With our nation’s supply of cute animals being 95-percent computer-generated, today’s kids simply don’t appreciate the analog wonders of an actual dog, one that neither boasts the voice of George Lopez nor has access to a jetpack. They’re in for a rude awakening with the return of Benji, the loveable Zelig-like mutt vigilante with an uncanny knack for turning up in the middle of dramatic vignettes and helping people cope with their problems and/or foil kidnappers and secret agents. The original Benji—played initially by a dog named Higgins, who died not long after the 1974 film; you’re welcome!—spawned several official sequels, as well as the 1980 comedy Oh! Heavenly Dog, where Benji housed the soul of a reincarnated private eye played by Chevy Chase.