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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 by | Hervé Lavandier (seasons 1–2) Hugues Le Bars (seasons 1–4) Vincent Artaud (season 5–7) |
Country of origin | France |
No. of seasons | 7 |
No. of episodes | 169 (501 segments) (list of episodes) |
Production | |
Executive producer | Marc du Pontavice |
Producer | Marc du Pontavice |
Editors | Florence Poli (seasons 1 and 2 only) Rodolphe Ploquin (seasons 1 and 2 only) Laure Charossuett Lou Bouniol Patrick Ducruet |
Running time | 21 minutes (6–14 minutes per segment) |
Production companies | Gaumont Multimedia (seasons 1–2) Xilam Animation (seasons 3–7) |
Original release | |
Network | France 3 (seasons 1–2) Canal+ Family (seasons 3–4) Gulli (season 5–7) |
Release | 6 September 1998 – 30 January 2019 |
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 and produced by Gaumont Multimedia for seasons 1–2 and Xilam Animation for seasons 3–7. 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.[ citation needed ] The cartoon also relies on slapstick humour much like its inspiration and spiritual predecessor " Tom and Jerry ". [3] only amplifying the level of extremities up a notch; while "traditional" slapstick cartoon characters prefer dropping anvils and pianos on each other, this show sometimes uses atomic bombs or submarines.
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. [4] [5] 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.[ citation needed ]
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.
Season | Segments | Episodes | Originally aired | |||
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First aired | Last aired | Network | ||||
1 | 78 | 26 | September 6, 1998 | February 11, 1999 | France 3 | |
2 | 78 | 26 | September 4, 2000 | April 5, 2003 | ||
3 | 39 | 13 | October 18, 2008 | December 24, 2008 | Canal+ Family | |
4 | 74 | 26 | January 2, 2012 | December 12, 2013 | ||
5 | 76 | 26 | June 30, 2017 | July 30, 2018 | Gulli | |
6 | 78 | 26 | May 16, 2017 | August 3, 2018 | ||
7 | 78 | 26 | March 19, 2018 | January 30, 2019 |
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 ]
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, manga 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. [9] [10] Season 6 episodes began airing on K2 [11] while Season 5 was previewed on Gulli. [12]
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 to 7, 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, [13] MBC3, [14] 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. [15] 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. [16] 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. [17]
In the United States, Nickelodeon began airing the series on January 31, 2015. The series' run on the network was short lived, as the series entered a brief controversy when the network aired an episode in which a framed picture of a topless woman was seen in the background of a shot. The episode was quickly removed from rotation, and both the network and Xilam declined to comment. Beginning in April, the series moved to Nicktoons and was quietly removed from the schedule by the end of that year. [18] [19]
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 name | Release date |
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1 | Volume 1 | 4 November 2003 |
2 | Volume 2 | 4 November 2003 |
3 | Volume 3 | 25 November 2003 |
4 | Volume 4 | 25 November 2003 |
5 | Volume 5 | 25 November 2003 |
A magazine called Oggy et les Cafards, le mag came out in France in 2009 (two issues), [20] then again in 2011.
A music album titled Oggy et les Cafards: Le Show du Chat was released in France [24] on CD and for digital download on 6 September 2010. [25]
No. | Title | Length |
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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 |
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. [26]
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. [27] It is published by American Mythology Productions. [28] [29] 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.
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. [30]
No. | Title | Length |
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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 |
The film Oggy and the Cockroaches: The Movie (originally Oggy et les Cafards, Le Film) was released to theatres on 7 August 2013.
A video game for the Game Boy Advance based on the television show was planned and developed by Xilam, but was cancelled. [31]
Oggy Oggy which centers on a kitten version of Oggy released on 24 August 2021. [32] It is CG-animated. The series was released on Netflix and is the first French Netflix Original series. [33]
It focuses on the wacky antics of Oggy and the trio of mischievous cockroaches that inhabit his house.
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. [34]
Oggy and the Cockroaches' slapstick would also get criticized as being too violent for younger audiences, though the violence has lessened in the new adaptations.
As of November 2023, the show holds a 7.5/10 rating on IMDb. The show holds a cult classic status in India as well as 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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