Courage the Cowardly Dog

Courage the Cowardly Dog
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Created by	John R. Dilworth
Network	Cartoon Network
Production company	Stretch Films Hanna-Barbera (pilot only)
Original release	November 12, 1999—November 22, 2002
Run time	22 minutes
Starring	Marty Grabstein Thea White Lionel Wilson Arthur Anderson Paul Schoeffler
Executive producer(s)	John R. Dilworth
Producer(s)	Robert Winthrop Winnie Chaffee
Music composition	Jody Gray Andy Ezrin

Courage the Cowardly Dog is an American animated comedy horror television series created by John R. Dilworth. It was produced by Stretch Films for Cartoon Network. It ran from 1999 to 2002, airing a total of 52 episodes that spanned four seasons.

The series stars Courage, a cowardly dog who lives with an elderly couple, Muriel and Eustace Bagge. Abandoned as a pup, Courage was adopted by Muriel to stay at a home in the middle of Nowhere. But with creepy stuff happening in the area, it is up for Courage to save his owners' lives from the paranormal anomalies that occur within.

Production

Development

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The character of Courage originated from an earlier character of Dilworth's called Hamilton, who appeared in Smart Talk with Raisin, a pilot Dilworth created for MTV.

Music

The main title theme and episode scores was composed by Jody Gray and Andy Ezrin. In several episodes, Gray arranged various classical pieces, which payed homage to classic Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies shorts and the scores of Carl W. Stalling; one of them being Wagner's "Ride of the Valkyries", which was used in the episode of the same name.

Episodes

Note: Select episodes from season one were sneak-previewed on August 21, 1999, during Cartoon Network's Cartoon Cartoon Weekend marathon.

Title	Original air date
0x00 "The Chicken from Outer Space"	February 18, 1996
1x01 "Night at the Katz Motel" "Cajun Granny Stew"	August 21, 1999 (preview; first segment only) November 12, 1999
1x02 "The Shadow of Courage" "Dr. Le Quack, Amnesia Specialist"	November 19, 1999
1x03 "Courage Meets Bigfoot" "Hothead"	August 21, 1999 (preview; first segment only) November 26, 1999
1x04 "The Demon in the Mattress" "Freaky Fred"	December 3, 1999
1x05 "Night of the Weremole" "Mother's Day"	August 21, 1999 (preview; both segments) December 17, 1999
1x06 "The Duck Brothers" "Shirley the Medium"	December 10, 1999
1x07 "King Ramses' Curse" "The Clutching Foot"	January 7, 2000
1x08 "The Hunchback of Nowhere" "The Gods Must Be Goosey"	January 14, 2000
1x09 "Queen of the Black Puddle" "Everyone Wants to Direct"	January 21, 2000
1x10 "The Snowman Cometh" "The Precious, Wonderful, Adorable, Lovable Duckling"	January 28, 2000
1x11 "Heads of Beef" "Klub Katz"	February 18, 2000
1x11 "The Revenge of the Chicken from Outer Space" "Journey to the Center of Nowhere"	June 9, 2000
1x12 "Little Muriel" "The Great Fusilli"	July 14, 2000
2x01 "The Magic Tree of Nowhere" "Robot Randy"	October 31, 2000
2x02 "The Curse of Shirley" "Courage in the Big Stinkin' City"	December 8, 2000
2x03 "Family Business" "1000 Years of Courage"	December 29, 2000
2x04 "Courage Meets the Mummy" "Invisible Muriel"	January 19, 2001
2x05 "Human Habitrail" "Mission to the Sun"	February 16, 2001
2x06 "Courage the Fly" "Katz Kandy"	March 16, 2001
2x07 "Nowhere TV" "Mega Muriel the Magnificent"	April 13, 2001
2x08 "Bad Hair Day" "Forbidden Hat of Gold"	May 18, 2001
2x09 "Serpent of Evil River" "The Transplant"	June 1, 2001
2x10 "Cat Broke, Phone Yes" "Cowboy Courage"	October 26, 2001
2x11 "Evil Weevil" "McPhearson Phantom"	November 2, 2001
2x12 "The House of Discontent" "The Sand Whale Strikes"	November 9, 2001
2x13 "The Tower of Dr. Zalost"	January 11, 2002
3x01 "Muriel Meets Her Match" "Courage vs. Mecha-Courage"	November 16, 2001
3x02 "Campsite of Terror" "Record Deal"	February 8, 2002
3x03 "Stormy Weather" "The Sandman Sleeps"	March 15, 2002
3x04 "Hard Drive Courage" "The Ride of the Valkyries"	June 7, 2002
3x05 "Scuba Scuba Doo" "Conway the Contaminationist"	June 14, 2002
3x06 "Katz Under the Sea" "Curtain of Cruelty"	June 21, 2002
3x07 "Feast of the Bullfrogs" "Tulip's Worm"	June 28, 2002
3x08 "So in Louvre Are We Two" "Night of the Scare crow"	July 5, 2002
3x09 "Mondo Magic" "Watch the Birdies"	July 12, 2002
3x10 "Fishy Business" "Angry Nasty People"	July 19, 2002
3x11 "Dome of Doom" "Snowman's Revenge"	July 26, 2002
3x12 "The Quilt Club" "Swindlin' Wind"	August 9, 2002
3x13 "King of Flan" "Courage Under the Volcano"	August 9, 2002
4x01 "A Beaver's Tale" "The Nutcracker"	September 6, 2002
4x02 "Rumpledkiltskin" "House Calls"	September 13, 2002
4x03 "Le Quack Balloon" "Windmill Vandals"	September 20, 2002
4x04 "The Uncommon Cold" "Farmer-Hunted, Farmer-Hunted"	September 27, 2002
4x05 "Bride of Swamp Monster" "Goat Pain"	October 4, 2002
4x06 "Muriel Blows Up" "Profiles in Courage"	October 11, 2002
4x07 "The Mask"	October 18, 2002
4x08 "Squatting Tiger, Hidden Dog" "Muted Muriel"	October 25, 2002
4x09 "Aqua-Farmer" "Food of the Dragon"	October 25, 2002
4x10 "Last of the Starmakers" "Son of the Chicken from Outer Space"	November 1, 2002
4x11 "Courageous Cure" "Ball of Revenge"	November 8, 2002
4x12 "Cabaret Courage" "Wrath of the Librarian"	November 15, 2002
4x13 "Remembrance of Courage Past" "Perfect"	November 22, 2002

Special

Title	Original air date
"The Fog of Courage"	October 31, 2014

Cast

• Marty Grabstein as Courage
• Thea White as Muriel Bagge
• Lionel Wilson as Eustace Bagge

Legacy

On September 14, 2021, an 80-minutue straight-to-video movie titled Straight Outta Nowhere: Scooby-Doo! Meets Courage the Cowardly Dog was released on DVD and digital, which crossed the cast of Courage with Mystery Incorporated from the Scooby-Doo franchise. The film was produced by Warner Bros. Animation and Cartoon Network Studios, but without involvement of series creator John R. Dilworth.