With a toothless Disney+ resurrection, 'Turner & Hooch' goes to the dogs.

With a toothless Disney+ resurrection, 'Turner & Hooch' goes to the dogs.

What's a decent program to watch? Not "Turner & Hooch," which runs off the rails in the worst possible way, leaving behind a Disney+ sitcom that is essentially a remake but tries too hard to pass itself off as a revival. The result is a little befuddling cop drama that no amount of drooling or sad puppy-dog eyes can save.

The series revolves around Scott Turner, a San Francisco-based US Marshal who happens to be the son of the character played by Tom Hanks in the 1989 film. But, in a plot twist, Dad just died, leaving behind a large, boisterous dog for Scott to adopt, who is "almost like the old Hooch came back."

 Scott, understandably, does not want the furry monster to damage his flat, therefore the program follows the movie's beats. Scott also meets a new possible love interest, Erica ("Glee's" Vanessa Lengies), a police dog trainer who is quickly captivated with him, despite his extremely sluggish reaction time.

"Turner & Hooch," created by "Burn Notice" producer Matt Nix and action director McG, has a respectable history for such an endeavor, but it doesn't manage to accomplish anything truly unique in the three screened episodes.

They're all over the place, including an odd "Die Hard" parody and a semi-serialized mystery that's taking its time to develop.

While the tone is intended to be family-friendly, it is inconsistent. Part of this might be due to the brevity of the source material; the original had its moments but was far from a classic, so no one was clamoring for this.

Peck is endearing enough, but seeing the lovely French mastiff screw things up or steal a bunch of donuts (being around cops helps on this count) starts to seem like a TV show from the days when everyone got television, much less streaming