Courage the Cowardly Dog

"Courage - the cowardly dog" - American cartoon animated series. Based on a horror style comedy nominated for the Academy Award, created by John Dilworth. The animated series is about a dog named Courage and its owners: Muriel Bagg, a gracious old Scottish woman, and Eustace Bagge, a grouchy and irritable old farmer who lives together on a farm in the central part of the fictional city of Nowhere, Kansas.

The plot of the animated series

The plot revolves around the exploits and courage of a small dog, which, despite its name (English Courage - courage), is afraid of the most prosaic thing. His fears, as a rule, are justified, because Muriel and Eustace are constantly attacked by various dangers in which Courage must gain courage and save Muriel, Eustace and himself.

Each series begins with a story about Courage's past: "Muriel, who lives in the city of Nowhere with her husband Eustace Bagg, found him a little puppy. Strange things are happening in the city, only Courage will save his new home".

Season 1

Season 2

Season 3

Season 4

Main Characters

Courage

Courage is the most cowardly dog in the world. As a small puppy, he was separated from his parents (see the penultimate series of 4 seasons). But the good lady Muriel Bagg found and sheltered him. And now he lives in the city of Nowhere with Muriel and Eustace, his master. Eustace always scolds Courage. Courage is always stuck in history! Despite his brave name, Courage is afraid of everything and everything and always unmistakably feels the approach of danger. However, when his family is in danger, he always overcomes his fear and saves the owners. Often, when Courage is forced to take risks for the sake of his neighbors, he accompanies his actions with the phrase: "What you will not do for love!". Courage often gets injured and injured, but on it everything "heals like a dog". He hates all kinds of adventures and dubious adventures, preferring a calm and quiet pastime. More than anything, Courage loves to nap on Muriel's lap when she is resting in a rocking chair. Hobby Courage - the digging of various objects (for the most part, bones) in the vicinity of the house with their subsequent search. (Sometimes this entertainment leads to new troubles: for example, in one episode ("The Librarian’s Anger") Courage finds a buried book that he had to return to the library a long time ago, in another ("Journey to the Center Nowhere"), he discovers an underground population of rational and aggressive eggplants, in the third ("The Curse of Pharaoh Ramses") - an ancient Egyptian stove, buried the day before by robbers. He knows how to work on a computer, whose tips often help him in dealing with various kinds of problems. Special signs of Courage - lilac coat, dark -bordovy language he sometimes uses as a "third hand", and a front tooth with a hollow. Also, this character has 2 unique properties: the first is the ability to take various forms when he explains to someone about the impending danger or if he needs to go unnoticed to a well-guarded object, the second is the loss of any part of his body when he first sees danger with his own eyes.

Muriel Bagg

An elderly lady living on a lonely farm with her husband Eustace and Courage. Muriel is a very kind, generous, compassionate and sympathetic woman who simply adores her beloved dog and loves her husband, despite the constant grunts and discontent of the latter. However, despite this, Muriel can easily crack someone with a rolling pin on the head for bad behavior (most often, Eustace himself becomes this "someone"). In terms of appearance, she personifies the symbol of kindness, simplicity and peacefulness. Muriel - a full-bodied grandmother with curly gray hair and a very kind smile, wears round glasses, through which it is impossible to see her eyes, but in the series "Muriel meets a rival" she walks without glasses for some time. Muriel loves to cook: in all his dishes (including jam) invariably adds vinegarin different quantities, which sometimes causes a feeling of disgust in her pet when he hears about it. Muriel knows how to cook delicious sweets, for which he constantly gets first places in culinary contests. According to the plot of the cartoon, Muriel often becomes the victim of some kind of crime, but in most cases he does not even suspect it. As a result, Courage saves her and ends with the fact that he sits on her lap while she watches TV, swaying in her rocking chair.

Eustace Bagg

Old farmerliving in his own home far from the city. Eustace is married to Muriel. They say that a husband and wife become similar to each other over time. In the situation between Eustace and Muriel, this conventional wisdom is not valid. The only things that the husband and wife are alike are the glasses, which they have exactly the same, although in the series "Curse of Shirley" and "Air Pirate" Eustace can be seen without glasses. Eustace has a nasty grumbling character, he does not care about anyone around, and therefore he prefers to sit in his big chair and read a fresh newspaper. However, the old man sometimes wakes up with a sense of black cruel humor towards the dog Muriel Kurazhu (whom he does not like and calls a stupid dog). He knows how cowardly this dog is, so sometimes it scares him, making it hysterical (a favorite joke is a sharp and unexpected donning of an ugly scary mask or bloating big eyes). Eustace is also very greedy and ready to sacrifice a lot in order to preserve something important or get something valuable. In terms of appearance, Eustace is the exact opposite of Muriel. He is terribly thin, there is no hair on the head, so the head, according to Eustace's mother, looks like a billiard ball, there are no teeth either, when Eustace screams, a hideous pimple tongue is visible.

Villains

Kotz

Kotz is the series’s most recurring negative character: a lean, upright, bright red cat. Appears in the series four times (not counting the series "Terrible Revenge", where some villains get together), starting with the very first series ("Night at the Kotz Motel"): his appearance is always accompanied by sinister music. In almost every episode, Kotz appears as a service worker: administrator at a motel, club owner on tropical islands, organizer of sea cruises. His entire business invariably pursues a sinister goal. Outwardly, Kotz may seem a well-mannered character: he is polite, helpful, and intelligent. However, behind this shell lies an evil cold mind and rude manners. Kotts hates dogs: all of his business ventures are based on one principle - "No service for dogs". He is one of the most stubborn enemies of Courage and always seeks to humiliate and insult the dog. He is unkind to Muriel - because along with her she takes part in culinary contests and every year invariably takes only the second place, while she gets the first place.

Big leg

Another negative character of this animated series, found in the series "Big Foot" and "Terrible Revenge". This character appeared as a result of exacerbation of a fungal infection that arose on Eustace's left leg. In terms of appearance, it is an expanded human foot, each finger of which has a mouth, eyes and is able to talk, and basically speaks the thumb, which has a nail and a bright area around the mouth, lilac color, covered with many yellow blisters. Her main meaning of life is robbery and robbery.

Le crack

The second most frequent negative character, appearing in three episodes of his own and one in common (Terrible Revenge). It looks like a goose, most likely - comes from France, as it speaks with an accent. His eyebrows are always frowned, which is what he is "betraying" as a swindler. In each series, he performs certain services, such as amnesia treatment.

Cruel Veterinarian

The insignificant but important villain of Courage is a cowardly dog, he was the person who was responsible for taking Courage's parents and launching them into space when he was an infant for the experiment (which later failed) and made the latter an orphan while he was adopted Muriel He captured them, put them on a rocket ship launched from his so-called "animal hospital" called "Pets of tomorrow", and sent them into space as part of his breeding experiment to see that they would turn into super dogs. However, Courage escaped this fate and was adopted by Muriel. Years later, he tries to do the same with Courage, learning from the past. When Muriel and Eustache try to save Courage and discover his experiment, he decides that he cannot allow his operation and research to be discovered and compromised by the public. Therefore, he decides to throw Muriel and Eustache into a rocket to send them into space. However, Courage rescues its owners and locks the Cruel Veterinarian inside the rocket. After the T-0, rocket engines light up under it, and the rocket launches, sending the veterinarian into space. During an emergency landing on the planet, he discovered that all the dogs survived, including Kuradzh's parents, which meant that his breeding experiment to see that they would turn into super dogs was a failure. Then he petrified when he was dragged into the net and attacked by revengeful dogs off-screen for his actions. He heard screams of pain during the attack. However, Courage rescues its owners and locks the Cruel Veterinarian inside the rocket. After the T-0, rocket engines light up under it, and the rocket launches, sending the veterinarian into space. During an emergency landing on the planet, he discovered that all the dogs survived, including Kuradzh's parents, which meant that his breeding experiment to see that they would turn into super dogs was a failure. Then he petrified when he was dragged into the net and attacked by revengeful dogs off-screen for his actions. He heard screams of pain during the attack. However, Courage rescues its owners and locks the Cruel Veterinarian inside the rocket. After the T-0, rocket engines light up under it, and the rocket launches, sending the veterinarian into space. During an emergency landing on the planet, he discovered that all the dogs survived, including Kuradzh's parents, which meant that his breeding experiment to see that they would turn into super dogs was a failure. Then he petrified when he was dragged into the net and attacked by revengeful dogs off-screen for his actions. He heard screams of pain during the attack to see that they turn into super dogs, failed. Then he petrified when he was dragged into the net and attacked by revengeful dogs off-screen for his actions. He heard screams of pain during the attack. To see that they turn into super dogs, failed. Then he petrified when he was dragged into the net and attacked by revengeful dogs off-screen for his actions. He heard screams of pain during the attack.

Others Characters

Computer

Courage's personal computer installed in the attic of Eustace’s house. Courage always turns to him for advice when he needs help in the fight against another misfortune. The capabilities of this computer far exceed the capabilities of a simple one: for example, it is endowed with speech (while speaking with a strong British accent), and it often accompanies its advice with caustic remarks or jokes in the genre of black humor. He has a webcam, for example, in the series "Magnificent Mega-Muriel", he can see how Courage turns it off. It is able to use some of its devices for other purposes (for example, in one of the series ("Big Foot") it uses CD-rom to analyze a tissue sample).

Shirley Medium

Shirley - a small dog breed Chihuahua: Its distinguishing features - a pale green color, sharp ears and big eyes. Shirley always dresses like a gypsy fortune teller. She lives in a small van, littered with all sorts of rubbish from the inside (including the occult nature), which she bargains with. Shirley has a real gift of a medium: she is able to communicate with the spirits of the dead and is a specialist in the field of everything beyond. Courage turns to her if he needs advice on something paranormal. During a conversation with him, Shirley often plays the saxophone in pauses between sentences, sometimes ending the game with a long solo. Unlike most of the characters in the series, he always understands the speech of Courage.

Dr. Vindalu

A mustachioed doctor originally from India, speaking with a strong accent. He works in a clinic in the city of Nowhere: the Bagg family often turns to him for medical help. Usually he declares to the patient that either everything is in order with him, or he can do nothing to help.

Bigfoot

Bigfoot from the Courage and the Bigfoot series. His real name is Theodore. Appeared in the edges of Nowhere and began to terrorize the city. The museum of the city of Nowhere offered an award for its capture. According to the Channel Nowhere, a bigfoot sank the Titanic, beat off the nose of the Sphinx and destroyed the Colosseum.

The hunchback

The hunchback is a small dwarf creature that seeks refuge in the city of Nowhere. This character is found in the series "The Hunchback of Nowhere". Many people do not want to shelter him because of his ugly appearance: one eye is noticeably different from the other and has a very twisted back, for which they called this character. Finally, he finds shelter with the Begg family, in which he immediately became friends with Muriel and, above all, with Courage. His favorite hobby is playing on the bells with which Courage tried to play.

Eustace's mother

Eustace's mother is another character that is quite common in some episodes. She first meets in the series "Mother's Day". This is a short woman who lives in a trailer away from the city. Given the fact that her son Eustace is already elderly, she is a very old woman. However, for unknown reasons, Eustace's mother clearly looks much younger than her age. The only thing that unites her and Eustace is the presence of glasses (they are not round, like Eustace's, but thin and rectangular) and the absence of hair on the head. Therefore, she, like her son, wears a cap, wears a tall wig of red-pink color, because she suffers from an inferiority complex: Eustace's mother believes that without this wig she looks just awful. If the wig falls from her head, she immediately begins to cry and shouts: "I am ugly!" Despite the old age of Eustace, she calls him "baby" and constantly commands him. Eustace’s mother is more gentle towards Courage than her son, although he sometimes calls him a "stupid dog" if he has done something wrong. Muriel does not want to communicate with Eustace's mother and believes that she is a bad woman. Eustace's mother works for a company that produces wigs, performs various experiments on her hair, and in one of the series Muriel became a victim of her experiments.

Fred

Crazy Fred (most likely "Crazy" - the nickname) is a minor character in the animated series (in the episode "Crazy Fred" - the key one). He is Muriel’s nephew, and most likely he has previously undergone treatment in psychiatric hospitals (as evidenced by the bandage on his arm, which has the phone number of one of the mental hospitals). He works with a shaver, and most likely has a specific reflex: starting to cut or shave someone, he cannot stop until he removes all the client’s hair. So, for example, he shaved his hamster, his girlfriend, a visitor to his hairdresser and, in the episode "Mad Fred", Courage. He treats his family with tenderness, always thinks in verse (adhering to a specific keynote - he repeats the word "strange" at the end of each stanza).

Charlie Mouse

Big rat, a salesman and a waiter in a cafe in the city of Nowhere. A good friend of Courage, often helps Courage in difficult situations. Charlie has a tattoo in the form of an anchor on his arm. Charlie Mouse is quite common in many episodes.

Jean Bon

Pig who works as a butcher and cook in the city of Nowhere. Pretty kind and generous. His wife makes amazing hamburger pieces, she also works as a cook (judging by the "Bull Heads" series). Jean Bon is quite common in many episodes.

Dee Loon

A teenager of Sino-American descent, quite intelligent and gifted, but narcissistic. He has somewhat sloppy black hair and wears black sunglasses. It can usually be seen with a white tank top, blue shorts and sandals with flowers on them. His aunts are the evil and good Empress of China. He likes to get ahead of anyone and ahead of him shouts: Look where you are going or look where you are going! In Chinese, his name (大 龍, Di Lung, Di Lun) means "Big Dragon", which probably confirms the fact that he is the royal heir (nephew of the Chinese empresses). Di Lune is very common in many episodes.