"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

Colour:

Colour

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

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

Company:

Cartoon Network

Trivia:

Due to illness Lionel G. Wilson as the Farmer quit and was replaced by Arthur Anderson halfway through the series.

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:

Courage: This still shouldn't happen to a dog.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Homestarrunner.com: Everything Else, Volume 1 (2005) (V)

Stupid dog. You make me look bad.

Courage the Cowardly Dog is an excellent show. It has great animation, funny characters and creative stories. That's something you can't really say about recent Cartoon Network originals (example: Ed, Edd and Eddy). It's pretty much a super natural show, with odd and strange things going on each episode (alien ducks, big foot, crazy barber, etc). Overall, it's a great show.