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= THE "COW AND CHICKEN" AND "I. M. WEASEL" FAQ =
= FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS - AND ANSWERS =
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= COMPILED AND WRITTEN BY JAROMIR KROL - "JERRY KING" | \//\SS/\GO =
= jaromirk@kr.onet.pl =
= https://members.tripod.com/~nfspd/cowandchicken/ =
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= VERSION 1.666.24 :-) =
= 23 August 1999 =
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= STARRING COW AND CHICKEN, AND THE REST OF THE C&C CAST =
= WITH I. M. WEASEL AND I. R. BABOON =
= SPECIAL APPEARANCE BY THE RED GUY =
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This FAQ was written by Jaromir Krol - a.k.a. "Jerry King", a.k.a. \//\SS/\GO
(well, actually, my last name isn't spelled with an "o" but with a letter
that looks like an "o" with a coma above it... OK, that's more than enough!
;) ) It was compiled of, firstly, my knowledge, and secondly, the materials
found on the 'Net. You may distribute this FAQ freely, without charging for
it in any way and without changing its contents in any way. You are welcome
to add your ideas / information / updates / corrections / questions / links /
more Red Guy names / more Red Guy appearances... etc., to it, _by contacting
me_ first! Also, if you believe an information in here may have come from you
(your site, Usenet post, etc. - I don't remember every source I used,
especially since I read most of it before I was planning to write any FAQ),
contact me, and I'll place your name here as a contributor. You can write me
at: jaromirk@kr.onet.pl
If you're wondering: of course you will be named as a co-creator of the FAQ!
Current contributors: JIM - the editor of "Red's Web News" at the Red Guy's
site; LOP - webmaster of Red Guy's Site; Dan McMurray - webmaster of "Cow and
Chicken, Yeah!" site; Kurt Willmon - webmaster of the official C&C/IMW site
and editor of the C&C Newsletter; Alan Burton; Mike Cervantes.
You may have noticed that I no longer call this FAQ a "completely unofficial"
one. The reason is that Mr Feiss has read the FAQ and, as I'm told by Mr Kurt
Willmon, he was impressed. :-) I think that means a green light for it! :-)
The above is my PRIMARY e-mail address. Earlier I put here this address:
jaromirk@kki.net.pl. The problems with it forced me, however, not to use
this address, at least for now.
(Please avoid asking me questions concerning C&C, though - I will most
likely have no time to answer them!)
Read the disclaimers section at the end before reading the whole FAQ! :-)
And don't laugh while reading that section. It's a very serious matter! %-)
I will not try to pose as an objective observer here. Nope, this FAQ is very
subjective; in fact, it may contain some sections that you will not agree
with, to say the least. But hopefully the whole rest will ease your pains. :)
Anyway, let me know if you didn't like anything, and I will remove... uhm,
I will consider removing it from the FAQ. :)
You should read this FAQ in a Norton Commander-like viewer, full DOS screen.
Try FAR for instance (www.rarsoft.com). If you use a Windows viewer, use
fixed fonts and make sure these are the ones that do not corrupt DOS char
table (otherwise the formatting will be lost, the ASCII Red Guy will look
weird, to say the least, and the whole text will be rather unreadable). MS
Word 97 will treat this file correctly if you import it into the editor using
the defaults ( Courier, no formatting, etc.). Do *NOT* view the FAQ in MS'
Notepad. If you really don't have anything else, use the freeware Notepad+
and switch to fixed fonts with no formatting, indending, etc.
I recommend a DOS viewer and using a blue background and white fonts - the
good old NC 4.0/5.0 way. :-)
I have uploaded the FAQ with a little program to read it easily here:
http://www.kki.net.pl/jaromirk/cchicken.zip
https://members.tripod.com/~nfspd/cchicken.zip
Download it and run START.EXE to read the FAQ.
The HTML version of this FAQ is located at:
https://members.tripod.com/~nfspd/cowandchicken/
The first thing you should do *NOW* is looking at the section "So can I do
something about it?", and mailing Cartoon Network to keep making new episodes
of "Cow and Chicken"!
Remember, your single letter may eventually SAVE the whole show!
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THE CONTENTS:
Section 1 - C&C: the introduction
1.1........WHAT IS THIS "COW AND CHICKEN", ANYWAY?
1.2........WHY IS THE SHOW SO POPULAR?
1.3........ISN'T THIS AN OVERINTERPRETATION, TO SAY THE LEAST?
1.4........WHY ARE YOU GIVING SERIOUS ANSWERS WHERE THERE SHOULDN'T BE ANY?
1.5........ISN'T C&C AN ADULT SHOW?
Section 2 - C&C: the makers
2.1........WHAT ARE THE SHOW CREDITS?
2.2........WHO IS DAVID FEISS?
2.3........YEAH, BUT _WHO_ IS HE?
2.4........WHO IS CHARLIE ADLER?
2.5........YEAH, BUT _WHO_ IS HE?
Section 3 - C&C: the show
3.1........WHAT ARE THE MAIN CHARACTERS ON THE SHOW?
3.2........WHO IS CHICKEN?
3.3........WHO IS COW?
3.4........WHO IS SUPERCOW?
3.5........WHO ARE MOM AND DAD?
3.6........WHO ARE FLEM AND EARL?
3.7........WHO IS SOW?
3.8........WHO IS BONELESS CHICKEN?
3.9........WHO IS TEACHER?
3.10.......WHO ARE GRANDPA AND GRANDMA?
Section 4 - C&C: trivia
4.1........HOW WERE COW AND CHICKEN BORN?
Section 5 - C&C: the episodes
5.1........HOW MANY EPISODES OF C&C ARE THERE?
5.2........WHICH ARE THE BEST ONES?
5.3........WHAT WAS THE ORIGINAL "NO SMOKING" EPISODE ABOUT?
Section 6 - C&C: the official side
6.1........IS C&C OVER?
6.2........SO CAN I DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT?
6.3........WHAT ARE THE COW AND CHICKEN OPENING THEME LYRICS?
6.4........ARE THERE ANY COW AND CHICKEN PUBLICATIONS OTHER THAN THE SHOW?
6.5........A MOVIE?
6.6........WHAT ABOUT THOSE SHORT PROMOS?
6.7........ARE THERE ANY C&C COLLECTIBLES, ETC.?
Section 7 - IMW: the introduction
7.1........WHAT IS "I. M. WEASEL"?
7.2........HOW DOES IT COMPARE TO C&C?
Section 8 - IMW: the show
8.1........WHO IS I. M. WEASEL?
8.2........WHAT ROLES DID HE APPEAR IN?
8.3........WHO IS I. R. BABOON?
8.4........WHAT ROLES DID _HE_ APPEAR IN?
Section 9 - IMW: trivia
9.1........WHAT ARE THE LYRICS OF WEASEL'S THEME SONG?
9.2........WHAT'S WITH THIS "POP! GOES THE WEASEL"?
9.3........GOSH! RATHER CRUEL, ISN'T IT?
Section 10 - IMW: the episodes
10.1.......WHAT ARE THE TITLES OF IMW EPISODES?
10.2.......WHICH EPISODES ARE THE BEST ONES?
Section 11 - C&C: the less official side
11.1.......WHAT'S WITH THIS MISSING C&C EPISODE?
11.2.......WHAT WAS IT ABOUT?
11.3.......SO WHY DID THEY BAN IT?
11.4.......I MISSED THE BUFFALO GALS! HOW CAN I WATCH IT NOW?
Section 12 - The Red Guy!
12.1.......WHO IS THE RED GUY?
12.2.......WHAT ARE THE RED GUY'S NAMES?
12.3.......WHY DOESN'T HE CALL HIMSELF "THE DEVIL" ANYMORE?
12.4.......WHAT ROLES DID THE RED GUY APPEAR IN?
12.5.......IS THERE ONLY ONE RED GUY?
12.6.......WAS THAT FOR SERIOUS?
Section 13 - The 'Net
13.1........IS THERE ANY C&C SITE?
Section 14 - concerning the FAQ itself
14.1........WHO ASKED ALL THOSE QUESTIONS?
14.2........ARE THERE ANY OTHER CRAZY & FUNNY CARTOONS LIKE C&C?
14.3........WHERE CAN I FIND THIS FAQ?
14.4........ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION? DISCLAIMERS, ETC.?
14.5........WHAT'S NEW IN THIS VERSION OF THE FAQ?
Section 15 - Closing Time
15.1........THE 'WANTED' SECTION.
15.2........A SPECIAL SECTION (YOU SHOULD SKIP IT, AND I MEAN IT! :) ).
15.3........IS THAT THE END OF THIS FAQ?
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Section 1 - C&C: the introduction
1.1........WHAT IS THIS "COW AND CHICKEN", ANYWAY?
I think a good answer may be the text from the show creator's official site!
Just a mention here: I will be usually referring to "Cow and Chicken" as
"C&C" in this FAQ, and The Red Guy will often be named just "Red". "I. M.
Weasel" - both the title of the show and its main character - will be usually
referred to as IMW, and I. R. Baboon as IRB. OK, now for the text from David
Feiss's site:
"C&C is a cartoon about a typical 11 year old and his typical seven year old
little sister. They bicker and feud and get in messes-and stand up for each
other-like all brothers and sisters.
But there's a twist.
Big brother is a foot-and-half tall, 4 pound chicken... Named Chicken.
And "little" sister is a 6-foot, 400-pound cow... Named Cow. They live in a
suburban house, with human parents. They play with human friends who think
it's really cool that cow has an udder and chicken has a beak. Oh yes, and
every now and then they get kidnapped by the devil.
Only the bizarre imagination of veteran cartoonist David Feiss (Kissy Fur,
Droopy, Fish Police) could have created such a wild new cartoon concept. And
only the cartoon pioneers at Hanna-Barbera could have made it a reality.
In 1994 Hanna-Barbera set out to recreate the golden age of cartoons with our
"What a Cartoon!" program. We started making cartoons fast and furious - and
short, the way Max Fleischer, Chuck Jones, Tex Avery, Bill Hanna and Joe
Barbera made them fifty years ago. We found the best raw (and well done)
cartoon talent in the business and gave them the freedom to make the cartoons
of their dreams. And out of the "What a Cartoon!" program, two "startoons"
were born. "Dexter's Laboratory" was the first to go to series. And "Cow and
Chicken" quickly established itself as a hands down favourite."
These are two official CN texts concerning C&C:
"The Emmy Nominated Show Cow and Chicken from Hanna-Barbera and Cartoon
Network's World Premiere Toons program will debut 26 episodes during the
1997-1998 season.
Cow and Chicken, a viewer favourite from the World Premiere Toons project,
consists of three cartoon shorts, two featuring the series' stars and one
entitled I AM WEASEL, both created by veteran animator David Feiss (Tom and
Jerry, Super Secret Secret Squirrel, Jetsons-The Movie). Cow and Chicken
follows the wacky antics of a surreal pair of siblings, whose relationship is
comically underscored by their identity-big brother Chicken and little sister
Cow. I Am Weasel is about the exploits of the internationally famous genius,
I. M. Weasel and his insanely jealous archrival I. R. Baboon.
After a window of exclusivity on Cartoon Network, Cow and Chicken will also
air on two other Turner Broadcasting System, Inc., entertainment networks-TBS
Superstation and TNT.
Thirty-eight year-old veteran animator David Feiss, creator of Cow and
Chicken, jokes that he has constructed a cartoon which "captures the
'American Dream' - a nice house with a white picket fence, a loving father, a
doting mother and two kids who just happen to be a 460-lb. cow and a chicken
with an attitude."
"In only its first season, "Cow and Chicken" has quickly developed into a
ratings hit for Cartoon Network around the world. In the U.S., "Cow and
Chicken" nearly doubled ratings among kids 6-11 in its time periods in
October compared to the same month a year ago. In addition, it has
consistently been rated in the top five programs among children in both the
United Kingdom and the Netherlands since launching in January 1997 and July
1997 respectively. Since its launch in October on Cartoon Network Latin
America, "Cow and Chicken" 's weekend telecast consistently wins the time
periods against competing children's networks in the region's cable measured
markets.
"Cow and Chicken" developed out of Cartoon Network and Hanna-Barbera's World
Premiere Toons, consists of three cartoon shorts, two featuring the series'
quirky stars followed by another cartoon entitled "I Am Weasel," both created
by veteran animator David Feiss ("Tom and Jerry," "Super Secret Secret
Squirrel," "Jetsons: The Movie"). "Cow and Chicken" follows the outrageous
antics of an absurd pair of siblings, whose relationship is comically
underscored by their identity -- little sister cow (seven years old, 6ft.,
400 lbs.) and big brother Chicken (11 years old, 18 inches, 4 lbs.). "I Am
Weasel" is about the exploits of the internationally famous genius, I. M.
Weasel, and his insanely jealous archrival, I. R. Baboon.
"Only on Cartoon Network could a show with such an absurd, radically
different premise be a hit across the globe," says Betty Cohen, president of
Cartoon Network Worldwide. "We expect 'Cow and Chicken' to increase its
momentum when it begins airing as a strip with "Dexter's Laboratory."
Cartoon Network, currently seen in more than 45.8 million U.S. homes, is
Turner Broadcasting System, Inc.'s 24-hour, basic cable service offering the
best in animated entertainment and drawing from the world's largest cartoon
library. Cartoon Network also showcases unique original ventures such as
"Dexter's Laboratory," "Johnny Bravo," "Cow and Chicken," "Space Ghost Coast
to Coast" and World Premiere Toons. Since its launch in 1992, Cartoon Network
has remained one of basic cable's highest-rated networks.
Hanna-Barbera Cartoons is one of the world's foremost creators of animation,
having produced more than 6,000 animated titles, starring such non-classic
characters as The Flintstones, The Jetsons, Huckleberry Hound, Scooby-Doo,
Quick Draw McGraw and Jonny Quest. The current television series from the
renowned animation house include: "The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest,"
"Dexter's Laboratory," "Cow and Chicken," "Cave Kids," "Johnny Bravo" and
numerous shorts from the "What A Cartoon!" series on Cartoon Network. Founded
in 1957 by the legendary Bill Hanna and Joe Barbera, Hanna-Barbera became
part of the Warner Bros. family with the October 1996 acquisition of Turner
Broadcasting by Time Warner.
Turner Broadcasting System, Inc., a subsidiary of Time Warner Inc., is a
major producer of news and entertainment product around the world and the
leading provider of programming for the basic cable industry".
This is what the show's creator, David Feiss himself says about C&C origin:
"I was getting tired to read my little daughter every night a story, and
suddenly I thought of a chicken and a cow. A chicken - because they're such
little funny creatures. And I chose a cow because it looks so foolish with
those udders under her body! I thought it was stupid to name them Fred or
something like that. So the name Cow and Chicken was made up easily".
Since David's daughter loved his story, he decided to write it down and try
with Hanna Barbera who at the time were looking for new cartoon ideas. They
chose C&C as one of the ideas for their Cartoon Network "World Premier
Toons". The cartoon, titled "No Smoking", with its insanely absurd humour and
loveable characters proved a huge success and got an Emmy Nomination and an
Annie Award.
David says that the relationship between Cow and Chicken is based on the
relationship between his 13-year old son and his 9-year old daughter.
1.2........WHY IS THE SHOW SO POPULAR?
Ask yourself why _you_ like it, and that will be the most important answer!
Here is what David Feiss's page says:
"Kids love its wild and wacky premise, and identify with the main characters'
problems. And why not? They're the problems all brothers and sisters share
around the world, even if they aren't cows or chickens".
And here is what I additionally think: C&C are an instance of "pythonesque"
fun. Such surrealistic humour, dwelling on the absurd, descending from
Beckett's theatre of absurd, has always been the favourite entertainment of
sophisticated, intelligent audience. In the humour pyramid - so to say :) -
the surrealistic humour is the very top. It is the choice of elite! Its full
understanding requires intelligence, wit and knowledge. The viewer can
perceive it, analyse and interpret in any way he wants - the creators are
fully aware of it, and that makes the matter so much funnier. Additionally,
C&C is a perfect example of double meaning - on surface, it's a funny cartoon
with lots of hilarious situations, but deeper, it winks at the adult viewer,
showing him what a child will be unable to grasp. In other words, if you like
C&C, you are most probably a smart kid or an intelligent adult! :) Watched
C&C? Liked it? Feel proud, and welcome to the club! ;)
1.3........ISN'T THIS AN OVERINTERPRETATION, TO SAY THE LEAST?
Oh, it almost certainly is. Well, OK - maybe I should change it a little. Or
maybe... NOT!
1.4........WHY ARE YOU GIVING SERIOUS ANSWERS WHERE THERE SHOULDN'T BE ANY?
Aw, c'mon! Every cartoon FAQ does it! :)
1.5........ISN'T C&C AN ADULT SHOW?
Figure it out yourself! ;) Some people say so. When you think of the frequent
political incorrectness of the show, the spoofs of some silly yet highly
fashionable trends, the continuous obsession with buttocks ;), the constant
gender-and-TV plays and confusion, cross-dressing, the word-play messages
directed at adults, the instances of what censors might treat as violence and
references to sex (only proving that violence and sex is what they have on
their minds, and they see it everywhere) - you might think it is.
To me, however, it's simply a show with double-level meaning, which is one of
the most important reasons why it's so great. Kids will watch it and laugh
for their reasons, and adults will watch it and laugh for _their_ reasons and
at things you can only notice when you're an adult. If I had kids, I would
gladly let them watch C&C, just as I would let them read Rene Goscinny's
novels, which also have two layers of meaning (toutes proportions gardees ;)
).
Section 2 - C&C: the makers
2.1........WHAT ARE THE SHOW CREDITS?
Created by David Feiss
Episodes written by David Feiss, Michael Ryan, Steve Marmel and Maxwell Atoms
Art Direction by Deane Taylor and Scott Morse
Main/End Title Theme by Guy Moon
Music Score by Guy Moon
Additional Music / IMW Main/End Title Theme by Bill Fulton
Main Title Lyrics by David Feiss
IMW Main Title Lyrics by Richard Pursel
Produced by Vincent Davis
Storyboard by Maxwell Atoms
Dan McMurray (http://www.ccaa.edu/~mcmurd/cowchick/) compiled this large list
of actors providing voice talents for C&C and IMW :
- Charlie Adler: Red Guy, Cow, Chicken, I. R. Baboon, Clown, Beaver #4
- Dee Bradley Baker: Dad, Reporter, NASA Official, Kid on Bike, Toothless
Man, Kid, Idiot Clown, Rider, Ship's Captain, Cooties, Turtle, Dragon
- Candi Milo: Mom, Teacher, Woman on TV, Girl, Man, V.O. Woman, Carl's Wife,
Girl, Kid, Groom, Ducks, Perspiring Pam Doll, Daisies
- Dom DeLuise: Jean-Paul Beaver, Dakota Governor #2, Spotted Owl #2 (Yes, Dom
DeLuise himself! He also does Koosy on Dexter's Lab)
- Michael Dorn: I. M. Weasel, Nanook
- Howard Morris: Flem, Intercom Voice, Cootie Growl, Cootie Victim
- Don Castellaneta: Earl, Old Man, Lineman, Cootie, Cootie Victim
- Lori Alan: Loreece, Winney
- Carlos Alazroqui: Beaver #1, Craig
- Larry Cedar: French Guy, Carl, English Guy
- Mary Ellen Dunbar: Girl, Selma, Small Girl
- Will Ferrell: Farmer, Astronaut #2
- Richard Horvitz: Beaver #2, Spotted Owl #1
- Mark Klastorin: Kid on the Paddle, Worker, Farmer
- Ed McMahan: Beaver #5, Dakota Governor #1, Eugene Oregon
- Adam Menken: Beefy Cop, Kid Running
- Loretta Swit: Judge
- Nick Tate: English Guy #2, Egg Buyer
- Scott Weil: Beaver #3, Carl
Episodes were usually directed by David Feiss, Robert Alvarez, or both guys.
Some IMW episodes were directed by David and by Robert Steele.
All episodes written by David and by Mike Ryan.
The show is also dubbed, apparently. Currently I know of a Dutch dubbing and
a Polish one (well, I should know that, I live here :-) ), but I don't really
think that listing the actors who do the voice-overs in dubbed versions would
be of any interest to anyone... or would it? Anyway, as much as I hate
dubbing, I must admit that the one in here is done in quite a skilful way -
the actors chosen sound and act almost exactly like the original ones
(especially Red - he sounds like Charlie Adler's perfect clone :-) ), but the
translation is sometimes poor. I don't know anything about the Dutch dubbing,
but I heard Dutch viewers complain about its quality. I'm a natural born
dubbing-hater, anyway, and if a translation has to be done, I always opt for
subtitles.
2.2........WHO IS DAVID FEISS?
David Feiss is a veteran cartoon maker who co-created, among others, "Dumb
and Dumber", "Alf Tales", "Super Secret Secret Squirrel" from "Two Stupid
Dogs", "Tom and Jerry Kids" and "The Jetsons" movie. C&C is his first own
full cartoon show.
You can contact David at: imwcc@jps.net
And visit his web site: http://davidfeiss.webjump.com/
2.3........YEAH, BUT _WHO_ IS HE?
He's the genius whom the world owes Cow and Chicken - and The Red Guy! :-)
2.4........WHO IS CHARLIE ADLER?
Not really a cartoon character, he is a voice artist who provides the voices
of Cow, Chicken, and most importantly, the Red Guy! Earlier, he was the
little bunny Buster on "Tiny Toon Adventures", and some characters on "Aaahh!
Real Monsters!" and "Rocko's Modern Life". And that's just a few - he was in
over 30 TV shows and 15 animated movies. Lately, he stars in a play (one-man
play, actually) "There Used to be Fireflies" where he "is" 15 different
persons.
Charlie doesn't have an e-mail account, but you can write him snail mail.
The address comes from David Feiss's site:
Charlie Adler, c/o Arlene Thornton
12001 Ventura Place
Studio City, CA 91604-2626
2.5........YEAH, BUT _WHO_ IS HE?
He's another genius who made Cow, Chicken, and especially Red who they are
today! :-)
Section 3 - C&C: the show
3.1........WHAT ARE THE MAIN CHARACTERS ON THE SHOW?
Obviously, Cow and Chicken. Also, Mom and Dad, Flem and Earl, Flem's Dad,
Teacher, Boneless Chicken, Sow, Grandma(s) and Grandpa(s). And a very special
and fascinating character, usually referred to as The Red Guy!
3.2........WHO IS CHICKEN?
Chicken is one of the two main characters. He is a young cock - even though
young in human terms. He is 11 years old and white all over. Currently, he
wears his feathers as a feather-suit which he can easily take off. This may
be because of bad memories concerning his real feathers, which he has after
his encounter with the Molting Fairy and a certain angry mob.
He seems to have teeth, even though he is unable to whistle. He weighs 50 kg
(4 lbs.) and is 50 cm (1.5 ft) tall. Chicken is basically a normal growing
boy, er, chicken who "has just arrived at the 'rebel without a clue' phase of
his life". He is not sure about so many things yet, and tries to situate
himself in the world.
He enjoys acting tough and playing a smart guy, but his lack of experience
and knowledge usually put him in all sorts of trouble. He likes using
"advanced" words, such as "oblivious", or "inimitable", but he usually does
it the Adrian Mole way. He acts as if he disliked his young sister (who in
fact often gives him a reason to, unnerving him a lot), but deep in his
heart, he actually loves her and cares for her, as he proves whenever _she_,
for a change, gets in trouble. His interests are that of many young, growing
male persons - superhero comic books, action novels, tough army life, toys
and equipment, sport - and girls, even though he does not know why and what
for. He _loves_ meat. Most things he eats are made of meat or at least meat
flavoured - meat cotton candy, meat ice cream, meat flakes, meat drinks, and
a lot of other interesting meals. The only change are the potatoes in the
traditional family meal, "Pork Butts 'N' 'Taters", consisting of, well,
cooked pig butts and potatoes. He likes milk, too. Oh, yes - did I mention he
is Cow's big brother? :)
3.3........WHO IS COW?
Cow is a young, 7-year-old, well - cow. She weights 209 kg (460 lbs.), and
stands 2 metres tall. She is Chicken's younger sister and provides the family
with milk - even though Chicken didn't at first like the idea of drinking it.
Cow is a good and gentle creature with a very innocent spirit. She loves
Chicken, she would always love to accompany him, and feels hurt when he
avoids her company - to say the least! Cow likes most people she meets, with
an exception of a shadowy character known best as "The Red Guy". Cow is often
rather childish, and has the problems and interests of any growing, er, girl
- fun, dollies, gossip, and boys. She hasn't been too successful with them,
however. Both she and Chicken will live till a very old age, as we saw them
already looking very old and wrinkled, in the Jetsons-like future (Red was
there as well).
It may be just my impression, but I think that between seasons I and III Cow
gets a bit more mature. So does Chicken, but obviously more slowly.
Cow loves her dolls - Manure the Bear, Crabs the Warthog, and especially
Piles the Beaver. This frequently gets her in trouble. She also has a heavy
crush on I. M. Weasel.
Cow is quite powerful. She does not know the potential of her strength,
though, which often has bad consequences for Chicken.
The inside of Cow is much larger than one might expect. In fact, it's
inhabitated. As a matter of fact, Red may currently be living in her fourth
stomach.
Cow isn't as silly as one might think. In fact, she has her own smartness
which often helps her. Her intelligence improved greatly when she started
wearing glasses, and her IQ reached a very high level at that time. However,
she apparently lost the glasses or no longer needs them, and her temporarily
high knowledge obviously disappeared. She holds a little secret, too, and we
will take on it in the next answer...
3.4........WHO IS SUPERCOW?
This is a question that bothers The Red Guy so much! He couldn't find it out,
though, but we know that Supercow is Cow's secret identity. Her alter ego is
a powerful, tough-faced cow equipped with super strength and the ability to
fly. She wears a green cape and a violet costume which, as I suspect, may be
the source of her extraordinary powers. A large, red-and-yellow "C" logo is
on her costume's chest. She frequently uses her udder as a boxing glove and a
full-automatic Milkygun. She _only_ speaks Spanish and can be very
intimidating. She seems to be as popular as any superhero, and newspapers
often write articles about her. Until now, she has only been overpowered by
one being - the fearsome Grizzly Beaver, the terror of African savannah. She
soon struck back, however, ultimately defeating the monstrous Beaver and
turning him into Beaver Gas. Usually, Cow changes into Supercow when Chicken
is in serious trouble and needs help - or when The Red Guy has wreaked so
much havoc that he must be stopped immediately.
The Red Guy is her greatest enemy and devotes his powers to tracking her down
and getting rid of her. Cunning and dangerous as he is, he may eventually
prove to be her Nemesis.
FLASH: The source of the power is Cow's blanket!
3.5........WHO ARE MOM AND DAD?
They are Cow and Chicken's parents, and their names are just Mom and Dad.
They are _always_ shown from their belts down only - and it because they are
in fact nothing more. They are pairs of intelligent, talking legs. This was
revealed in the conclusion of the original "No Smoking" episode but they were
never again shown this way. In all later episodes, every time that their
missing upper halves would have to appear, they were conveniently covered
with objects such as branches, kitchen utensils, other people, etc. The show
makers obviously toy with the idea, though - Mom and Dad do everything with
their toes, their shadows reveal the emptiness above their belts, and Cow has
made the upper halves of their bodies as her school project. They do quite
well the way they are, though. There is no certainty as to their current
occupation (or anything else about them). They are very light-hearted and
eager to laugh, and have a tendency to treat everything without too much
seriousness - and that includes their children as well as their good selves.
Their sanity is sometimes questioned by their offspring, but they should be
forgiven - after all, they lost their heads and have no heart to anything!
FLASH: They are shown in full again in IMW - turns out Red rubbed them out :)
C&C's parents had quite an exciting life. They used to be pirates, they met
at a lifestock toss, the worked in a cabbage field... In their youth, when
Dad was still a girl, they both attended a military school, which made Mom
a man.
Curiously, both the bovine and the hen side of the family seems to come from
Dad's side. Mrs Hen is his mom, and Longhorn Steer is his uncle. Of course,
Mom and Dad can always be, for instance, a cousin-to-cousin marriage... ;-P
This is what David Feiss said about Mom and Dad: "Cow and Chicken are not
exactly 'The American Dream'. You know, nice house with a garden and a loving
Dad and Mom, who both love their children. By coincidence, one of their
children is a Cow with a weight of 209 kg, and the other one's an 11-year-old
spoiled Chicken. The parents don't play an important role in the series,
that's why we only see their legs".
I myself would say that the "legs only" idea is a parody of a silly
convention which appeared in many an American movie and cartoon some time
ago, and was frequently used - the very idea of showing people who were
either less important for the show, or were supposed to be seen "from a
child's point of view" (or maybe from the childish point of view of the
person who came up with the idea) only as legs, thus actually dehumanising
them and leaving them as symbols rather than actual persons. ;)
3.6........WHO ARE FLEM AND EARL?
They are Chicken's pals. His best friends, actually. They are neither too
intelligent, nor too attractive. Nevertheless, Chicken enjoys their company,
even though they have their ups and downs - as any growing boy or chicken.
Flem has no last name but has a full-bodied father instead. They apparently
live in one house, with Flem's Dad...
3.7........WHO IS SOW?
Sow is Cow's cousin, a very troubled young... person... who does not treat
law as a thing one should observe. She is a very rebellious pig with an
obvious police record for juvenile crimes. She may be a member of a gang
(which may have influenced Cow when she tried to join the Buffalo Gals motor
gang). She is also very mischievous and seems full of hatred, particularly
towards all good and peaceful (namely, towards Cow).
3.8........WHO IS BONELESS CHICKEN?
Boneless is Cow and Chicken's older cousin. Guess what: he's a chicken and
he's boneless. There is no explanation for his lack of bones, pun intended.
Perhaps, not much unlike Chicken in his Admiral Floyd adventure, Boneless
worked in a KFC restaurant and, when proposed a new job as a "Chicken
Special", he decided to go for it, but quit having realised that the new job
would not last too long - or, in other words, he escaped the plate but not
before they extracted the bones from his body in the kitchen. Boneless is a
bachelor and has a rather unsuccessful life. Nevertheless, he is experienced
(for instance, he fought in Nam - not 'Nam/Vietnam, but a town named Nam)
and his advice and wit often do people (and cows and chickens) good.
3.9........WHO IS TEACHER?
Teacher is a woman whose job is same as her name - she teaches C&C's class.
She is a rather nervous and noisy person, and her methods of teaching are a
bit unorthodox. Nevertheless, the class seems to like her, perhaps with an
exception of Chicken, who, due to his rebellious nature, may like her but on
the outside, he does not want to show it.
3.10.......WHO ARE GRANDPA AND GRANDMA?
Naturally, C&C have two grandmas and two grandpas. The first pair seems to be
dead already, but they visit C&C as friendly ghosts. Grandpa is a Southern
farmer, and Grandma is an elegant Southern hen. The second pair are both
humans, and they are alive. They are very forgetful, though, which may often
lead to some problems. The second pair are probably Mom's parents, which
would mean that the chicken streak in the family comes from Dad.
Section 4 - C&C: trivia
4.1........HOW WERE COW AND CHICKEN BORN?
This is a great mystery. There is a strong possibility that Chicken was born
in the family, and Cow was adopted - this is what Chicken claims. There seem
to be many hens in C&C's family - grandma, cousin Boneless - but not a single
cow. On the other hand, there is also a pig branch in the family - cousin Sow
comes from it - so perhaps Cow is a fruit of an intermarriage, or a child of,
for instance, Chicken's deceased uncle and aunt (if there are any). Cow tried
to find out how she was born, but was unable to. All the answers, however,
suggested that she was indeed adopted in a way, while Chicken was a "natural"
child of his parents.
FLASH: There is a bovine side to the family - in one of the newest episodes,
Dad's brother, Longhorn Steer, appears! Which might bring some nasty ideas to
the mind - would Cow be an illegitimate child of Steer? ;-P
A new animal streak has appeared in the C&C family, courtesy of a character
named Black Sheep. Also, a rather strange cousin named Slime has been
introduced recently. There is a snail streak in the family, too.
Section 5 - C&C: the episodes
5.1........HOW MANY EPISODES OF C&C ARE THERE?
Currently, there are apparently four seasons, and these are the episodes:
No Smoking - the original "World Premiere Toon" episode which the viewers
liked so much that the whole series was created.
Season I:
Field Trip to Folsom Prison (originally titled "Folsom Prison Blues")
Orthodontic Police
Supermodel Cow
Part Time Job
Alive
Who Is Supercow?
Confused
The Molting Fairy
The Ugliest Weenie - part one.
The Ugliest Weenie - part two. Or three.
Crash Dive
Happy Meat
School Bully
Time Machine
The Cow With Four Eyes
Cow's Instincts... Don't It?
Ballerina Cow
The Girl's Bathroom
Space Cow
The Legend Of Sailcat
Chicken's First Kiss
Squirt The Daisies
Lawnmower Chicken
Cow Loves Piles
Headhunting In Oregon
The King And Queen Of Cheese
Season ][:
Fluffy The Anaconda
The Laughing Puddle
Pirate Lessons (originally titled "Captain Buttz Pirate")
Halloween With Dead Ghost Coast To Coast
Tongue Sandwich
Dream Date Chicken
Sumo Cow
Comet!
Dirty Laundry
Grizzly Beaver Safari
Boneless Kite
Which Came First?
Buffalo Gals - pulled down by censors, replaced with "Orthodontic Police"
(see below)
Cow And Chicken Reclining
Free Inside
Journey To The Center Of Cow
The Karate Chick
Yard Sale
Meet Lance Sackless
Who's Afraid Of The Dark?
The Bad News Plastic Surgeons
The Exchange Student (originally titled "The Holy Cheese War")
Child Star
Perpetual Energy
Bad Chicken
Stay Awake
Season ]I[:
Can Cow Come Out And Play?
Horn Envy
Goin' My Way?
Me An' My Dog
Cow Fly
Where Am I?
The Baby Sitter
Chicken Lips
Sow And Chicken
Cow Dream Catcher
Sergeant Weenie Arms
Chicken's In The Bathroom
Playing Hooky
P.E.
The Day I Was Born
Grandma At The Mall
Intelligent Life?
101 Uses For Cow And Chicken
Be Careful What You Wish For
Factory Follies
Lost At Sea
Cow's Pie
Chickens Don't Fly (probably an episode from the above list with a changed
title)
Some of the titles from the third episode have probably been changed. Or
maybe there are some other ones. I didn't see all of the new episodes (see
"THE 'WANTED' SECTION"), but there was an episode "Chickens don't fly", which
does not appear in the list above.
Season IV:
Professor Longhorn Steer
Send in the Clowns
Black Sheep of the Family
The Penalty Wheel
A Couple of Skating Fools
The Big Move
Major Wedgie
Invisible Cow
The Full Mounty
Mall Cop
The Great Pantzini
Cow's a Beauty
Snail Boy
The Ballad of Cow and Chicken
The Cow and Chicken Blues
Child Star
Cow's Magic Blanket
Chachi the Chewing Gum Seal
Red Butler
Monster in the Closet
Chicken's Fairy Tale
? (Cow's toys become alive)
? (Chicken is a magician)
? (about "rubber")
? (about cousin Slime)
? (about Chicken's SuperJet Plane toy)
5.2........WHICH ARE THE BEST ONES?
Which ones do you like? Anyway, here's my classification, if you care to
know (no you don't :) ):
No Smoking - probably the all-time favourite. :)
C&C - season. (one "s", one dot...)
Who Is Supercow?
Orthodontic Police
Headhunting In Oregon
Confused
Field Trip to Folsom Prison
Happy Meat
The Molting Fairy
Time Machine
The King And Queen Of Cheese
Squirt The Daisies
Cow Loves Piles
Chicken's First Kiss
Alive
Space Cow
Part Time Job
Supermodel Cow
Cow's Instincts... Don't It?
The Girl's Bathroom
Crash Dive
Lawnmower Chicken
School Bully
The Legend Of Sailcat
The Ugliest Weenie - part one.
The Ugliest Weenie - part two. Or three.
The Cow With Four Eyes
Ballerina Cow
C&C - sseason: (two "s's", two dots...)
The Bad News Plastic Surgeons
Dirty Laundry
Halloween With Dead Ghost Coast To Coast
The Laughing Puddle
Perpetual Energy
Yard Sale
Journey To The Center Of Cow
Which Came First?
Fluffy The Anaconda
Pirate Lessons
Who's Afraid Of The Dark?
Sumo Cow
Meet Lance Sackless
Comet!
Stay Awake
Free Inside
Bad Chicken
Dream Date Chicken
Grizzly Beaver Safari
Boneless Kite
Tongue Sandwich
Cow And Chicken Reclining
The Karate Chick
Child Star
Buffalo Gals
The Exchange Student
C&C - ssseason.: (three "s's", three dots!)
Sow And Chicken
Factory Follies
Be Careful What You Wish For
Playing Hooky
The Day I Was Born
Can Cow Come Out And Play?
Goin' My Way?
Chickens Don't Fly
Sergeant Weenie Arms
Lost at Sea
P.E.
Chicken's In The Bathroom
Grandma At The Mall
Horn Envy
Where Am I?
Cow's Pie
101 Uses For Cow And Chicken
Cow Dream Catcher
Cow Fly
The Baby Sitter
Chicken Lips
Me An' My Dog
Thus, my top five is...
No Smoking
The Bad News Plastic Surgeons
Dirty Laundry
Halloween With Dead Ghost Coast To Coast
Who Is Supercow?
5.3........WHAT WAS THE ORIGINAL "NO SMOKING" EPISODE ABOUT?
For some reason (a devil showing cruelty to an animal? :-) ), Cartoon Network
stopped airing this episode. It is aired here, but in a dubbed version (and,
unlike the show itself, a horribly sounding one).
The cartoon started with Chicken watching TV and Cow trying to talk him into
playing with her. He was fed up with her, so he told Mom and Dad about "Cow
being stupid again", but it didn't quite work. He agreed to play with Cow
when she threatened to show Mom an ashtray full of cigarettes which she found
in Chicken's underwear drawer - and so they played Supercow.
Meanwhile, deep in Hell the Devil - that is, Red - introduced himself and
Cerberus. He announced his plan to kidnap and torment some innocent children
- starting with C&C. He decided to kidnap Chicken, because "Cow looked kinda
big". Cerberus reminded Red of the rule stating that kids must commit a sin
before he can kidnap them. That was no problem for Red - he took a lift into
C&C's garden, and offered Chicken a cigarette, which Chicken accepted,
sealing his fate. Taken into Hell, he was tortured by Red, who used him as a
cigar, washed his mouth, and decided to throw him into lava. Eventually,
Chicken managed to scream for help, calling for Cow to "get Supercow". Which
she did. Having become Supercow, she jumped down the hole leading to Red's
domain, and, in accordnce with the place she found herself in, she beat
living hell out of Red and took Chicken back home.
Next day, during the breakfast, Chicken thanked her, but also complained
about Cow's drinking all the milk and not leaving any for him. Cow refilled
the milk cartoon with her own milk and offered it to Chicken. He was shocked
and disgusted - and then Cow revealed that she's been doing it in secret for
a long time. Chicken felt sick, while Mom and Dad laughed, happy at having
such wonderful children.
And then the camera slowly backed away, showing the classic scene - Mom and
Dad in their full glory, revealing that they are just two pairs of legs. End!
Section 6 - C&C: the official side
6.1........IS C&C OVER?
Well, Cartoon Network is said to have stopped ordering new episodes.
According to the show creator, David Feiss, it is over, then. BUT... CN _did_
order new episodes of I. M. Weasel. I actually used to treat IMW as a so-so
cartoon, weaker than C&C - until its second season, and especially the moment
that the magnificent Red showed up on the show. With his arrival, IMW very
quickly developed into a great cartoon, sometimes even surpassing C&C (check
out Weasel's kids - it's a real killer!!!). Since Red has become a frequent
"visitor" of IMW, and Cow and Chicken have done guest appearance on the show
as well, we may hopefully see them in the new episodes of "I Am Weasel".
Remember also that if Cartoon Network receives enough e-mails, letters and
telephones asking for new C&C episodes, they will probably order them! This
is how the show originally came to life, after all!
This is what David Feiss says about the matter: "Cow and Chicken and I Am
Weasel are now finished, the series is over. It would be great if enough
people wrote to the Cartoon Network asking for more, but I don't think it
will happen".
Perhaps CN did that because of certain armchair critics, who, on their
web sites, advised the company to drop C&C and, if continuing the idea at
all, to move fully to I. M. Weasel. That's basically what CN guys are doing
right now... Soon there may be other people calling them to drop IMW as
well, and then... you get the idea.
6.2........SO CAN I DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT?
Yes, you can! In fact, it _depends_ on you! Do what David Feiss says on his
site and send an e-mail asking for new C&C episodes to Cartoon Network! Or
write them a snail mail! Actually, send them thirty e-mails from thirty
accounts with thirty different names! ;-) The more input, the more chances
for C&C to live longer!
Mail CN at:
ToonNet@aol.com
Or write them at:
Turner Broadcasting System Inc.
Cartoon Network
1050 Techwood Drive
Atlanta, GA 30318
Or send them a fax. But don't send them any fax in that fax... oh God, that
was moronic. I apologise. ;-) Here's their fax #, anyway:
+1 (404) 827 3384
Take a look here as well:
http://www.geocities.com/Hollywood/Bungalow/4335/save.html
6.3........WHAT ARE THE COW AND CHICKEN OPENING THEME LYRICS?
The lyrics were written by David Feiss and music is by Guy Moon:
Chicken: Mama had a chicken!
Cow: Mama had a cow.
Both: Dad was proud,
He didn't care how!
Cow: Cow...
Chicken: Chicken!
Both: Cow and Chicken!
...
The Red Guy:
6.4........ARE THERE ANY COW AND CHICKEN PUBLICATIONS OTHER THAN THE SHOW?
Yes, there are. There is a "COW AND CHICKEN COLORING AND ACTIVITY BOOK" for
young children, four C&C comic books by DC, and a Cartoon Network C&C promo
book. As for fan fiction, there isn't much - two talk show scripts starring
C&C are available, and they are very good. I myself have written a C&C
episode script, but it needs changes and additions. Mike Cervantes
(SlomotoML@aol.com) wrote an IMW fan episode.
You can read the first comic book on the official David Feiss' site:
http://davidfeiss.webjump.com/
The site also keeps track of any new C&C merchandise.
An official C&C movie is said to be in plans as well.
6.5........A MOVIE?
Yes - a movie. A full movie! "Cow and Chicken do America"? Naah... how
tasteless! :) OK, there is talk of a C&C movie but not much is known for
certain at the moment. Sorry!
6.6........WHAT ABOUT THOSE SHORT PROMOS?
Cartoon Network has made a number of small C&C promos. I can recall four: two
were combined of fragments of C&C episodes, and one was made as a stand-alone
original. The first one consisted of Dad calling C&C in a stern voice, and
C&C repeatedly making the "ping" sound which can be heard when they are taken
to the military school. The second and third one were basically short musical
clips, with C&C "playing" (Chicken with his hammer, Cow with her nose), and
singing ("C-c-c-chicken! / COW!"). The original one showed C&C performing at
a concert: Chicken played a guitar wildly, yelling "Cow 'n' Chicken YEAH! Cow
'n' Chicken YEAH! Cow 'n' Chicken YEAH!" and then shouting at Cow to take it
over - "COW!". She was quiet and timid all the time, and only responded with
a short "Ooo!". There are, of course, some "normal" promos simply informing
of the time of the show, etc. The original promo, which introduced the whole
series, contained a "Cow and Chicken" line sang to the tune of "Hallelujah".
And a long time before that, there was a short promo for the World Premiere
Toons series - notably, for the week when "No Smoking" was to be shown.
I don't really remember much from that promo, but there was something along
the lines of: "What do you do when your little sister is a cow?".
And there was a Red Guy promo, too. First it had some contemporary hit song
in the background - whatever, I don't know it, I can't name it - and then the
music was gone. Perhaps for copyright reasons. Anyway, apart from "No
Smoking", the promo was the only time that Red openly said he was the devil
(well, it was a quote from the original episode, actually).
JIM provided this info about two promos I forgot (!) and one I haven't seen:
- Cow as a fortune teller (Chicken: "It's not gonna workin', Cow!", Cow:
"C'mon, big brother, concentrate!" - and Cartoon Network logo pops from
the flashing magic ball).
- C&C dancing in front of TV set (Chicken presents his parents and sis, then
he says "Now let's rock!" and he and Cow start to dance. When Cartoon
Network logo appears on screen, Boneless Chicken lands on it. Chicken says:
"My cousin Boneless").
- Flem and Earl (short clips from episodes where F&E co-starred, song in the
background with easy lyrics: repeating "Flem and Earl, Flem and Earl").
There are also the "Red's Beauty Tip" and "Rear Admiral Floyd's Pork Butts
from Wazco" spots.
6.7........ARE THERE ANY C&C COLLECTIBLES, ETC.?
Taco Bell restaurants in the US of A :) sold six kinds of C&C toys: Cow TV
Animator, Chicken TV Animator, Cow on a Pop-A-Wheelie Tricycle, Huggable Cow
& Chicken, Sparkling Super Cow, and Cereal Spinner. Cartoon Network has
produced C&C souvenirs (for instance, C&C copybooks), and you could win them
in some competitions. Other things I know of are mainly PC multimedia: two
C&C screen savers (one is official, from Cartoon Network), two official games
("Here's Milk in Your Eye", in which you play Cow and shoot milk at Chicken,
and "Bombs Away!" with Red throwing bombs at C&C!), and one unofficial
Shockwave "memory" game (similar to one of the games in Nokia 51xx/61xx cell
phones). There are two C&C desktop themes for Windoze as well. Which of those
should you get? All ones, of course! It's about 9 megs of download in total,
as far as I can remember - and everything free (except for the phone bill)!
Quake ][ and HalfLife fan(atic)s can download a C&C inspired scenario here:
http://www.captured.com/cow&chicken/
I personally don't like FPP shoot'em ups, but the screenshots of those mods
look quite funny, so if you like "quaking", check it out.
Cartoon Network sites inform about a new C&C promotion, connected with the
release of a number of new episodes! The promotion is named "Smelly Telly",
and you can receive a number of special cards which, after you scrape the
protective cover from them, will emit a particular odour staying in
accordance with the contents of the episode being aired! There are a few
cards, and each should be used with different specific episode of C&C
(reminds me of Smell-O-Vision from the 1950s... :) ).
Cartoon Network has a new C&C Shockwave game:
http://www.cartoonnetwork.com
You can find the C&C Halloween pumpkin stencils here, on David Feiss' site:
http://davidfeiss.webjump.com/merchandise.html
David's site also has all the songs in the show, and you can listen to them.
You can buy C&C production cels here:
http://www.margaretsmithgallery.com/hanna.html
Warner Bros stores sell more cels, as well as other C&C collectibles (a C&C
clock, a key chain, a t-shirt and a picture frame). You can find their
addresses here:
http://davidfeiss.webjump.com/merchandise.html
I myself have created a C&C car for "The Need For Speed III" (it's the
Mom and Dad Mobile with all the main characters visible and The Red Guy's
head added), but it's not been released yet. If it is, it will be placed at:
https://members.tripod.com/~nfspd/
Section 7 - IMW: the introduction
7.1........WHAT IS "I. M. WEASEL"?
The "I. M. Weasel" series is another creation of David Feiss. Basically, it's
a cartoon that accompanies C&C, and which is soon to become independent. It's
produced by "Wild Brain, Inc.", and here's what the show makers themselves
have to say about it:
"'I Am Weasel' features the exploits of the internationally famous genius, I.
M. Weasel, and has insanely jealous archrival I. R. Baboon. Weasel is loved
by women, he enjoys a transcontinental high-life complete with sports cars
and fabulous mansions. Bulbous-butted and hopelessly hapless, Baboon is
unyielding in his attempts to unseat his nemesis from the throne of pedigree
and breeding".
7.2........HOW DOES IT COMPARE TO C&C?
During its first season, IMW was OK, but nothing special. There were quite a
few good episodes, but otherwise the show was rather bland when compared with
Cow and Chicken. However, with the coming of its second season, IMW changed -
for better! It went rather in C&C's direction, and became more surrealistic
and thus much funnier. Season three is actually so good that sometimes it
even surpasses C&C. Also, I. M. Weasel was no longer successful every time:
there's nothing like seeing a celebrity lose! >;-) Sometimes Baboon actually
took the grand prizes! C&C's and IMW's worlds started blending: as it turned
out, Cow was in love with Weasel, she did guest appearances as Supercow, she
watched IMW on TV... And best of all, the magnificent Red Guy started showing
up on IMW! He became a frequent visitor there, not necessarily wreaking havoc
- sometimes he does very good deeds there. For example, he baby-sits IMW and
IRB, which the latter likes very much (though IMW isn't too happy with their
new babysitter and... uhm... _her_ ways of telling stories).
IMW is to be made into its own series now. There is no telling what the
"final product" will look like: hopefully, "I. M. Weasel - The Show" will be
more like seasons II and III of the older IMW, and less like the weaker
season I.
Robin Steele is said to be the director of the new show. He made "Garfield
and Friends", too. If the new show combines the madness and fun of C&C, IMW,
_and_ "Garfield" (not to mention Orson :) ), it may turn out great! (Though
_nothing_ will replace C&C...)
Section 8 - IMW: the show
8.1........WHO IS I. M. WEASEL?
I. M. Weasel is a genius among weasels. A very talented, intelligent, and at
the same time gentle character, he's been very successful in almost every
field he's ever taken on. He is a very popular figure, and crowds love him.
He is mostly into scientific research, but has numerous other talents as
well. His motto is: "If there is a problem to solve, I will solve it - for I
AM WEASEL!". His fur can be taken off easily, and hides a sinewy, somewhat
hairy torso with sailor's tattoos - something rather disgusting, and
strangely out of place for an intellectual.
IMW's brain is much bigger than the rest of his body.
IMW doesn't really look much like a weasel. The Red Guy took him for
a squirrel more than once.
He used to be accompanied by a blonde girl named Loulabelle, who, like IMW,
has quite a number of occupations but whose intelligence equals more or less
that of a box of cookies. Censors pulled her character down after some time,
though (Yes, censors, and yes, pulled down - read further to find out more).
I don't need to dwell on the "I. M." and "I. R." (and "I. B.", for Red :) )
jokes, do I? Yagidditall, right?
8.2........WHAT ROLES DID HE APPEAR IN?
An astronaut.
A sailor.
A diver.
A lawyer.
A genealogy expert.
An actor.
An odour specialist.
A Ping-Pong player.
A judge.
A biologist.
A virus researcher.
A doctor.
A businessman.
A minister.
An architect.
An engineer.
An ambassador.
A politician.
A retired toon. :)
A king.
A baboon. :)
A child-raising specialist.
A DNA researcher.
A TV star.
An archaeologist.
A musician.
A senior citizen. :)
A fairy.
A traveller.
A journalist.
A fireman.
A clerk.
A hole specialist.
A prisoner. :)
A ship inspector.
A driver school examiner.
A time traveller.
A vampire count.
A best man at IRB's wedding.
A bride.
A pilot.
A pet cat named Spot. :)
A psychiatrist's (Red's :) patient.
A scientist - apparently, that is his primary occupation.
A private eye
An olympics player
A hairstylist
A gladiator
A fighter for freedom of future US
A ghost
8.3........WHO IS I. R. BABOON?
I. R. Baboon is IMW's archrival. He is a character of low intelligence and
almost no manners. Amazingly, he is often amiable - and _always_ funny. He
seems to suffer from a complex he doesn't even know about: a complex of his
red "glossy" butt - a trademark of his. He is often unsuccessful and unlucky,
and almost always blames IMW for that.
I. R. was apparently introduced as a villain and IMW's enemy. However, he was
probably liked by the audience too much, and he was gradually promoted with
new episodes coming. He ultimately became IMW's sidekick rather than
opponent, and in the third season he and Weasel often work together. The
show's villain remained - but his persona changed: C&C's Red Guy is the IMW
anti-hero now. As for I. R., he even became more intelligent, at least
formally: he got a PhD. His grammar remained as horrible as before, though,
and he keeps referring to IMW as "Stoopid Weezle".
I. R.'s brain is about the size of his eye.
I. R.'s hobby is sniffing his index finger. According to Weasel's research,
it may mean that he misses his mother. She is alive, by the way, living with
her husband, Mr Baboon, and their daughter, very similar to Cow in size, and
to I. R. in behaviour.
8.4........WHAT ROLES DID _HE_ APPEAR IN?
An astronaut.
A prisoner.
A diver.
A seaman (sea-ape?).
A drifter.
An amateur hole-specialist.
An actor.
A pig farmer.
A Ping-Pong player.
A virus researcher.
A plant salesman.
An engineer.
A king.
A weasel. :)
A guard.
An amateur lawyer.
An architect.
A mother.
A biologist.
A time traveller.
A deep-sea farmer.
An archaeologist.
An amateur musician.
A retired toon. :)
A fairy.
A fisherman.
A salesman.
A clerk.
A TV star.
A wild baboon. :)
A ship captain.
An amateur poet.
A vampire.
A groom.
A pilot.
A pet dog named FatHead. :)
A psychiatrist's (Red's :) patient.
A scientist (yes, you've read it right!)
A private eye
An olympics player
A "toe man"
A hairstylist
A gladiator
A rather unfortunate fighter for freedom of future US
A ghost
Section 9 - IMW: trivia
9.1........WHAT ARE THE LYRICS OF WEASEL'S THEME SONG?
The lyrics were written by Richard Pursel, and music is by Bill Fulton:
You don't need pants for the victory dance,
'Cause baboon's better than weasel,
I. R. Baboon's big star of cartoon:
'I AM WEASEL!!!'
I. R. Baboon reigns king in his mind,
He's just as good as the weasely kind,
But round every corner he's likely to find:
'I AM WEASEL!'
'I AM WEASEL!'
'I AM WEASEL!!!'
9.2........WHAT'S WITH THIS "POP! GOES THE WEASEL"?
"Pop! goes the Weasel" is a nursery rhyme. The IMW theme is based on its
melody, and I. M. Weasel can be frequently heard humming this short song
(which usually infuriates I. R. Baboon). The rhyme goes:
All around the cobbler's bench,
The monkey chased the weasel.
The monkey thought 'twas all in fun,
Pop! goes the weasel.
A penny for a spool of thread,
A penny for a needle.
That's the way the money goes,
Pop! goes the weasel.
Rufus has the whooping cough,
And Sally has the measles,
And that's the way the doctor goes,
Pop! goes the weasel.
A penny for a spool of thread,
A penny for a needle.
That's the way the money goes,
Pop! goes the weasel.
9.3........GOSH! RATHER CRUEL, ISN'T IT?
Not really. Actually, no real weasel is harmed in the song. The weasel which
goes "pop" is an old tool used by hatters to apply fabric to the top of hats.
As for the "pop" itself, it isn't a sound made by poor exploding weasel; it's
a (rather dated) slang word meaning giving something to the pawnbroker (and
here the "something" is said weasel :) ).
Section 10 - IMW: the episodes
10.1.......WHAT ARE THE TITLES OF IMW EPISODES?
WHAT ARE THE TITLES OF IMW EPISODES?
Currently, there are three seasons, and the episodes are aired together with
Cow and Chicken. Only time will tell what the new independent series will
look like. Here goes the list, anyway:
First season:
I. R. on Sun
Deep Sea Tour
I. R. Gentlemans
I Are Big Star
Power of Odor
Ping-Pong at Sea
Disease Fiesta
I. R. Plant Life
Second season:
This Bridge Not Weasel Bridge
Happy Baboon Holidays
I Am Ambassador
Law of Gravity
I Architect
I. R. Mommy
I. M. Deity
I Am Crybaby
I. R.'s Phantom Foot
Queen of DeNile
I Are Music Man
I Am My Lifetime
I. R. Pixie Fairie
I. R. Ice Fisher
I. R. Role Model
I. R. in Wrong Cartoon
My Friend, the Smart Banana
I. R. Wild Baboon
Third season:
The Hole
I Stand Corrected
I Am Bush Pilot
The Unsinkable I. R.
Drivers Sped
Dessert Island
I Am Vampire
A Tree Story
Honey, I. R. Home
I Are Good Doggy
He Said, He Said
I. R. Do
Who Rubbed Out Cow And Chicken? (Mom and Dad shown in full!)
The Sackless Games
I Am Whale Captain
I Am Hairstylist
I. R. Gladiator
Revolutionary Weasel
The Baboon's Paw
? (about dream research)
? (Weasel as a ghost)
10.2.......WHICH EPISODES ARE THE BEST ONES?
See the answer on C&C. Here is my choice:
IMW - season. (one "s", one dot...)
Deep Sea Tour
I. R. Gentlemans
I. R. on Sun
Ping-Pong at Sea
I Are Big Star
Power of Odor
Disease Fiesta
I. R. Plant Life
IMW - sseason: (two "s's", two dots...)
I. R. Pixie Fairie
I. R. in Wrong Cartoon
Queen of DeNile
I Am My Lifetime
I. R. Ice Fisher
I. M. Deity
I. R. Wild Baboon
I. R. Role Model
I Am Crybaby
I. R. Mommy
I Architect
I. R.'s Phantom Foot
Happy Baboon Holidays
This Bridge Not Weasel Bridge
Law of Gravity
I Am Ambassador
My Friend, the Smart Banana
I Are Music Man
IMW - ssseason.: (three "s's", three dots!)
I Am Vampire
Honey, I. R. Home
The Unsinkable I. R.
I Stand Corrected
I Are Good Doggy
He Said, He Said
I. R. Do
Drivers Sped
The Hole
Dessert Island
Thus, my top five is...
I. R. Pixie Fairie
I Am Vampire
Honey, I. R. Home
The Unsinkable I. R.
I Stand Corrected
Section 11 - C&C: the less official side
11.1.......WHAT'S WITH THIS MISSING C&C EPISODE?
(WITH NASTY COMMENTS - YOU MAY WANT
TO SKIP THIS SECTION)
"Buffalo Gals" was an episode pulled down after it was aired for the first
time. It told a story of a girl motor gang, which Cow desperately wanted to
join. Apparently, the contents proved controversial to some narrow "minds",
and one of the curses of modern times, the Political Correctness-censorship
communion acted, sadly resulting in the episode's being blocked from airing
again, and replacing it with the "Orthodontic Police" episode.
Those who decided to ban the episode promoted it to a 'cultoon' ;) that
way). So much the better! (BTW, the character of Loulabelle from "I. M.
Weasel" was removed by censors as well. I suppose it was because she was the
standard dumb blonde from jokes, and she was too real - the dumb blondes
apparently felt insulted and pressed their little old *influential* boys at
Turner... oh, I'd better stop before saying something they wouldn't like...
or have I said it already?)
The whole "case" may have influenced certain later mindless attacks on C&C.
One of those is so bizarre it is even worth mentioning here: a woman, whose
name will probably not even be remembered by her family in a year from now,
tried to have her five minutes by accusing Cartoon Network of promoting
sexism and showing women in bad light through C&C. Apparently, the attacker
took Cow to be a portrayal of a woman, which might make some malicious people
think it was perhaps because of some qualities, emotional and physical, that
they both shared. Then again, it would obviously be unfair. To Cow.
11.2.......WHAT WAS IT ABOUT?
I watched it only once, and a long time ago, but here goes: Buffalo Gals were
a group of tough, er, girls, who formed a bike gang. Large buffalo hats were
their symbol, and they did what any motor gang does - they wreaked havoc. And
they did the same in C&C's house. They ate the carpet, among other things.
They liked Cow, however (they being buffaloes, her being a cow...), and they
asked her to join them. She did just that, and Chicken set out to bring her
back. Buffaloes beat him up, and again he was only saved by Cow.
11.3.......SO WHY DID THEY BAN IT?
Who knows that for sure? Some say it was primarily because lesbians felt
insulted. Yeah. The BG gang is basically a group of tough lesbians, and one
of them falls in love with Cow. Then there is an instance of cruelty to
animals in the tradition of "Frog Baseball"... ;) And the humour of this
episode went to the extreme in a few moments, which the thick-skulls
apparently disliked (sorry, I really dislike cartoon censorship...).
11.4.......I MISSED THE BUFFALO GALS! HOW CAN I WATCH IT NOW?
Find someone who taped it... or persuade CN not to pay attention to foolish
attacks on the show. The first solution seems more realistic.
Section 12 - The Red Guy!
12.1.......WHO IS THE RED GUY?
The Red Guy is the most fascinating, enigmatic and charismatic character on
the show. In fact, he is the most fascinating cartoon character ever! He is
basically a devil. Or, in fact, _The_ Devil! That was his original appearance
in the first episode. Being the source of all evil, he decided to do what
everyone else would do for fun on a boring, hot day in Hell - namely, torment
innocent kids. He picked on Cow and Chicken - or, actually, on Chicken, whom
he kidnapped using a clever "thou hast sinned, now thou art mine!" trick. He
was defeated by Supercow, though, and apparently he swore revenge.
From then on, he has been appearing on Earth, always pursuing Cow and Chicken
and usually trying to lure them into trouble. It is not always the case,
however, and sometimes Red is a nice, decent guy - he may even be helpful to
C&C! There were cases where he actually saved them from certain death.
He uses dozens of different identities and aliases. He can be recognised very
easily, though, even when he covers his devilish horns with wigs or TV masks.
Amazingly, nobody has recognised him yet. Only I. M. Weasel came close,
suspecting it, but never really discovering the truth. But then, who knows
what the truth actually is? After all, Red's power are so amazing that he may
in fact influence everyone's mind, forcing them to forget him. Red can travel
in time and space, create anything out of nothing, control others... and much
more. A devil, after all, is a being of a thousand faces. His name is Legion,
for he is many.
Red's appearance is that of a red devil. He is rather fat and of average
height. His face is very expressive, and his eyes usually reflect his mood.
His eyebrows only appear when he has a need for them. His voice is as amazing
and distinctive as the rest of him. He often introduces himself saying:
"Hellllloooooo!... It's me!". Sometimes he goes naked but very often he is
clothed fully - with an exception of his bottom part. His great red butt is
always bare - and it seems to be his pride and joy. It is also the source of
nearly each one of his aliases - they all play on the idea of a bare bottom,
sometimes using languages other than English for reference. His butt has more
uses than just mooning - Red can walk using his butt instead of his legs. He
is very skilful at it, too. He also likes to roll around on the ground,
often moving in this way.
FLASH from JIM: In the episode "Black Sheep of the Family" Red actually puts
on a pair of trousers; earlier, in "Intelligent Life?", he also gets to wear
pants, courtesy of the United Nations. Also, in "Major Wedgie", we learn that
he dropped the habit of wearing pants while in the army, when he accidentally
learned that pants made him feel grumpy and imprisoned.
Red apparently has a brother, looking and sounding very similar to him, but
with a different colour - beige rather than red. There are suggestions that
this brother is in fact painted Red, but I doubt it: although Red proved
numerous times that he can either multiply, or be in more than one place at
the same time, he never tried to disguise himself using tricks such as colour
change, even when the situation really required such measures.
There is no certainty as to whether he has any other relatives. According to
his own words, he has at least a grandmother, whom, for some reason, he
dislikes very much - but whose picture he seems to be keeping on his wall
(however, it may be his mother - now imagine _who_ could be the devil's
mom). Red is also said to have three kids.
Back in his original place, Hell, he used to have a faithful dog, the
mythical Cerberus. Since he has no pet on Earth, he sometimes tries to get
one, for instance, by catching pigeons in parks, or by keeping wooden dogs.
Red very often appears as a mischievously-spirited commentator of the show, a
commentator who knows and can do much more than anyone else.
He frequently changes the strength of his voice, which results in his talking
like THAT!
His tail is apparently telescopic and flexible, and he can manoeuvre it with
great skill.
Red, as mentioned, possesses obviously supernatural powers. Sometimes,
however, for strange reasons, they seem to leave him. Yet he is probably
the only creature able to break the barrier of time and space without
anything but his own will. He may even be able to exist in different
realities or different locations in one reality at the same time. :)
Supercow is Red's deadliest enemy. He also hates milk and is afraid of
feathers and eggs. Thus, C&C are not just a symbol, but an actual embodiment
of his worst fears; can you blame him for pursuing them so relentlessly?
He is also my favourite! Currently "my best" :) appearances of Red are the
original Devil from "No Smoking" and the factory owner from "Factory
Follies"! ;)
Red belongs to "The Full Moon Club" and "Pantyhose of the Month" club. His
favourite TV channel is The Moon Channel (well, do you get it?).
Recently, he explained to IMW and IRB that when he was nine, he had no idea
one should wear pants when going to school. A picture of someone who, as Red
claimed, was his dad, could also be seen.
We had a chance to hear Red's mother, too! Unless, of course, he is a red
version of Norman Bates among everything else...
For a limited time Red lived with C&C in their house, where he became the
favourite kid of Mom and Dad.
He likes himself. He is possibly the only... er... *man* ever to actually
marry himself. (He gave himself a solid gold wedding ring with a big diamond)
As you may remember, I suspect that the source of Supercow's powers is her
costume. Red already laid his hands on it once, but unfortunately, he didn't
try it on. If he did, and if my guesses were correct, imagine what we would
get! A glorious, Spanish-speaking SuperRed flying above the city and equipped
with even more powers than he already has!
(And by the way, don't you find it suspicious that Supercow _only_ beats the
guy who wants to pick on Chicken? Wouldn't it be, by any chance, because
_she_ wants to pick on Chicken herself, and she's just eliminating the
competition? ;) ).
12.2.......WHAT ARE THE RED GUY'S NAMES?
Originally, Red introduces himself as the Devil. Which he is, there is no
doubt to that. Later on, however, while pursuing Cow and Chicken, he uses a
number of other identities and aliases. Among these there are:
Rear Admiral Floyd
Mr Buttstein (?)
Mary Lou Heiney
Dr Pantsless
Irving J. Slacksoff
Lance Sackless
Walter Jeansbegone
Ivan Panced
Cleopantless, Queen of DeNile
Geraldo Rearviewa
Baron von Keinlederhosen (Neinlederhosen?)
Captain Buttz Pirate
Mr Devlin
Uncle Breezybum
Mrs Beaver
Mrs Baredrear (? - alternate spelling may be "Barederriere")
Dr Clearbottom
Dr Seymore Butts
Dr Nopance
Dr Lax Slax
Dr High Knee
Principal Red
Officer Pantsoffski, Orthodontic Policeman (I wonder if he's Russian or
Polish? :) "-Ski" cops in US are usually Pl, so hey, maybe I know him ;-) )
Officer Funny Heiney
Larry Lackapants, The King and Queen of Cheese
Rex Fanny
Professor Hiney Bottom
Red Heiney
Dr C. D. Heiney
Red Heiney
Al Heiney
Larry the Molting Fairy
The Copy Fairy
Little Red Fairy (in slang, the word "fairy" has a homosexual connotation...)
Dead Ghost
Ben Panced
Colonel Butt Seriously
Emperor Gluteous Maximus (His Majesty Big Butt...)
Sir Pantsareoff (Pantseroff?)
I. B. Red Guy :)
Mr Fly Man
Dr Sigmund Fraud
Red Kid
Allen the "Alien"
Dr Slacks Off
Mary Lou Hiney
Ivan Panced
Ben Panced
Mike Hiney
Talula Bottoms
The Bareskin Rug
Botthomshow?
Officer O'Fannyhee
Hives the butler
Buttes Galore
Red the Giant
Professor van... ??? [I only heard this episode dubbed, so I don't know his
actual name. It's a word play based on his butt and van Helsing's name,
I suppose]
Often, mainly while talking to himself, he just uses the name "The Red Guy",
or "Red", for short. He also often uses the aliases Ivan Panced, Ben Panced
and Lance Sackless.
12.3.......WHY DOESN'T HE CALL HIMSELF "THE DEVIL" ANYMORE?
Who knows for sure? It may be because he hides his real identity. Or maybe
because he wants to cease his devilishness. Or perhaps in order to avoid
accusations of promoting Satanism. When you think of people forcing a ban on
"Buffalo Gals", it's a plausible explanation.
And now Alan Burton confirmed my speculations:
"The Red Guy doesn't call himself the Devil anymore, indeed, because the
network didn't want to promote Satanism".
12.4.......WHAT ROLES DID THE RED GUY APPEAR IN?
He is so talented. He can be just anyone, and be good at it! This is probably
a partial list only, but here goes:
The Devil, source of all evilness.
A prison warden - I suspect it's his primary job. ;)
A nurse.
A TV announcer.
A plastic pipe salesman.
A cartoon character. :)
An emperor.
A queen.
An orthodontic policeman.
A lawyer.
An attorney.
A prosecutor.
A photographer.
A bar owner.
An admiral.
A sergeant.
A businessman.
A factory owner (CEO, "High Knee Industries").
A clerk.
A doctor - that seems to be his favourite occupation.
A prisoner.
A professor.
A musician.
An inventor.
A hunter.
A drifter.
A car merchant.
An unemployed woman.
A generally know-it-all commentator.
A plastic surgeon.
A girl scout.
A caring mother.
A woman of questionable behaviour.
A teacher.
A manner teacher.
A boat owner.
A storyteller.
A fairy.
A cafeteria owner.
A house wrecker.
A musician.
A pet shop owner.
A video game salon owner.
A crippled veteran.
A gangster.
A first mate.
A babysitter.
A shop owner.
A supermarket owner.
A barber.
A tribe chief.
A tour guide.
An adventurer.
A cheese maker.
A car dealer.
A salesman.
A pirate.
A talk show host.
A TV celebrity.
A president.
A retired toon. :)
A fried onion salesman.
A Vice Squad policeman.
An astronomer.
A journalist.
A baron.
A pilot.
A stewardess.
A hunter.
An artist.
A karate "sensei".
A general.
A film director.
A vampire hunter.
A vampire.
A flycatcher.
An angler.
A Viking (in the intro).
A major (? - in the intro).
A rugby player (in the intro).
A samurai (? - in the intro).
A baseball coach.
A psychiatrist.
An ophthalmologist.
A star of the cartoon "Godzilla vs Rear Admiral Floyd" (or similarly titled).
An angel (yep!).
A grandfather trader - or do you call it slave trading?
A _real_ police officer.
A lorry driver.
A man hit by a falling tree in a park. :)
A psychotic "psychiatrist".
A lost "kid" who became C&C's brother.
A TV contest host.
An "alien".
A funfair-stand clerk.
A guest on the IMW - IRB wedding.
A pin-up girl in a calendar.
A statue of something, probably not liberty.
A large funfair element.
A rug. ;)
An emperor
A janitor
An umpire
A hair cop
A little boy with long hair
A 196 pound man in Earl's head
A skater
An actress
C&C's neighbour
A beauty contest promoter
A Canadian Office Mounty
A Uruguayan Meter Maid
A magician
A giant
A clown
A government agent
A door-to-door salesman
A joke salesman
A mall cop
An Irish policeman
Cow's udder :)
A butler (buttler :)
12.5.......IS THERE ONLY ONE RED GUY?
It would appear so. However, a scene from one of the episodes, where the
Folsom Prison Warden meets Geraldo Rearviewa, might cause some doubts. After
all, these are _two Red Guys_ meeting each other face to face, and at least
one of them seems genuinely surprised. A number of explanations are possible:
a) One of the Red Guys was a fake Red. Which one? Take a guess. ;)
b) Red, being the devil, has the power of multiplying. ;)
c) The scene was fabricated by Red to create more confusion - how devilish!
d) There are indeed two Reds - symbolising the two natures of the devil, the
bad one, and the remains of the good one (remember, the devil is an
_ex-angel_, after all - a _fallen_ angel, but an angel nevertheless!). The
bad one, appearing more frequently, manifests himself as the evil personality
constantly tormenting Cow and Chicken, and the good one is simply a decent
man, law-abiding or even law-guarding (a warden, a soldier, a teacher...). ;)
e) Red, as explained earlier, has the powers which allow him to exist in
different realities or different locations in one reality at the same time.
;)
f) As mentioned in the answer to the question "Who is The Red Guy?", Red may
have a brother, who appeared on the show as the Scab Fairy. Geraldo may have
actually been Red's brother - or perhaps when they met in prison for the
first time, Red noticed the similarity between himself and Geraldo, and
decided to treat Mr Rearviewa as his brother, teaching him his tricks such as
flying, etc. ;)
12.6.......WAS THAT FOR SERIOUS?
Are you kidding? It's all as serious as the show itself. And figure it out
yourself! ;)
Section 13 - The 'Net
13.1........IS THERE ANY C&C SITE?
Yes, and more than one. :) First of all, there are the Cartoon Network sites
that everyone knows:
http://www.cartoonnetwork.com/
http://www.cartoon-network.co.uk/
But most importantly, there is an official David Feiss site!
http://davidfeiss.webjump.com/
The Red Guy has his site as well:
https://members.tripod.com/~Red_Guy/
Surprised? No, it isn't an official site, but it is much better than good,
and made in a very skilful way. It's one of the best uses of Hell Text
Markup Language that I have ever seen. Visit it even if you aren't a Red Guy
fan. :)
I recommend visiting these C&C fan sites:
http://www.ccaa.edu/~mcmurd/cowchick/ (Dan McMurray's Cow and Chicken, Yeah!)
http://www.geocities.com/TelevisionCity/Stage/8115/cowchickimweasel.html
(Stephan Krabbendam's CCIMW Site)
http://www.euronet.nl/users/idi_rad1/cow-and-chicken/ (Cow & Chicken)
http://www.geocities.com/TelevisionCity/Studio/5735/ (Cow and Chicken!)
http://www.geocities.com/TelevisionCity/Stage/2136/ (C&C Love Page :) )
http://thor.prohosting.com/~patricij/cowand1.htm (Cow and Chicken Page)
http://www.euronet.nl/users/idi_rad1/cow-and-chicken/index.html (CC Homepage)
http://www.xs4all.nl/~terrible/ccindex.htm (Cow and Chicken Homepage)
http://www.captured.com/cow&chicken/ (C&C scenarios for Quake ][/HalfLife)
There are many fan pages on C&C. Nearly all of them are in the official C&C
Webring, and the link to the ring can be found on Dave's page (he is the
ring's owner... surprised? :) ). OK, if you really need the direct link to
to the ring, it's:
http://www.webring.org/cgi-bin/webring?ring=gthebomb;list
There is a C&C newsgroup as well, though it doesn't seem too popular. It's:
alt.tv.cow-n-chicken
You may also take a look at:
alt.tv.cartoon-network
alt.animation.warner-bros
Section 14 - concerning the FAQ itself
14.1........WHO ASKED ALL THOSE QUESTIONS?
Well, I did, primarily. :) And I answered them. It's good to have an
intelligent partner in a conversation, right? :) I thought these were more or
less the subjects that should be covered in such an FAQ. However, I used a
number of actual questions concerning C&C that people asked on newsgroups,
WWW boards, their sites, etc.
14.2........ARE THERE ANY OTHER CRAZY & FUNNY CARTOONS LIKE C&C?
Well, this is STRICTLY my personal choice, but you might want to take a look
at: "Duckman", "Rocko's Modern World", "South Park", "Beavis and Butt-Head",
"Ren and Stimpy" and "The Simpsons". "Garfield and Friends", too. "Space
Ghost Coast to Coast" as well - though it plays different tunes. :) Perhaps
"Tiny Toons" and "Freakazoid", but they are weaker. Same with Dexter and his
lab. Johnny Bravo is OK - before C&C Mr B. used to be my fav, actually. :)
And some _older_ Bugs cartoons, of course. Bear in mind, though, that while
C&C is a two-level show, most of those mentioned are one-level only - and
that's the adult level!
Oh, yes - there is ONE cartoon VERY much like C&C. It's as insanely funny as
the two C's, it's double-levelled, too, and it has a very similar "spirit".
What I have in mind is the series about Eek the Cat - in particular,
"EEK!stravaganza". Currently it's #2 on my toon list. :) The show's got
Charlie Adler in it, too!
And, of course, you should watch everything made by the Monty Python crew.
Even though it is not a cartoon (well, as a matter of fact, Terry's cartoons
are an integral part of MP... :) ). But then, if you saw C&C and liked it,
you probably already know everything Pythonish by heart. :)
14.3........WHERE CAN I FIND THIS FAQ?
I have uploaded the FAQ with a little program to read it easily here:
http://www.kki.net.pl/jaromirk/cchicken.zip
https://members.tripod.com/~nfspd/cchicken.zip
Download it and run START.EXE to read the FAQ.
The HTML version of this FAQ is located at:
https://members.tripod.com/~nfspd/cowandchicken/
Currently, the webmasters of The Red Guy's website kindly host every new
version of the FAQ on: https://members.tripod.com/~Red_Guy/
The FAQ is now on the official David Feiss site at: http://davidfeiss.webjump.com/
14.4........ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION? DISCLAIMERS, ETC.?
"Cow and Chicken", "I. M. Weasel", "What a Cartoon!", "World Premiere Toons"
and all related subjects are copyright (C) Cartoon Network.
"Cow and Chicken" and "I. M. Weasel" and all characters related are copyright
(C) David Feiss.
All other names and trademarks mentioned, and all the materials quoted are
properties of their respective owners.
Under no circumstances can I be held responsible for any psychical, moral or
otherwise damage or unusual effects caused by reading this FAQ or connected
with it any way. This FAQ is provided "as is", without warranty of any kind.
You read and use it at your own risk. I specifically disclaim any
responsibility for any loss of profit or any consequential, incidental, or
other damages. Should you, for instance, set fire to your bed or paint your
bottocks in red and attach a tail above, I will not be responsible for any
of that. Or anything else.
No animals were harmed in the process of writing this FAQ.
No computers were harmed, either.
14.5........WHAT'S NEW IN THIS VERSION OF THE FAQ?
Too much to write about! New episodes, names, info, links...
I have uploaded the FAQ with a little program to read it easily here:
http://www.kki.net.pl/jaromirk/cchicken.zip
https://members.tripod.com/~nfspd/cchicken.zip
Download it and run START.EXE to read the FAQ.
The HTML version of this FAQ is located at:
https://members.tripod.com/~nfspd/cowandchicken/
Section 15 - Closing Time
15.1........THE 'WANTED' SECTION.
I'm looking for some information concerning the show. In particular:
- Any other names of Red.
- Any other occupations of Red, IMW and IRB.
- Any info on the C&C movie and the new show with I. M. Weasel.
- A Spanish-speaking person to index and translate all Supercow's lines. ;-)
- Any interesting data from these episodes (season ]I[):
"Intelligent Life?"
- Everything on season IV.
15.2........A SPECIAL SECTION (YOU SHOULD SKIP IT, AND I MEAN IT! :) ).
People who deserve to be greeted for numerous reasons:
- Too many of you! You know who you are, and if you don't, ask me! :-)
People who deserve to be shot, and certainly not to be greeted here:
- You don't deserve to be greeted, so don't expect your name here! :-b
People who are too important and too powerful to be ignored by not being
listed here :):
- William Henry Gates III.
- Saddam Hussein.
- Mr A. Nonymous, the most often quoted writer/scientist/philosopher in the
history of mankind.
Other fine creatures worth being greeted:
- Grandpa and Grandma's nice cows and especially all the wonderful chickens!
:)
15.3........IS THAT THE END OF THIS FAQ?
It sure is. If there is enough feedback and input, there may be new versions,
though. For now - END!
- Jaromir Krol -