Catscratch

Catscratch
Genre Adventure
Slapstick
Created by Doug TenNapel
Voices of Wayne Knight
Kevin McDonald
Rob Paulsen
Maurice LaMarche
Liliana Mumy
John DiMaggio
Composer(s) Terry Scott Taylor
Country of origin United States
Original language(s) English
No. of seasons 1
No. of episodes 20 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producer(s) Doug TenNapel
Peter Hastings (co-executive)
Producer(s) Monique Beatty (line)
Michael Girard (supervising)
Running time 22 minutes
Production company(s) Nickelodeon Animation Studios
Release
Original network Nickelodeon
Original release July 9, 2005 (2005-07-09) – January 2, 2007 (2007-01-02)

Catscratch was an American animated television series created by Doug TenNapel (also known for creating Earthworm Jim). It premiered on Nickelodeon on July 9, 2005. It is an adaptation of TenNaapel's graphic novel, Gear, which is also the name of the cats' monster truck. The series features music composed by longtime TenNapel collaborator, Terry Scott Taylor. Catscratch's first DVD appearance was on Nick Picks Vol. 3, which came out on February 7, 2006 (though the DVD contained only "Bringin' Down the Mouse").

Description

The series revolves around a trio of anthropomorphic feline brothers, including the arrogant and acerbic Mr. Blik, the impulsive and cheerful Waffle, and Gordon Quid, who possesses stereotypical Scottish mannerisms and recounts apparently fictional experiences back in Scotland. After their wealthy owner Edna Cramdilly died, she left her riches to them, along with a menacing, oversized monster truck named Gear and a dignified butler named Hovis. The program commonly chronicles their wealthy lifestyles and action-packed, sometimes paranormal, experiences. Other characters include the sweet young neighbor girl, Kimberly, with whom Gordon is obsessed, and the cats' competitive rivals the Chumpy Chump Brothers.

Characters

Episodes

Note: All episodes were directed by Michael Girard with the only co-directions of:

No.TitleWritten byStoryboard byOriginal air date
1a"To the Moon"Peter HastingsLuther McLaurinJuly 9, 2005 (2005-07-09)[1]
Mr. Blik tries to win a barbecue contest by going to the moon for moon rocks after Gordon tells him a story about Duke Eark Splee.
1b"Bringin' Down the Mouse"Peter HastingsLuther McLaurin & Guy VasilovichJuly 9, 2005 (2005-07-09)
Mr. Blik won't let Waffle join him and Gordon on the Mouse Hunters' Ball, simply because he never caught a mouse. Then an evil blue mouse named Squeakus tricks Waffle into thinking that his brothers are mice.
2a"Unicorn Club"Peter HastingsJohn Nevarez & Andy SchuhlerJuly 9, 2005 (2005-07-09)
Gordon tells a lie to Human Kimberly by telling her that he possesses a unicorn. The unicorn, however, is really his brothers in a suit, and they try to keep Kimberly from discovering the truth.
2b"Go Gomez! Go!"Peter HastingsLane Lueras & Luther McLaurinJuly 9, 2005 (2005-07-09)
The cats and the Chumpy Chump Brothers engage in a car race. The problem is that Waffle is the only one tall enough to drive.
3a"Lovesick"Peter HastingsMichael Girard, Lane Lueras &July 15, 2005 (2005-07-15)
Gordon has an allergic reaction to a piece of broccoli that Human Kimberly gives him, making Mr. Blik and Waffle believe he is a monster.
3b"King of All Root Beer"Peter HastingsLuther McLaurin
Lane Lueras, Michael Girard & Doug TenNapel
July 15, 2005 (2005-07-15)
During a game show, Mr. Blik cheats to become the king of root beer, making Waffle angry.
4a"Tale of the Tail"Mitch WatsonLane Lueras & Tom OwensJuly 22, 2005 (2005-07-22)
Gordon must defeat the kraken in order to wish for a long normal tail.
4b"Mr. Pickles"Mitch WatsonLane Lueras & Luther McLaurinJuly 22, 2005 (2005-07-22)
After being dumped in Gordon's pickle juice, Mr. Blik turns green and no one listens to him anymore. As a result, he becomes a hobo.
5a"Off the Leash"Mitch WatsonLane Lueras, Luther McLaurin & Tom OwensJuly 29, 2005 (2005-07-29)
Waffle runs away from home when no one cares that he has a dog personality. He becomes friends with the dog Barkmeat and gets caught by the dogcatcher.
5b"Slumber Party"Doug TenNapelLane Lueras & Luther McLaurinJuly 29, 2005 (2005-07-29)
Human Kimberly buys all of the root beer in the store for a girls-only sleepover party. However, the cats have a plan to get root beer for themselves at any cost: by disguising themselves as girls in order to attend the party.
6a"The Ghost of Cramdilly"Peter HastingsLane Lueras & Luther McLaurinSeptember 23, 2005 (2005-09-23)
When Hovis disguises as Mrs. Cramdilly, and says that the fortune will be given to Hovis and the cats will be the servants, the cats try to defeat the "ghost" so that they can defend their fortune.
6b"A Line in the Litterbox"Mitch WatsonSean Charmatz & Luther McLaurinSeptember 23, 2005 (2005-09-23)
The cats divide the house in three parts; later, they engage in a war using various items from their 'kingdoms'.
7a"Love Cats"Mitch WatsonLane Lueras & Luther McLaurinSeptember 30, 2005 (2005-09-30)
Mr. Blik falls in love with Kimberly when she insults him. Then he and Gordon fight for the love of Kimberly. When Blik gets hurt, Gordon thinks Kimberly has chosen Blik, and subsequently becomes depressed and wants to escape to the stars.
7b"Zombie Party a Go-Go!"Mitch WatsonLane Lueras & Luther McLaurinSeptember 30, 2005 (2005-09-30)
When zombies arise from the graveyard of the dip that Waffle made, Mr. Blik mistakes the undead for a group of fancy people he invited for dinner.
8a"Gordon's Lucky Claw"Mitch WatsonGarrett Ho & Jim SchumannOctober 14, 2005 (2005-10-14)
Gordon gets a lucky claw when he says that he's going on a trip to China. Determined to win the trip to China, Mr. Blik steals it. After having a fight with Waffle, Mr. Blik flushes the claw away when he says that the claw does not work for anyone. Then, however, bad luck happens to them.
8b"Big-Eyed Bunny"Mitch WatsonMichael Girard & Octavio RodriguezOctober 14, 2005 (2005-10-14)
When Kimberly gets a new best friend, Gordon becomes jealous and Mr. Blik accidentally kills Kimberly's pet rabbit, or at least thinks that he does.
9a"Requiem for a Cat"Scott KreamerGarrett Ho & Jim SchumannOctober 28, 2005 (2005-10-28)
Mr. Blik gets 24 hours to live and Gordon and Waffle try to run away from Mr. Blik, but they find out the truth.
9b"Scaredy Cat"Ken SegallLane Lueras & Luther McLaurinOctober 28, 2005 (2005-10-28)
Gordon refuses to celebrate Halloween as the aliens mistake the cats' redecorated house as a mothership.
10a"Hi Ho Kraken"Mitch WatsonLane Lueras & Luther McLaurinFebruary 3, 2006 (2006-02-03)
The cats and the Kraken head to the Kraken Planet to regain Kraken's honor at any cost.
10b"King of Clubs"Peter HastingsHeiko Drengenberg & Tron MaiFebruary 3, 2006 (2006-02-03)
Mr. Blik tries to join a high society club, but is dismayed when Gordon and Waffle are accepted instead.
11a"Livesavers"Scott KreamerGarrett Ho, Michael Mullen & Jim SchumannFebruary 17, 2006 (2006-02-17)
Mr. Blik saves Gordon's life, making him (Gordon) serve him.
11b"Mecha-Kitties"Peter Begler, Pennel Bird & Mitch WatsonLane Lueras & Luther McLaurinFebruary 17, 2006 (2006-02-17)
Mr. Blik, Waffle, and Gordon make robots of themselves but things go (un)expectedly wrong.
12a"My Bodyguards"Ving PingerlyWayne Carlisi, Sean Charmatz, Luther McLaurin & Michael MullenMarch 3, 2006 (2006-03-03)
In order to not get into a fight with the alley cat, Blik gets the Chumpy Chumps's help. They end up being too helpful, however.
12b"Charge!"John McCannGarrett Ho & Jim SchumannMarch 3, 2006 (2006-03-03)
When sliding down from the slide, Blik becomes charged with static electricity. He doesn't know that the static electricity attracts to anything metal, however, and so he gets stuck to it.
13a"A Wooly Adventure"Mitch WatsonLane Lueras & Luther McLaurinMarch 24, 2006 (2006-03-24)
After a heatwave, an iceberg thaws, and a wooly mammoth springs forth and starts hanging out with Mr. Blik, thinking that he (Blik) is his father.
13b"EVIL!"Scott KreamerGarrett Ho & Jim SchumannMarch 24, 2006 (2006-03-24)
Waffle becomes convinced that he's an evil genius and makes plans to take over the world.
14a"Clan Destiny"Peter HastingsMichael Mullen & John NevarezApril 7, 2006 (2006-04-07)
Mr. Blik and Waffle are dragged to Scotland in Gear by Gordon to prove that he is from The Highland Quid Clan. However, they find no evidence that he was once one of them, so Gordon is left in sadness. However, Waffle and Mr. Blik learn a Banshee haunts the Highland Quid Clan. Unless Gordon can somehow get rid of the Banshee, this might be the end for him, the cats, and the Highland Quid Clan.
14b"Mall Adjusted"Thomas KrajewskiGarrett Ho & Jim SchumannApril 7, 2006 (2006-04-07)
Waffle bankrupts the cats after purchasing his favorite new toy, which is all of the bubble-wrap in the world. The cats are kicked out of the mansion while Hovis and the newts are repossessed. With no money, the cats are forced to endure degradation in its worst of forms, which is working at the mall. To make things even worse, every time they go work at many of the stores in the mall, they always get fired. When they finally find another job that involves making root beer, the brothers take their energy into making root beer. A string of gigs leads to a series of destruction, chaos, and of course, firings. The cats may have no skills, but maybe it's time for them to learn the true meaning of a hard day's work in order to get out of debt.
15a"Two of A Kind"Scott KreamerLane Lueras & Luther McLaurinMay 5, 2006 (2006-05-05)
As their families prepare for battle, Waffle befriends the Chumpy Chump brother known as Lunk. The two have a blast together, but when their kin find out, Waffle and Lunk’s friendship is banned. The two buddies decide they must run away, but when a disaster strikes their beloved brothers, these two like-minded pals must attempt to set things right.
15b"Core-uption"Jeff LewisGarrett Ho & Jim SchumannMay 5, 2006 (2006-05-05)
Kimberly’s teacher fails her on her project: a model of the earth’s core, made of glitter, cotton candy, rainbows, and other feminine stuff. Seeing Kimberly upset, Gordon travels to the center of the earth, and tosses her project into the core, which causes the earth to transform. Clouds turn into cotton candy, unicorns roam freely, and it rains glitter, among other unusual changes. It may seem like Kimberly's dream has come true, but as the cats soon learn, too much of a good thing can actually be a bad thing.
16a"Katilda"Mitch WatsonHeiko Drengenberg & Tron MaiJune 2, 2006 (2006-06-02)
Katilda (Voiced by Hynden Walch) is the new cat in town, and Blik finds her fascinating, although he doesn't want to admit it. With her charismatic leadership skills, Katilda soon has the cats following her into the woods to fight a terrifying monster. However, when it appears that Katilda’s imagination may be a bit too active, it probably won't be easy for any of the cats to fight by her side.
16b"The Secret Door"Scott KreamerKurt Anderson, Sean Charmatz & Michael MullenJune 2, 2006 (2006-06-02)
Blik and Gordon can’t figure out why Waffle keeps disappearing, until they find out that Waffle has discovered a secret world hidden inside the mansion, and in this world, he’s become king. Unfortunately, Waffle finds out that being king has its price when the Dragon Rider forces Waffle into battle. Now, it’s King Waffle’s duty to defeat this evil menace and save his subjects. Near the end, however, they find out that the Dragon Rider is really Hovis.
17a"Major Pepperidge"Mitch WatsonGarrett Ho & Jim SchumannSeptember 22, 2006 (2006-09-22)
While preparing for his own “Blik parade,” Blik suddenly grows a second head, and unlike Blik himself, the new head is much nicer. Blik loathes him, but everyone else loves the new head and his sage advice. If Blik doesn’t want to be upstaged at his parade, he’ll have to rid himself of the pest - known as Major Pepperidge growing out of his neck.
17b"Magic Staff"Mitch WatsonHeiko Drengenberg & Tron MaiSeptember 22, 2006 (2006-09-22)
After finding a staff that transforms the bearer into a hulking superhero, the cats get selfish. They each want the powers of a hero, even if they don’t want to act like one. Later, when the guardian of the staff shows up to reclaim it, the cats must battle him to prove their worth, but they eventually realize that they may not deserve such power.
18a"Free Hovis"Reid HarrisonHeiko Drengenberg & Tron MaiSeptember 29, 2006 (2006-09-29)
Through Waffle's own ignorance, Hovis is accidentally transformed into a giant, talking fish and washed out to sea. Soon enough, a traveling aquarium captures the poor butler and puts him on display. Blik, Waffle, and Gordon must track down the fishy side show and free their flippered butler.
18b"Three Against Nature"Thomas KrajewskiLane Lueras & Luther McLaurinSeptember 29, 2006 (2006-09-29)
Getting lost in the woods, an argument sends the cats down three different paths without one another. Luckily for Waffle, he becomes part of a fun hillbilly family. However, when they capture Blik and plan to cook him for dinner, the cats will have to put their differences aside and work together to escape.
19a"Blikmail"Nicole DubucGarrett Ho & Jim SchumannOctober 13, 2006 (2006-10-13)
After Katilda teases Blik about his doll, he tries to get it back, but his brothers think it's a Scottish mind-controlling figure.
19b"Love Jackal"Scott KreamerLane Lueras & Luther McLaurinOctober 13, 2006 (2006-10-13)
The cats have forgotten about Hovis' birthday again, but they find out he was part of a band called Love Jackal. Soon, Hovis regroups the band together and he decides that he does not need the cats any longer.
20a"Spindango Fundulation"Scott KreamerSean Charmatz, Heiko Drengenberg & Luther McLaurinJanuary 2, 2007 (2007-01-02)
When Mr. Blik beats the nearly-impossible videogame Spindango Fundulation, the cats are transported to an alien planet, where Mr. Blik must fight off evil invaders. The only problem, however, is that the conniving feline has rigged the game so he would win. Even though the stakes are high, Mr. Blik is determined to stop the aliens
20b"Duck and Cover"Nicole DubucLane Lueras & Luther McLaurinJanuary 2, 2007 (2007-01-02)
Gordon is afraid of ducks, so Mr. Blik and Waffle set up a wrestling match for him to help him conquer his fear.

Broadcast

US

Canada

Latin America and Brazil

Philippines

UK

Australia and New Zealand

Middle East

Comics

Confirmed by an e-mail from Doug TenNapel, there were a few 2-page Catscratch comics in the works for Nick Magazine. The first one came out in the December / January 2005 issue. The second one came out in the March 2006 issue. The third and last one was in the February 2007 issue.

Production

Catscratch went into production in early 2005. Production continued on Catscratch until the final episode, "Spindango Fundulation/Duck and Cover" aired in early 2007. After the final episode of Catscratch was aired on January 2, 2007, Nicktoons continued to show re-runs of the cartoon until January 2, 2009. It was briefly shown again on December 19, 2015.

Awards and nominations

Year Nomination Result
2006 Annie Best Character Design in an Animated Television Production Luther McLaurin

Casting Society of America

Nominated
2006 Nominated Artios Best Animated Voice-Over Television Casting Sarah Noonan Meredith Layne

Motion Picture Sound Editors

Nominated
2006 Golden Reel Award Best Sound Editing in Television Animated Nominated
2008 Golden Reel Award Best Sound Editing - SFX, Foley, Dialogue, ADR & Music Nominated

Home media

There are 2 Catscratch episodes on DVD:

See also

References

  1. "Catscratch – Episode Guide". TV.com. Retrieved June 21, 2013.
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