Oggy and the Cockroaches

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Oggy and the Cockroaches
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French: Oggy et les Cafards
Genre Comedy-adventure
Slapstick [1]
Created by Jean-Yves Raimbaud
Directed by Olivier Jean-Marie
Voices of Hugues Le Bars (seasons 1–3) [2]
Michel Elias ("Chatter Box")
Music byHervé Lavandier (seasons 1–2)
Hugues Le Bars (seasons 1–4)
Vincent Artaud (season 5–7)
Country of originFrance
No. of seasons7
No. of episodes169 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producer Marc du Pontavice
ProducerMarc du Pontavice
EditorsLaure Charossuett
Lou Bouniol
Patrick Ducruet
Running time6-14 minutes
Production companies Gaumont Multimedia (seasons 1–2)
Xilam Animation (season 3–7)
Original release
Network France 3 (seasons 1-2)
Canal+ Family (seasons 3-4)
Gulli (season 5–7)
Release6 September 1998 (1998-09-06) 
30 January 2019 (2019-01-30)
Related
Oggy Oggy
Oggy and the Cockroaches: Next Generation

Oggy and the Cockroaches (French : Oggy et les Cafards) is a French animated television series created by Jean-Yves Raimbaud for Gaumont Multimedia and Xilam Animation. The series chronicles the exploits and adventures of Oggy, a blue cat whose life is constantly interrupted by three cockroaches – Dee Dee, Marky, and Joey respectively – who love to cause mischief within his home. The show employs silent comedy: characters either do not speak or use unintelligible vocalizations and gestures. The show premiered in September 1998 on France 3, and later expanded internationally. The series ended in January 2019, having released seven seasons in over two decades.

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In September 2020, a reboot series was announced, entitled Oggy and the Cockroaches: Next Generation , in which Oggy takes care of Piya, a young elephant from India. [3] [4] It was released worldwide on Netflix on 28 July 2022. Although it differs noticeably from the original in terms of its visuals and tone, Gulli labels it as Oggy's eighth season.

Synopsis

Oggy, an anthropomorphic cat, would prefer to spend his days watching television and eating but is continually pestered by three roaches: Joey, Marky and Dee Dee. The cockroaches' slapstick mischief ranges from plundering Oggy's refrigerator to hijacking the train he just boarded. In many situations, Oggy is also helped by Jack, who is more violent and short-tempered than him and is also annoyed by the cockroaches. Bob, a short-tempered bulldog, also appears in the show and is Oggy's neighbor.

Episodes

SeasonSegmentsEpisodesOriginally aired
First airedLast airedNetwork
1 7826September 6, 1998 (1998-09-06)February 11, 1999 (1999-02-11) France 3
2 7826September 4, 2000 (2000-09-04)April 5, 2003 (2003-04-05)
3 3913October 18, 2008 (2008-10-18)December 24, 2008 (2008-12-24) Canal+ Family
4 7426January 2, 2012 (2012-01-02)December 12, 2013 (2013-12-12)
5 7626June 30, 2017 (2017-06-30)July 30, 2018 (2018-07-30) Gulli
6 7826May 16, 2017 (2017-05-16)August 3, 2018 (2018-08-03)
7 7826March 19, 2018 (2018-03-19)January 30, 2019 (2019-01-30)

Characters

Artwork depicting all main characters Oggy and the Cockroaches.png
Artwork depicting all main characters

Some of the characters make a cameo in Xilam's other shows, such as Zig & Sharko and The Daltons and in the film, Go West! A Lucky Luke Adventure . The eponymous characters make a debut in the Space Goofs episode "Venus Junior", where they are seen on the aliens' television (before the pilot episode was officially posted online, in 2016). In the second season, "Space Sailors" has a gag where the cockroaches greet Etno (in the aliens' now-flooded house), as they row by. Oggy, the cockroaches and Jack appear as drawings in "Doodle", and Oggy and Monica make a cameo in the episode "The Alien Show".[ citation needed ]

Main

Recurring

Other

Production

The project dates back to 1997, shortly after the success of Space Goofs , when Marc du Pontavice asked Jean-Yves Raimbaud to create an animated series in order to "counter the surge of superheroes, mangas and Franco-Belgian comic book heroes. After his death, Olivier Jean-Marie, director of the series, decided not to modify the design of Oggy, in particular his blue color. The first name of each of the three cockroaches, Joey, Dee-Dee and Marky, refers to three of the members of the punk rock group called the Ramones Oggy, for his part, owes his first name to the famous singer Iggy Pop as well as the character of Ziggy Stardust created by David Bowie. Iggy Pop also sang for the theme song of Space Goofs .

After a four-year gap in production, season 5 was released in late 2017 with two more seasons coming later. [8] [9] Season 6 episodes began airing on K2 [10] while Season 5 was previewed on Gulli. [11]

Broadcast

Oggy and the Cockroaches originated from France, and the series originally aired on France 3 (seasons 1 and 2 with reruns of seasons 3 and 4), Canal+ Family (seasons 3 and 4), Gulli (seasons 5-present, who also reran older episodes from November 2005 to May 2009 on the GRRR!!!, GulliGulli, GulliGang and GulliGood blocks), with reruns airing on other French networks like Canal J, Canal+, Télétoon+, France 4, and Tiji.

In the Philippines, the series aired on TV5 in 2010. In late 2011, it was welcomed on Cartoon Network line-up and adored by the channel, and still airs due to the said show being one of the network's top-viewed programs. It also aired on Disney Channel from 2009 to 31 December 2013. It moved on GMA Network on 3 September 2022, under the network's Astig Authority Saturday morning block.

In Arab countries, it aired on Ajyal TV, [12] MBC3, [13] and Basma Channel. It also airs on 2M in Morocco and local Tunisian channels. (i.e. Tunis 7)

In Italy, it was broadcast on Italia 1, Hiro, Boing, K2, and Frisbee.

It also aired in India from 2009 to 2012 on Nickelodeon. In 2012, the series was taken by Cartoon Network which broadcast the show until its fourth season. In 2015, Nickelodeon started rebroadcasting the show's older episodes, from seasons 1 to 3. [14] Later, the series was also picked up by Sonic Nickelodeon which broadcast the same seasons as Nick. Season 5 started airing on Cartoon Network from 14 August 2017. [15] Seasons 3 and 6, 7 aired later, during 2018–19 in Cartoon Network India. In 2020, Sonic Nickelodeon started airing season 4 again. Cartoon Network aired seasons 5 to 7 until March 2022. From 2021, Sony YAY! took over the rights of all seven seasons. [16]

Due to licensing issues in India, the Indian studio Toonz Animation made a Flash-animated adaptation, titled Pakdam Pakdai .

Media

Home media

Five DVDs came out in 2003 in the United States, with 12 episodes each. In 2005, several VHSs were released in New York City.

On 8 October 2008, a French DVD box-set of the complete first season, plus the pilot and the episode "Working Cat", was released. On 6 September 2010, three French DVD box sets of the complete first, second, and third seasons were made available. In July 2011, a French DVD box-set containing all episodes from seasons 1, 2 and 3 became available. Seasons 4 to 7 are yet to be available. Multiple VHSs were sold in Italy.

#DVD nameRelease date
1Volume 14 November 2003
2Volume 24 November 2003
3Volume 325 November 2003
4Volume 425 November 2003
5Volume 525 November 2003

Magazine

A magazine called Oggy et les Cafards, le mag came out in France in 2009 (two issues), [17] then again in 2011.

Music

A music album titled Oggy et les Cafards: Le Show du Chat was released in France [21] on CD and for digital download on 6 September 2010. [22]

2010 : Oggy et les Cafards : Le Show du Chat(Sony Music Entertainment)
No.TitleLength
1."Générique Oggy et les Cafards"0:39
2."Gaga des Gags d'Oggy"2:48
3."Interlude « Le Réveil d'Oggy »"0:19
4."Matez le Matou"2:19
5."Interlude « Un Chat Bien Botté »"0:21
6."Love Cats"3:20
7."Interlude « Jack, un Ami qui vous Veut du Bien »"0:22
8."Jack le Pote"2:11
9."Interlude « Cafard-naüm »"0:19
10."Oggy Rossini"3:45
11."Interlude « Le Chat Volant »"0:20
12."Dans l'Œil du Chat"4:58
13."Interlude « Cat's Woman »"0:20
14."Pussycat"3:31
15."Interlude « Blues Cat »"0:24
16."Oggy le Chat Chou"1:53
17."Interlude « Cafards à la Playa »"0:52
18."Le Ragga d'Oggy"2:54
19."Générique Oggy et les Cafards"0:42
20."Oggy Never Falls in Love (Bonus in dematerialised version)"3:36

Comics

A French comic series was adapted from the series, which first started out in 2010. It is published by Dargaud, written by Diego Aranega, and drawn and colourised by Frévin , also known as Sylvain Frécon. [23]

An American comic was planned to be released in summer 2019. The first issue was released on 11 December 2019, after being delayed two times. [24] It is published by American Mythology Productions. [25] [26] The comic was released on a bi-monthly schedule, but was on a hiatus for four months after two issues were published due to the COVID-19 pandemic's effect on the comic book industry. Issue #3 was published on 24 June 2020. It is currently on hiatus as of 23 October 2020.

CD drama

A CD drama, Oggy et les Cafards Volume 1, was released in France on CD and for digital download in October 2012. It contains narrations of five episodes by Anthony Kavanagh. [27]

2012 : Oggy et les Cafards Volume 1(Sony Music Entertainment)
No.TitleLength
1."Oggywood"5:15
2."Tribulations en Chine"10:26
3."Le Train Complètement Fou"7:51
4."Papa Poule"8:41
5."37°2 Toute la Journée"5:45

Film

The film Oggy and the Cockroaches: The Movie (originally Oggy et les Cafards, Le Film) was released to theatres on 7 August 2013.

Video game

A video game for the Game Boy Advance based on the television show was planned and developed by Xilam, but was cancelled. [28]

Spin-off

Oggy Oggy which centers on a kitten version of Oggy released on 24 August 2021. [29] It is CG-animated. The series was released on Netflix and is the first French Netflix Original series. [30]

Reboot

It focuses on the wacky antics of Oggy and the trio of mischievous cockroaches that inhabit his house.

Controversy

In 2015, a young viewer had pointed out a brief image of a poster in the background with a woman's exposed breasts, which was broadcast on Nickelodeon in the United States on the same day, with some parents complaining about the incident to the network. [31]

Reception

As of November 2023, the show holds a 7.5/10 rating on IMDb. The show holds a cult classic status in many Southeast Asian countries. Emily Ashby of Common Sense Media gave the show 2/5 stars, saying that the show "lays up slapstick comedy and physical violence among its mutually contentious characters to get laughs".

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