#SCOOBY DOO MEETS COURAGE THE COWARDLY DOG FULL#
Although Courage is occasionally aided with that task, the full extent of his efforts is usually performed unbeknownst to Muriel and Eustace. The task of protecting Muriel and Eustace from such dangers falls on Courage, who endeavors to thwart or reconcile with the monster of the week and remedy or repair any damages done. Although most of the creatures the three face are hostile, some only appear that way, but are simply suffering from distress, anger, and/or acting in desperation, and sometimes because they are depressed, but they can turn out to be friendly to them. The plot generally uses conventions common to horror films. In the present, he lives with the now elderly Muriel and her husband Eustace Bagge ( Lionel Wilson in episodes 1–33, Arthur Anderson in episodes 34–52), a cranky and greedy American man who is often jealous of Courage and refers to him as "stupid dog", and frequently uses a mask to scare him out of his wits in an isolated farmhouse: the nearest town to the farmhouse is a town called Nowhere.Ĭourage and his owners frequently encounter monsters, aliens, zombies, and other paranormal or supernatural creatures that are attracted to Nowhere. Soon after, he was found in an alleyway by Muriel Bagge ( Thea White), a friendly Scottish woman who decided to take Courage in as her own, and was inspired by the nature of this first meeting to give him his name.
He was abandoned as a puppy after his parents were sent into outer space by a crazed veterinarian. The Nowhere Newsman, in the opening title sequenceĬourage the Cowardly Dog follows Courage ( Marty Grabstein), a kind yet easily frightened troublesome dog. It was nominated for three Golden Reel Awards and won one Annie Award. 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. The segment was nominated for an Academy Award, but lost to the Wallace and Gromit short film A Close Shave.
#SCOOBY DOO MEETS COURAGE THE COWARDLY DOG SERIES#
The series is known for its dark, surreal humor and atmosphere.ĭilworth 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. In each episode, the trio is thrown into bizarre, frequently disturbing, and often paranormal or supernatural adventures. The title character is a dog who lives with an elderly couple in a farmhouse in the middle of "Nowhere".
It was produced by Dilworth's animation studio, Stretch Films, and originally aired from 1999 to 2002. Courage the Cowardly Dog is an American animated comedy horror television series created by John R.
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