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Courage the Cowardly Dog
Courage
Format	Animated television series
Created by	John R. Dilworth
Directed by	John R. Dilworth
Voices of	Marty Grabstein Thea White Lionel Wilson (Episode 1-33) Arthur Anderson (Episode 34-52)
Country of origin	United States
No. of seasons	4
No. of episodes	53 (List of episodes)
Production
Running time	22 minutes approx.
Broadcast
Original channel	Cartoon Network
Original run	November 12, 1999 – November 22, 2002
External links
Official website
IMDb profile
TV.com summary

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 fictional town of Nowhere, Kansas (often described as The Middle of Nowhere). Image File history File links Question_book-3. ... Image File history File links Couragedog. ... An animated series or cartoon series is a television series produced by means of animation. ... John R. Dilworth (born 1963 in New York, New York) is an American animator. ... John R. Dilworth (born 1963 in New York, New York) is an American animator. ... Marty Grabstein is an American actor mostly known for doing the voice of Courage in Courage The Cowardly Dog. ... Thea White (born 1959) is an American Voice Actress. ... Lionel G. Wilson (March 22, 1924 – April 30, 2003) was an American voice actor born in New York City. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... This is a list of episodes in the American animated television series Courage the Cowardly Dog. ... For Cartoon Network outside of the United States, see Cartoon Network around the world. ... is the 316th day of the year (317th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the year. ... is the 326th day of the year (327th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Also see: 2002 (number). ... An animated series or cartoon series is a television series produced by means of animation. ... John R. Dilworth (born 1963 in New York, New York) is an American animator. ... Trinomial name Canis lupus familiaris The dog (Canis lupus familiaris) is a domestic subspecies of the wolf, a mammal of the Canidae family of the order Carnivora. ... This article is about the country. ... For other uses, see Farmer (disambiguation). ... Official language(s) English[2] Capital Topeka Largest city Wichita Area  Ranked 15th  - Total 82,277 sq mi (213,096 km²)  - Width 211 miles (340 km)  - Length 417 miles (645 km)  - % water 0. ...

Plot

Courage the Cowardly Dog revolves around the exploits of Courage, a small pink dog who, despite his name, is afraid of the most mundane things; his fears, however, are usually warranted: Eustace, Muriel, and Courage are constantly attacked by (or run into) various monsters, aliens, curses, experiments, natural disasters, and other forms of peril that Courage must face. This article is about the color. ... This article is about monsters as a kind of legendary creature. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Look up Curse in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... From Latin ex- + -periri (akin to periculum attempt). ... Natural Disasters is a young rap group made up of five young teens from the Chicago suburbs. ...

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 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. For the 2004 film, see Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story. ...

Production

Main article: 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. It is proposed that this article be deleted, because of the following concern: non-referenced animated short film, questionable notoriety If you can address this concern by improving, copyediting, sourcing, renaming or merging the page, please edit this page and do so. ... This article is about the original U.S. music television channel. ... Liquid Television was a 1990s animation showcase that appeared on MTV. The first season of Liquid Television originally aired on BBC Two. ...

Main article: 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. The Chicken from Outer Space was a cartoon short by John R. Dilworth that featured the first appearance of Courage the Cowardly Dog, his owners Eustace and Muriel and his enemy the Chicken from Outer Space. ... For Cartoon Network outside of the United States, see Cartoon Network around the world. ... What a Cartoon! (originally known as World Premiere Toons, now known as The Cartoon Cartoon Show), was the mid-1990s animation showcase that appeared on the Cartoon Network. ... OSCAR is an acronym for Orbital Satellite Carrying Amateur Radio. ...

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; however, the following year in 2003, when it was said a fifth season for the show was up for consideration, a large number of fans compiled an online petition, aimed directly at Cartoon Network for said possible fifth season, however, the petition was never sent in to the network, and the network decided not to renew the four-year contract for the series, thus marking the end of the cowardly dog. That same year, however, there had been talks about two new "Courage" projects: one of which was a CD soundtrack, produced by the series' composer Jody Gray, consisting of the popular songs, and music scores from the series. The second new Courage project that had been proposed was a possible feature-length movie (whether it would have been a made-for-TV movie, or a theatrical movie hadn't been discussed); though sadly, neither of the two projects saw the light of day. For Cartoon Network outside of the United States, see Cartoon Network around the world. ... John R. Dilworth (born 1963 in New York, New York) is an American animator. ... Hanna-Barbera was an American animated cartoon production company that produced animated television programming and motion pictures for forty-five years between 1957 and 2002. ... John R. Dilworth (born 1963 in New York, New York) is an American animator. ... Stretch Films is a cartoon production company based in New York. ... Also see: 2002 (number). ... is the 326th day of the year (327th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Also see: 2002 (number). ... Jody Gray is a composer for television series. You might have heard his music on Courage the Cowardly Dog External links [website] ...

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. Since then, the show has been airing in rerun fashion at 10:00pm. Another such marathon occurred yet again on October 7th 2007 in the US, again consisting of 14 half hour segments running from 12PM-7PM. These two marathons have gone under the title as "Courage Monstervision Marathon".

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. There are currently no known plans for a US release. Size comparison: A 12 cm Sony DVD+RW and a 19 cm Dixon Ticonderoga pencil. ... Region 1, Region 2 and Region 3 redirect here. ... is the 255th day of the year (256th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ... Madmans Logo Madman Entertainment is an Australian company that specialises in the distribution of Japanese anime and manga in Australia and New Zealand. ...

Episodes

Main article: List of Courage the Cowardly Dog episodes

This is a list of episodes in the American animated television series Courage the Cowardly Dog. ...

External links

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• Official Courage the Cowardly Dog Website
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• Courage the Cowardly Dog Season 1 on DVD