History WesternAnimation / HeathcliffAndTheCatillacCats

* SuddenlyVoiced: Continuing from the Ruby-Spears series, Heathcliff, Sonja, and Spike are all given voices in the show despite neither speaking in the comics.

* BigBallOfViolence: Once every episode.

* ThroughaFaceFullofFur:
** In the segment "May The Best Cat Win," Heathcliff keeps goading and taunting Spike, who turns a bright red all over from bottom to top with anger.

* WouldntHitAGirl: In the episode "Terrible Tammy'", it is an InvokedTrope: Tammy, a female cat who's trying to bully Heathcliff and take over his territory, uses a conniving ploy on him so he couldn't hit Tammy because his honor would be tarnished. He does not want to fight her, but he doesn't back down from Tammy, either. His girlfriend, '''''Sonja''''', however, doesn't have any qualms about giving Tammy a full-scale [[CurbStompBattle ass-kicking]], the kind that '''''Heathcliff''''' would usually dish out upon '''''Spike''''' the bulldog!

[[caption-width-right:320:(Fan art of) the main cast.[[note]]Clockwise from top: [[DumbMuscle Mungo,]] [[SmallNameBigEgo Hector,]] [[UptownGirl Sonia,]] Heathcliff, [[BuffoonishTomcat Riff Raff,]] [[ActionGirl Cleo,]] and [[RhymesOnADime Wordsworth]].[[/note]]]]

[[caption-width-right:320:(Fan art of) the main cast.[[note]]Clockwise from top: [[DumbMuscle Mungo,]] [[SmallNameBigEgo Hector,]] [[UptownGirl Sonia,]] [[FatCat Heathcliff,]] [[BuffoonishTomcat Riff Raff,]] [[ActionGirl Cleo,]] and [[RhymesOnADime Wordsworth]].[[/note]]]]

* FatCat: Heathcliff is a conspicuously corpulent cat who's rather round, really.

* AdaptationDyeJob: Iggy, Heathcliff's young human owner, was significantly redesigned from his appearances in the comic strip and the 80s Saturday Morning cartoon; the most noticeable change was from curly blond hair under a hat, to straight brown hair.

* {{Animesque}}: The show was mostly animated in Japan (the first season primarily by Creator/TMSEntertainment), so that's a given. The second season seemed even more animesque than the first. And this was before anime was even a blip on U.S's radar.
* AndKnowingIsHalfTheBattle: Each episode ended with Heathcliff giving a pet care tip, sometimes assisted by Spike.

* CatsAreMean: All the cats had their moments, but Heathcliff especially.
** Mungo was mostly an aversion, though.

* CompanyCrossReferences: The show has had numerous references to ''WesternAnimation/InspectorGadget'', another Creator/DiCEntertainment animated series from around the same time. Notable examples include Riff-Raff wearing Dr. Claw's spiked gloves in his mad scientist dream in "Monstro Vs. the Wolf Hound", with Hector as a detective wearing Inspector Gadget's gray trenchcoat and hat in the same dream, along with Dr. Mousetus in his self-titled episode using a cat laser device resembling M.A.D. Cat. Sometimes Gadget himself would appear on a TV or in a crowd scene.
** The second season of ''WesternAnimation/InspectorGadget'' would contain numerous references to ''Heathcliff and the Catillac Cats'' as well.
* CoolCar[=/=]TransformingVehicle: The Catillacs are named after their main ride, a red and white Cadillac convertible that can somehow transform into several other vehicles, like a boat or a RV camper.
* {{Crossdresser}}: Done by all the Catillac Cats in "Debutante Ball", including Cleo in a powder blue tux. [[ItMakesSenseInContext And gag glasses]].

* CrossOver: Heathcliff and Riff Raff never actually meet, aside from the closing credits in which the latter takes back his hat from the former. However, Heathcliff has bumped into Hector, Wordsworth, and Mungo a few times. They never really got along when that happened.
** He did, however, team up with the trio a couple times to tackle common foes or deal with a mutual problem.
** Plus there's this exchange from the Heathcliff segment "Soap Box Derby":

** Also, several episodes feature the Catillacs defeating one-shot canine opponents.
** Spike however, is the most notable, having the honor of being Heathcliff's main victim.

%%* FatCat: Heathcliff.

* FurryConfusion: Just in case the issue wasn't confused enough by some animals being the same height as the ''humans'' and all the non-anthro cats, dogs and other animals running around, a {{Flashback}} in ''"Debutante Ball"'' shows Cleo and her friend Muffy as non-anthro kittens... with Cleo still sporting a full head of blonde hair.

* LastSecondWordSwap: In one episode, Riff Raff mentions that Cleo moving in would mean less time spent chasing her for "inte...lligent conversation".

* TheMovie: Though it's more like a ClipShow.
** To be exact, it's an "anthology film".

%%* SphereEyes: Heathcliff and Sonja.

* ThroughaFaceFullofFur: Spike in the segment, "May The Best Cat Win". As Heathcliff keeps goading and taunting him, Spike turns a bright red all over from bottom to top with anger.

** In the Catillacs segment, "Kitten Around", Riff-Raff and Roxie turn entirely pale blue after they're given white vinegar to drink instead of water. Also, Mungo's face turns red briefly from heat after sampling tabasco sauce.

* RhymesOnADime: Amateur poet Wordsworth spoke almost exclusively like this, at times drifting into PainfulRhyme territory.

* YourCheatingHeart:
** Riff Raff tried chasing after other girls at times. Never ended well. Proven in the episode "Kitten Around" where Cleo sees him falling for Roxanne after they go steady.

* SuddenlyVoiced: Heathcliff, Sonja, and Spike never speak in the comics, but all three are given voices in the show.

* WhereTheHellIsSpringfield: Westfinster's location is left unknown. All we know is that it might be in Maine, as evidenced by the presence of a fishing industry and the fact it snows in the winter.

%%* YourCheatingHeart:
%%** Riff Raff tried chasing after other girls at times. Never ended well. Proven in the episode, "''Kitten Around''".

* DogsAreDumb: Leroy, the watchdog who guarded the junkyard where the Catillac Cats lived, was hopelessly outmatched when he tried to stand in the gang's way.

* EasyComeEasyGo

* EpisodeTitleCard

* FatCat: Heathcliff.
* FiveManBand: The Catillac Cats.
** TheLeader (sort of): Riff Raff
** TheLancer: Hector
** TheBigGuy: Mungo
** TheSmartGuy: Wordsworth
** TheChick: Cleo (though she used to be part of the gang, and even came up with the name, before becoming a household pet)

* SphereEyes: Heathcliff and Sonja.

* ThreeAmigos[=/=]TerribleTrio: Hector, Wordsworth, and Mungo.

* YourCheatingHeart: Riff Raff tried chasing after other girls at times. Never ended well.
** Proven in the episode, "''Kitten Around''".
** Cleo has cheated on Riff Raff a few times also.

* WalkIntoCameraObstruction:
** "Heathcliff Surprise" with Heathcliff as he is angrily walking inside his house to his bed.

* CrossOver: Heathcliff and Riff Raff never actually meet, but Heathcliff has bumped into Hector, Wordsworth, and Mungo a few times. They never really got along when that happened.

[[caption-width-right:320:(fan art of) The main cast.[[labelnote:Note]]Clockwise from top: [[DumbMuscle Mungo,]] [[SmallNameBigEgo Hector,]] [[UptownGirl Sonia,]] [[FatCat Heathcliff,]] [[BuffoonishTomcat Riff Raff,]] [[ActionGirl Cleo,]] and [[RhymesOnADime Wordsworth]].[[/labelnote]]]]

[[caption-width-right:320:(fan art of) The main cast.[[labelnote:Note]]Clockwise from top: [[TheBigGuy Mungo,]] [[SmallNameBigEgo Hector,]] [[UptownGirl Sonia,]] [[FatCat Heathcliff,]] [[BuffoonishTomcat Riff Raff,]] [[ActionGirl Cleo,]] and [[RhymesOnADime Wordsworth]].[[/labelnote]]]]

[[caption-width-right:320:(fan art of) The main cast.[[labelnote:Note]]Clockwise from top: [[TheBigGuy Mungo,]] [[SmallNameBigEgo Hector,]] [[UptownGirl Sonia,]] [[CatsAreMean Heathcliff,]] [[BuffoonishTomcat Riff Raff,]] [[ActionGirl Cleo,]] and [[RhymesOnADime Wordsworth]].[[/labelnote]]]]

[[caption-width-right:320:(fan art of) The main cast. Heathcliff's the cat with the big shiny nose.]]

* GettingCrapPastTheRadar: Cleo pulled this off a lot.
** This exchange between Riff Raff and Cleo regarding her dog companion, Bush, in ''"Carnival Capers"'':
-->'''Riff Raff''': (whistles seductively as he walks up to Cleo)
-->'''Cleo''': (posing in the mirror) You like what you see?
-->'''Riff Raff''': You're the best looking thing on four legs, baby!
-->'''Cleo''': (turns to the side, sees Bush wake up.) Uh-oh. It's Bush!
-->'''Riff Raff''': Things are gonna get [[DoubleEntendre hairy, for Bush]].
** Wordsworth spends the entirety of ''"Debutante Ball"'' "exhausted from listening to rock-n-roll nonstop for a week straight".
** The premise of "Kitten Around": Riff Raff convinces Cleo to "go steady" in a scene that plays out like a marriage proposal (lacking only a ring); he then immediately starts seeing new girl Roxy behind her back. Not to mention how he says going steady would mean less time spent chasing her for "inte...[[LastSecondWordSwap lligent conversation]]"
** See WhatDoYouMeanItsForKids on the [[YMMV/HeathcliffAndTheCatillacCats YMMV page]]. [[invoked]]
** In "Scaredy Cats", Riff Raff is jealous of an artist Cleo expresses interest in.
-->'''Cleo''': Renfield knows all about painting, dance, music, poetry...
-->'''Riff Raff''': I know poetry, too! Wordsworth, tell Cleo some of the poetry I know.
-->'''Wordsworth''': There was an old cat from Des Moines/ Who put fleas in his sister's-*Cleo shoves him off screen* [[CurseCutShort Ooh!]]
-->'''Cleo''': That wasn't quite what I had in mind.
** In [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=32658cINs4k "Space Cats"]], one of the space codes used is "S.O.B."
** In "Terrible Tammy", Tammy foils Heathcliff's plans to steal from the milkman. When they meet in a dark sewer, Tammy asks Heathcliff if he wants some milk.

* StrappedToTheOperatingTable: Hector in "Dr. Mousetus".