The plot generally uses conventions common to horror films.
In the present, he lives with the now elderly Muriel and her also elderly husband Eustace Bagge ( Lionel Wilson in episodes 1–33, Arthur Anderson in episodes 34–52, Wallace Shawn in The Fog of Courage, Jeff Bergman in Straight Outta Nowhere), a grumpy, selfish and greedy American man who regularly mistreats Courage out of jealousy and refers to him as "stupid dog", in a two floor, isolated farmhouse in what consists of a large, desert-like area in the middle of Kansas: the nearest town to the farmhouse is a fictional town with the literal name of Nowhere.Ĭourage and his owners frequently encounter monsters, aliens, demons, mad scientists, zombies, vampires, ghosts, and other such perils involving the paranormal or supernatural that are attracted to Nowhere. Soon after, he was found in an alleyway by Muriel Bagge ( Thea White), a friendly, sweet-natured 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 forcibly 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 dog. During its run, 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. 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-type misadventures. The title character is an anthropomorphic 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.
Dilworth for Cartoon Network and the eighth of the Cartoon Cartoons. Courage the Cowardly Dog is an American animated comedy horror television series created by John R.
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