CatDog
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| CatDog | |
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| Image:Catdoglogosign.jpg CatDog logo | |
| Format | Animation |
| Created by | Peter Hannan |
| Starring | Jim Cummings Tom Kenny Carlos Alazraqui Maria Bamford Nika Frost John Kassir Dwight Schultz Billy West |
| Country of origin | Image:Flag of the United States.svg United States |
| No. of seasons | 3 |
| No. of episodes | 65 (List of episodes) |
| Production | |
| Running time | 30 minutes (15 minutes per segment) (approx. per episode) |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | Nickelodeon |
| Original run | October 4, 1998 – january 1 2007 |
| External links | |
| IMDb profile | |
CatDog is an American animated television series on Nickelodeon, created by Peter Hannan. Reruns can be seen on Nicktoons Network.
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[edit] Premise
The show details the misadventures of CatDog, a conjoined cat and dog. Despite sharing a body, Cat and Dog are wildly different: Cat is worldly wise and suave, contrasting with the optimistic and childlike Dog. Though they are of different species, the duo refers to themselves as "brothers".
Because of their strange condition, CatDog are often harassed by the Greaser Dogs, a trio of tough hoods, and their neighbor, Winslow, a devious blue rat.
[edit] Main and Major Characters
Cat desires fame and fortune, and is prone to go to extravagant lengths in order to achieve them despite Dog's warnings. He is a stickler for cleanliness, yet is highly hydrophobic. He is voiced by Jim Cummings.
Dog generally acts as the stereotypical canine; loyal to a fault, very energetic, and easily distracted. He is often a voice of reason for Cat, who can be highly unscrupulous in his tasks. Unlike Cat, he does not care for cleanliness, preferring instead to ravage trash cans for food. His catchphrase is "Hi Ho diggity". He is voiced by Tom Kenny.
- Cliff
The leader of the Greaser dogs. Cliff acts belligerent in order to maintain his tough image, but has a very vulnerable side which Cat and Dog sometimes exploit. Also voiced by Tom Kenny.
- Shriek
The second-in-command of the Greasers, she struggles to distance herself from her privileged background with a tomboyish demeanor. Because of this, she must often remind other characters of her femininity. Shriek has an unrequited crush on Dog, which is said to prevent her from harming him during CatDog's routine beatings at the Greasers' hands. She is voiced by Maria Bamford.
- Lube
Real name Ignatius, he is very unintelligent and sometimes speaks in non sequiturs. Lube the workhorse of the Greasers, often doing tasks which Shriek and Cliff have the sense to shirk. Lube is a skilled auto mechanic, hence his nickname. He is voiced by Carlos Alazraqui.
- Winslow Oddfellow
A blue rat who lives in CatDog's home. Constantly sarcastic and critical, he is a constant annoyance to Cat and Dog but remains their friend.
- Rancid Rabbit
Rancid Rabbit often serves as an antagonist to CatDog and the Greasers, appearing in numerous roles throughout the series. He is highly manipulative and greedy, and has a very short temper. Rancid is voiced by Billy West.
[edit] Episodes
[edit] Film
CatDog are reunited with their parents in their first TV movie which was released in 2001. This movie reveals that CatDog were separated from their foster parents, a bull-frog and a bigfoot-like creature, by a tornado.
[edit] Voice cast
- 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
[edit] 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
[edit] Trivia
- Randolf's character and voice was based on Cary Grant.
[edit] External links
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Categories: Nicktoons | Fictional cats | Fictional dogs | Fictional conjoined twins | Animated television series | 1998 television program debuts | 2001 television program series endings | 1990s American television series | 2000s American television series | CatDog | Nickelodeon shows | 1990s Nickelodeon shows | 1990s American animated television series

