COURAGE THE COWARDLY DOG

'''Courage the Cowardly Dog''' is an award-winning American animated television series, created by John R. Dilworth, who directed each episode, about a dog named Courage and his owners Muriel Bagge, a kindly old Scottish woman, and Eustace Bagge, a grumpy old farmer, living together in a farmhouse in the middle of the town of Nowhere, Kansas (often described as ).

Contents

Plot

Characters

Production

Voices

Episodes

Video games

External links

Plot

''Courage the Cowardly Dog'' revolves around the exploits of Courage, a small fuchsia dog who, despite his name, is afraid of the most mundane things. However, his fear is usually warranted: Eustace, Muriel, and Courage are constantly attacked by or run into various monsters, aliens, curses, natural disasters, and other forms of peril Courage must face.
Every opening of the show documents Courage's past: "Abandoned as a pup, he was found by Muriel, who lives in the middle of Nowhere (Kansas) with her husband Eustace Bagge. But creepy stuff happens in Nowhere; it's up to Courage to save his new home."
In the series, when Courage wants to save his family, he sometimes faces off the villain in a game (instead of typical feats of strength, the methods by which he tries to defeat villains is usually something mundane like dodgeball or a staring contest, in which Courage always loses), convinces the villain to leave the life of crime, or tricks the villain.

Characters

★ List of principal characters from Courage the Cowardly Dog

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★ Courage the Cowardly Dog (Character)

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★ Muriel Bagge

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★ Eustace Bagge

★ List of Recurring Villians from the Courage the Cowardly Dog

★ List of Secondary Characters from Courage the Cowardly Dog

★ List of Episodic Characters from Courage the Cowardly Dog

Production

Main articles: Smart Talk with Raisin

There is an obscure Dilworth animated short, 'Smart Talk with Raisin - Pulling a Malade out of a Hat', that appeared on MTV's Liquid Television in Season 3, episode 1. It features a proto-'Courage' character named 'Hamilton' as well as what can be considered a proto-'Muriel', the titular 'Raisin', and a proto-'Eustace', named 'Malcolm' (who in this case is Raisin's misanthropic brother). This may have influenced the development of Courage the Cowardly Dog.
Main articles: The Chicken from Outer Space

Originally, Courage started out as a Canadian, one-episode cartoon, (titled ''The Chicken from Outer Space'') which was featured in the Cartoon Network, What a Cartoon! Show. In the original cartoon, there was no dialogue, except for a line spoken by Courage (who was voiced by a different, authoritative voice in this short). An alien chicken was the villain in this short, and it would come back for its revenge in the American series. The Chicken From Outer Space was nominated for an Oscar.
In 1999, Cartoon Network then gave Dilworth the okay to turn the short into a series. It was originally supposed to be created at Hanna-Barbara Studios, but Dilworth wanted it at his Stretch Films Studios. The show had ran successfully until its cancellation in 2002. It had 4 seasons, with 13 episodes in each. The show stopped airing on November 22, 2002, until 2005, when Courage the Cowardly Dog began reruns on Cartoon Network's block, "Cartoon Cartoons" (featuring cartoons exclusive to Cartoon Network). In Britain, the show is currently broadcast on the "Cartoon Cartoons" hour block as well as in half-hour compilations on the UK-only Cartoon Network Too. Courage currently airs Monday-Thursday at 8:00/7:00 PM and 10:00/9:00 PM Central in the United States. The cancellation for Courage is still a mystery today, due to the fact that Courage was a popular show. Whether Dilworth stopped or Cartoon Network just stopped the series is unknown.
It has been noted that on August 26th 2007, a Courage marathon occurred in the US that consisted of 14 half hour segments running from 12PM-7PM.
It has been announced that ''Courage the Cowardly Dog: Season One'', a two-disc DVD set featuring all 13 episodes from the show's first season, will be released in Australia (Region 4) on September 12, 2007, by Madman Entertainment. There are currently no known plans for a US release. However, The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy Season 1 is already released over in Australia as well, meaning that there could still be a release in the near future.

Voices

Main articles: Voice Talents in Courage the Cowardly Dog

Episodes

Main articles: List of Courage the Cowardly Dog episodes

Video games

★ Courage and Muriel are playable characters in the Game Boy Advance game Cartoon Network Speedway.

★ Katz mansion was featured in the game , where Courage was a playable character.

External links

★ Official Courage the Cowardly Dog Website

★ Courage the Cowardly Dog - Unofficial Website (but approved by the creator)

★ Courage the Cowardly Dog Season 1 on DVD