A boy and his dog
October 24, 2006
Pj and Max’s simple adventures began modestly in Boise, and ended in Hollywood. The two were perhaps best known for their “boy and his dog” movies made in the late 1970s, which propelled them to instant fame seemingly overnight. Before the two had any time to adjust to it, they were international movie stars with a large portion of their fanbase in Eastern Brazil. Several hundred product endorsements were eventually thrown their way, most having to do with acne medications and/or ringworm cream, which they dutifully accepted. Max hosted his own talk show to modest reviews in the late fall of 2001. The show, called “To The Max” featured the charismatic dog and focused on awkward and demeaning moments with his guests as he drilled them with very detailed and pressing questions about geography and government. The show eventually was pulled in early 2003 due to the large amount of hatemail being sent to the studio everyday, which was so much that Max’s dressing room had to be moved to the boiler room. Pj made a handfull of “boy without his dog” films in the mid 80s that led to the subsequent feuding with Max over their licensed identities and royalties. The feuding was at times incredibly violent and very public, often becoming the cover story for magazines such as People and US Weekly, and was a slander goldmine for the tabloids all across the world. Pj and Max eventually settled their disputes on television in the summer of 2006 in the form of a very elaborate live taping of the two engaging in pie eating contests, bloody knuckles, and a spelling bee/wrestling competition all in front of the Cynthia Mann elementary school in Boise, Idaho where the two grew up. Max emerged the winner that day, and has since gone into talk radio. Pj currently works at the Brach’s candies headquarters where he is the head of public relations.
