Courage in the Big Stinkin' City

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This Courage the Cowardly Dog season 2 episode is the first to be set in New York City. The Bagges meet a sinister cockroach named Schwick who, as several of the other villains do, tricks them to use them to his advantage...

[edit] Plot

Muriel wins a trip to New York City, and takes Eustace and Courage with her. She is there to perform onstage with her sitar. A cockroach who introduces himself as Schwick tells them that he'll sort it all out. He takes them to his home, which looks old and scary. It becomes evident that there's some sort of creature behind a door in Schwick's place. Schwick tells Courage he doesn't want to know what's behind the door. He also tells Courage that if he doesn't pick up a package for him, then Muriel will be in trouble. Courage of course agrees, and gets a lift from the two sinister deliverymen to a strange and scary mansion, where he runs into all sorts of terrifying things. On the way he has also raised the suspicions of a policeman. He manages to pick up the package, but must avoid the policeman all the way back. He discovers that this package is infamous and wanted by the police. He returns the package to Schwick, but its been ruined.(the package is actually a squeegee) Schwick chases Courage and Muriel onto a stage, where he's found and arrested by the police. Muriel gets to perform and after this she and Courage return home. Eustace meanwhile has had his skin eaten by the creature behing Schwick's door, waiting in the waiting room.

[edit] Trivia

• In this episode Eustace claims he is a strong supporter of wearing briefs, though in several other episodes he wears boxers. It is also confirmed that Muriel still finds Eustace attractive.

• The policeman usually works in Nowhere, when in this episode he appears to be working for New York City.

• The scary deliverymen appear in this episode, though in a less major role.

• As with the Nowhere Policeman, Di Lung, a resident of Nowhere, appears in New York.

• Schwick is one of the few villains who ends up getting arrested.

• The name of thie episode may be a reference to Cartoon Network's show, Sheep in the Big City.

• King Ghidorah is seen here. This is the first episode in which this monster has breif appearances.