CatDog
Series, 1998, The '90s, Set in Nearburg
CatDog is #7 of 21 in release order and #7 of 21 in chronological order in the Nickelodeon Classics.
The story
The life and times of a cat and a dog with a unique twist: they're connected, literally. They share one body with a Dog's head at one end and Cat's head on the other. Adding to their dilemma is Cat's annoyance with Dog, mainly caused by Dog's stupidity and Cat's up-tight personality. Characters: Cat - Cat is the smarter one of the two brothers, and is always hatching some kind of plot to get his brother to calm down, so that Cat doesn't get beat around and hurt. Even though most of these plots involve messing with Dog's feeble mind, they often backfire on Cat, much to his dismay. It may not show all the time but, he deeply loves, and cares for his brother Dog. Dog - Dog is the more lovable of the two brothers, Dog loves to play and party and play some more, he loves baseball and playing fetch with frisbees, balls, sticks, etc, He is very friendly, and happy, but does have a breaking point. He's very sensitive, and if he fails at something he feels horrible, and worthless
CatDog recap
CatDog is a single creature with a cat's head at one end and a dog's at the other, and no tail or back legs. Cat is fussy, clever and always scheming for money and status; Dog is happy, impulsive and chases cars, garbage trucks and balls. They live in a fish-shaped house in Nearburg with Winslow, a small blue mouse who mocks them. The Greaser Dogs, led by the bulldog Cliff, beat them up whenever they get the chance, and Rancid Rabbit seems to own or manage every business in town, so Cat and Dog keep running into him at new jobs. Episodes turn on the brothers wanting opposite things at the same time. The show runs four seasons, from 1998 to 2005, with a long gap before the final batch of episodes.
CatDog ending explained
CatDog ends without a formal finale; the last episode, "Vexed of Kin" and "Meat Dog's Friends", airs in June 2005. The closest thing to an origin story is the TV movie CatDog and the Great Parent Mystery (2000), in which the brothers go looking for their parents, find a frog and a Sasquatch who raised them as foster parents, and learn their real parents are still unknown before a tornado carries them home.
Where to watch CatDog
CatDog is streaming on Paramount+ in the US. You can rent or buy it on Amazon and Apple TV.
Ratings
IMDb 6.5/10
Where it fits
- Release order: after The Angry Beavers, before The Wild Thornberrys.
- Chronological order: after The Angry Beavers, before The Wild Thornberrys.
Cast
- Jim Cummings as Cat (voice)
- Tom Kenny as Dog / Cliff (voice)
- Carlos Alazraqui as Winslow / Lube (voice)
- Maria Bamford as Shriek (voice)
- Billy West as Rancid Rabbit / Mr. Sunshine (voice)
- John Kassir as Dunglap / Mervis (voice)
- Dwight Schultz as Eddie the Squirrel / Chicken #1 (voice)
- Nika Futterman as Lola (voice)
- Laraine Newman as Ingrid Twins / Boy in Crowd (voice)
- Peter Hannan as Pete the Polecat (voice)
- Dave Thomas as Mailman (voice)
- Rob Paulsen as Stanky (voice)
Created by Peter Hannan.