American Stuffers

American Stuffers is an American reality documentary on Animal Planet. The series debuted on January 1, 2012, and follows taxidermist Daniel Ross and his employees at his company, Xtreme Taxidermy, as they live preserve the pets of the customers that come into the store.[1][2] The series was cancelled after five episodes due to low ratings.[3]

American Stuffers
Joseph, Dixie, Daniel Ross and Fred (from left)
StarringDaniel Ross
Country of originUnited States
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes8 (3 unaired)
Production
Executive producers
  • Jeff Collins
  • Mick Kaczorowski
Production companyCollins Avenue Entertainment
Release
Original networkAnimal Planet
Original releaseJanuary 5 (2012-01-05) –
February 2, 2012 (2012-02-02)

Episodes
No.TitleOriginal air dateU.S. viewers
(millions)
1"Keep Your Dead Animals Out of My Kitchen"January 5, 2012 (2012-01-05)0.58[4]
2"The Woman with a Pet Raccoon?"January 12, 2012 (2012-01-12)0.57[5]
3"How to Stuff a Chihuahua"January 19, 2012 (2012-01-19)0.53[6]
4"The Yorkie a Hawk Tried to Carry Away"January 26, 2012 (2012-01-26)0.47[7]
5"The Dog Named Precious"February 2, 2012 (2012-02-02)0.55[8]
6"The Cat Without a Nose"N/AN/A
7"The Hairless Dog"N/AN/A
8"A Tornado Hits Romance"N/AN/A

Reception

The program has received mixed reviews. The New York Times called it possibly "The most wholesome reality show on television right now," noting "it succeeds in being as entertaining as less-wholesome shows is a testament to the wry good humor and general niceness of its subjects".[2] The A.V. Club was less positive, with the reviewer saying that the show "will probably be a goldmine for [clip show program] The Soup" while noting that the program "was touching in ways I didn’t expect as well as disturbing in ways I didn’t expect".[9] A reviewer from the Arkansas Times was negative, saying that pet lovers will find that the show "is going to make you want to scream and jump backwards through a plate glass window", and that the reviewer "couldn't stop chuckling at some of the seemingly-heartwarming situations captured in the clips I saw".[10]

References
  1. "Animal Planet's New Series About Pet Preservation Breathes New Life Into Dead Pets - "American Stuffers" Premieres Thursday, January 5 at 10 PM". the Futon Critic.
  2. Green, Penelope (January 11, 2012). "Warm Hearts and Freeze-Dried Pets". The New York Times. Retrieved March 10, 2013.
  3. ""Ragin' Cajuns," "Sorority Girls," "American Stuffers," "Snake Man of Appalachia" Out in Latest Discovery Networks Purge". the Futon Critic.
  4. "Thursday's Cable Ratings: "Jersey Shore" Returns on Top for MTV". the Futon Critic.
  5. "Thursday's Cable Ratings: "Jersey Shore" Continues Its Reign". the Futon Critic.
  6. "Thursday's Cable Ratings: "Jersey Shore" Holds Off Lakers/Heat on TNT". the Futon Critic.
  7. "Thursday's Cable Ratings: "Jersey Shore" Overshadows Competition Once Again". the Futon Critic.
  8. "Thursday's Cable Ratings: "Jersey Shore" Falls to Season Low". the Futon Critic.
  9. Zulkey, Claire (January 5, 2012). "American Stuffers debuts tonight on Animal Planet at 10 p.m. Eastern". The A.V. Club. Retrieved March 10, 2013.
  10. Koon, David. "'American Stuffers' saves your pets for posterity". Arkansas Times. Archived from the original on 2012-12-15. Retrieved 2012-12-27.
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