggs Awards for Distinguished Foolishness.
5. Scooby-Doo (dog), Scooby-Doo, Where Are You! Ruh-roh! Any number of phony ghosts would've gotten away with it if it weren't for this meddling pooch.
The Other 55 (Alphabetically)
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Arnold (pig), Green Acres
Babar (elephant), Babar
Bear (chimp), BJ and the Bear
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Brian (dog), Family Guy
Buck (dog), Married...With Children
Bugs Bunny, Looney Tunes
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Chim Chim (monkey), Speed Racer
Curious George (monkey), Curious George
Dino (dinosaur), The Flintstones
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Doc (dog), Grey's Anatomy
Elvis (gator), Miami Vice
Felix (cat), Felix the Cat
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Flipper (dolphin), Flipper
Fred (cockatoo), Baretta
Geico Gecko, Geico commercials
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Gentle Ben (bear), Gentle Ben
Happy (dog), 7th Heaven
Itchy and Scratchy (mouse and cat), The Simpsons
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Kermit (frog), Sesame Street
Kitty (lion), The Addams Family
K-9 (dog), Doctor Who
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Krypto (dog), Smallville
Lancelot Link (chimp), Lancelot Link, Secret Chimp
Marcel (monkey), Friends
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Mickey Mouse, The Mickey Mouse Club
Mighty Mouse, Mighty Mouse Playhouse
Miss Piggy, The Muppet Show
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Murray (dog), Mad About You
Pink Panther, The Pink Panther Show
Pokey (horse), Gumby
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Ren and Stimpy (dog and cat), The Ren & Stimpy Show
Rin Tin Tin (dog), The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin
Rocky and Bullwinkle (squirrel and moose), The Rocky and Bullwinkle Show
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Salem (cat), Sabrina, the Teenage Witch
Silver (horse), The Lone Ranger
Smokey (bear), The Smokey Bear Show
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Snoopy (dog), Charlie Brown specials
Spuds MacKenzie (dog), Budweiser commercials
Tiger (dog), The Brady Bunch
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Tom and Jerry (cat and mouse), Tom and Jerry
Tony the Tiger, Frosted Flakes commercials
Topo Gigio (mouse), The Ed Sullivan Show
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Trigger (horse), The Roy Rogers Show
Triumph the Insult Comic Dog, Late Night With Conan O'Brien
Underdog (dog), Underdog
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Vincent (dog), Lost
Wilfred (dog), Wilfred
Winnie the Pooh (bear), Welcome to Pooh Corner
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Wishbone (dog), Wishbone
Woody Woodpecker, The Woody Woodpecker Show
Yogi Bear, The Yogi Bear Show