History WesternAnimation / CourageTheCowardlyDog

''[[caption-width-right:350:The things he does for love...]]''

->''[[WeInterruptThisProgram We interrupt this program]] to bring you... [[TitleDrop Courage the Cowardly Dog Show]], [[DepartmentOfRedundancyDepartment starring Courage, the cowardly dog!]] [[ParentalAbandonment Abandoned as a pup]], he was found by [[CoolOldLady Muriel]], who lives in the {{middle of Nowhere|Street}} with her husband, [[GrumpyOldMan Eustace Bagge]]!... [[EldritchLocation But creepy stuff happens in Nowhere]]. [[HeroicDog It's up to Courage to save his new home!]]''

->''[[WeInterruptThisProgram We interrupt this program]] to bring you... ''[[TitleDrop Courage the Cowardly Dog Show]]'', [[DepartmentOfRedundancyDepartment starring Courage, the cowardly dog!]] [[ParentalAbandonment Abandoned as a pup]], he was found by [[CoolOldLady Muriel]], who lives in the {{middle of Nowhere|Street}} with her husband, [[GrumpyOldMan Eustace Bagge]]!... [[EldritchLocation But creepy stuff happens in Nowhere]]. [[HeroicDog It's up to Courage to save his new home!]]''

->''WeInterruptThisProgram to bring you... [[DepartmentOfRedundancyDepartment ''Courage the Cowardly Dog Show'', starring Courage, the cowardly dog!]] [[ParentalAbandonment Abandoned as a pup]], he was found by [[CoolOldLady Muriel]], who lives in the {{middle of Nowhere|Street}} with her husband, [[GrumpyOldMan Eustace Bagge]]!... [[EldritchLocation But creepy stuff happens in Nowhere]]. [[HeroicDog It's up to Courage to save his new home!]]''

[[caption-width-right:350:"Stupid dog!"]]

--->*The Intro*

[[caption-width-right:350:"The things I do for love."]]

[[caption-width-right:350:The things he does for love.]]

Courage, (Marty Grabstein) a high-strung and inexplicably pink canine, is the beloved pet of Eustace (Lionel G. Wilson) and Muriel Bagge, (Thea White) an elderly couple who live together on a dusty old farm in the middle of nowhere (literally; they live in a town called Nowhere). Well, he's the beloved pet of the sweet-hearted Muriel, anyway - the mean and crotchety Eustace thinks he's just a "stupid dog", and torments Courage whenever he thinks he can get away with it (and even when he knows he can't).

''Courage the Cowardly Dog'' stands to this day as one of Cartoon Network's most beloved and successful shows, with praise going towards its dark, surreal atmosphere, often emotional storytelling, skilled use of MediumBlending (its distinct visual style can be best summed up as Creator/TexAvery meets Creator/DavidLynch), willingness to tackle mature, dark subject matter (usually through metaphor, but occasionally just bluntly), and, perhaps most infamously, [[NightmareFuel/CourageTheCowardlyDog scaring the crap out of most human beings watching.]] It stands as perhaps one of the most popular and praised examples of the DefangedHorrors genre.

--->'The Intro'

''Courage the Cowardly Dog'' stands to this day as one of Cartoon Network's most acclaimed and beloved series, with praise going towards its dark, surreal atmosphere, skilled use of MediumBlending (its distinct visual style can be best summed up as Creator/TexAvery meets Creator/DavidLynch), willingness to tackle mature, dark subject matter (usually through metaphor, but occasionally just bluntly), and, perhaps most infamously, [[NightmareFuel/CourageTheCowardlyDog scaring the crap out of most human beings watching.]] It stands as perhaps one of the most popular and praised examples of the DefangedHorrors genre.

Courage, a high-strung and inexplicably pink canine, is the beloved pet of Eustace and Muriel Bagge, an elderly couple who live together on a dusty old farm in the middle of nowhere (literally; they live in a town called Nowhere). Well, he's the beloved pet of the sweet-hearted Muriel, anyway - the mean and crotchety Eustace thinks he's just a "stupid dog", and torments Courage whenever he thinks he can get away with it (and even when he knows he can't).

!!STUPID TROPES! You make me look bad!:

->''WeInterruptThisProgram to bring you... [[DepartmentOfRedundancyDepartment ''Courage the Cowardly Dog Show'', starring Courage, the cowardly dog!]] [[ParentalAbandonment Abandoned as a pup]], he was found by [[CoolOldLady Muriel]], who lives in the [[MiddleOfNowhereStreet middle of Nowhere]] with her husband, [[GrumpyOldMan Eustace Bagge]]!... [[EldritchLocation But creepy stuff happens in Nowhere]]. [[HeroicDog It's up to Courage to save his new home!]]''

->''[[WeInterruptThisProgram We interrupt this program]] to bring you... [[DepartmentOfRedundancyDepartment ''Courage the Cowardly Dog Show'', starring Courage, the cowardly dog!]] [[ParentalAbandonment Abandoned as a pup]], he was found by [[CoolOldLady Muriel]], who lives in the [[MiddleOfNowhereStreet middle of Nowhere]] with her husband, [[GrumpyOldMan Eustace Bagge]]!... [[EldritchLocation But creepy stuff happens in Nowhere]]. [[HeroicDog It's up to Courage to save his new home!]]''

The title character, the high-strung and inexplicably pink canine Courage, is the beloved pet of Eustace and Muriel Bagge, an elderly couple who live on a dusty old farm in the middle of nowhere (literally; they live in a town called Nowhere). Well, he's the beloved pet of the sweet-hearted Muriel, anyway - the mean and crotchety Eustace thinks he's just a "stupid dog", and torments Courage whenever he thinks he can get away with it (and even when he knows he can't).

Stands to this day as one of Cartoon Network's most acclaimed and beloved series, with praise going towards its dark, surreal atmosphere, skilled use of MediumBlending (its distinct visual style can be best summed up as Creator/TexAvery meets Creator/DavidLynch), willingness to tackle mature, dark subject matter (usually through metaphor, but occasionally just bluntly), and, perhaps most infamously, [[NightmareFuel/CourageTheCowardlyDog scaring the crap out of most of the children watching.]] It stands as perhaps one of the most popular and praised examples of the DefangedHorrors genre.

The 2001 Shockwave game ''VideoGame/CreepTV'' has its own page.

A 7 minute CGI short based on the series was released in 2014, titled "The Fog of Courage." A preview can be seen [[http://www.acmefilmworks.com/work/spot/courage-the-cowardly-dog/ here]]. You can vote for your favorite episode of the show [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/crowner.php/BestEpisode/CourageTheCowardlyDog here.]]

From the twisted mind of animator Creator/JohnRDilworth came this Creator/CartoonNetwork [[Creator/CartoonCartoons original series]], spun off from Dilworth's animated short "WesternAnimation/TheChickenFromOuterSpace".

->''We interrupt this program to bring you... [[DepartmentOfRedundancyDepartment ''Courage the Cowardly Dog Show'', starring Courage, the cowardly dog!]] Abandoned as a pup, he was found by Muriel, who lives in the middle of Nowhere with her husband, Eustace Bagge!... But creepy stuff happens in Nowhere. It's up to Courage to save his new home!''

[[caption-width-right:350:[[TagLine Shake, Courage. Shake.]]]]

In every episode, Courage and his family find themselves caught up in some form of supernatural weirdness, and [[FaceYourFears Courage has to steel his frazzled nerves and save his owners from it]]. A refreshing change of pace from many cartoons of the day was that Courage seldom used force; more often, he relied on his wits (and [[ThePowerOfFriendship a bit of kindness]] now and then) to deal with aliens, ghosts, monsters, criminals, the military, science gone wrong, or whatever sort of freaky happenings life threw at him.

->''We interrupt this program to bring you... ''Courage the Cowardly Dog Show'', starring Courage, the cowardly dog! Abandoned as a pup, he was found by Muriel, who lives in the middle of Nowhere with her husband, Eustace Bagge!... But creepy stuff happens in Nowhere. It's up to Courage to save his new home!''

[[caption-width-right:350:[[{{Catchphrase}} The things he does for love...]]]]

In June 2021, the crossover film ''Straight Outta Nowhere: Franchise/ScoobyDoo Meets Courage the Cowardly Dog'' was announced. [[https://twitter.com/DillyDilworth/status/1407129164919062532 Dilworth was not involved in its production.]] The trailer can be seen [[https://youtu.be/_yku_UyiPE8 here.]]

In October 2018, Dilworth announced on his Facebook account that he's working with Creator/{{Boomerang}} on a prequel called ''Before Courage''. Unfortunately, as of June 2020 [[https://twitter.com/DillyDilworth/status/1407128908852518917 the project has been cancelled.]]

Dilworth has announced on his Facebook account that he's working with Creator/{{Boomerang}} on a prequel called ''Before Courage''.

In 2019, it was said that a crossover with Scooby-Doo was in the works and would release in 2021, although no other information came out about it until late June of 2021, with the movie being titled ''Straight Outta Nowhere: Scooby-Doo Meets Courage the Cowardly Dog.'' [[note]]Not the first time they've met, they did a few Cartoon Network promos back in the early 2000s. This is the first legitimate full story one though.[[/note]]. The trailer can be seen [[https://youtu.be/_yku_UyiPE8 here]]

In 2021 A crossover movie with Franchise/{{ScoobyDoo}}, promptly title ''WesternAnimation/ScoobyDooMeetsCourageTheCowardlyDog'' has been announced [[note]]Not the first time they've met, they did a few Cartoon Network promos back in the early 2000s. This is the first legitimate full story one though.[[/note]]. Trailer can be seen [[https://youtu.be/_yku_UyiPE8 here]]