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What A Cartoon! - Courage the Cowardly Dog "Everyone Wants to Direct" and "Remembrance of Courage Past" (Patreon)

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2020-11-09 05:01:00
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This week we're staying in turn of the century Cartoon Network as chosen by premium Patreon subscriber L! With a pilot nominated for an Oscar, Courage The Cowardly Dog was one of CN's most promising original productions. How did the terrified dog series come together and what is its legacy? (And how is it connected to Speed Racer?) Listen and learn on this week's podcast!

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Angel Young

I had a similar experience in viewing the second episode. I didn't know it was the final episode. It now makes more sense to me knowing that it was the finale. I wonder if this was approached the same way as the Mighty Max finale where the end of the series is meant to connect the first episode for syndicated purposes?

Thad Komorowski

I'm really disappointed you didn't air my dirty laundry of Dilholeworth being a certifiably crazy ass-grabber. Also how he SHOUTED at me as my date and I were entering a lower east side bistro one winter because we opened the door. I told her, "That's the Courage the Cowardly Dog creator," and she didn't know what the fuck I was talking about. He also is famous for doing guest spots at SVA, talking about how REAL ARTISTS don't need money (OK for him since he has borough real estate revenue) and tearing up $100 bills in front of art students. "What an asshole--that could have fed me and my roommates for a WEEK."

Maverick

Really loved courage as the kid who’d scare very easy. This and goosebumps definitely instilled an appreciation of horror in me even if I’m still very jumpy with most scary movies. The final episode “Perfect” is another emotional hit since the monster of the week is a headmaster entirely imagined by Courage and most of the horror in this comes from these way too relatable nightmares about courage fucking up, done in mixed media, leading to him or Muriel in some kind of ruin, and always jump cutting to this cgi fetus just coldly saying “you’re not perfect.” It ultimately does a good job of highlighting the ways courage was this surrogate for the anxious kids watching along, and after so many seasons of scares just having the end be so personal and one of the few unambiguous wins for courage was nice.

Eve of the Stars

I'm one of those "true" millennials you mentioned that grew up with Courage. I did a rewatch of it last year and it still holds up as one of my favorite shows. It unnerved me with episodes like King Ramses' Curse and Heads of Beef, while also having the ability to bring me to tears with episodes like the Hunchback of Nowhere and Remembrance of Courage Past. It's a really unique show and it was really refreshing to watch a cartoon that wasn't about kids. Not kids but in fact an old couple and their dog! I think this was the perfect combination of episodes to showcase.

Jacob Reed

Just a small thing of note, I was really expecting when you started talking about the “Fog of Courage” short to mention that Eustace is oddly played by actor Wallace Shawn, and not Arthur Anderson. It sticks out a bit because you can hear where Shawn naturally sounds a bit like Eustace, but he isn’t attempting the the slight accent or truly grumpy cadence that Eustace had before. Of course, he’s still a fine performer, but when I rewatched the short before listening to this podcast all I could hear was... Wallace Shawn

ShyRanger

This show was my biggest watch during Quarantine, finally going through it in full and basically falling in love with it as maybe my favorite Cartoon Cartoon. If I had to suggest two episodes for anyone to watch, especially in how they relate to other things talked about on this podcast. There's Night of the Scarecrow, which is about a Scarecrow who can't be scary and I personally read the episode as going against Toxic Masculinity. And there's Angry Nasty People, the second episode to feature Tarantella and... well remember when you guys did the Simpsons Mel Gibson episode and talked about that awful show he was on where they made fun of a girl so much on the show? I was getting vibes of that.

Lennycarl

Oooh! Awesome episode! Though, the new NEW rumor is that Courage is coming back via a crossover film with Scooby Doo in a year or so. If I recall, Dilworth casually mentioned that it is what became of the "prequel" idea on Instagram.

Paul

This show sounds so unbelievably unpleasant!

Tashmon Dimps

Tbh I don’t have as much nostalgia for this show as other people my age, but I still think it’s pretty great! I think we definitely need more horror cartoons out there. It’s a super untapped genre in animation! Also, my one friend from Wisconsin apparently drinks milk with her meals, and my entire friend group agrees that it’s weird XD

KaiserBeamz

To me, Courage along with Ed, Edd n' Eddy really help define the Powerhouse era of Cartoon Network. Weird cartoons with just enough edge that watching them as a kid made you feel like you were getting away with something. My fondest memories of this show was watching reruns that aired at 10PM in a completely dark living room. It felt like the best way to watch that series. Hopefully, you guys return this series one day and get to do The Mask.

SilkiePJ

I do have be that nerd on a comment Henry said regarding the last episode where he claimed the final episode is "The first time we've ever seen Courage use his scream offensively!" In Ball of Revenge, Eustace brings back a bunch of Courage's rogue's gallery to beat him up in a game of dodgeball. To overcome them, Muriel suggests that Courage do something he can do better than all of them. He thinks for a second, then goes on to scream for about a solid minute cause a chasm to open up in the basement and suck all the enemies inside. Other than that note, I really loved that you all covered this episode. Pound for pound, Courage might be the best series Cartoon Network did in terms of flawless, emotional, and creative episodes. I didn't see this finale until way later but I glad it gave a sense of closure to how everything came to be. Though one of things I've always noted about Courage is that it really loves to re-use certain catchphrases and sound effects to almost fill out all the silence.

Dayken

Man, this show got away with a hell of a lot more than I remember.

Manic Rainbow

Love the show, and watched it from way too young of an age. It ended when I was 7, but I continued to watch all of it in reruns. It honestly felt like the Ren and Stimpy for people in my age group. Genuinely horrifying and cruel at times, in ways that for sure gave me nightmares. All the kids I knew talked more about this show than they ever did about sponge bob. For a kid with extreme anxiety Courage meant so much to me, and I still feel warm when I think about him. It was super fun to hear you guys talk about this show being from an older generation than me. I totally get Henry’s hatred of Eustace as a horribly abusive character, but I would argue he about on the same level as Ren. Hope you guys come back to this series eventually, there is so much to mine from this gem of a show.

Rhomega

I know the Rainbow Bridge was around as early as the late '90s when we put down our dog Max in '98 .