Eek! The Cat
Series, 1992, Fox Kids, Set in Suburbia
Eek! The Cat is #14 of 28 in release order and #14 of 28 in chronological order in the Saturday Morning Cartoons.
The story
Koombaya, it's Eek the cat and all his friends. Annabelle, Eek's 800-pound girlfriend, Sharky the vicious but lovable sharkdog, and Elmo the elk. Plus you can watch the Terrible Thunderlizards try to make Bill and Scooter, the cavemen, extinct. Plus there's Klutter who's, well, we're not exactly sure what Klutter is, but watch and find out for yourself.
Eek! The Cat recap
Eek is a cheerful purple cat who lives in the suburbs by one motto: "It never hurts to help." It always does. Every good deed he tries, from helping a friend to rescuing an animal, ends with him crushed, blown up or chased. His girlfriend Annabelle, a large cat, adores him, but her guard dog Sharky the Sharkdog wants to tear him apart. His friend Elmo the Elk is always raising money for his sick brother, and Eek's human family never quite understands him. Created by Savage Steve Holland and Bill Kopp, the show ran on Fox Kids from 1992 to 1997. From the second season it changed format, splitting each episode between Eek and a second segment, The Terrible Thunderlizards, about three dinosaur soldiers trying to kill two cavemen. The show was renamed Eek! and the Terrible Thunderlizards and then Eek! Stravaganza, and a third segment, Klutter!, about a dog made from junk, was added for a while.
Eek! The Cat ending explained
Eek! The Cat has no story finale. Each episode stands on its own, and Fox stopped making it in 1997 after five seasons and 75 episodes, with the last run under the name Eek! Stravaganza. Eek ends as he began, still helping and still getting hurt for it. The rights later passed to Disney, and the show has never been revived or given a full home release.
Ratings
IMDb 7.2/10
Where it fits
- Release order: after Batman: The Animated Series, before X-Men: The Animated Series.
- Chronological order: after Batman: The Animated Series, before X-Men: The Animated Series.
Cast
- Bill Kopp as Eek (voice)
- Savage Steve Holland as Elmo the Elk (voice)
- Elinor Donahue as Mom (voice)
- E. G. Daily as Wendy (voice)
- Charlie Adler as J.B. (voice)
- Tawny Kitaen as Annabelle (voice)
- Dan Castellaneta as Mittens (voice)
- John Kassir as Mittens (voice)
- Shane Barbi as (voice)
- Sia Barbi as (voice)
- William Shatner as Santa Claus (voice)
- Margaret Loesch as Margaret Loesch (voice)
Created by Savage Steve Holland.