Picks and Pans Review: C.H.O.M.P.S.

UPDATED 09/13/1982 at 01:00 AM EDT • Originally published 09/13/1982 at 01:00 AM EDT

CBS (9-11 p.m. ET)

Valerie Bertinelli and Conrad Bain star in this 1979 howler about a young engineer (Wesley Eure) who tries to put the bite back into his boss's security business by unleashing an electronic super-mutt. The result, unfortunately, exceeds all expectations: It's a real dog.