CatDog
| CatDog | |
|---|---|
| File:Pacsnoopsuge.jpg Cat and Dog | |
| Created by | Peter Hannan |
| Starring | Jim Cummings Tom Kenny Carlos Alazraqui Maria Bamford Nika Frost John Kassir Dwight Schultz Billy West |
| Country of origin |  United States |
| No. of episodes | 65 |
| Production | |
| Running time | 30 minutes (15 minutes per segment) (approx. per episode) |
| Original release | |
| Network | Nickelodeon |
| Release | October 4 1998 – June 15 2001 |
CatDog is an American animated television series on Nickelodeon, created by Peter Hannan. It premiered on October 5, 1998, and tells the story of two brothers; the suave, intelligent Cat and dumb, optimistic Dog, who share the same body. It was cancelled by Nickelodeon in 2001, according to IMDb.
CatDog was separated from their parents (a frog and a sasquatch-like creature), by a tornado. CatDog reunited with their parents in the TV movie, CatDog: The Great Parent Mystery.
CatDog live in a house shaped like a fish and a bone in the town of Nearburg, which is shared with Winslow Oddfellow, a blue mouse with a wiseguy attitude who constantly torments them.
CatDog always get into trouble with the Greasers. The gang is formed by three dogs, the boss is Cliff, the other two followers are Lube (dumb dog, talented mechanic (See "Lube in Love") and Shriek (the female who has a slight crush on Dog), this is an obvious reference to the gang the Greasers in the book The Outsiders, and possibly to West Side Story.
The show was never particularly popular, though it had a decent-sized fanbase, particularly among younger kids and pre-teens during its initial run. It is still occasionally re-run on Nickelodeon, and continues to be re-run daily on NickToons TV. CatDog has appeared on Nicktoons Caught on Tape. The show, like many other 1990s shows, has not been released on DVD, and it is unknown if it will be.
Characters
Cat (Jim Cummings) - Cat is the smarter one of the two brothers, and is always hatching some kind of plot to get his brother to calm down, so that Cat doesn't get beat around and hurt. Even though most of these plots involve messing with Dog's feeble mind, they often backfire on Cat, much to his dismay. It may not show all the time but, he deeply loves, and cares about his brother Dog.
Dog (Tom Kenny) - Dog is the more lovable of the two brothers, Dog loves to play and party and play some more, he loves baseball and playing fetch with frisbees, balls, sticks, etc. One of his best interests is in chasing the garbage truck. He is very friendly, and happy, but does have a breaking point. He's very sensitive, and if he fails at something he feels horrible, and worthless. It usually takes his brother Cat to help snap him out of it and relax.
Cliff (Tom Kenny) - Cliff is the leader of The Greasers, This brutal bull dog is the typical cartoon "Spike", with a touch of Italian/Brooklyn-ease accent. As leader of the gang he has a rep of being the toughest of the three, though he has a hidden vulnerable side. The vulnerable side usually comes out when he's extremely frightened at something or very sad.
Shriek (Maria Bamford) - Shriek is a tough broad, "I AM A GIRL!" She "shrieks" while trying to live up to her tomboy ways. Shriek is a pure bred poodle born in a very wealthy family. She lived in her parents mansion with her mom and her dad. They gave her everything a girl could ever dream of, or so they thought. She seeks more in life-adventure, excitement, a leather jacket and brass knuckles.
Lube (Carlos Alazraqui) - Not being so smart, Lube is the dumbest of the gang. He makes Cliff and Shriek look like scholars. He basically has the thought process of little child. This however makes him good with kids, as we notice when he's taking care of Winslow impersonating Cliff's niece. Despite Winslow's bratty attitude, Lube doesn't lose his temper. He just goes with the flow doing everything Winslow tells him to. He says with a sweet smile and sincere- "Uh ok baby."
Episode list
Theme Song
One fine day, with a woof and a purr
A baby was born, and it caused a little stirr
No blue buzzard, no three-eyed frog
Just a feline-canine, little CatDog
CatDog (CatDog), CatDog (CatDog)
Alone in the world was the little CatDog
Out on the road, or back in town
All kinds of critters puttin' CatDog down
Gotta' rise above it, gotta' try to get along
Gotta' walk together, gotta' sing this song
CatDog (CatDog), CatDog (CatDog)
Alone in the world was the little CatDog
CatDog (CatDog), CatDog (CatDog)
Alone in the world was the little CatDog
Note: A longer version of the themsong with more verses was produced and used as a music video for commercials during the show's first season.
Voice artists
- Jim Cummings - Cat
- Tom Kenny - Dog, Cliff
- Carlos Alazraqui - Winslow T. Oddfellow, Lube
- Maria Bamford - Shriek Dubois
- Nika Frost - Lola Caricola
- John Kassir - Dunglap, Mervis
- Dwight Schultz - Eddie the Squirrel
- Billy West - Rancid Rabbit, Mr. Sunshine, Randolph
- Pete Zarustica - Rancid Rabbit (Season 2)
Main crew
- Peter Hannan: Executive Producer
- Russ Mooney: Director
- Denis M. Hannigan: Original music
- Steven Banks: Writer
- Chris 'Casper' Kelly: Writer
- Robert Lamoreaux: Writer
- Sultan Pepper: Writer
- Rachel Powell Writer
- Andy Rheingold Writer
- Jon Ross: Writer