1998 · 3 seasons · Animation

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Animation Comedy Kids

The life and times of a cat and a dog with a unique twist: they're connected, literally. They share one body with a Dog's head at one end and Cat's head on the other. Adding to their dilemma is Cat's annoyance with Dog, mainly caused by Dog's stupidity and Cat's up-tight personality. Characters: Cat - Cat is the smarter one of the two brothers, and is always hatching some kind of plot to get his brother to calm down, so that Cat doesn't get beat around and hurt. Even though most of these plots involve messing with Dog's feeble mind, they often backfire on Cat, much to his dismay. It may not show all the time but, he deeply loves, and cares for his brother Dog. Dog - Dog is the more lovable of the two brothers, Dog loves to play and party and play some more, he loves baseball and playing fetch with frisbees, balls, sticks, etc, He is very friendly, and happy, but does have a breaking point. He's very sensitive, and if he fails at something he feels horrible, and worthless

Country of origin: 🇺🇸 United States
Year: 1998

Created by: Peter Hannan
Channel: Nickelodeon
Studio: Peter Hannan Productions · Nickelodeon Animation Studio

Trivia & behind the scenes

Origins

Creator Peter Hannan said the idea for CatDog came from watching neighborhood cats and dogs occasionally fight, making him wonder how conjoined animals would fare against other things.

Origins

The concept was also inspired by Hannan watching news stories about conjoined twins living normal lives while attached to each other, which combined with the cat-and-dog fighting idea to form CatDog.

Origins

The title characters were originally envisioned as a two-headed superhero called 'CatDog Man' before becoming the final version of the show.

Trivia

The series was part of a larger $350 million investment Nickelodeon made in original animation over five years following the show's inception.

References

The dynamic between Cat and Dog's opposing personalities was designed to echo classic comedic duos such as The Odd Couple, Looney Tunes shorts, Laurel and Hardy, Abbott and Costello, and fellow Nicktoon duo Ren and Stimpy.

Filming

The animation for the series was produced by two overseas studios, Saerom Animation and Rough Draft Studios through Rough Draft Korea.

Reception

The Season 2 episode 'Fetch' was actually shown in theaters in 1998 before it ever aired on television.

Reception

The series was nominated for an Annie Award in 1998 for Outstanding Individual Achievement for Writing for the episode 'Dog Gone', and was twice nominated for Favorite Cartoon at the Kids' Choice Awards (1999 and 2000), losing both times to Rugrats.

Trivia

In 1999, Nickelodeon launched a $20 million promotional campaign for the show's first season with partners including Burger King, Duracell, Jell-O, and Nabisco, featuring toys, stickers, and a Cheese Nips flavor with a contest prize to meet creator Peter Hannan and have your likeness drawn by him.

Trivia

A planned video game, CatDog: Saving Mean Bob, was announced for PC and PlayStation in 2000 but was ultimately never released, as were PlayStation and Game Boy Color ports of CatDog: Quest for the Golden Hydrant.

Themes

cartoon cat cartoon dog conjoined twins absurd

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