History Trivia / HeathcliffAndTheCatillacCats

* AuthorExistenceFailure: According to some members of the show (see below), the show was cut short due to Creator/MelBlanc's failing health. Curiously, Blanc still performed several voices after the series ended until his death in 1989.

* PopCultureUrbanLegends: Popular belief is that Heathcliff and Riff-Raff did interact with each other at least once in the show. Often times, someone will claim or swear in the internet that they saw an episode where they actually meet, sometimes adding that they heard the episode only aired once for whatever reason. Actually, no such episode was ever made, and the only time the two characters interacted was during the end credits and an odd cameo from Riff-Raff in the comic strip. However, this belief is so strong even today that it will not probably fade anywhere soon (see Common Knowledge in YMMV).

*** Chuck Lorre (who was a cartoon writer in the 1980s before he created ''Series/TwoAndAHalfMen''[[note]]he also did ''WesternAnimation/ToxicCrusaders''[[/note]]) found this show beneath him, as he hated writing for animation.

* AuthorExistenceFailure: According to some members of the show (see below), the show was cut short due to Mel Blanc's failing health. Curiously, Blanc still performed several voices after the series ended until his death in 1989.
* {{Blooper}}: The Catillac Cats episode "High Goon" uses a Heathcliff title card (specifically the one of Mungo about to step on a sunbathing Heathcliff).

* AuthorExistenceFailure: According to some members of the show (see below), the show was cut short due to Mel Blanc's failing health. Curiously Blanc still performed several voices after the series up until his death however.

*** Chuck Lorre (''Series/TwoAndAHalfMen'') found this show beneath him because he hated working on cartoons.

*** one writer talked about ExecutiveMeddling from Japanese animation producers, as TMS, or rather their subcontractors, opposed wacky cartoonish gags

*** Eddie Fitzgerald (''WesternAnimation/TinyToonAdventures'', the basis for [[WesternAnimation/PinkyAndTheBrain Pinky]] and John K.'s protege) has actively blanked out all memory of working on the show, despite that his name is in the end credits.

** Although this show is often looked back with fondness and nostalgia for those who grew up in the 80s and early 90s, most of the people who ''worked'' on this show don't have very nice memories of it. Creator/JohnKricfalusi (''WesternAnimation/TheRenAndStimpyShow'' and ''WesternAnimation/TheRippingFriends'') considered the show to be just another mediocre '80s series; Scott Shaw![[note]]The exclamation point is part of his name.[[/note]] (''ComicBook/CaptainCarrotAndHisAmazingZooCrew'') found [=DiC=] too disorganized; one writer talked about ExecutiveMeddling from Japanese animation producers, as TMS, or rather their subcontractors, opposed wacky cartoonish gags; and Chuck Lorre (''Series/TwoAndAHalfMen'') found this show beneath him because he hated working on cartoons. Even more extreme, Eddie Fitzgerald (''WesternAnimation/TinyToonAdventures'', the basis for [[WesternAnimation/PinkyAndTheBrain Pinky]] and John K.'s protege) doesn't want to remember that he worked on this show.
** The only aversions were the voice actors. Donna Christie said that this was her favorite series, and the rest of the cast enjoyed working on the set.

** Although this show is often looked back with fondness and nostalgia for those who grew up in the 80s and early 90s, most of the people who ''worked'' on this show don't have very nice memories of it. Creator/JohnKricfalusi (''WesternAnimation/TheRenAndStimpyShow'' and ''WesternAnimation/TheRippingFriends'') considered the show to be just another mediocre '80s series; Scott Shaw![[note]]The exclamation point is part of his name.[[/note]] (''ComicBook/CaptainCarrotAndHisAmazingZooCrew'') found [=DiC=] too disorganized; one writer talked about ExecutiveMeddling from Japanese animation producers, as TMS, or rather their subcontractors, opposed wacky cartoonish gags; and Chuck Lorre (''Series/TwoAndAHalfMen'') found this show beneath him because he hated cartoons. Even more extreme, Eddie Fitzgerald (''WesternAnimation/TinyToonAdventures'', the basis for [[WesternAnimation/PinkyAndTheBrain Pinky]] and John K.'s protege) doesn't remember ever working on this show despite his name being in the credits, which has been speculated to be because he prefers it never happened.

* WhatCouldHaveBeen: [[http://saturdaymorningrewind.podbean.com/e/36-donna-christie-interview-heathcliff-and-the-catillac-cats-dennis-the-menace-popples-real-ghostbusters/ Per an interview with voice actress Donna Christie]], the second season would have been longer had it not been for Mel Blanc's failing health.

* UrbanLegends: Popular belief is that Heathcliff and Riff-Raff did interact with each other at least once in the show. Often times, someone will claim or swear in the internet that they saw an episode where they actually meet, sometimes adding that they heard the episode only aired once for whatever reason. Actually, no such episode was ever made, and the only time the two characters interacted was during the end credits and an odd cameo from Riff-Raff in the comic strip. However, this belief is so strong even today that it will not probably fade anywhere soon (see Common Knowledge in YMMV).

** Although this show is often looked back with fondness and nostalgia for those who grew up in the 80s and early 90s, most of the people who ''worked'' on this show don't have very nice memories of it. Creator/JohnKricfalusi (''WesternAnimation/TheRenAndStimpyShow'' and ''WesternAnimation/TheRippingFriends'') considered the show to be just another mediocre '80s series. Scott Shaw![[note]]The exclamation point is part of his name.[[/note]] (''ComicBook/CaptainCarrotAndHisAmazingZooCrew'') found [=DiC=] too disorganized, one writer talked about ExecutiveMeddling from Japanese animation producers (TMS, or rather their subcontractors, opposed wacky cartoonish gags), Chuck Lorre (''Series/TwoAndAHalfMen'') found this show beneath him because he hated cartoons. Eddie Fitzgerald (''WesternAnimation/TinyToonAdventures'', the basis for [[WesternAnimation/PinkyAndTheBrain Pinky]] and John K.'s protege) doesn't remember ever working on this show (even though his name is in the credits).

* TalkingToHimself: Riff Raff and Wordsworth were both voiced by Stan Jones, and then there's Mungo and Leroy, both voiced by Ted Ziegler.
* UrbanLegends: Often times, someone will claim, or swear they saw an episode where Heathcliff and Riff Raff actually meet, but the episode only aired once for whatever reason. No such episode was ever made; the only time the two characters interacted was during the end credits and an odd cameo from Riff Raff in the comic strip.

** Various DVD compilations were released in the mid-2000s which are now out of print. Creator/ShoutFactory released the first 24 episodes before losing the rights to the series. Mill Creek Entertainment released the entire first season on DVD, one half in 2012 and the other half in 2013. Finally averted in August 2016 when Mill Creek released the entire series on DVD, including the previously unreleased second season episodes.

** ''Heathcliff: The Movie'' hasn't been released on DVD, though it can be found on [=YouTube=]

* KeepCirculatingTheTapes: Various DVD compilations were released in the mid-2000s which are now out of print. Creator/ShoutFactory released the first 24 episodes before losing the rights to the series. Mill Creek Entertainment released the entire first season on DVD, one half in 2012 and the other half in 2013. Finally averted in August 2016 when Mill Creek released the entire series on DVD, including the previously unreleased second season episodes.

* WhatCouldHaveBeen: [[http://saturdaymorningrewind.podbean.com/e/36-donna-christie-interview-heathcliff-and-the-catillac-cats-dennis-the-menace-popples-real-ghostbusters/ Per an interview with voice actress Donna Christie]], the show would've had more than two seasons had it not been for Mel Blanc's failing health.

* ScrewedByTheLawyers: Ever wonder why Heathcliff and Riff-Raff never meet outside the end credits? Heathcliff's owners at the time, the [=McNaught=] Syndicate, apparently didn't want characters not created by them appearing with Heathcliff, so hence Riff-Raff and Cleo were both unable to appear; Hector, Wordsworth, and Mungo were created specifically so they could appear in both segments.

** The only aversions were the voice actors. Donna Christie said that this was her favorite series that she worked on and that the rest of the cast enjoyed working on the set.

* CreatorBacklash[=/=]OldShame: Although this show is often looked back with fondness and nostalgia for those who grew up in the 80s and early 90s, most of the people who ''worked'' on this show don't have very nice memories of it. Creator/JohnKricfalusi (''WesternAnimation/TheRenAndStimpyShow'' and ''WesternAnimation/TheRippingFriends'') considered the show to be just another mediocre '80s series. Scott Shaw![[note]]The exclamation point is part of his name.[[/note]] (''ComicBook/CaptainCarrotAndHisAmazingZooCrew'') found [=DiC=] too disorganized, one writer talked about ExecutiveMeddling from Japanese animation producers (TMS, or rather their subcontractors, opposed wacky cartoonish gags), Chuck Lorre (''Series/TwoAndAHalfMen'') found this show beneath him because he hated cartoons. Eddie Fitzgerald (''WesternAnimation/TinyToonAdventures'', the basis for [[WesternAnimation/PinkyAndTheBrain Pinky]] and John K.'s protege) doesn't remember ever working on this show (even though his name is in the credits).

* UrbanLegendOfZelda: Often times, someone will claim, or swear they saw an episode where Heathcliff and Riff Raff actually meet, but the episode only aired once for whatever reason. No such episode was ever made; the only time the two characters interacted was during the end credits and an odd cameo from Riff Raff in the comic strip.

* CreatorBacklash[=/=]OldShame: Although this show is often looked back with fondness and nostalgia for those who grew up in the 80s and early 90s, most of the people who ''worked'' on this show don't have very nice memories of it. Creator/JohnKricfalusi (''WesternAnimation/TheRenAndStimpyShow'' and ''WesternAnimation/TheRippingFriends'') considered the show to be just another mediocre '80s series. Scott Shaw![[note]]The exclamation point is part of his name.[[/note]] (''ComicBook/CaptainCarrotAndHisAmazingZooCrew'') found DiC too disorganized, one writer talked about ExecutiveMeddling from Japanese animation producers (TMS, or rather their subcontractors, opposed wacky cartoonish gags), Chuck Lorre (''Series/TwoAndAHalfMen'') found this show beneath him because he hated cartoons. Eddie Fitzgerald (''WesternAnimation/TinyToonAdventures'', the basis for [[WesternAnimation/PinkyAndTheBrain Pinky]] and John K.'s protege) doesn't remember ever working on this show (even though his name is in the credits).

* UrbanLegendOfZelda: Often times, someone will claim, or swear they saw an episode where Heathcliff and Riff Raff actually meet, but the episode only aired once for whatever reason. No such episode was ever made; the only time the two characters interacted was during the end credits.

* AuthorExistanceFailure: According to some members of the show (see below), the show was cut short due to Mel Blanc's failing health. Curiously Blanc still performed several voices after the series up until his death however.

* CreatorBacklash[=/=]OldShame: Although this show is often looked back with fondness and nostalgia for those who grew up in the 80s and early 90s, most of the people who ''worked'' on this show don't have very nice memories of it. Creator/JohnKricfalusi (''WesternAnimation/TheRenAndStimpyShow'' and ''WesternAnimation/TheRippingFriends'') considered the show to be just another mediocre '80s series. Scott Shaw![[note]]The exclamation point is part of his name.[[/note]] (''ComicBook/CaptainCarrotAndHisAmazingZooCrew'') found DiC too disorganized, one writer talked about ExecutiveMeddling from Japanese animation producers (TMS, or rather their subcontractors, opposed wacky cartoonish gags), Chuck Lorre (''Series/TwoAndAHalfMen'') found this show beneath him because he hated cartoons. Eddie Fitzgerald (''WesternAnimation/TinyToonAdventures'' and John K.'s protege) doesn't remember ever working on this show (even though his name is in the credits).

* UrbanLegend: Often times, someone will claim, or swear they saw an episode where Heathcliff and Riff Raff actually meet, but the episode only aired once for whatever reason. No such episode was ever made; the only time the two characters interacted was during the end credits.