Series synopsis
Heathcliff and the Catillac Cats is a Canadian animation comedy kids television series that premiered on France 3 on September 17, 1984. It ended on October 7, 1985. It was created by Jean Chalopin, George Gately, Bruno Bianchi. It stars Mel Blanc, Donna Christie, Peter Cullen and Jeannie Elias.
Heathcliff knows he is the best cat around! Never have we seen such self-confidence topped off with a heavy dose of vanity, cunning, ruthlessness, and a mischievous love of gags. He cruises and struts down the street and watch out any person, cat, or dog who gets in his way! Although he may terrorize the neighborhood, let an outsider try to push anyone around and he is a veritable tiger of defense. On the other side of town are The Catillac Cats, which typically revolve around leader Riff-Raff's ...
Premise
Heathcliff knows he is the best cat around! Never have we seen such self-confidence topped off with a heavy dose of vanity, cunning, ruthlessness, and a mischievous love of gags. He cruises and struts down the street and watch out any person, cat, or dog who gets in his way! Although he may terrorize the neighborhood, let an outsider try to push anyone around and he is a veritable tiger of defense. On the other side of town are The Catillac Cats, which typically revolve around leader Riff-Raff's get-rich-quick schemes or searches for food.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Mel Blanc as Heathcliff (voice)
- Donna Christie as Cleo / Iggy (voice)
- Peter Cullen as Pop / Max (voice)
- Jeannie Elias as Jeannie Elias (voice)
- Danny Mann as Hector (voice)
- Marilyn Lightstone as Sonja (voice)
Episodes
This series spans 2 seasons with 172 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 130 | September 17, 1984 | December 14, 1984 |
| Season 2 | 42 | September 9, 1985 | October 7, 1985 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
The Great Pussini The Great Pussini, opera star, comes into town and immediately takes to Sonja.Cleo's owners are going on vacation and plan to put her in a kennel. |
September 17, 1984 |
| 2 |
Kitty Kat Kennels Cleo's owners are going on vacation and plan to put her in a kennel, so Riff Raff and the Catillac Cats decide to rescue her. They break into the kennel and rescue Cleo, but not until they completely demolish the building in their attempt. |
September 17, 1984 |
| 3 |
Chauncey's Great Escape Heathcliff hears through the grapevine that an over-friendly and slightly dim-witted canine friend of his named Chauncey has been captured by the dogcatcher in the next town. Heathcliff decides that Chauncey isn't all that bad and tries to spring him from the pound. |
September 18, 1984 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
The Whitecliffs of Dover There's a new arrival in the neighborhood. A highbrow English couple, and their equally-arched cat - Reginald. |
September 9, 1985 |
| 2 |
Life Saver After Riff Raff saves Mungo from a bad fall, Mungo becomes Riff Raff's servant in gratitude and slowly drives Riff Raff crazy. |
September 9, 1985 |
| 3 |
Nightmare in Beverly Hills While browsing through a magazine, Heathcliff dreams of what it would be like to be a rich Beverly Hills cat. He soon finds out, slipping off into dreamland. But once in Beverly Hills, Heathcliff finds out it's not the land of milk and honey he imagined. Lacking status, clothes and manners, he is soon pursued by an angry mob who feels he doesn't fit in. Heathcliff awakens to find he's safe in the Nutmeg household, which beats Beverly Hills any day. |
September 10, 1985 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | France 3 |
|---|---|
| First aired | September 17, 1984 |
| Last aired | October 7, 1985 |
| Runtime | 22 minutes |
| Status | ended |
| Schedule | Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday |