Network: Cartoon Network
Episodes: 52 (half-hour)
Seasons: Four
TV show dates: November 12, 1999 — November 22, 2002
Series status: Cancelled
Performers include: Marty Grabstein, Thea White, Lionel G. Wilson, Arthur Anderson, Simon Prebble, Paul Schoeffler, Billie Lou Watt, Peter Fernandez, Howard Hoffman, and Arnold Stang.
TV show description:
Created by John R. Dilworth, this animated series began as a 1995 short film which was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film. Both follow the misadventures of Courage (Howard Hoffman in the pilot, later Marty Grabstein), a canine who’s easily frightened by just about anything.
Courage lives in a farmhouse near the fictional town of Nowhere, Kansas. His parents were sent into space by and evil veterinarian. As a puppy, Courage was adopted by a sweet-natured Scottish woman named Muriel (Thea White). She’s married to a grumpy, greedy farmer named Eustace Bagge (Lionel G. Wilson, then Arthur Anderson) who enjoys mistreating and scaring the pooch with a bright green bug-eyed mask.
Out in the middle of nowhere, the three frequently run into all manner of monsters, aliens, demons, mad scientists, and zombies. Courage must fend off these threats to save his owners, often with them unaware of what’s really going on. Most of the creatures are scary or creepy but can also be sweet or in distress themselves.
Episode 52 — Remembrance of Courage Past / Perfect
In “Remembrance of Courage Past,” Courage sees a list of missing dogs and he recalls how his parents were sent into outer space by an evil veterinarian. The Bagges end up taking Courage to the same veterinarian to get him checked out but the vet plans to send Muriel and Eustace to outer space. Determined not to lose his owners like he lost his parents, Courage frees them, traps the vet and launches the rocket. When the veterinarian lands on the same planet as Courage’s parents and a group of other dogs, all of the dogs attack him.
In “Perfect,” Courage can’t seem to do anything right so an elderly teacher decides to train him into becoming a perfect dog.
First aired: November 22, 2002.
Behind the Scenes
In a 2008 interview, Dilworth was asked if there was any hope of Courage returning. He said, “Well, humans have a tremendous capacity to ‘hope.’ I have written so often on this. There is no corporate economic rational to make any new episodes. I’ve read that there have been petitions signed by many many fans that never even got to Cartoon Network. Maybe a campaign of a substantial nature of this kind, that actually got to an exec, would be a provocation. However, the lack of courage by the merchandisers still remains. ‘Pink’ or ‘fuchsia’ dogs will not sell in a boy dominated market place. This is rather complex, but the undercurrent of conservatism in America is strong and easy to intolerance.”
I really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really miss this show
I am a 15 year and I still watch courage and I think that if they bring it back people will love it because I have found the series of courage and I still laugh with my family
Just try to sell it outside of America.
I love courage I hope they bring it back
keep on prieching to choir
I agree,I love that show.
I LOVE COURAGE!!! My son and I still watch him on boomerang everyday! It would be wonderful if they would make new episodes and create it they same way. All the new shows are sucky. At least for the 90’s kids that grew up watching him.
hes on boomerang rly I’m 12 I luv courage so much ive been looking everywhere to watch the eps now u have helped me so much thnx
I get that the creative energy has ended for this character, but why stop the reruns. The graphics alone are better than any of the garbage that cartoon network has to offer. We adults need something , PLEASE
I really miss this show. I have all the seasons downloaded and I watch them all at least once every 2 months. They need to bring it back, not for the newer generation to watch but for all those fans of the older one.
I miss Courage! I wish they would bring it back! I am 22 years old, and was so happy to see they had seasons 3 & 4 on netflix! Watched them in two days. Woul tater have the shows I grew up watching back on Cartoon Network than the shows they have now :(. I want Courage back!
I miss courage so much to I’m looking everywhere to find it I’m only 12 they played it in 2010 and 2008 I miss courage now Netflix don’t even have it
Rickey Gervais never voiced Courage. The voice in the pilot was Howard Hoffman.
Thanks. I’m not sure how that got in there.
me too
I hope they put it back on the air