Beethoven

Eight films about a St Bernard, and the family changes twice along the way.

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Where to start with Beethoven

The first two and then decide. Beethoven and Beethoven's 2nd are cinema films about the Newton family, with Charles Grodin as a father who does not want a dog. Everything after that went straight to video, and there are two separate breaks in it: films three to five keep the Newton name with the parts recast, and from Beethoven's Big Break onward it is a reboot with no Newtons at all. The dog is the only thing that runs all the way through.

  1. 1
    Beethoven (1992) Beethoven

    A St Bernard puppy escapes a dognapping and moves in with a family who did not want him. Charles Grodin is the reason it works.

  2. 2
    Beethoven's 2nd (1993) Beethoven's 2nd

    The same family and the same cast, with puppies. The last one made for cinemas and the last with Grodin.

  3. 3
    Beethoven's 3rd (2000) Beethoven's 3rd

    Seven years later, straight to video, and now about George's brother Richard and his family. If the recasting is going to lose you, it will lose you here.

  4. 4
    Beethoven's Big Break (2008) Beethoven's Big Break

    The reboot. No Newtons at all, a new human cast, and the three films after it follow this one rather than anything earlier.

Then what? Beethoven's 4th and 5th finish the Newton-branded run in 2001 and 2003. After Big Break come Beethoven's Christmas Adventure in 2011 and Beethoven's Treasure Tail in 2014, which is the last of them. There is also a thirteen-episode cartoon from 1994, made between the second and third films, which follows the original family.

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The Cinema Films

  • Beethoven 1992
  • Beethoven's 2nd 1993

The Direct-to-Video Films

  • Beethoven's 3rd 2000
  • Beethoven's 4th 2001
  • Beethoven's 5th 2003
  • Beethoven's Big Break 2008
  • Beethoven's Christmas Adventure 2011
  • Beethoven's Treasure Tail 2014

The Series

  • Beethoven 1994, 1 season, 13 episodes

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