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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''.

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From the twisted mind of animator Creator/JohnRDilworth came this Creator/CartoonNetwork [[Creator/CartoonCartoons original series]], series]] in 1999, spun off from Dilworth's animated short ''WesternAnimation/TheChickenFromOuterSpace''.
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->''"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!"''

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->''"We ->''"[[WeInterruptThisProgram We interrupt this program to bring you... you]]... [[TitleDrop ''Courage the Cowardly Dog Show'', Show'']], starring [[NervousWreck Courage, the cowardly dog! dog]]! [[ParentalAbandonment Abandoned as a pup, pup]], he was found by Muriel, [[CoolOldLady Muriel]], who [[MiddleOfNowhereStreet lives in the middle of Nowhere Nowhere]] with her husband, [[GrumpyOldMan Eustace Bagge! Bagge]]! [[WeirdnessMagnet But creepy stuff happens happens]] in Nowhere. [[EldritchLocation Nowhere]]. [[HeroicDog It's up to Courage to save his new home!"''home!]]"''
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''[[caption-width-right:350:The things he does for love.]]''

->''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!''
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'''Intro'''
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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).

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Courage (Marty Grabstein), a high-strung and inexplicably pink canine, is the beloved pet of Eustace (Lionel G. Wilson) Wilson in seasons 1-3, Arthur Anderson in seasons 3-4) 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).
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[[caption-width-right:350:"Stupid dog!"]]

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[[caption-width-right:350:"Stupid dog!"]]
''[[caption-width-right:350:The things he does for love.]]''
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->''[[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!]]''

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

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''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 stories, 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 people watching.]] It stands as perhaps one of the most popular and praised examples of the DefangedHorrors genre.

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