Courage the Cowardly Dog is an American animated television series created and directed by John R. Dilworth. The pilot episode, "The Chicken from Outer Space", originally aired as part of What a Cartoon! on February 18, 1996. The series officially premiered on Cartoon Network on November 12, 1999, and ended on November 22, 2002, with a total of 52 episodes over the course of four seasons. A CGI special titled "The Fog of Courage" was broadcast on Cartoon Network in Southeast Asia on October 31, 2014. The series is about an anthropomorphic dog named Courage, who lives with an elderly couple in Nowhere, Kansas. In each episode, the trio are thrown into bizarre and frequently disturbing misadventures, often involving the paranormal or supernatural.
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Dilworth pitched the series to Hanna-Barbera's animated shorts showcase What a Cartoon! and a pilot titled "The Chicken from Outer Space" aired on Cartoon Network on February 18, 1996.[1] The segment was nominated for an Academy Award, but lost to the Wallace and Gromit short film A Close Shave. The short was greenlit to become a series, which premiered on November 12, 1999, and ended on November 22, 2002, with 4 seasons each consisting of 13 episodes. During its run, it was nominated for three Golden Reel Awards and won one Annie Award.
We interrupt this program to bring you "Courage the Cowardly Dog" show, starring Courage, the cowardly dog! Abandoned as a pup, he was found by Muriel, who lives in the middle of Nowhere with her husband, Eustace Bagge. But creepy stuff happens in Nowhere. It's up to Courage to save his new home!
The animated short was shown as one of the episodes of Cartoon Network's World Premiere Toons in 1996, a Hanna-Barbera Cartoons innovation by then-president Fred Seibert. The short served as a de facto pilot for the future series.[4] The original animated short had no dialogue except for one line spoken by Courage, who had a more authoritative voice akin to Jackie Mason than in the series. It was uttered by voice actor Howard Hoffman who also provided all the other vocal sounds and effects for the short.[3] An alien chicken was the villain in this short, who later reappears in the series to seek revenge. His sons also attempt to seek revenge in a later episode.[5] The short was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film at the 68th Academy Awards, but lost to the Wallace and Gromit short film A Close Shave.[6]
Original music featured in Courage the Cowardly Dog was composed by Jody Gray[8] and Andy Ezrin.[9][10] Classical music can be heard at times, which pays homage to classic Warner Bros. animation and the scores of Carl Stalling.[11] In several episodes, Gray arranged various famous classical pieces, such as Wagner's "Ride of the Valkyries", and wrote up to 15 songs.[10]
Courage the Cowardly Dog originally was premiered as a short on February 18, 1996. The show premiered on November 12, 1999, and became the highest-rated premiere in Cartoon Network history at the time.[12] It last aired on November 22, 2002, with 52 episodes produced in four seasons.
Jeff Swindoll of Monsters and Critics reviewed the first season DVD and felt a bit disappointed about its lack of the original Hanna-Barbera short The Chicken from Outer Space.[17] Swindoll felt that the lack of special features should still not deter fans from buying the season since the other episodes have only appeared piecemeal on other releases of the series.[17]
Courage the Cowardly Dog: Season One, a two-disc DVD set featuring all 13 episodes from the show's first season, was released in Australia (Region 4) on September 12, 2007, by Madman Entertainment.[20][21] On January 13, 2010, the complete second season was also released.[20][22]
In addition, all four seasons of the series are available for download on iTunes.[27][28][29][30] The PlayStation 2 version of the video game Cartoon Network Racing contains the episodes "Robot Randy" and "The Magic Tree of Nowhere" as unlockable extras.
Dilworth pitched the series to Hanna-Barbera's animated shorts showcase What a Cartoon!, and a pilot (entitled "The Chicken from Outer Space") aired on Cartoon Network in early 1996. The segment was nominated for an Academy Award, but lost to Wallace and Gromit's A Close Shave. Cartoon Network greenlit a series from the short, which premiered on November 12, 1999 and ended on November 22, 2002, with four seasons of 13 episodes each produced. During its run, the series was nominated for 3 Golden Reel Awards and 1 Annie Award. Spin-off media include home video releases and collectible toys.
The animated short was shown as one of the episodes of Cartoon Network's World Premiere Toons in 1996, a Hanna-Barbera Cartoons innovation by then-president Fred Seibert. The short served as a de facto pilot for the future series. The original animated short had no dialogue except for one line spoken by Courage, who had a more authoritative voice than in the series. It was uttered by voice actor Howard Hoffman who also provided all the other vocal sounds and effects for the short. An alien chicken was the villain in this short, who later reappears in the series to seek revenge. His sons also attempt to seek revenge too in a later episode. The short was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film at the 68th Academy Awards.
Original music featured in Courage the Cowardly Dog was composed by Jody Gray and Andy Ezrin. Classical music can be heard at times, which pays homage to classic Warner Bros. animation and the scores of Carl Stalling. In several episodes, Gray arranged various famous classical pieces and wrote up to 15 songs, such as Wagner's "Ride of the Valkyries".
Courage the Cowardly Dog originally was premiered as a short on February 18, 1996. The show premiered on November 12, 1999 and became the highest-rated premiere in Cartoon Network history at the time. It last aired on November 22, 2002, with 52 episodes produced in four seasons. Reruns of the series currently air on Boomerang.
Jeff Swindoll of Monsters and Critics reviewed the first season DVD and felt a bit disappointed about its lack of the original Hanna-Barbera short "The Chicken from Outer Space." Swindoll felt that the lack of special features still should not deter fans from buying the season since the other episodes have appeared on other releases of the series.
Courage the Cowardly Dog: Season One, a two-disc DVD set featuring all 13 episodes from the show's first season, was released in Australia (Region 4) on September 12, 2007, by Madman Entertainment. On January 13, 2010, the complete second season was also released.
In addition, all four seasons of the series are available for download on iTunes. The PlayStation 2 version of the video game Cartoon Network Racing contains the episodes "Robot Randy" and "The Magic Tree of Nowhere" as unlockable extras.
Courage the Cowardly DogDetailsCountry United StatesLanguageEnglishSeasons4Episodes52 (list of episodes)ChannelsCartoon Network (United States) (formerly)Cartoon Network (UK and Ireland) (formerly)Cartoon Network Too (formerly)Cartoon Network (Australia and New Zealand) (formerly)Cartoon Network (Southeast Asia) (formerly)Cartoon Network (India) (formerly)Teletoon (formerly)Boomerang (United States) (formerly) ServicesHBO Max Release1999-11-12 - 2002-11-22Courage the Cowardly Dog is an American animated horror comedy television series created by John R. Dilworth for Cartoon Network and the eighth of the Cartoon Cartoons, It was produced by Dilworth's own animation studio at Stretch Films and distributed by Warner Bros., The title character is a pink, dog who lives with an elderly couple in a farmhouse in the middle of "Nowhere". In each episode, the trio are thrown into bizarre and frequently disturbing misadventures, often involving the paranormal or supernatural. The series is known for its dark, surreal humor and atmosphere.
If there's one thing in this world that always manages to make me smile, it's a little good, old-fashioned Nightmare Fuel. For those of you out there who are not complete hermits and haven't wasted what probably amounts to months of your life on TV Tropes, I'll explain. Nightmare Fuel is that magic element in media that scared the bejeebus out of you as a child, but was never meant to. Most of it wasn't intentional. The vast majority of stuff that ends up being Nightmare Fuel was supposed to be entertaining. But, sadly, someone goofed, and what was meant to be amusing turned into something ready to crawl into our young minds and haunt us well into adulthood.That being said, I'd be lying if I said there wasn't anything out there that was meant to scare, but still be intended for young audiences. We've all seen plenty of these in our lives - Are You Afriad of the Dark?, several Disney movies, and even a few episodes of Care Bears and My Little Pony, to name only a few off the top of my head. But, amongst all this frightening stuffs, there is one show that stands out from all the others. One show that, on certain parts on the internet, the very title is synonymus with "fear".That show? Courage the Cowardly Dog.Those of you who grew up in the "Golden Age of Cartoons" know what I'm talking about. For you youngin's out there who aren't in the know, Courage the Cowardly Dog was a Cartoon Network show that ran from 1999 to 2002, with a total of four seasons and fifty-two episodes. The basic premise revolved around the titular cowardly dog, Courage, who lived with his two owners - the lovable old granny, Muriel Bagge, and her greedy bastard of a husband, Eustace - who live in the Middle of Nowhere (literally; they live in Nowhere, Kansas). To quote the opening narration "freaky stuff happens in Nowhere. It's up to Courage to save his new home!"This show is considered something of a classic. It's fondly remembered by even casual fans for its clever writing, many a hiliarious scene, and, oh yeah, its OFF-THE-CHARTS FREAKY FACTOR!Seriously, with the level of scary that went down in this show, people still wonder how on earth this series ran for so long without at least getting a threat to be pulled off the air (my guess is that the censors just really liked it, but whatever). Just go on TV Tropes and look up Nightmare Fuel, under Western Animation; this show has its own page. If that isn't some hardcore terror, I don't what is.But what episodes were the scariest? Which episodes caused those most brick-shitting, the most pants-wetting, the most ear-spilitting shrieking ever brought on by a children's cartoon?I don't know, but doesn't mean I can't make a countdown to pretend I do! So, here it is, the top ten scariest episodes of Courage the Cowardly Dog. 2ff7e9595c
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