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{{short description|American animated television series}} {{short description|American animated comedy television series}}
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'''''CatDog''''' is an American animated television series created by ] for ].<ref>{{cite book |last1=Perlmutter |first1=David |title=The Encyclopedia of American Animated Television Shows |date=2018 |publisher=Rowman & Littlefield |isbn=978-1538103739 |pages=116–117 }}</ref> The series follows the life of yellow ] brothers of different species, with one half of the resultant animal being a cat and the other a dog. Nickelodeon produced the series from ].<ref name="Varietyleash">{{cite news|title=Nick leashes 'CatDog' to 40 episodes|url=https://www.variety.com/article/VR1116678594|date=August 13, 1997|work=]|publisher=]|access-date=May 29, 2010}}</ref> The first episode aired on April 4, 1998, following the '']'', before the show officially premiered in October of that year. Similarly, the Season 2 episode "Fetch" was shown in ] in 1998 before airing on television.<ref>{{Citation|title="CatDog" Send in the CatDog/Fishing for Trouble/Fetch (TV Episode 1999) - IMDb|url=http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1231327/trivia/|access-date=2021-09-03}}</ref> '''''CatDog''''' is an American animated television series created by ] for ].<ref>{{Cite book |last=Perlmutter |first=David |title=The Encyclopedia of American Animated Television Shows |date=2018 |publisher=] |isbn=978-1538103739 |pages=116–117}}</ref> The series follows the zany hijinks of orange-furred ] brothers of different species, with one half of the resultant animal being a cat and the other a dog. Nickelodeon produced the series from ].<ref name="Varietyleash">{{Cite news |date=August 14, 1997 |title=Nick Leashes 'CatDog' to 40 Episodes |url=https://variety.com/1997/tv/news/nick-leashes-catdog-to-40-episodes-1116678594/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240531033249/https://variety.com/1997/tv/news/nick-leashes-catdog-to-40-episodes-1116678594/ |archive-date=May 31, 2024 |access-date=May 29, 2010 |work=] |publisher=]}}</ref> The first episode aired on April 4, 1998, following the '']'', before the show officially premiered on October 5, 1998. Similarly, the Season 2 episode "Fetch" was shown in ] in 1998 before airing on television.<ref>{{Cite news |date=December 31, 1998 |title=The Rugrats Movie |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-sacramento-bee-ad-the-rugrats-movie/121435142/ |work=] |page=63}}</ref>


The series ended on May 7, 2005 after a total of four seasons and 66 aired episodes over seven years, plus two produced episodes never aired. It was produced by ] and ], and was released on DVD in ] by ]. The series ended on June 15, 2005, after a total of four seasons and 66 aired episodes over seven years, plus two produced episodes that never aired. It was produced by ] and ] and was released on DVD in ] by ].


Two animation studios, ] and ] through ], worked on the animation for the show. Two animation studios, ] and ] through ], worked on the animation for the show.


==Premise== ==Premise==
The series revolves around Cat and Dog, a conjoined twin of a cat and a dog, who share the same body with no tail or hind legs. Although they are best friends and brothers, they have very different personalities, similar to "]" and the original '']'' shorts, mixed with elements of ], ], and fellow ] ].<ref>{{cite book |last1=Erickson |first1=Hal |title=Television Cartoon Shows: An Illustrated Encyclopedia, 1949 Through 2003 |date=2005 |edition=2nd |publisher=McFarland & Co |isbn=978-1476665993 |page=191}}</ref> Cat is very cultured, while Dog is very fun-loving. Dog enjoys chasing garbage trucks, cars, and exploring – many things that Cat does not want to be involved with. Dog enjoys eating at fast-food restaurants (such as Taco Depot), whereas Cat does not. The series takes place in Nearburg, a town dominated by ] animals and the occasional ]. ''CatDog'' follows the adventures of a ] and a ] who share a body, despite having opposite personalities. Cat is a strait-laced, intellectual cat whereas Dog is an impulsive, happy-go-lucky dog. While the brothers can independently control their upper bodies with two heads, they are ] at the midsection, meaning they have no tail or hind legs. Cat and Dog's personality differences share similarities with '']'', the '']'' shorts and elements of ], ], and fellow ] characters ].<ref>{{Cite book |last=Erickson |first=Hal |title=Television Cartoon Shows: An Illustrated Encyclopedia, 1949 Through 2003 |date=2005 |publisher=McFarland & Co |isbn=978-1476665993 |edition=2nd |page=191}}</ref> Because Cat and Dog cannot be separated, Dog will often drag his brother into activities Dog enjoys, such as chasing garbage trucks, eating fast food, and exploring, even though Cat is reluctant to do so.


==Episodes== ==Episodes==
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==Characters== ==Characters==
* CatDog (voiced by ] and ], respectively), a cat and a dog conjoined hybrid twin brothers with a very long and stretchy upper body, having no tail or hind legs.
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* Winslow Oddfellow, (voiced by ]), a tailless blue mouse who lives next door.

* Cliff Feltbottom (voiced by Tom Kenny), a male bulldog and the leader of the Greaser Dogs.
===Main===
* Shriek Dubois (voiced by ]), a female poodle.
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* Lube (voiced by Carlos Alazraqui), a male hound who falls in love.
* CatDog (voiced by ] and ] respectively) are a conjoined ] and ] sibling. Cat is the smarter and more cunning and Dog is the more happy-go-lucky and more ]. Cat often devises plans to trick Dog into getting what he wants, such as making Dog smarter in an attempt to have more in common with him, or having him win a dog sledding contest by training him in a very hard and militaristic manner, and usually, as a result of his greediness and selfishness, these schemes all blow up in his face. Dog is the source of clumsiness. As his name implies As Dog, he is an ]. He is extremely ambitious when Cat or any other character convinces him to take on a task, diving right into it with full force and energy. With his brains and constant ridiculing from the rest of the characters, Cat is the more defensive and short tempered of the two. Dog is the typical loyal dog and is easily convinced. He is quite ] and will believe everything he is told. His attention span is very short and he is easily distracted by balls, ]s, bones, food, and his overactive imagination. Because of his more simple nature, Dog usually is the one who gets the pair into trouble. Not paying attention to Cat's warnings, his actions almost always end up with some severe consequences. Despite this, in many of the episodes, it is shown that Dog is usually the more popular and athletic of the two. Cat has a "crush" on Shriek. In one episode, Cat admits his love for Shriek and kisses her after Shriek kisses Dog and tells him she loves him (only to wind up getting pounded by the aggressive poodle). Cat desires fame and fortune and tends to go to excessive lengths in order to gain them. He is intelligent and enjoys reading, gardening, and listening to classical music. He is somewhat uptight and believes strongly in being polite and neat. He is a stickler for cleanliness and, like many cats, hates water. Dog is often distracted with chasing shadows and chasing after tennis balls, and loves eating garbage. Much to the neat-freakish Cat's dismay, Dog leaves a mess everywhere he goes. Despite his sophisticated personality, Cat also has a dark side. Whenever he snaps, he becomes a ruthless, psychopathic maniac of whom even the Greasers are scared, once they see what he is capable of doing (especially his stress-induced, superhuman strength, evident in one episode when he destroyed the Greasers' monster truck with a single punch).
* Rancid Rabbit (voiced by ]), a green rabbit.

* Eddie the Squirrel (voiced by ]), a gray squirrel.
===Recurring===
* Randolph Grant (voiced by Billy West)
* Winslow Thelonious Oddfellow (voiced by ]) is a blue tailless mouse that lives in CatDog's house in the hole in the wall. Winslow speaks with a typical ]. Winslow is always full of wisecracks about anything and everything. He is very sneaky and underhanded with CatDog, especially with Cat. Winslow and Cat do not get along very well at all, because he is always getting Cat in trouble. However, it was eventually revealed that Winslow may be afraid of Cat, because Cat tried to eat him once. Dog, however, does not mind Winslow and is friendly with him. Deep down, he has a very big heart and loves CatDog and at some point acts as CatDog's conscience and guidance for living in society, but acts out against them. His catchphrase is "What are you? Nuts?".
* Tallulah Headbank (voiced by Maria Bamford)
* The Greaser Dogs are a street gang of three tough dogs named Cliff, Shriek and Lube, who act no differently from school playground bullies, picking on anyone either weaker or different from them, usually with a "pounding". They ] on CatDog (mostly Cat) because of their freakish nature. Dog sometimes gets along with them because he is also a canine. They initiated him into the gang after he had proven his worth. The Greaser Dogs also have a fear of ]s, which renders them helpless in almost any situation. The name Greasers is a reference to the ].
* Mean Bob (voiced by Billy West)
** Clifford Maurice "Cliff" Feltbottom (voiced by Tom Kenny): The leader of the Greasers. He is a ] that wears a black jacket with a picture of a dead cat on the back of it. He is very short-tempered and speaks similarly to Winslow with a Brooklyn accent only not as high. He got a taste of his own medicine when Eddie was accidentally glued to his jacket, which turned them into "Squirrel Dog". Once this happened, Shriek and Lube kicked him out of the Greasers because now ''he'' was a "two-headed freak." Cliff learned the pain of being an outcast and what CatDog go through. However, once he was free of Eddie, he returned to his old bullying ways and rejoined the Greasers. In the episode "Beware of Cliff", when he is trapped under a massive weight for several days, he made a solemn vow never to bully anyone (especially CatDog, despite Cat's suspicions) again should he escape this fate, though it did not last very long because he got trapped again under a falling tree and later wanted to pound them again. Later episodes reveal softer sides of Cliff, such as his love for ballet and cashmere. Two episodes say that he was not an only child; the only proof is a niece and a nephew. Despite being the leader of the Greasers, he got banned from the group once, and he got pounded by Shriek and Lube for attacking them in one episode (he was protecting Catdog from them because of a vow to never bully them again).
* Lola Caricola (voiced by ])
** Shriek DuBois (voiced by ]): The only girl in the Greasers and possibly the smartest of the group. She is a tiny yellow ], with a squeaky voice with a slight raspy quality to it. Shriek has blonde, poofy hair and wears a green shirt with the letter "S" on it. Though she is as tough and loyal as the other two, she harbors a secret crush on Dog, who is unaware of this. Shriek will not hit Dog, but will only hit Cat. In the episode "Rich Shriek, Poor Shriek" it is revealed that she came from a rich family, but she despised the posh life, and so she left home and became a Greaser. Also, in the episode "Back to School" Shriek is shown to have a niece named Squeak, who greatly resembles her.
* The Ingrid Twins (both voiced by ])
** Ignatius "Lube" Catfield-McDog (voiced by Carlos Alazraqui): A ], he is the slowest and sweetest one of the group. He will forget what he has been saying and slur his speech. He is the most loyal of the three Greasers. Despite his dimwitted nature, Lube is musically talented and is fluent in Spanish. In one episode, he rolls up his right trouser and takes off a wooden leg, although he is consistently shown with both regular legs. He also works part-time as a mechanic. His parents, a cat mother and a dog father, appeared in "CatDog and the Great Parent Mystery" and they said that Lube got separated from them a long time ago. Also, Lube is shown to have a sister, who tries to marry Cat. In another episode, his real name is revealed to be Ignatius, which Cliff makes fun of relentlessly. He also has a nephew which appeared in an episode where cat went back to school
* Mervis and Dunglap (voiced by ]), a pig and a weasel, respectively.
* Rancid Rabbit (voiced by ]) is a ] rabbit and the stereotypical authority figure. He had his job titles like police officer, life guard, prison guard, firefighter, boss of various businesses, principal, president, mayor, Egyptian ], doctor, TV host, contest judge, store and Taco Depot manager, etc. In one episode, he appears as a principal at a school and, at the end, as a police officer. When Cat asks him about this, he never receives an answer. Rancid hates CatDog and will go out of his way to punish them or force them to work for him, abusing his power to the fullest degree. Rancid takes advantage of CatDog as much as he can by deceiving them into buying his products or pushing them to do his bidding in a job. He does whatever it takes to take their money or benefit himself in any way. Rancid owns a mall called the Mall of Malls, and has a selfish and spoiled niece named Rancine. Rancid also has a Russian-accented female cousin named Rotten who lives in Farburg.
* Mr. Sunshine (voiced by Billy West)
* Eddie the Squirrel (voiced by ]) is a Greaser wannabe with little red pieces of paper taped to the side of his head to look like red sideburns in hopes to be more like Cliff. He is always bruised up from getting punched, and from being used as a birdie in ], or a ]. He wants to be an official Greaser very badly, but sadly lacks their number one requirement: being a dog.
* Randolph Grant (voiced by Billy West) is a trendy, suave cat who has an accent like ]. He will try anything once, as long as it's terribly exciting and attention-getting. Randolph appears to be like a celebrity in his lifestyle. In "All About Cat," Randolph was hosting the musical awards banquet. In "The Lady is a Shriek" Randolph is the proud owner of "Randolph's Charm School and House of Beauty", to help turn girls into beautiful women with poise and etiquette. Randolph is essentially a trend-setting, rich and famous cat. His catchphrase is "And I love it!"
* Tallulah Headbank (voiced by Maria Bamford) is an actress on whom Cat has an enormous crush. CatDog first met Tallulah during the musical "] Superstar". Since then, she has become a major celebrity and good friend of Randolph's. Tallulah is forever searching for her soul mate, who would be "as loyal as a dog and as clever as a cat, who will take in his arms." Her name is a parody of ].
* Mean Bob (voiced by Billy West), a fictional super-hero, is Dog's hero. Dog is an expert on Mean Bob, having watched his movies, played his video games and with his toys.
* Lola Caricola (voiced by ]) is a ] ] introduced in the third season. She is a ], and CatDog's next-door neighbor. She gained a love of ] while wrangling bulls on her family's ranch. Her catchphrase is "Unbelievable!"
* The Ingrid Twins (voiced by ]) are a pair of ] twin cat sisters whom Cat has a crush on. The light blue twin wears her hair in pigtails and wears a red leotard, while the gray twin wears her hair in a short bob and wears a blue leotard. In "Armed and Dangerous" one of the twins was Cat's pen pal. Cat tries to impress the twins so that they can go on a date with him, but they seem more interested in Dog. They also have an interest in dating TV stars and movie stars.
* Mervis Pantry (a pig) and Dunglap Daniels (a weasel) (voiced by ]) are CatDog's male best friends and are often used as background characters. They are rarely seen apart, and have been shown with various jobs, such as working at Taco Depot, the Kavity Krunch cereal factory, and Mervis even had a temporary run as a mailman trying to deliver CatDog's mail. Dunglap appears to be the luckier of the two due to his fortunes, like getting a promotion at a job, in contrast to Mervis's misfortunes, such as getting into an accident because of the Greasers. A running gag throughout the series is that Mervis and Dunglap can sometimes be seen fighting. They both have nerdy personalities and often feel uncomfortable and nervous around the "cooler" characters, especially the Greasers.
* Mr. Cornelius Sunshine (voiced by Billy West) is a green-skinned, shirtless humanoid creature with a thin, once-coiled tail and no apparent emotions who has a monotone voice and demeanor very similar to the actor ]. His name is ironically the very opposite of his personality, and he often nods off and falls asleep in the middle of doing things, such as performing a (very unengaging) magic act. His sardonic and pessimistic personality may be Dog's fault, since Sunshine experiences stress of being hunted as a dustman by Dog since his early years in the job. Very little is known about him, and the ambiguity of his species is touched upon in "CatDog Catcher" when Rancid Rabbit starts arresting everyone for not having licenses: Dog does not have a dog license, Lola does not have a bird license, and so on; but when Rancid captures Sunshine, he says, "You're under arrest for not having a...not having a...not having a license!" Thus it is apparent that not even the characters in the series know what he is. Mr. Sunshine's first name is Cornelius. He was originally envisioned as a squirrel during the early planning stages.


==Production== ==Production==
The series, created by Peter Hannan, was developed as the next Nicktoons production and produced from ] in ]. Hannan served as executive producer. This was part of Nickelodeon's $350 million investment in original animation over the next five years after the series' inception.<ref name="Varietyleash"/> The series, created by Peter Hannan, was developed as the next Nicktoons production and produced from ] in ]. Hannan served as executive producer. This was part of Nickelodeon's $350 million investment in original animation over the next five years after the series' inception.<ref name="Varietyleash" />


], Nickelodeon's senior vice president of worldwide productions, said that the creators planned for the series to "really play off of kids' sympathies" by portraying the characters as experiencing "the worst of both worlds".<ref name="Varietyleash"/> Hannan said CatDog was inspired by watching neighborhood cats and dogs occasionally fight each other, and thought that it would be great to make conjoined twins Cat and Dog to see how both of the animals would fare against other things.<ref name="Varietyleash"/> The idea of them being conjoined twins came from Hannan watching several news stories on TV about conjoined twins living a normal life conjoined together.<ref name="Varietyleash"/> Both aspects he claimed, initially developed the idea of CatDog.<ref name="Varietyleash"/> ], ]'s senior vice president of worldwide productions, said that the creators planned for the series to "really play off of kids' sympathies" by portraying the characters as experiencing "the worst of both worlds".<ref name="Varietyleash" /> Hannan said CatDog was inspired by watching neighborhood cats and dogs occasionally fight each other, and thought that it would be great to make conjoined twins Cat and Dog to see how both of the animals would fare against other things.<ref name="Varietyleash" /> The idea of them being conjoined twins came from Hannan watching several news stories on TV about conjoined twins living a normal life conjoined together.<ref name="Varietyleash" /> Both aspects, he claimed, initially developed the idea of CatDog.<ref name="Varietyleash" />


The title characters were originally envisioned as a two-headed superhero called "CatDog Man". The title characters were originally envisioned as a two-headed superhero called "CatDog Man".


==Release== ==Broadcast==
The series originally aired on ] in the US from 1998 to 2005, and aired reruns from 2005 to 2007. It was subsequently aired on ] from May 1, 2002, to August 23, 2011. Catdog began airing on ] in 2013 and continued to air until 2021. The show started streaming on ] in 2020. In the UK and Ireland, the series was broadcast on ] (1998–2005), ] (1999-2007) and ] (2002–13). In Canada, the series was broadcast on ] (2009–2019) and on ] (1998–2006). In Australia and New Zealand, the series was broadcast on ] (1998–2015). In Japan, the series was broadcast on ] (1999–2009) and on ] (1999–2006). In Middle East, the series was broadcast on ] (2008–2011) and on ] (2014–2015). In March 2021, the series was added along with other various Nicktoons and Nickelodeon shows onto ].


===Broadcast=== ==Reception==
===Critical===
The series originally aired on ] in the US from 1998 to 2001. It was subsequently aired on ] (2002–2011) and ] (2013-2018) and streams on ] (2020-present). In the UK and Ireland, the series was broadcast on ] (1998–2005), ] (1999-2007) and ] (2002–13). In Canada, the series was broadcast on ] (2009–2019) and on ] (1998–2006). In Australia and New Zealand, the series was broadcast on ] (1998–2015). In Japan, the series was broadcast on ] (1999–2009) and on ] (1999–2006). In Middle East, the series was broadcast on ] (2010–2011) and on ] (2014–2015) and on ] (2005–2011). In March 2021, the series was added along with other various Nicktoons and Nickelodeon shows onto ].
The series was reviewed by ] with a score 2/5 stars, advised for children 7 and up.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Wenk |first=Sarah |date=July 12, 2006 |title=CatDog |url=http://www.commonsensemedia.org/tv-reviews/catdog |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110926194050/http://www.commonsensemedia.org/tv-reviews/catdog |archive-date=September 26, 2011 |access-date=January 3, 2011 |website=]}}</ref>

===Awards and nominations===
In 1998, the series was nominated for an ] for Outstanding Individual Achievement for Writing in an Animated Television Production, for "Dog Gone". The recipients would have been ], Robert Porter and Peter Hannan.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Legacy: 26th Annual Annie Award Nominees and Winners (1998) |url=http://annieawards.org/26thwinners.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071011211535/http://annieawards.org/26thwinners.html |archive-date=October 11, 2007 |access-date=December 1, 2012 |website=AnnieAwards.org |publisher=]}}</ref>

At the ], the show was nominated for ]. However, it lost to '']''. It did so again in the ].


==Merchandise==
===Home media and digital download releases=== ===Home media and digital download releases===
Two VHS tapes of the series were released by ] on March 30, 1999. ''Together Forever'' contains the episodes "Dog Gone", "Flea or Die", "Diamond Fever", "CatDog's End" and "Work Force" with a bonus short "Cat-Diggety Dog" and ''CatDog vs. The Greasers'' contains the episodes "Siege on Fort CatDog", "Squirrel Dog", "Full Moon Fever", "Shriek Loves Dog" and "All You Need is Lube". Two VHS tapes of the series were released by ] on March 30, 1999. ''Together Forever'' contains a bonus short "Cat-Diggety Dog" plus the episodes "Dog Gone", "Flea or Die", "Diamond Fever", "CatDog's End" and "Work Force", and ''CatDog vs. The Greasers'' contains the episodes "Siege on Fort CatDog", "Squirrel Dog", "Full Moon Fever", "Shriek Loves Dog" and "All You Need Is Lube".
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In 2010, ] contracted ]'s ] service arm to produce DVD sets of ''CatDog'' and other Nickelodeon shows exclusively for sale on Amazon. The DVDs were "manufactured-on-demand" DVD-Rs to match orders. The series is also available for download on Amazon's InstantVideo service. From 2011 to 2013, ] released the series on DVD via several season sets, and a proper complete series set was released on December 9, 2014.<ref name="CatDogSFDVDNews">{{cite news |last1=DeMott |first1=Rick |title=CatDog: Season 1 – Part 1 Pounces Its Way Onto DVD |url=https://www.awn.com/news/catdog-season-1-part-1-pounces-its-way-dvd |access-date=August 13, 2022 |work=] |date=October 18, 2011 |language=en}}</ref><ref name="CatDogSFDVDNews2">{{cite web|url=http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/news/CatDog-The-Complete-Series/20307|title=CatDog DVD news: Announcement for CatDog - The Complete Series|work=TVShowsOnDVD.com|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141208012147/http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/news/CatDog-The-Complete-Series/20307|archive-date=December 8, 2014}}</ref> In 2010, ] contracted ]'s ] service arm to produce DVD sets of ''CatDog'' and other Nickelodeon shows exclusively for sale on Amazon. The DVDs were "manufactured-on-demand" DVD-Rs to match orders. The series is also available for download on Amazon's InstantVideo service. From 2011 to 2013, ] released the series on DVD via several season sets, and a proper complete series set was released on December 9, 2014.<ref name="CatDogSFDVDNews">{{Cite news |last=DeMott |first=Rick |date=October 18, 2011 |title=CatDog: Season 1 – Part 1 Pounces Its Way onto DVD |url=https://www.awn.com/news/catdog-season-1-part-1-pounces-its-way-dvd |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220813223928/https://www.awn.com/news/catdog-season-1-part-1-pounces-its-way-dvd |archive-date=August 13, 2022 |access-date=August 13, 2022 |work=] |language=en}}</ref><ref name="CatDogSFDVDNews2">{{Cite web |last=Lambert |first=David |date=September 22, 2014 |title=CatDog - {{'}}''The Complete Series''{{'}} Is Scheduled to Be in Stores in Time for Christmas |url=http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/news/CatDog-The-Complete-Series/20307 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141208012147/http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/news/CatDog-The-Complete-Series/20307 |archive-date=December 8, 2014 |website=]}}</ref>


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|Season 2, Volume 1 ||December 1, 2010 || style="text-align:center;"|3|| style="text-align:center;"|17 |''Season 2, Volume 1'' ||December 1, 2010 || style="text-align:center;"|3|| style="text-align:center;"|17
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|Season 2, Volume 2 ||December 1, 2010 || style="text-align:center;"|4|| style="text-align:center;"|17 |''Season 2, Volume 2'' ||December 1, 2010 || style="text-align:center;"|4|| style="text-align:center;"|17
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| ''Volume 3: Season 2, Part 1'' | ''Volume 3: Season 2, Part 1''
| rowspan=2|2 | rowspan=2|2
| June 5, 2012<ref>{{citation|title=CatDog: Season Two, Part One|work=Amazon|asin=B007GMKX6G}}</ref> | June 5, 2012<ref>{{Cite AV media |title=CatDog: Season Two, Part One |type=DVD |asin=B007GMKX6G}}</ref>
| 21 ("Send in the CatDog" / "Fishing for Trouble" / "Fetch") – 30 ("Climb Every CatDog" / "Canine Mutiny") | 21 ("Send in the CatDog" / "Fishing for Trouble" / "Fetch") – 30 ("Climb Every CatDog" / "Canine Mutiny")
|- |-
| style="background:#584774| | style="background:#584774|
| ''Volume 4: Season 2, Part 2'' | ''Volume 4: Season 2, Part 2''
| September 25, 2012<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/news/CatDog-Season-2-Part-2/17061|title=CatDog - 'Season 2, Part 2' DVDs are Scheduled for Wide Release|first=David|last=Lambert|date=June 8, 2011|work=TVShowsOnDVD|access-date=December 1, 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120917061844/http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/news/CatDog-Season-2-Part-2/17061|archive-date=September 17, 2012}}</ref> | September 25, 2012<ref>{{Cite web |last=Lambert |first=David |date=June 8, 2011 |title=CatDog - {{'}}''Season 2, Part 2''{{'}} DVDs Are Scheduled for Wide Release |url=http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/news/CatDog-Season-2-Part-2/17061 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120917061844/http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/news/CatDog-Season-2-Part-2/17061 |archive-date=September 17, 2012 |access-date=December 1, 2012 |website=]}}</ref>
| 31 ("It's a Wonderful Half Life" / "Shepherd Dog") – 40 ("Cliff's Little Secret" / "Freak Show") | 31 ("It's a Wonderful Half Life" / "Shepherd Dog") – 40 ("Cliff's Little Secret" / "Freak Show")
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| style="background:#fcc52d| | style="background:#fcc52d|
| ''Volume 5: The Complete Third Season''♦ | ''Volume 5: The Complete Third Season''{{efn|Shout! Factory select title sold exclusively through Shout's online store.}}
| 3 | 3
| 20 | 20
| March 12, 2013<ref>{{cite web|url=http://tvshowsondvd.com/news/CatDog-Season-3/18015|title=CatDog DVD news: Announcement for CatDog - Season 3|work=TVShowsOnDVD.com|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130208131738/http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/news/CatDog-Season-3/18015|archive-date=February 8, 2013}}</ref> | March 12, 2013<ref>{{Cite web |last=Lambert |first=David |date=January 30, 2013 |title=CatDog - Shout! Select Release Scheduled for {{'}}''Season 3''{{'}} of the Classic Nick Show |url=http://tvshowsondvd.com/news/CatDog-Season-3/18015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130208131738/http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/news/CatDog-Season-3/18015 |archive-date=February 8, 2013 |website=]}}</ref>
| 41 ("Sumo Enchanted Evening" / "Hotel CatDog") – 60 ("New Cat in Town" / "CatDog's Booty") | 41 ("Sumo Enchanted Evening" / "Hotel CatDog") – 60 ("New Cat in Town" / "CatDog's Booty")
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| 8 | 8
| August 20, 2013<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/news/CatDog-Season-4/18432|title=CatDog DVD news: Announcement for CatDog - The Final Season|work=TVShowsOnDVD.com|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131115080609/http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/news/CatDog-Season-4/18432|archive-date=November 15, 2013}}</ref> | August 20, 2013<ref>{{Cite web |last=Lambert |first=David |date=May 10, 2013 |title=CatDog - The 4th and {{'}}''Final Season''{{'}} Is Scheduled by Shout! for DVD |url=http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/news/CatDog-Season-4/18432 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131115080609/http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/news/CatDog-Season-4/18432 |archive-date=November 15, 2013 |website=]}}</ref>
| 61–63 ("CatDog and the Great Parent Mystery") – 68 (Vexed of Kin / Meat Dog's Friends) | 61–63 ("CatDog and the Great Parent Mystery") – 68 ("Vexed of Kin" / "Meat Dog's Friends")
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| December 9, 2014<ref name="CatDogSFDVDNews2" /> | December 9, 2014<ref name="CatDogSFDVDNews2" />
| 1 ("Dog Gone" / "Fan Mail" / "All You Can't Eat") – 68 (Vexed of Kin / Meat Dog's Friends) | 1 ("Dog Gone" / "Fan Mail" / "All You Can't Eat") – 68 ("Vexed of Kin" / "Meat Dog's Friends")
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The complete series is also available for download in the ] and streaming on ].
♦&nbsp;– Shout! Factory select title sold exclusively through Shout's online store.


In Australia, seasons 1-3 were released on DVD by ].
The complete series is also available for download in the ], and streaming on ].


==Reception== ===Promotions===
Nickelodeon initiated a $20 million promotional campaign for the series' first season in 1999 with partners ], ], ], and ].<ref name="stanley">{{Cite magazine |last1=Stanley |first1=T. L. |last2=Thompson |first2=Stephanie |date=January 18, 1999 |title=The $20m Truth About CatDog |magazine=] |volume=40 |issue=3}}</ref> Burger King, which had promoted Nickelodeon's '']'' with toys the previous year, offered ''CatDog''-themed toys in its kids meals for five weeks beginning February 22, 1999.<ref name="stanley" /> Nickelodeon promoted a trip to ] as a prize in an on-air sweepstakes sponsored by Burger King and ], which also released a line of ''CatDog'' toys that year.<ref name="stanley" /> Duracell held a back-to-school-themed backpack offer as well as a "Catch CatDog" sweepstakes on television and radio during the holiday season.<ref name="stanley" /> Jell-O packaged ''CatDog'' stickers in its Jell-O Yogurt kids packs.<ref name="stanley" /> Nabisco marketed limited edition ''CatDog'' ] flavors, which featured instant-win contest prizes that included a trip to Los Angeles to meet and have their likeness drawn by creator of ''CatDog''.<ref name="stanley" />
===Critical===
The series was reviewed by ] with a score 2/5 stars, advised for children 7 and up.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.commonsensemedia.org/tv-reviews/catdog|title=CatDog|first=Sarah|last=Wenk|work=]|access-date=January 3, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110926194050/http://www.commonsensemedia.org/tv-reviews/catdog|archive-date=September 26, 2011|url-status=live|date=July 12, 2006}}</ref>


===Awards and nominations=== ===Video games===
On May 13, 1999, Nickelodeon and ] announced a three-year partnership to publish video games based on Nickelodeon television series, the first being ''CatDog: Quest for the Golden Hydrant'' for ], which released in late 1999.<ref name="forge">{{Cite press release |title=Hasbro Interactive and Nickelodeon Forge 3 Year Software Partnership |date=May 13, 1999 |location=] |url=http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Hasbro+Interactive+and+Nickelodeon+Forge+3+Year+Software+Partnership.-a054624129 |via=] |access-date=July 26, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130610133939/http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Hasbro+Interactive+and+Nickelodeon+Forge+3+Year+Software+Partnership.-a054624129 |archive-date=June 10, 2013 |agency=]}}</ref> Ports of the game for ] and ] were mentioned but ultimately never released.<ref name="forge" /> Another Hasbro title, ''CatDog: Saving Mean Bob'', was announced for a 2000 release for PC and PlayStation<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Traiman |first=Steve |date=February 19, 2000 |title=Kid-Size Multimedia |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=CQ4EAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA68 |magazine=] |page=68 |via=]}}</ref> but never released.
In 1998, the series was nominated for an ] for Outstanding Individual Achievement for Writing in an Animated Television Production, for "Dog Gone". The recipients would have been ], Robert Porter and Peter Hannan.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://annieawards.org/26thwinners.html |title=Legacy: 26th Annual Annie Award Nominees and Winners (1998) |work=AnnieAwards.org |publisher=] |access-date=December 1, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071011211535/http://annieawards.org/26thwinners.html |archive-date=October 11, 2007 }}</ref>


Characters from the series appeared as cameos or playable characters in the Nickelodeon games '']'', ''Super Brawl Universe'', '']'', '']'', ''Nickelodeon Extreme Tennis'', and '']''. Characters make cameo appearances in '']'', '']'', and '']''.
At the ], the show was nominated for ]. However, it lost to '']''. It did so again in the ].


==Video games== ==Notes==
{{Notelist}}
* ''CatDog: Quest for the Golden Hydrant'' (1999, PC)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Hasbro+Interactive+and+Nickelodeon+Forge+3+Year+Software+Partnership.-a054624129|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130610133939/http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Hasbro+Interactive+and+Nickelodeon+Forge+3+Year+Software+Partnership.-a054624129|title=Hasbro Interactive and Nickelodeon Forge 3 Year Software Partnership|website=]|archivedate=June 10, 2013|date=May 13, 1999|accessdate=July 26, 2021|via=]}}</ref>
* ''CatDog: Saving Mean Bob'' (1999, ], cancelled)
* '']'' (as playable characters)
* '']'' (Seen but not playable characters)
* '']'' (Seen but not playable characters)
* '']'' (Seen but not playable characters)
* ''Super Brawl Universe'' (as playable characters)
* '']'' (as playable characters)
* '']'' (as playable characters)
* ''Nickelodeon Extreme Tennis'' (as playable characters)


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American animated comedy television series

CatDog
Genre
Created byPeter Hannan
Creative directorRobert Porter
Voices of
Theme music composerPeter Hannan
Opening theme"CatDog Theme Song"
Ending theme"CatDog Ending Theme Song"
ComposerDenis M. Hannigan
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons4
No. of episodes68 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producerPeter Hannan
Producers
  • Mario Piluso
  • Ken Kessel
Running time23 minutes
Production companies
Original release
Network
ReleaseApril 4, 1998 (1998-04-04) –
June 15, 2005 (2005-06-15)

CatDog is an American animated television series created by Peter Hannan for Nickelodeon. The series follows the zany hijinks of orange-furred conjoined brothers of different species, with one half of the resultant animal being a cat and the other a dog. Nickelodeon produced the series from Burbank, California. The first episode aired on April 4, 1998, following the 1998 Kids' Choice Awards, before the show officially premiered on October 5, 1998. Similarly, the Season 2 episode "Fetch" was shown in theaters in 1998 before airing on television.

The series ended on June 15, 2005, after a total of four seasons and 66 aired episodes over seven years, plus two produced episodes that never aired. It was produced by Nickelodeon Animation Studio and Peter Hannan Productions and was released on DVD in Region 1 by Shout! Factory.

Two animation studios, Saerom Animation and Rough Draft Studios through Rough Draft Korea, worked on the animation for the show.

Premise

CatDog follows the adventures of a cat and a dog who share a body, despite having opposite personalities. Cat is a strait-laced, intellectual cat whereas Dog is an impulsive, happy-go-lucky dog. While the brothers can independently control their upper bodies with two heads, they are conjoined at the midsection, meaning they have no tail or hind legs. Cat and Dog's personality differences share similarities with The Odd Couple, the Looney Tunes shorts and elements of Laurel and Hardy, Abbott and Costello, and fellow Nicktoon characters Ren and Stimpy. Because Cat and Dog cannot be separated, Dog will often drag his brother into activities Dog enjoys, such as chasing garbage trucks, eating fast food, and exploring, even though Cat is reluctant to do so.

Episodes

Main article: List of CatDog episodes
SeasonEpisodesOriginally aired
First airedLast aired
120April 4, 1998 (1998-04-04)October 29, 1998 (1998-10-29)
220February 15, 1999 (1999-02-15)March 16, 2000 (2000-03-16)
320October 9, 1999 (1999-10-09)May 18, 2001 (2001-05-18)
48November 25, 2000 (2000-11-25)June 15, 2005 (2005-06-15)

Characters

  • CatDog (voiced by Jim Cummings and Tom Kenny, respectively), a cat and a dog conjoined hybrid twin brothers with a very long and stretchy upper body, having no tail or hind legs.
  • Winslow Oddfellow, (voiced by Carlos Alazraqui), a tailless blue mouse who lives next door.
  • Cliff Feltbottom (voiced by Tom Kenny), a male bulldog and the leader of the Greaser Dogs.
  • Shriek Dubois (voiced by Maria Bamford), a female poodle.
  • Lube (voiced by Carlos Alazraqui), a male hound who falls in love.
  • Rancid Rabbit (voiced by Billy West), a green rabbit.
  • Eddie the Squirrel (voiced by Dwight Schultz), a gray squirrel.
  • Randolph Grant (voiced by Billy West)
  • Tallulah Headbank (voiced by Maria Bamford)
  • Mean Bob (voiced by Billy West)
  • Lola Caricola (voiced by Nika Futterman)
  • The Ingrid Twins (both voiced by Laraine Newman)
  • Mervis and Dunglap (voiced by John Kassir), a pig and a weasel, respectively.
  • Mr. Sunshine (voiced by Billy West)

Production

The series, created by Peter Hannan, was developed as the next Nicktoons production and produced from Nickelodeon Animation Studio in Burbank, California. Hannan served as executive producer. This was part of Nickelodeon's $350 million investment in original animation over the next five years after the series' inception.

Albie Hecht, Nickelodeon's senior vice president of worldwide productions, said that the creators planned for the series to "really play off of kids' sympathies" by portraying the characters as experiencing "the worst of both worlds". Hannan said CatDog was inspired by watching neighborhood cats and dogs occasionally fight each other, and thought that it would be great to make conjoined twins Cat and Dog to see how both of the animals would fare against other things. The idea of them being conjoined twins came from Hannan watching several news stories on TV about conjoined twins living a normal life conjoined together. Both aspects, he claimed, initially developed the idea of CatDog.

The title characters were originally envisioned as a two-headed superhero called "CatDog Man".

Broadcast

The series originally aired on Nickelodeon in the US from 1998 to 2005, and aired reruns from 2005 to 2007. It was subsequently aired on Nicktoons from May 1, 2002, to August 23, 2011. Catdog began airing on Nickrewind in 2013 and continued to air until 2021. The show started streaming on Paramount+ in 2020. In the UK and Ireland, the series was broadcast on Nickelodeon (1998–2005), Channel 4 (1999-2007) and Nicktoons (2002–13). In Canada, the series was broadcast on Nickelodeon (2009–2019) and on YTV (1998–2006). In Australia and New Zealand, the series was broadcast on Nickelodeon (1998–2015). In Japan, the series was broadcast on Nickelodeon (1999–2009) and on TV Asahi (1999–2006). In Middle East, the series was broadcast on Nickelodeon Arabia (2008–2011) and on MBC 3 (2014–2015). In March 2021, the series was added along with other various Nicktoons and Nickelodeon shows onto Paramount+.

Reception

Critical

The series was reviewed by Common Sense Media with a score 2/5 stars, advised for children 7 and up.

Awards and nominations

In 1998, the series was nominated for an Annie Award for Outstanding Individual Achievement for Writing in an Animated Television Production, for "Dog Gone". The recipients would have been Derek Drymon, Robert Porter and Peter Hannan.

At the 1999 Kids' Choice Awards, the show was nominated for Favorite Cartoon. However, it lost to Rugrats. It did so again in the 2000 Kids' Choice Awards.

Merchandise

Home media and digital download releases

Two VHS tapes of the series were released by Paramount Home Video on March 30, 1999. Together Forever contains a bonus short "Cat-Diggety Dog" plus the episodes "Dog Gone", "Flea or Die", "Diamond Fever", "CatDog's End" and "Work Force", and CatDog vs. The Greasers contains the episodes "Siege on Fort CatDog", "Squirrel Dog", "Full Moon Fever", "Shriek Loves Dog" and "All You Need Is Lube".

VHS releases
Title No. of
episodes 		Release date Episodes include
Together Forever 6 March 30, 1999 2x04c "Cat-Diggety Dog"
1x01a "Dog Gone"
1x02a "Flea or Die"
1x05a "Diamond Fever"
1x12a "CatDog's End"
1x04b "Work Force"
CatDog vs. The Greasers 5 1x12b "Siege on Fort CatDog"
1x09a "Squirrel Dog"
1x11a "Full Moon Fever"
1x04a "Shriek Loves Dog"
1x03b "All You Need Is Lube"

In 2010, Nickelodeon contracted Amazon.com's CreateSpace service arm to produce DVD sets of CatDog and other Nickelodeon shows exclusively for sale on Amazon. The DVDs were "manufactured-on-demand" DVD-Rs to match orders. The series is also available for download on Amazon's InstantVideo service. From 2011 to 2013, Shout! Factory released the series on DVD via several season sets, and a proper complete series set was released on December 9, 2014.

CreateSpace Releases
Title Release date Discs Episodes
Season 1 April 7, 2010 4 20
Season 2, Volume 1 December 1, 2010 3 17
Season 2, Volume 2 December 1, 2010 4 17
Season 3 December 1, 2010 3 13
Region 1
Title Season(s) Episodes Release date Episodes
Volume 1: Season 1, Part 1 1 10 October 18, 2011 1 ("Dog Gone" / "Fan Mail" / "All You Can't Eat") – 6 ("Party Animal" / "Mush, Dog, Mush!"), 8 ("Pumped" / "Dummy Dummy"), 9 ("Squirrel Dog" / "Brother's Day"), 11 ("Full Moon Fever" / "War of the CatDog") and 14 ("Nightmare" / "CatDogPig")
Volume 2: Season 1, Part 2 March 27, 2012 7 ("Armed and Dangerous" / "Fistful of Mail!"), 10 ("Escape From the Deep End" / "The Collector"), 12 ("CatDog's End" / "Siege on Fort CatDog"), 13 ("Safety Dog" / "Dog Come Home!"), 15 ("New Neighbors" / "Dead Weight") – 20 ("All About Cat" / "Trespassing")
Volume 3: Season 2, Part 1 2 June 5, 2012 21 ("Send in the CatDog" / "Fishing for Trouble" / "Fetch") – 30 ("Climb Every CatDog" / "Canine Mutiny")
Volume 4: Season 2, Part 2 September 25, 2012 31 ("It's a Wonderful Half Life" / "Shepherd Dog") – 40 ("Cliff's Little Secret" / "Freak Show")
Volume 5: The Complete Third Season 3 20 March 12, 2013 41 ("Sumo Enchanted Evening" / "Hotel CatDog") – 60 ("New Cat in Town" / "CatDog's Booty")
Volume 6: The Complete Final Season 4 8 August 20, 2013 61–63 ("CatDog and the Great Parent Mystery") – 68 ("Vexed of Kin" / "Meat Dog's Friends")
The Complete Series 1-4 68 December 9, 2014 1 ("Dog Gone" / "Fan Mail" / "All You Can't Eat") – 68 ("Vexed of Kin" / "Meat Dog's Friends")

The complete series is also available for download in the iTunes Store and streaming on Paramount+.

In Australia, seasons 1-3 were released on DVD by Beyond Home Entertainment.

Promotions

Nickelodeon initiated a $20 million promotional campaign for the series' first season in 1999 with partners Burger King, Duracell, Jell-O, and Nabisco. Burger King, which had promoted Nickelodeon's The Rugrats Movie with toys the previous year, offered CatDog-themed toys in its kids meals for five weeks beginning February 22, 1999. Nickelodeon promoted a trip to Universal Studios Florida as a prize in an on-air sweepstakes sponsored by Burger King and Mattel, which also released a line of CatDog toys that year. Duracell held a back-to-school-themed backpack offer as well as a "Catch CatDog" sweepstakes on television and radio during the holiday season. Jell-O packaged CatDog stickers in its Jell-O Yogurt kids packs. Nabisco marketed limited edition CatDog Cheese Nips flavors, which featured instant-win contest prizes that included a trip to Los Angeles to meet and have their likeness drawn by creator of CatDog.

Video games

On May 13, 1999, Nickelodeon and Hasbro Interactive announced a three-year partnership to publish video games based on Nickelodeon television series, the first being CatDog: Quest for the Golden Hydrant for Microsoft Windows, which released in late 1999. Ports of the game for PlayStation and Game Boy Color were mentioned but ultimately never released. Another Hasbro title, CatDog: Saving Mean Bob, was announced for a 2000 release for PC and PlayStation but never released.

Characters from the series appeared as cameos or playable characters in the Nickelodeon games Nicktoons Racing, Super Brawl Universe, Nickelodeon Kart Racers 2: Grand Prix, Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl, Nickelodeon Extreme Tennis, and Nickelodeon Kart Racers 3: Slime Speedway. Characters make cameo appearances in Nickelodeon Party Blast, Nicktoons: Attack of the Toybots, and Nicktoons MLB.

Notes

  1. Includes 134 segments. Two episodes were unaired on television.
  2. Shout! Factory select title sold exclusively through Shout's online store.

References

  1. Perlmutter, David (2018). The Encyclopedia of American Animated Television Shows. Rowman & Littlefield. pp. 116–117. ISBN 978-1538103739.
  2. ^ "Nick Leashes 'CatDog' to 40 Episodes". Variety. Penske Media Corporation. August 14, 1997. Archived from the original on May 31, 2024. Retrieved May 29, 2010.
  3. "The Rugrats Movie". The Sacramento Bee. December 31, 1998. p. 63.
  4. Erickson, Hal (2005). Television Cartoon Shows: An Illustrated Encyclopedia, 1949 Through 2003 (2nd ed.). McFarland & Co. p. 191. ISBN 978-1476665993.
  5. Wenk, Sarah (July 12, 2006). "CatDog". Common Sense Media. Archived from the original on September 26, 2011. Retrieved January 3, 2011.
  6. "Legacy: 26th Annual Annie Award Nominees and Winners (1998)". AnnieAwards.org. ASIFA-Hollywood. Archived from the original on October 11, 2007. Retrieved December 1, 2012.
  7. DeMott, Rick (October 18, 2011). "CatDog: Season 1 – Part 1 Pounces Its Way onto DVD". Animation World Network. Archived from the original on August 13, 2022. Retrieved August 13, 2022.
  8. ^ Lambert, David (September 22, 2014). "CatDog - 'The Complete Series' Is Scheduled to Be in Stores in Time for Christmas". TVShowsOnDVD.com. Archived from the original on December 8, 2014.
  9. CatDog: Season Two, Part One (DVD). ASIN B007GMKX6G.
  10. Lambert, David (June 8, 2011). "CatDog - 'Season 2, Part 2' DVDs Are Scheduled for Wide Release". TVShowsOnDVD.com. Archived from the original on September 17, 2012. Retrieved December 1, 2012.
  11. Lambert, David (January 30, 2013). "CatDog - Shout! Select Release Scheduled for 'Season 3' of the Classic Nick Show". TVShowsOnDVD.com. Archived from the original on February 8, 2013.
  12. Lambert, David (May 10, 2013). "CatDog - The 4th and 'Final Season' Is Scheduled by Shout! for DVD". TVShowsOnDVD.com. Archived from the original on November 15, 2013.
  13. ^ Stanley, T. L.; Thompson, Stephanie (January 18, 1999). "The $20m Truth About CatDog". Brandweek. Vol. 40, no. 3.
  14. ^ "Hasbro Interactive and Nickelodeon Forge 3 Year Software Partnership" (Press release). Los Angeles. Business Wire. May 13, 1999. Archived from the original on June 10, 2013. Retrieved July 26, 2021 – via The Free Library.
  15. Traiman, Steve (February 19, 2000). "Kid-Size Multimedia". Billboard. p. 68 – via Google Books.

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