History WebAnimation / BeeAndPuppycat

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[[caption-width-right:350:"In which, we follow the intergalactic, temp-job escapades of twenty-something, chronically-unemployed Bee and her supernatural pet, Puppycat."[[note]]L to R: [[CoolBigSis Cas]], [[LoveInterest Deckard]], [[PerpetualFrowner Puppycat]], [[GenkiGirl Bee]], [[PreciousPuppy Sticky]], and [[YoungAndInCharge Cardamon]].[[/note]]]]

*** In the Netflix reboot, Bee is [[spoiler:seemingly MadeOfIron]] with no explanation. The first hint is that in ''Again for the First Time'', [[spoiler:her hands touch fire multiple times and she doesn't even react to the fact that they're darkened afterward]].

On June 11, 2018, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jiHtqxiwoao&t=0s a teaser]] for a sequel to the series, titled ''Bee and Puppycat: Lazy in Space'', was uploaded on Cartoon Hangover's [=YouTube=] channel. It expanded upon the world of its lead characters, with animation duties switching over from Creator/DongWooAnimation to Creator/OLMIncorporated. The show also expands its running time to half-hour episodes instead of the short 5-10 minute episodes of the original series.

After being fired from another job, our heroine Bee finds herself taking another long walk home. This time, her walk is different. From the heavens descends a cat [[CartoonCreature (or maybe a dog?)]], which she adopts into her home. After unsuccessfully looking for more temp work, Bee comes home with presents for the mysterious creature, only to find she has no more food money.

With that, she and her houseguest have whisked away to the latter's temp job. The now teamed-up Bee and Puppycat take the available work, which involves saving various citizens of the universe. Can Bee stay focused enough to be effective in combat? Will Puppycat find his true self? Will the ladybug ever be loved? Only time will tell.

[[caption-width-right:350:"In which, we follow the intergalactic, temp-job escapades of twenty-something, chronically-unemployed Bee and her supernatural pet, Puppycat."[[note]]Left to Right: [[CoolBigSis Cas]], [[LoveInterest Deckard]], [[PerpetualFrowner Puppycat]], [[GenkiGirl Bee]], [[PreciousPuppy Sticky]], and [[YoungAndInCharge Cardamon]].[[/note]]]]

The pilot episode was released on Cartoon Hangover as Episode 4 of "Cartoon Hangover Shorts", but has since become popular enough to warrant a whole series. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XoKGhce5-08 The first]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UetSeZtrY2s and second]] parts are out on Cartoon Hangover Youtube. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lOG_UtLxh58 Both were combined]] to create a more flowing narrative in honor of Website/YouTube's Geek Week 2013.

Due to the overwhelming response and support for the short, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RqXAj02ydgo Cartoon Hangover announced a Kickstarter campaign to fund a full-length series.]] The Kickstarter can be found [[http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/frederator/bee-and-puppycat-the-series here.]] of which [[Creator/FrederatorStudios Frederator]] asking for $80,000 to $100,000 for the per episode. On November 7, 2013, the Kickstarter reached its goal of $600,000 with six days to spare. By the end of the deadline on November 14, 2013, the Kickstarter reached $872,133 with 18,209 supporters and they're able to make a total of nine episodes. It even broke the record for the most funded web series project on Kickstarter.

Season 1 started on November 6th, 2014. The second season was finally made available in 2016 and consists of the last four shorts, condensed into one mega-episode. The series in its entirety can be found on Cartoon Hangover's Creator/{{VRV}} channel, while only Season 1 can be found on the [=YouTube=] channel. The remaining episodes were uploaded regularly from October 5th - November 9th 2018.

On June 11th 2018, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jiHtqxiwoao&t=0s a teaser]] was uploaded on the Cartoon Hangover Youtube channel for a sequel to the series; ''Bee and Puppycat: Lazy in Space''. It expanded upon the world of its lead characters, with animation duties switching over from Creator/DongWooAnimation to Creator/OLMIncorporated.The show expands its running time to half-hour episodes instead of the short 5-10 minute episodes of the original series.

A cartoon from ''WesternAnimation/AdventureTime'' artist [[http://natazilla.tumblr.com Natasha Allegri]], ''Bee and Puppycat'' is a cartoon series on [[Creator/FrederatorStudios Frederator]]'s Cartoon Hangover, and later Creator/{{Netflix}}.

* WholeEpisodeFlashback: The episode "Funny Lying" in Lazy in Space has Puppycat having dreams about [[spoiler: his previous life as the Space Outlaw and how he got his own ship in the first place.]]

* MisplacedRetribution: The Netflix series shows that Bee getting fired was a result of this. Deckard accidentally started a fire in the kitchen they worked at, but because Howell saw Bee trying to put the fire out, he fired her under the assumption that she started the fire.

** In season two's finale, [[spoiler: Bee manages to stop the Space Warlocks' possession of Moully, but it's unclear whether he survived, and Bee is injured such that her emotional components have been ejected. However, Violet is inadvertently awoken by Puppycat, reunites with Cardamon, and launches her spaceship (that the island was built over) to leave Earth and seek out Bee's father for help.]]

* TurtlePower: The temp agent seems to have a huge thing for turtles, judging by his pet and the posters in his office.

* StupidEvil: [[spoiler: The warlocks who are hunting down Puppycat turn out to be pretty terrible at their jobs. They only inherited their jobs from their fathers, don't seem to really do anything other than sit around and argue with each other, and even when they are doing their jobs, they just stick their hands out and can't see where they're going, meaning that they never capture Puppycat and only succeed in destroying and damaging planets and making themselves. look like idiots.]]

* StupidEvil: [[spoiler: The warlocks who are hunting down Puppycat turn out to be pretty terrible at their jobs. They only inherited their jobs from their fathers, don't seem toto really do anything other than sit around and argue with each other, and even when they are doing their jobs, they just stick their hands out and can't see where they're going, meaning that they never capture Puppycat and only succeed in destroying and damaging planets and making themselves. look like idiots.]]

*** "Birthday"'s opening song, which is a birthday song for Bee from her dad.

* GlamourFailure: Puppycat's reflection, at one point, briefly changes into [[spoiler: the outlaw.]]

* BodyToJewel: In episode 4, Bee's tears are either ice or some kind of jewel.

* TranslationYes: It 0It takes a lot longer for Puppycat to say "Why not?" compared to "Hello Peon. Bow to me."

* SocialServicesDoesNot0It takes a lot longer for Puppycat to say "Why not?" compared to "Hello Peon. Bow to me."

* SocialServicesDoesNotExist: Cardamon's mother is in a coma (and he appears to be the only one caring for her) and the only other person in his apartment is his dog. Nobody does anything about this, even when he takes over his mother's role as landlord, despite him being only elementary school-age.
%%* SpacePirates: The outlaw from Puppycat's story.
* SpeakingSimlish: Puppycat speaks in a series of synthesized beep sounds.
* SpeechImpediment: Deckard possibly has a very slight one.
* StraightMan: Cardamon, the de facto landlord, is a [[AdorablyPrecociousChild very serious small child.]]
* SugarAndIcePersonality: Puppycat looks perpetually grumpy, and is fairly curt with Bee. However, when babysitting Wallace, the first thing he does is hop on top of Wallace and kiss his forehead because Wallace misses his mom. This seems to be a regular occurrence.
* SyntheticVoiceActor: Puppycat is voiced by [[Music/{{Vocaloid}} Oliver]].
* TalkingAnimal: Puppycat is an IntelligibleUnintelligible, while the ladybug speaks with [[VocalDissonance a deep voice]].
* TransformationSequence: Downplayed. Bee transforms but it's not as exaggerated as most MagicalGirl shows.
* TranslationYes: It takes a lot longer for Puppycat to say "Why not?" compared to "Hello Peon. Bow to me."

* RidiculouslyCuteCritter:
** Puppycat.
** The temp agent's turtle.
** Cardamon's dog Sticky also qualifies.

* SpacePirates: The outlaw from Puppycat's story.

** ''Lazy in Space'' will occasionally have the characters use harsher swear-words... which will receive a SoundEffectBleep. This includes Puppycat, whose entire language is nonsensical melodic tones. The subtitles will even include ParentheticalSwearing in these situations.