100 Deeds for Eddie McDowd
100 Deeds for Eddie McDowd is a television sitcom created for Nickelodeon by Steven H. Berman, Mitchel Katlin, and Nat Bernstein. The series ran for three seasons, premiering on October 16, 1999, and airing its final episode on April 21, 2002.
Plot
Eddie McDowd is considered to be a schoolyard bully by his peers. McDowd considers himself very attractive and powerful and so he bullies others without mercy. One day, while bullying a kid after school, he is caught by a kind of mystical man. He tells McDowd that due to his bullying he will be punished for his wrongdoings by living life as a dog, and that in order to be restored as a human, he has to do 100 good deeds for others. Besides The Drifter, the only one who can hear him talk is Justin Taylor, the last kid he bullied. At first, the two are firmly against the idea, but McDowd realizes that he must work alongside Justin and his family to finish his good deeds. Every time Eddie performs a good deed, the Drifter appears with a creatively presented number stating the remaining deeds he has left. Occasionally, when Eddie misbehaves the Drifter takes away one of his deeds.Characters
Main
- Edward "Eddie" McDowd – Eddie is a 17-year-old bully from the southwest who was turned into an Australian Shepherd/Siberian Husky mix by the Drifter for his wrongdoings and can only be restored to human form if he does 100 good deeds. Besides the Drifter, the only other person who can hear him talk is Justin Taylor. It is explained by the Drifter in a later episode that should this happen, neither Justin nor Eddie's family will outright remember their experiences.
- Justin Taylor – The last kid Eddie had picked on and the only one who can hear him talk in his dog form. He assists Eddie into doing the good deeds to restore Eddie to human.
- Gwen Taylor – Justin's sister. She's very vain and popular all the boys like her especially her next door neighbor Spike Cipriano who she constantly rejects.
- Tori Sloan – Foreign exchange student from England who switched families with Gwen in season 2
- Lisa Taylor – Justin's mother who works as a party planner.
- Doug Taylor – Justin's father who works as a mailman.
Supporting
- Sariffa Chung – Justin's best friend
- The Drifter – A mystical person who was responsible for casting the spell that transformed Eddie into an Australian Shepherd/Siberian Husky mix and will only change him back if he does 100 good deeds. He describes himself to be the embodiment of love, compassion, and tenderness and can do actions that are able to override and break the laws of nature. The Drifter speaks in rhymes and is able to take the form of different living things. He often appears in different forms to give Eddie advice on how to do good deeds. It was widely believed to be the Drifter was a stand-in for God.
- Spike Cipriano – The Taylor's next-door neighbor who goes to the same school as Justin and Gwen. He has a huge crush on Gwen and tries to get her to be his girlfriend.
- Flaco – Eddie's old bullying buddy who also picks on Justin as he takes Eddie's place as the school bully.
- Agt. Elizabeth Marcus/Dog Catcher
- Caesar – A Boston Terrier that befriends Eddie
- Salvatore/Sal – A pug that's Eddie's friend and next-door neighbor; Piscopo also portrays Salvatore's owner Mr. Watt.
- Gigi – A White Cream Pomeranian that Eddie is often smitten with. She speaks with a French accent.