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{{Infobox TV | {{Infobox TV | ||
|title_card= [[File:C&C title card.png|300px]] | |title_card= [[File:C&C title card.png|300px]] | ||
|caption= [[Cow]] and Chicken! And the scene stealing [[Red Guy]]! | |caption= [[Cow]] and [[Chicken]]! And the scene-stealing [[Red Guy]]! | ||
|creators= [[David Feiss]] | |creators= [[David Feiss]] | ||
|network= [[Cartoon Network]] | |network= [[Cartoon Network]] | ||
|prodcompany= [[Hanna-Barbera]] | |prodcompany= [[Hanna-Barbera]] | ||
|distributor= [[Warner Bros. Television Distribution]] | |distributor= [[Warner Bros. Television Distribution]] | ||
|released= July 15, [[ | |released= [[July 15]], [[1997]]—[[July 24]], [[1999]] | ||
|run_time= 22 minutes | |run_time= 22 minutes | ||
|starring= [[Charlie Adler]]<br />[[Dee Bradley]]<br />[[Candi Milo]]<br />[[Howard Morris]]<br />[[Dan Castellaneta]] | |starring= [[Charlie Adler]]<br />[[Dee Bradley Baker]]<br />[[Candi Milo]]<br />[[Howard Morris]]<br />[[Dan Castellaneta]] | ||
|execs= [[Sherry Gunther]]<br />[[Larry Huber]] | |execs= [[Sherry Gunther]]<br />[[Larry Huber]] | ||
|producers= [[Davis Doi]]<br />[[Vincent Davis]]<br />[[Louis J. Cuck]]<br />[[Selma Gladney]]<br />[[Debby Hindman]] | |producers= [[Davis Doi]]<br />[[Vincent Davis]]<br />[[Louis J. Cuck]]<br />[[Selma Gladney]]<br />[[Debby Hindman]] | ||
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|animation_director= [[Scott Morse]]<br />[[Deane Taylor]] | |animation_director= [[Scott Morse]]<br />[[Deane Taylor]] | ||
}} | }} | ||
'''''Cow and Chicken''''' is an American animated slapstick comedy | '''''Cow and Chicken''''' is an American animated slapstick comedy television series created by [[David Feiss]]. It was produced by [[Hanna-Barbera]] for [[Cartoon Network]]. It ran from [[1997]] to [[1999]], airing 52 episodes that spanned four seasons. | ||
An adolescent cow and chicken named [[Cow]] and [[Chicken]] live together as siblings with two human parents (whose upper | An adolescent cow and chicken named [[Cow]] and [[Chicken]] live together as siblings with two human parents (whose upper halves are never shown). They also attend school and deal with the [[Red Guy]], a spoof on the [[Devil]]. | ||
==Production== | ==Production== | ||
===Development=== | ===Development=== | ||
David Feiss brought the series to life after creating a bedtime story for his then six-year-old daughter. The morning after, he remembered it and turned it into a 25-page children's book. When Hanna-Barbera called him for their 52-episode ''[[What a Cartoon!]]'' idea, he pitched them ''Cow and Chicken''. They started off as life-long friends with a romantic interest, but they were changed to siblings. The parents and the Red Guy were also added; Feiss saw the Red Guy as the key to the show, "adding that extra element of chaos."<ref name="Cartoon Brew">Aguilar, Carlos ([[July 15]], [[2022]]). [https://www.cartoonbrew.com/classic/25-years-of-cow-chicken-a-conversation-with-creator-david-feiss-218785.html?cbtr=LATPOS "25 Years Of ‘Cow & Chicken’: A Conversation With Creator David Feiss"]. ''Cartoon Brew''. Retrieved [[July 21]], 2022.</ref> | |||
===Casting=== | ===Casting=== | ||
A hundred people auditioned for the different parts, with [[Charlie Adler]] auditioning separately for Cow, Chicken, and the Red Guy. There was a "little pushback" from Cartoon Network who believed that each character should be played by a different actor, but Feiss reminded them of [[Mel Blanc]].<ref name="Cartoon Brew" /> | |||
===Aftermath=== | ===Aftermath=== | ||
"Buffalo Gals" was banned after being aired once | "Buffalo Gals" was banned after being aired once because of the inclusion of a female biker group implied to be lesbians using sexual innuendos. In reruns, it was replaced with "Orthodontic Police." | ||
==Segments== | ==Segments== | ||
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==Music== | ==Music== | ||
The theme song and score were composed by [[Guy Moon]]. The opening theme featured lyrics written by | The theme song and score were composed by [[Guy Moon]]. The opening theme featured lyrics written by David Feiss. [[Bodie Chandler]] was the director of music production. | ||
'''Theme song lyrics''' | |||
<poem> | |||
Chicken: Mama had a chicken. | |||
Cow: and Mama had a cow. | |||
Both: Dad was proud, he didn't care how. | |||
Cow: Cow! | |||
Chicken: Chicken! | |||
Both: Cow and Chicken! | |||
</poem> | |||
==Episodes== | ==Episodes== | ||
{| class="wikitable" | {| class="wikitable" | ||
! Title | ! Title | ||
! Original air date | ! Original air date | ||
|- | |- | ||
| 0x01 | | 0x01 | ||
| November 12, 1995 | * "[[No Smoking]]" | ||
| [[November 12]], [[1995]] | |||
|- | |- | ||
| 1x01 | | 1x01 | ||
| July 15, 1997 | * "[[Field Trip to Folsom Prison]]" | ||
* "[[The Girl's Bathroom]]" | |||
* ''I Am Weasel'': "[[This Bridge, Not Weasel Bridge]]" | |||
| [[July 15]], 1997 | |||
|- | |- | ||
| 1x02 | | 1x02 | ||
| July 22, 1997 | * "[[Supermodel Cow]]" | ||
* "[[Part-Time Job]]" | |||
* ''I Am Weasel'': "[[I.R. on Sun]]" | |||
| [[July 22]], 1997 | |||
|- | |- | ||
| 1x03 | | 1x03 | ||
| July 29, 1997 | * "[[Alive!]]" | ||
* "[[Who is Super Cow?]]" | |||
* ''I Am Weasel'': "[[Deep Sea Tour]]" | |||
| [[July 29]], 1997 | |||
|- | |- | ||
| 1x04 | | 1x04 | ||
| August 5, 1997 | * "[[Confused]]" | ||
* "[[The Molten Fairy]]" | |||
* ''I Am Weasel'': "[[I.R. Gentlemans]]" | |||
| [[August 5]], 1997 | |||
|- | |- | ||
| 1x05 | | 1x05 | ||
| August 12, 1997 | * "[[The Ugliest Weenie Part One]]" | ||
* ''I Am Weasel'': "[[I Are Big Star]]" | |||
* "[[The Ugliest Weenie Epilogue]]" | |||
| [[August 12]], 1997 | |||
|- | |- | ||
| 1x06 | | 1x06 | ||
| August 19, 1997 | * "[[Crash Dive!]]" | ||
* "[[Power of Meat]]" | |||
* ''I Am Weasel'': "[[Power of Odor]]" | |||
| [[August 19]], 1997 | |||
|- | |- | ||
| 1x07 | | 1x07 | ||
| August 26, 1997 | * "[[School Bully]]" | ||
* "[[Time Machine (Cow and Chicken)|Time Machine]]" | |||
* ''I Am Weasel'': "[[Ping Pong at Sea]]" | |||
| [[August 26]], 1997 | |||
|- | |- | ||
| 1x08 | | 1x08 | ||
| September 2, 1997 | * "[[Orthodontic Police]]" | ||
* "[[The Cow with Four Eyes]]" | |||
* ''I Am Weasel'': "[[Disease Fiesta]]" | |||
| [[September 2]], 1997 | |||
|- | |- | ||
| 1x09 | | 1x09 | ||
| September 9, 1997 | * "[[Cow's Instincts... Don't It?]]" | ||
* "[[Ballerina Cow]]" | |||
* ''I Am Weasel'': "[[I.R. Plant Life]]" | |||
| [[September 9]], 1997 | |||
|- | |- | ||
| 1x10 | | 1x10 | ||
| September 16, 1997 | * "[[Chicken's First Kiss]]" | ||
* "[[Squirt the Daisies]]" | |||
* ''I Am Weasel'': "[[I.M. Abassador]]" | |||
| [[September 16]], 1997 | |||
|- | |- | ||
| 1x11 | | 1x11 | ||
| September 23, 1997 | * "[[Lawnmower Chicken]]" | ||
* "[[Cow Loves Piles]]" | |||
* ''I Am Weasel'': "[[Law of Gravity]]" | |||
| [[September 23]], 1997 | |||
|- | |- | ||
| 1x12 | | 1x12 | ||
| September 23, 1997 | * "[[Space Cow]]" | ||
* "[[The Legend of Sailcat]]" | |||
* ''I Am Weasel'': "[[Happy Baboon Holidays]]" | |||
| [[September 23]], 1997 | |||
|- | |- | ||
| 1x13 | | 1x13 | ||
| September 30, 1997 | * "[[Headhunting in Oregon]]" | ||
* "[[The King and Queen of Cheese]]" | |||
* ''I Am Weasel'': "[[I. Architect]]" | |||
| [[September 30]], 1997 | |||
|- | |- | ||
| 2x01 | | 2x01 | ||
| May 16, [[ | * "[[Fluffy the Anaconda]]" | ||
* "[[The Laughing Puddle]]" | |||
* ''I Am Weasel'': "[[I.R. Mommy]]" | |||
| [[May 16]], [[1998]] | |||
|- | |- | ||
| 2x02 | | 2x02 | ||
| May 23, 1998 | * "[[Pirate Lessons]]" | ||
* "[[Halloween with Dead Ghost, Coast to Coast]]" | |||
* ''I Am Weasel'': "[[I Am Deity]]" | |||
| [[May 23]], 1998 | |||
|- | |- | ||
| 2x03 | | 2x03 | ||
| May 30, 1998 | * "[[Tongue Sandwich]]" | ||
* "[[Dream Date Chicken]]" | |||
* ''I Am Weasel'': "[[I Am Crybaby]]" | |||
| [[May 30]], 1998 | |||
|- | |- | ||
| 2x04 | | 2x04 | ||
| June 6, 1998 | * "[[Sumo Cow]]" | ||
* "[[Comet!]]" | |||
* ''I Am Weasel'': "[[I.R.'s Phantom Foot]]" | |||
| [[June 6]], 1998 | |||
|- | |- | ||
| 2x05 | | 2x05 | ||
| June 13, 1998 | * "[[Dirty Laundry]]" | ||
* "[[Grizzly Beaver Safari]]" | |||
* ''I Am Weasel'': "[[Queen of Denile]]" | |||
| [[June 13]], 1998 | |||
|- | |- | ||
| 2x06 | | 2x06 | ||
| June 20, 1998 | * "[[Boneless Kite]]" | ||
* "[[Which Came First?]]" | |||
* ''I Am Weasel'': "[[I Are Music Man]]" | |||
| [[June 20]], 1998 | |||
|- | |- | ||
| 2x07 | | 2x07 | ||
| June 27, 1998 | * "[[Buffalo Girls]]" | ||
* "[[Cow and Chicken Reclining]]" | |||
* ''I Am Weasel'': "[[I Am My Lifetime]]" | |||
| [[June 27]], 1998 | |||
|- | |- | ||
| 2x08 | | 2x08 | ||
| July 4, 1998 | * "[[Free Inside!]]" | ||
* "[[Journey to the Center of Cow]]" | |||
* ''I Am Weasel'': "[[I.R. Pixie Fairie]]" | |||
| [[July 4]], 1998 | |||
|- | |- | ||
| 2x09 | | 2x09 | ||
| July 11, 1998 | * "[[The Karate Chick]]" | ||
* "[[Yard Sale]]" | |||
* ''I Am Weasel'': "[[I.R. Ice Fisher]]" | |||
| [[July 11]], 1998 | |||
|- | |- | ||
| 2x10 | | 2x10 | ||
| July 18, 1998 | * "[[Meet Lance Sackless]]" | ||
* "[[Who's Afraid of the Dark?]]" | |||
* ''I Am Weasel'': "[[I.R. Role Model]]" | |||
| [[July 18]], 1998 | |||
|- | |- | ||
| 2x11 | | 2x11 | ||
| July 25, 1998 | * "[[The Bad News Plastic Surgeons]]" | ||
* "[[The Exchange Student]]" | |||
* ''I Am Weasel'': "[[I.R. in Wrong Cartoon]]" | |||
| [[July 25]], 1998 | |||
|- | |- | ||
| 2x12 | | 2x12 | ||
| August 1, 1998 | * "[[Child Star]]" | ||
* "[[Perpetual Energy]]" | |||
* ''I Am Weasel'': "[[My Friend, the Smart Banana]]" | |||
| [[August 1]], 1998 | |||
|- | |- | ||
| 2x13 | | 2x13 | ||
| August 8, 1998 | * "[[Bad Chicken]]" | ||
* "[[Stay Awake]]" | |||
* ''I Am Weasel'': "[[I.R. Wild Baboon]]" | |||
| [[August 8]], 1998 | |||
|- | |- | ||
| 3x01 | | 3x01 | ||
* "[[Can Cow Come Out and Play?]]" | |||
* "[[Horn Envy]]" | |||
* ''I Am Weasel'': "[[Time Weasel]]" | |||
| | | [[August 15]], 1998 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| 3x02 | | 3x02 | ||
| August | * "[[Can Cow Come Out and Play?]]" | ||
* "[[The Babysitter]]" | |||
* ''I Am Weasel'': "[[The Hole]]" | |||
| [[August 22]], 1998 | |||
|- | |- | ||
| 3x03 | | 3x03 | ||
| | * "[[Cow Fly]]" | ||
* "[[Where Am I?]]" | |||
* ''I Am Weasel'': "[[I Stand Corrected]]" | |||
| [[August 29]], 1998 | |||
|- | |- | ||
| 3x04 | | 3x04 | ||
| September | * "[[Sergeant Weenie Arms]]" | ||
& "[[Sow and Chicken]]" | |||
* ''I Am Weasel'': "[[I Am Bush Pilot]]" | |||
| [[September 5]], 1998 | |||
|- | |- | ||
| 3x05 | | 3x05 | ||
| September | * "[[Me an' My Dog]]" / "[[Cow's Dream Catcher]]" / ''I Am Weasel'': "[[Dessert Island]]" | ||
| [[September 12]], 1998 | |||
|- | |- | ||
| 3x06 | | 3x06 | ||
| September | * "[[Grandma at the Mall]]" | ||
* "[[Chicken in the Bathroom]]" | |||
* ''I Am Weasel'': "[[Unsinkable I.R.]]" | |||
| [[September 19]], 1998 | |||
|- | |- | ||
| 3x07 | | 3x07 | ||
| | * "[[Chickens Don't Fly]]" | ||
* "[[P.E.]]" | |||
* ''I Am Weasel'': "[[I Am Vampire]]" | |||
| [[September 26]], 1998 | |||
|- | |- | ||
| 3x08 | | 3x08 | ||
| October | * "[[Plaing' Hookie]]" | ||
* "[[Chicken Lips]]" | |||
* ''I Am Weasel'': "[[Honey, I Are Home]]" | |||
| [[October 3]], 1998 | |||
|- | |- | ||
| 3x09 | | 3x09 | ||
| October | * "[[The Day I Was Born]]" | ||
* "[[Factory Follies]]" | |||
* ''I Am Weasel'': "[[Driver's Sped]]" | |||
| [[October 10]], 1998 | |||
|- | |- | ||
| 3x10 | | 3x10 | ||
| October | * "[[101 Uses for Cow and Chicken]]" | ||
* "[[Intelligent Life]]" | |||
* ''I Am Weasel'': "[[A Tree Story]]" | |||
| [[October 17]], 1998 | |||
|- | |- | ||
| 3x11 | | 3x11 | ||
| October | * "[[Be Careful What You Wish For]]" | ||
* "[[Lost at Sea]]" | |||
* ''I Am Weasel'': "[[I.R. Do]]" | |||
| [[October 24]], 1998 | |||
|- | |- | ||
| 3x12 | | 3x12 | ||
| November 7, 1998 | * "[[Night of the Ed!]]" | ||
* "[[Cow's Pie]]" | |||
* ''I Am Weasel'': "[[I Are Good Dog]]" | |||
| [[October 31]], 1998 | |||
|- | |||
| 3x13 | |||
* "[[Invisble Cow]]" | |||
* "[[Monster in the Closet]]" | |||
* ''I Am Weasel'': "[[I Am Hairstylist]]" | |||
| [[November 7]], 1998 | |||
|- | |- | ||
| 4x01 | | 4x01 | ||
| April 26, 1999 | * "[[Chachi, the Chewing Gum Seal]]" | ||
* "[[Black Sheep of the Family]]" | |||
* ''I Am Weasel'': "[[Enemy Camp]]" | |||
| [[April 26]], 1999 | |||
|- | |- | ||
| 4x02 | | 4x02 | ||
| April 27, 1999 | * "[[The Big Move (Cow and Chicken)|The Big Move]]" | ||
* "[[Cow's Magic Blanket]]" | |||
* ''I Am Weasel'': "[[I Are Ghost]]" | |||
| [[April 27]], 1999 | |||
|- | |- | ||
| 4x03 | | 4x03 | ||
| April 28, 1999 | * "[[Cow's Toys]]" | ||
* "[[I Scream, Man]]" | |||
* ''I Am Weasel'': "[[I Am Gladiator]]" | |||
| [[April 28]], 1999 | |||
|- | |- | ||
| 4x04 | | 4x04 | ||
| April 29, 1999 | * "[[Cloud Nine]]" | ||
* "[[Send in the Clowns]]" | |||
* ''I Am Weasel'': "[[Revolutionary Weasel]]" | |||
| [[April 29]], 1999 | |||
|- | |- | ||
| 4x05 | | 4x05 | ||
| April 30, 1999 | * "[[Major Wedgie]]" | ||
* "[[The Loneliest Cow]]" | |||
* ''I Am Weasel'': "[[Dream Weasel]]" | |||
| [[April 30]], 1999 | |||
|- | |- | ||
| 4x06 | | 4x06 | ||
| May 3, 1999 | * "[[Professor Longhorn Steer]]" | ||
* "[[A Couple of Skating Fools]]" | |||
* ''I Am Weasel'': "[[He Said, He Said]]" | |||
| [[May 3]], 1999 | |||
|- | |- | ||
| 4x07 | | 4x07 | ||
| May 4, 1999 | * "[[The Full Mounty]]" | ||
* "[[Mall Cop]]" | |||
* ''I Am Weasel'': "[[I Am Cliched]]" | |||
| [[May 4]], 1999 | |||
|- | |- | ||
| 4x08 | | 4x08 | ||
| May 5, 1999 | * "[[Snail Boy]]" | ||
* "[[The Penalty Wheel]]" | |||
* ''I Am Weasel'': "[[The Magnificent Motorbikini]]" | |||
| [[May 5]], 1999 | |||
|- | |- | ||
| 4x09 | | 4x09 | ||
| May 6, 1999 | * "[[Chicken's Fairy Tale]]" | ||
* "[[Magic Chicken]]" | |||
* ''I Am Weasel'': "[[I Am Whale Captain]]" | |||
| [[May 6]], 1999 | |||
|- | |- | ||
| 4x10 | | 4x10 | ||
| June 11, 1999 | * "[[Cow's Horse]]" | ||
* "[[Red Butler]]" | |||
* ''I Am Weasel'': "[[The Baboon's Paw]]" | |||
| [[June 11]], 1999 | |||
|- | |- | ||
| 4x11 | | 4x11 | ||
| June 18, 1999 | * "[[Cow's a Beauty]]" | ||
* "[[Piano Lessons]]" | |||
* ''I Am Weasel'': "[[The Sackless Games]]" | |||
| [[June 18]], 1999 | |||
|- | |- | ||
| 4x12 | | 4x12 | ||
| June 25, 1999 | * "[[Duck, Duck, Chicken!]]" | ||
* "[[The Great Pantzini]]" | |||
* ''I Am Weasel'': "[[Who Rubbed Out Cow and Chicken]]" | |||
| [[June 25]], 1999 | |||
|- | |- | ||
| 4x13 | | 4x13 | ||
| July 24, 1999 | * "[[The Cow and Chicken Blues]]" | ||
* "[[The Ballard of Cow and Chicken]]" | |||
* ''I Am Weasel'': "[[I.R. Good Salesman]]" | |||
| [[July 24]], 1999 | |||
|} | |} | ||
==Cast== | ==Cast== | ||
* [[Charlie Adler]] as [[Cow]], [[Chicken]], and the [[Red Guy]] | * [[Charlie Adler]] as [[Cow]], [[Chicken]], and the [[Red Guy]] | ||
* [[Candi Milo]] as [[Cow and Chicken | * [[Candi Milo]] as [[Mom and Dad (Cow and Chicken)|Mom]] | ||
* [[Dee Bradley Baker]] as [[Cow and Chicken | * [[Dee Bradley Baker]] as [[Mom and Dad (Cow and Chicken)|Dad]] | ||
* [[Howard Morris]] as [[Flem and Earl|Flem]] | * [[Howard Morris]] as [[Flem and Earl|Flem]] | ||
* [[Dan Castellaneta]] as [[Flem and Earl|Earl]] | * [[Dan Castellaneta]] as [[Flem and Earl|Earl]] | ||
==Legacy== | |||
When the series ended, its secondary segment, ''[[I Am Weasel]]'', was spun off into its own full-fledged TV series in 1999. | |||
There were also talks between Cartoon Network and Feiss about him writing a movie, who did an outline with [[Michael Ryan]], which involved Cow and Chicken traveling and looking for something.<ref name="Cartoon Brew" /> | |||
In "[[Once Upon a Toon]]", a segment of the ''[[Mad]]'' episode "Taking Nemo/Once Upon a Toon," Cow and Chicken have lost their memories and think they're actually animals. They join Henry Swan in restoring all the classic cartoons' memories. | |||
In the ''OK KO Let's Be Heroes!'' crossover "Crossover Nexus," Chicken is one of Cartoon Network characters turned into stone and Cow (as Super Cow) is one of the characters Ben 10 transforms into. | |||
Red Guy makes a cameo in the ''[[Jellystone!]]'' episode "[[Vote Raspberry]]". | |||
==In popular culture== | |||
* In the ''Ben 10: Omniverse'' episode "Store 23," alien versions of Cow and Chicken are waiting in line at Mr. Smoothy's. They leave after no one is at the register. Charlie Alder reprises both characters. | |||
* In the [[2022]] Disney+ film ''Chip and Dale: Rescue Rangers'', a bootleg version of Cow is saved. | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
<references/> | <references/> | ||
[[Category:1995]] | |||
[[Category:1997]] | |||
[[Category:1998]] | |||
[[Category:Cow and Chicken]] | |||
[[Category:Hanna-Barbera]] | [[Category:Hanna-Barbera]] | ||
[[Category:TV series]] | [[Category:TV series]] |
Latest revision as of 16:52, 26 February 2024
Cow and Chicken | |
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Cow and Chicken! And the scene-stealing Red Guy! | |
Created by | David Feiss |
Network | Cartoon Network |
Production company | Hanna-Barbera |
Distributor | Warner Bros. Television Distribution |
Original release | July 15, 1997—July 24, 1999 |
Run time | 22 minutes |
Starring | Charlie Adler Dee Bradley Baker Candi Milo Howard Morris Dan Castellaneta |
Executive producer(s) | Sherry Gunther Larry Huber |
Producer(s) | Davis Doi Vincent Davis Louis J. Cuck Selma Gladney Debby Hindman |
Music composed by | Guy Moon |
Writer(s) | David Feiss Bill Burnett Michael Ryan |
Director(s) | David Feiss Kris Zimmerman (voices) |
Animation director(s) | Scott Morse Deane Taylor |
Cow and Chicken is an American animated slapstick comedy television series created by David Feiss. It was produced by Hanna-Barbera for Cartoon Network. It ran from 1997 to 1999, airing 52 episodes that spanned four seasons.
An adolescent cow and chicken named Cow and Chicken live together as siblings with two human parents (whose upper halves are never shown). They also attend school and deal with the Red Guy, a spoof on the Devil.
Production
Development
David Feiss brought the series to life after creating a bedtime story for his then six-year-old daughter. The morning after, he remembered it and turned it into a 25-page children's book. When Hanna-Barbera called him for their 52-episode What a Cartoon! idea, he pitched them Cow and Chicken. They started off as life-long friends with a romantic interest, but they were changed to siblings. The parents and the Red Guy were also added; Feiss saw the Red Guy as the key to the show, "adding that extra element of chaos."[1]
Casting
A hundred people auditioned for the different parts, with Charlie Adler auditioning separately for Cow, Chicken, and the Red Guy. There was a "little pushback" from Cartoon Network who believed that each character should be played by a different actor, but Feiss reminded them of Mel Blanc.[1]
Aftermath
"Buffalo Gals" was banned after being aired once because of the inclusion of a female biker group implied to be lesbians using sexual innuendos. In reruns, it was replaced with "Orthodontic Police."
Segments
- Cow and Chicken
- I Am Weasel
Music
The theme song and score were composed by Guy Moon. The opening theme featured lyrics written by David Feiss. Bodie Chandler was the director of music production.
Theme song lyrics
Chicken: Mama had a chicken.
Cow: and Mama had a cow.
Both: Dad was proud, he didn't care how.
Cow: Cow!
Chicken: Chicken!
Both: Cow and Chicken!
Episodes
Cast
- Charlie Adler as Cow, Chicken, and the Red Guy
- Candi Milo as Mom
- Dee Bradley Baker as Dad
- Howard Morris as Flem
- Dan Castellaneta as Earl
Legacy
When the series ended, its secondary segment, I Am Weasel, was spun off into its own full-fledged TV series in 1999.
There were also talks between Cartoon Network and Feiss about him writing a movie, who did an outline with Michael Ryan, which involved Cow and Chicken traveling and looking for something.[1]
In "Once Upon a Toon", a segment of the Mad episode "Taking Nemo/Once Upon a Toon," Cow and Chicken have lost their memories and think they're actually animals. They join Henry Swan in restoring all the classic cartoons' memories.
In the OK KO Let's Be Heroes! crossover "Crossover Nexus," Chicken is one of Cartoon Network characters turned into stone and Cow (as Super Cow) is one of the characters Ben 10 transforms into.
Red Guy makes a cameo in the Jellystone! episode "Vote Raspberry".
In popular culture
- In the Ben 10: Omniverse episode "Store 23," alien versions of Cow and Chicken are waiting in line at Mr. Smoothy's. They leave after no one is at the register. Charlie Alder reprises both characters.
- In the 2022 Disney+ film Chip and Dale: Rescue Rangers, a bootleg version of Cow is saved.