History WesternAnimation / CounterfeitCat

'''''Counterfeit Cat''''' is a British-Canadian animated series created by Andrew Laverey, and co-developed by Creator/AardmanAnimations. It first premiered on Creator/DisneyXD in the UK on May 12, 2016, and in the US, a sneak peek played on May 31st, and then the series officially premiered there on June 20.

* ZombieApocalypse: "28 Seconds Later", which you could probably guess just from the title.

The series is a BuddyPicture following the bizarre adventures of two unlikely friends; [[TheDogIsAnAlien Gark]], a small blue alien with strange PsychicPowers who wears a custom-made purple cat costume to blend in, and his close friend Max, a neurotic, vain housecat who live together with their doting owner [[CoolOldLady Betty]], a kind-hearted yet klutzy old woman who in turn lives alone in an apartment. It most often blends science fiction and comedy with SliceOfLife, but it's generally laid-back in terms of pacing.

* GettingCrapPastTheRadar: In one episode Max [[ItMakesSenseInContext falls in love with a vacuum cleaner]]. While in Betty's room with it, Max proclaims "Finally, I understand what vacuums are for", sounding like he meant the vacuum giving him oral sex, then it zooms out to show that it's just vacuuming the bed.
** In "Go Viral", we see a montage of Max asking for Gark's help for the simplest of tasks. The last shot is Max about to lick himself, uhh, down below, but being unable to reach and calling for Gark, implying he wants Gark to lick him instead.

* RidiculouslyCuteCritter: Gark is unbearably cute.

* WidgetSeries: Incredibly strange.

* PoweredArmor: The plot of "I, Maxine" is that Max attempts to gain respect by wearing this kind of armor.

** In "Go Viral", we see a montage of Max asking for Gark's help for the simplest of the tasks. The last shot is Max about to lick himself, uhh, down below, but being unable to reach and calling for Gark, implying he wants Gark to lick him instead.

* CouchGag: The last scene of the intro. Regularly it's the wall of Betty's apartment falling down to reveal a giant monster with a leering eye; in horror themed episodes, Betty's head unzips like a costume to reveal a tentacle monster, and in the Christmas special, Max and Gark are frozen while Christmas decorations are hung up in Betty's apartment.

** The title "28 Seconds Later" is a reference to Film/TwentyEightDaysLater and Film/TwentyEightWeeksLater.

* BodyHorror: Pretty frequent for a children's show, but "Go Viral" ''[[UpToEleven takes the cake]]''.

* CouchGag: The last scene of the intro. Regularly it's the wall of Betty's apartment falling down to reveal a giant monster with a leering eye, in horror themed episodes Betty's head unzips like a costume to reveal a tentacle monster, and in the Christmas special Max and Gark are frozen while Christmas decorations are hung up in Betty's apartment.
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** In "Go Viral", we see a montage of Max asking for Gark's help for the simplest of the tasks. The last shot is Max about to lick himself, uhh, down below, but being unable to reach and calling for Gark, implying he wants Gark to lick instead.

%%* InstrumentalThemeTune
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Max is a self-absorbed yet cowardly layabout who frequently uses Gark's powers for selfish gain, but, deep down, he cares ''so much'' for his best friend if he takes things too far.

* PaperThinDisguise: If there wasn't apparently a WeirdnessCensor, Gark's cat costume wouldn't last ten minutes.

* RubberMan: Gark can stretch his limbs and body ridiculously far, and he can also [[PartialTransformation mold his tentacles into any tool he can imagine of as if they were clay]], from a rowing oar to a surgical scalpel.

** In episode 7 "The Scarlet Mark", Gark is playing detective dressed exactly like Series/Sherlock, he even has dimples to denote prominent cheekbones.

%%* WidgetSeries
* ZombieApocalypse: "28 Seconds Later"

* DerangedAnimation

* InstrumentalThemeTune

* WidgetSeries

* AlienInvasion: The climax of "Betty Laser Eyes" has a [[ItMakesSenseInContext a race of multicolored extraterrestrials with googly eyes]], invade Earth after Betty's laser vision mucks things up.

* CoolOldLady: Betty mildly subverts this; but she does make up by being nice to everyone.

* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Max is a self-absorbed yet cowardly layabout who frequently uses Gark's powers for selfish gain, but deep down, he cares ''so much'' for his best friend if he takes things too far.

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What would happen if someone attempted to fuse ''WesternAnimation/TheAmazingWorldOfGumball'', ''WesternAnimation/AdventureTime'', ''WesternAnimation/{{Futurama}}'', ''WesternAnimation/RickAndMorty'' and ''WesternAnimation/RegularShow'' into one? The result would be this.

'''''Counterfeit Cat''''' is a British-Canadian animated series created by Andrew Laverey, and co-developed by Creator/AardmanAnimations It first premiered on Creator/DisneyXD in the UK on May 12, 2016, and in the US, a sneak peek played on May 31st, and then the series officially premiered there on June 20.

* CoolOldLady: Betty.

* GettingCrapPastTheRadar: In one episode Max [[ItMakesSenseInContext falls in love with a vacuum cleaner]]. While in Betty's room with it, Max proclaims "Finally, I understand what vacuums are for", sounding like he meant the vacuum giving him a blowjob, then it zooms out to show that it's just vacuuming the bed.
* GiantEyeOfDoom: At the end of the first opening, the wall crashes down, and a massive lizard-like eye stares at Max, Gark and Betty.

* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Max is a self-absorbed yet cowardly layabout who frequently uses Gark's powers for selfish gain, but deep down he cares for his buddy if he takes things too far.

* RubberMan: Gark can stretch his limbs and body ridiculously far. He can also [[PartialTransformation mold his tentacles into tools as if they were clay]], from a rowing oar to a surgical scalpel.

* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Max is a self-absorbed layabout who frequently uses Gark's limitless powers for selfish gain, but deep down he cares for his buddy if he takes things too far.

The series is a BuddyPicture following the bizarre adventures of two unlikely friends; [[TheDogIsAnAlien Gark]], a small blue alien with strange PsychicPowers who wears a custom-made purple cat costume to blend in, and his close friend Max, a neurotic, vain housecat who together with their doting owner [[CoolOldLady Betty]], a kind-hearted yet klutzy old woman who in turn lives alone in an apartment. It most often blends science fiction and comedy with SliceOfLife, but it's generally laid-back in terms of pacing.

'''''Counterfeit Cat''''' is a fairly obscure British-Canadian animated series created by Andrew Laverey, and co-developed by Creator/AardmanAnimations It first premiered on Creator/DisneyXD in the UK on May 12, 2016, and in the US, a sneak peek played on May 31st, and then the series officially premiered there on June 20.

* BadassAdorable: Gark. He's unbelieveably powerful, and he's ''absolutely'' adorable.

'''''Counterfeit Cat''''' is a British-Canadian animated series created by Andrew Laverey, and co-developed by Creator/AardmanAnimations It first premiered on Creator/DisneyXD in the UK on May 12, 2016, and in the US, a sneak peek played on May 31st, and then the series officially premiered there on June 20.

The series is a BuddyPicture following the bizarre adventures of two unlikely friends; Max, a neurotic housecat who lives with his owner [[CoolOldLady Betty]], a kind-hearted old lady who in turn lives alone in an apartment, and [[TheDogIsAnAlien Gark]], a small, blue alien with PsychicPowers who wears a purple cat costume to blend in.

* BadassAdorable: Gark. He's immensely powerful, and he's immensely adorable as well.

* RidiculouslyCuteCritter: Gark.

* WeirdnessCensor: In "Wart Attack", as Max and Gark engage in a laser battle against two extraterrestrials, Betty and Wilma only see a handful of small animals roughhousing on the carpet.

* BodyHorror: Pretty frequent for a children's show, but ''Go Viral'' ''[[UpToEleven takes the cake]]''.

* EldritchAbomination: The "Power of all Creatures" in ''Go Viral''

* TheDogIsAnAlien: Gark. Later in ''Wart Attack'', Wilma's dog turns out to be an alien bounty hunter looking for Gark.

* WidgetSeries