Heathcliff (1984 TV series)

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Heathcliff
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Also known as
  • Heathcliff and the Catillac Cats
  • Les Entrechats (France)
  • Heathcliff Cats & Co. (in the UK)
  • Heathcliff und Riff Raff (Germany)
GenreAnimated series
Comedy
Slapstick
Created by
Based on Heathcliff , by George Gately & McNaught Syndicate
Developed by
Jean Chalopin, Alan Swayze & Chuck Lorre
Written byAlan Swayze
Directed by
Michael Maliani (chief) & Bruno Bianchi (supervising)
Voices of Mel Blanc
Theme music composer Haim Saban & Shuki Levy
Opening theme"Heathcliff" (long version), performed by Noam Kaniel
Ending theme"Heathcliff" (short version), performed by Noam Kaniel
ComposerHaim Saban & Shuki Levy
Country of origin
  • United States
  • France (season 1)
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons2
No. of episodes86
Production
Executive producers
  • Season 1
  • Andy Heyward & Tetsuo Katayama
  • Season 2
  • Jean Chalopin
Producers
  • Season 1
  • Jean Chalopin, Denys Heroux & Lori Crawford
  • Season 2
  • Andy Heyward & Tetsuo Katayama
Running time22 minutes
Production companies
Animation
services
Original release
Network
ReleaseSeptember 3, 1984 (1984-09-03) 
September 30, 1985 (1985-09-30)
Related
Heathcliff (1980)

Heathcliff (a.k.a.Heathcliff and the Catillac Cats, known as Les Entrechats in French) is a children's animated television series that debuted on September 3, 1984. [1] Produced by DIC Audiovisuel (and later DIC Enterprises), it was the second animated series based on the Heathcliff comic strip (after Ruby-Spears' Heathcliff from 1980). 65 half-hour episodes aired in first-run syndication in the fall of 1984, followed by a second season of 21 episodes in 1985 ran in syndication until it ended in 1988. The Catillac Cats characters (identified in the end credits as Cats and Co.) were created by Jean Chalopin and Bruno Bianchi.

Contents

Mel Blanc, who provided the voice of Heathcliff in the Ruby-Spears series, reprised his role as the titular cat. [2]

Premise

Each episode featured two segments, one being about Heathcliff and his friends, while the other featured The Catillac Cats. At the end of every episode and before the end credits, Heathcliff or many other characters from the show would give out tips to viewers that are related to pet care.

The year after the series ended, the film Heathcliff: The Movie was released, which consisted of a compilation of segments. [3]

Cast

Crew

Episodes

Series overview

SeasonEpisodesOriginally aired
First airedLast aired
1 65September 3, 1984 (1984-09-03)November 30, 1984 (1984-11-30)
2 21September 2, 1985 (1985-09-02)September 30, 1985 (1985-09-30)

Season 1 (1984)

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    No.
    overall
    No. in
    season
    TitleOriginal air date [4]
    11"The Great Pussini"
    "Kitty Kat Kennels"
    September 3, 1984 (1984-09-03)
    22"Chauncey's Great Escape"
    "Carnival Capers"
    September 4, 1984 (1984-09-04)