Denny Doherty Movies

Fans of this award-winning PBS series can see their hero Theodore Tugboat appear in five different episodes on this video. In "Hank Hurts a Ship," Hank realizes how easy it is to hurt others with careless words. During "Theodore and the Ice Ship," "Snorri, The Viking Ship," "Dartmouth Says Good-Bye," and "Guysborough's Garbage," kids learn other lessons on how to interact with each other and their environment. Singer Denny Doherty reads each story in his role as the Harbor Master. ~ Elizabeth Smith, Rovi

This video collection debuts three nighttime stories starring Theodore Tugboat, whose PBS series is modeled after that network's phenomenally popular Thomas the Tank Engine. In "Night Shift," Theodore and the optimistic dreamer Hank see how different (and scary) the Big Harbor is in the dark. In "Rebecca and the Big Snore," Theodore and his knowledgeable crush Rebecca the Research Vessel learn that everyone is flawed. In "Hank Stays Up Late," Theodore visits Owan the Oil Rig and brings Hank along for the ride. The Harbor Master, who acts as storyteller and guide, is played by Denny Doherty of the Mamas and the Papas. ~ Sarah Welsh, Rovi

Three episodes from the PBS TV series Theodore Tugboat are included on this children's video about a group of boats that interact in a magic harbor. Denny Doherty, former singer with the Mamas and the Papas, appears as the storyteller. The featured stories are "Theodore and the Unsafe Ship," "A Joke Too Far," and "Hank and the Sunken Ship." An irritable guest, a lost ship, and a game of hide and seek figure into the various stories. Tugboats Emily, Theodore, Hank, George, and Foduck are eager to meet everyone and introduce a few of their other harbor friends. ~ Elizabeth Smith, Rovi

The first season of the Canadian drama series Pit Pony is comprised of 26 episodes, beginning with the pilot "The Light to the Future", which introduces the people of Cape Breton, a small Nova Scotian mining community in the early 1900s. Two of the town's main families, the MacLeans and the Halls, are brought together when Ned Hall (Shaun Smyth) proposes to Nellie MacLean (Jennie Raymond. Acting as surrogate mother to practically everyone in town is the loquacious Mrs. MacTavish (Mary-Colin Chisholm), whose dispensations of gossip serve to set up many of the storylines and establish the principal characters. The action in the ensuing episodes is largely divided between the everyday dangers and deprivations facing the male mine workers and the patience and fortitude exhibited by their womenfolk. Also, several stories revolve around the antics of the community's children, who just can't seem to steer clear of mischief. And, as is customary in turn-of-the-century mining towns, the sporadic and sometimes violent disputes between management and labor, the perils and occasional tragedies resulting from working deep beneath the earth, and the mundane problems of keeping money in the coffers and food on the table, are all taken in stride. Throughout, the character of Willie (Alex Wrathell, youngest member of the MacLean family, acts as the audience's "eyes", occasionally pausing to accept advice from his headstrong brother-in-law Ned and his surrogate father Charley (Denny Doherty). ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

Gabriel Hogan, Richard Donat, and Ben Rose-Davis star in this drama about a young boy growing up in a coal mining community in Nova Scotia near the dawn of the 20th century. The boy learns many valuable lessons when he makes a new friend -- a wild horse captured and trained to work in the mines. The supporting cast includes Denny Doherty, best remembered as a member of the singing group The Mamas and the Papas. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi

A young man who fantasizes about an older woman discovers his daydreams may be turning into realities in this coming-of-age comedy-drama. Eric (Corey Haim) and Donald (Andrew Miller) are two teenage boys growing up in a small farming community in Canada in the mid-1950's. Eric and Donald are at the uncomfortable age where their interest in women far outstrips their knowledge of how to get women interested in them. Eric is also still recovering from the death of his mother, while he struggles to come to terms with the remarriage of his father, Thorvald (Kier Dullea), to Eva (Genevieve Bujold). As local gas jockey Mr. Todd (Robbie Coltrane) offers Eric and Donald advice on courting the fairer sex, Eric discovers Vera (Barbara Williams), the attractive wife of the farmer living next door, enjoys skinny-dipping with her daughters, and Eric digs a makeshift "hideout" where he can watch her undetected. Eric begins to strike up a friendship with Vera, while unknown to him, Vera becomes increasingly unhappy in her marriage. One day, Vera catches Eric as he watches her swimming, but rather than reacting with anger, she reaches out to the inexperienced youth. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi

Denny Doherty, former member of the Mamas & the Papas singing aggregation, returned to his hometown of Halifax, Nova Scotia to star in this eponymously titled CBC variety series. Most of Doherty's guests hailed from the Great White North, though he also welcomed a number of acts from the United States. On one memorable episode, he managed to reunite the surviving members of the Mamas & the Papas, John and Michelle Phillips ("Mama" Cass Elliott had, of course, died several years earlier). Debuting June 1, 1978, Denny's Sho* (the asterisk was never explained) ran for 13 half-hour episodes. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi