"Courage the Cowardly Dog" (1999) TV series 1999-2002

Creator:

John Dilworth
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Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3 | 4

Release Date:

12 November 1999 (USA)

Genre:

Animation | Comedy | Family | Sci-Fi | Horror | Thriller

Tagline:

Shake, Courage...Shake.

Plot:

Courage the Cowardly Dog follows the story of the life of a little pink cowardly dog who was named Courage when he was found by Muriel...

Plot Keywords:

Dog | Cartoon Dog | Witch | Surrealism | Ghost

Awards:

2 wins & 2 nominations

US TV Schedule:

Sat. Jan. 9	3:00 PM	TOON	The King of Flan; Courage Under the Volcano	#3.13
Sat. Jan. 9	3:30 PM	TOON	Son of the Chicken From Outer Space; The Last Starmakers	#4.10

Cast

Simon Prebble	...	The Computer (52 episodes, 1999-2002)
Lionel G. Wilson	...	Eustace Bagge / ... (33 episodes, 1999-2002)
Billie Lou Watt	...	Ma Bagge (31 episodes, 1999-2002)
Arthur Anderson	...	Eustace Bagge (19 episodes, 2002)

Series Directed by
John Dilworth		(52 episodes, 1999-2002)

Series Writing credits
David Steven Cohen		(52 episodes, 1999-2002)
John Dilworth		(52 episodes, 1999-2002)
William Hohauser		(52 episodes, 1999-2002)
Craig Shemin		(6 episodes, 1999-2002)
Allan Neuwirth		(3 episodes, 2002)
Gary Cooper		(2 episodes, 2002)
Michelle Belly Dilworth		(unknown episodes)
Bill Marsilii		(unknown episodes)
John T. Reynolds		(unknown episodes)

Series Produced by
John Dilworth	....	executive producer (52 episodes, 1999-2003)
Risa Neuwirth	....	associate producer (52 episodes, 1999-2003)
Robert Winthrop	....	producer (52 episodes, 1999-2002)
Bill Schultz	....	supervising producer / supervising producer: Cartoon Network Studios (2 episodes, 2000)
Winnie Chaffee	....	producer (unknown episodes, 2003)

Series Original Music by
Andy Ezrin		(52 episodes, 1999-2002)
Jody Gray		(52 episodes, 1999-2002)

Series Film Editing by
Tom Kartelias		(16 episodes, 2000-2002)
Peter Roos		(4 episodes, 1999-2000)

Series Casting by
Don Case		(52 episodes, 1999-2002)

Series Art Direction by
John Dilworth		(52 episodes, 1999-2002)

Series Production Management
Jay Bastian	....	executive in charge of production / executive in charge of production: Cartoon Network (52 episodes, 1999-2002)
Barbara Jean Kearney	....	production manager (52 episodes, 1999-2002)
Peter Roos	....	post-production supervisor (52 episodes, 1999-2002)
Linda Simensky	....	executive in charge of production / executive in charge of production: Cartoon Network (52 episodes, 1999-2002)

Series Art Department
R. Theodore Brown	....	storyboard revisionist (52 episodes, 1999-2002)
Sean Lattrell	....	storyboard revisionist (52 episodes, 1999-2002)
Pilar Newton	....	storyboard revisionist (52 episodes, 1999-2002)
David Wachtenheim	....	storyboard revisionist / storyboard artist (52 episodes, 1999-2002)
Michael Wetterhahn	....	storyboard revisionist (52 episodes, 1999-2002)
Bob Miller	....	storyboard supervisor (51 episodes, 1999-2002)
Ethan Kanfer	....	storyboard artist / storyboard revisionist (13 episodes, 2000-2002)
Jim Mitchell	....	storyboard supervisor (2 episodes, 2002)

Series Sound Department
Norval D. Crutcher III	....	sound effects editor (52 episodes, 1999-2002)
Michael Geisler	....	sound designer / supervising sound editor (52 episodes, 1999-2002)
Peter Roos	....	dialogue editor (52 episodes, 1999-2002)
Richard Fairbanks	....	sound re-recording mixer / sound recordist (40 episodes, 2000-2002)
Gregg Barbanell	....	foley artist (unknown episodes)
Douglas Hinton	....	sound editor (unknown episodes)
Jason Piatt	....	sound effects editor (unknown episodes)
Michele Woods	....	sound re-recording mixer (unknown episodes)

Series Visual Effects by
William Hohauser	....	animatics (52 episodes, 1999-2002)
Joseph Maidenberg	....	animatics (52 episodes, 1999-2002)
Rainne Wu	....	animatics (52 episodes, 1999-2002)

Series Camera and Electrical Department
Don Gyryluk	....	digital video camera (1 episode, 2000)
Steve Hagel	....	digital video camera (1 episode, 2000)
Mark Heller	....	camera footage (1 episode, 2000)

Series Animation Department
Tony Eastman	....	animator / walk cycles (52 episodes, 1999-2002)
John Paratore	....	animator / character mouth charts (52 episodes, 1999-2002)
David Wachtenheim	....	animator / walk cycles (52 episodes, 1999-2002)
Pilar Newton	....	designer / storyboard revisionist (51 episodes, 1999-2002)
Jose Velasco	....	designer (51 episodes, 1999-2002)
Jeff Brennan	....	prop & character design / designer (25 episodes, 1999-2002)
Andrew Covalt	....	color stylist / background supervisor (15 episodes, 1999-2002)
Andy Smith	....	character designer / designer (12 episodes, 1999-2000)
Janet Benn	....	animation checker / animator / ... (2 episodes, 2000)
Dai Dai	....	color stylist (2 episodes, 2000)
Ray daSilva	....	animator / walk cycles (2 episodes, 2000)
Margaret Frey	....	color stylist (2 episodes, 2000)
Mark Su Jin Han	....	color assistant (2 episodes, 2000)
Swatch Jang	....	layout supervisor (2 episodes, 2000)
Vincent Lu	....	background supervisor (2 episodes, 2000)
Fida Hamze Reuter	....	color stylist (2 episodes, 2000)
Lee Stacy	....	color stylist (2 episodes, 2000)
Martin Wittig	....	animator / character mouth charts / ... (2 episodes, 2000)

Series Editorial Department
Steve Fitzpatrick	....	on-line editor (1 episode, 2000)
Tom Kartelias	....	on-line editor (1 episode, 2000)
Korinna Knoll	....	off-line editor / on-line editor (1 episode, 2000)
David Schulhoff	....	off-line editor / on-line editor (1 episode, 2000)

Series Music Department
Rob Aster	....	music supervisor (1 episode, 2000)
Bruce Buchanan	....	music production (1 episode, 2000)
Michael C. Lau	....	music supervisor (1 episode, 2000)

Series Other crew
John Dilworth	....	main title designer / story supervisor (52 episodes, 1999-2002)
JoEllyn Marlow	....	production executive (unknown episodes, 2003)
Peter Fernandez	....	voice director (unknown episodes)
Daryle Lockhart	....	production assistant (unknown episodes)

Production Companies

• Cartoon Network
• Stretch Films

Distributors

• Cartoon Network
• Cartoon Network (Brazil) (TV) (pay TV)
• Hollydan Works (2008) (Yugoslavia) (DVD)
• Rede Record (Brazil) (TV) (broadcast TV)
• Teletoon

Other Companies

• ACMEworks Digital Films Inc.  digital film recording
• Atomic Cartoons  additional storyboard artists
• Donald Case Casting  casting
• Glenwood Editorial  services
• Gray Noise Music  music production
• Pharoah Editorial  post-production
• Pharoah Editorial  recording
• Pomann Sound  final mix
• Streamline Pictures  reference material supplied by
• Streamline Pictures  stock footage
• Wang Film Productions Company  overseas production facility
• Zap Studios  track reading

Runtime:

Argentina:30 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

Denmark:A | Netherlands:6 | Australia:PG | Argentina:Atp | Brazil:Livre | USA:TV-Y7

Company:

Cartoon Network

Trivia:

John Dilworth finally agreed to do a Courage series, and Cartoon Network originally wanted him to produce it from their Hanna-Barbera studio in L.A.. But Dilworth didn't want to leave his company Stretch Films in New York, so CN agreed to let him do the series from Stretch Films.

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: When viewing the house from the outside, you see three floors, with the attic as the third floor. When inside, the attic is on the same floor as the bedrooms, which is the second floor.

Quotes:

Talking Fish: There's no such thing as perfect, you're beautiful as you are, Courage. With all of your imperfections, you can do anything you want to do!

Movie Connections:

Featured in "Bleach: Reclaim! The Power of the Shinigami (#1.18)" (2005)

One of the great Cartoon Network shows...

Along with Dexter's Laboratory, this is the show that has kept me watching Cartoon Network, even when they put dribble like "Totally Spies" on.

This series, although having a few 'flat' episodes, is a great example of a well made cartoon. Rarely do you hear the same music twice (which has, on numerous occasions destroyed other series where you hear the same stuff over again over numerous seasons), the voice acting is always great (from the main characters to Mr. Katz and the Goose God), the animation is great (the varied reactions they give Courage is worth watching for alone) and the stories are always unique, even when they're not up to the series standard bar (which is pretty darn high, IMO).

Ultimately, the series is a culmination of so many excellent factors, with the most important being the way that it can be scary but not so much that you can't let kids watch it. It's the perfect black humor cartoon for kids and adults that I wish was out on DVD, as I'd buy it in an instant.

My personal favorite episodes are "The Chicken From Outer Space", "Revenge of the Chicken From Outer Space", "King Ramses' Curse" and "The Gods Must Be Goosey". I am very glad that they're currently re-showing this on Cartoon Network, because if you haven't seen it, you deserve to.