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The slapstick trickster cartoon. You know the drill: some character pulls a mean one on another. The victim retaliates. Both parties get caught up in an escalating spiral of cartoon violence. [[Hilarity Ensues]], until houses are leveled down, forests are ravaged, cities are lain waste, and the world goes ''Kaboom!!''. Then they start it all over again in the next episode.
The slapstick trickster cartoon. You know the drill: some character pulls a mean one on another. The victim retaliates. Both parties get caught up in an escalating spiral of cartoon violence. [[Hilarity Ensues]], until houses are leveled down, forests are ravaged, cities are lain waste, and the world goes ''Kaboom!!''. Then they start it all over again in the next episode.


This time-honored formula, featured in many ''[[Looney Tunes]]'' and ''[[Tom and Jerry (Animation)|Tom and Jerry]]'' shorts, gets a revival in the French production ''Oggy and the Cockroaches'' (''Oggy et les Carfards''- 1998-1999, 2008). Each 7-minute short (there are 195 of them) follows the life of the blue rotund cat Oggy, who has the misfortune to share the same house with three cute but naughty roaches: Dee Dee, Marky and Joey. Their sole purpose of existence is to have fun with Oggy by pulling a series of practical jokes. Oggy is sometimes helped by his cousin Jack, a green cat with a knack in mechanics and a short fuse. Factor in a burly neighborhood bulldog named Bob, and you have a great slapstick set-up.
This time-honored formula, featured in many ''[[Looney Tunes]]'' and ''[[Tom and Jerry]]'' shorts, gets a revival in the French production ''Oggy and the Cockroaches'' (''Oggy et les Carfards''- 1998-1999, 2008). Each 7-minute short (there are 195 of them) follows the life of the blue rotund cat Oggy, who has the misfortune to share the same house with three cute but naughty roaches: Dee Dee, Marky and Joey. Their sole purpose of existence is to have fun with Oggy by pulling a series of practical jokes. Oggy is sometimes helped by his cousin Jack, a green cat with a knack in mechanics and a short fuse. Factor in a burly neighborhood bulldog named Bob, and you have a great slapstick set-up.


''Oggy'' is renowned for its expressive use of mime -- the cats may make cat sounds or (rarely) speak in gibberish, but there is no dialog, and written words are kept to a minimum. Without the need for dubbing, the show is able to reach a wide international audience.
''Oggy'' is renowned for its expressive use of mime -- the cats may make cat sounds or (rarely) speak in gibberish, but there is no dialog, and written words are kept to a minimum. Without the need for dubbing, the show is able to reach a wide international audience.


[[Oggy and The Cockroaches (Animation)/Characters|The Characters page]].
[[Oggy and the Cockroaches/Characters|The Characters page]].


[[Oggy and The Cockroaches (Animation)/WMG|The WMG page]].
[[Oggy and the Cockroaches/WMG|The WMG page]].


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=== This show contains examples of: ===


* [[Accordion Man]]: actually ''accordion cat''.
* [[Accordion Man]]: actually ''accordion cat''.
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* [[Big Ball of Violence]]: Often seen with Bob the Dog and Oggy.
* [[Big Ball of Violence]]: Often seen with Bob the Dog and Oggy.
* [[Big Eater]]: Dee Dee the cockroach. Also an [[Extreme Omnivore]]. Oggy also shares this quote.
* [[Big Eater]]: Dee Dee the cockroach. Also an [[Extreme Omnivore]]. Oggy also shares this quote.
* [[Bigger On the Inside]]: Oggy's house is a [[Doctor Who|PRARDIS]] - Purple Roof and Relative Dimensions in Space.
* [[Bigger on the Inside]]: Oggy's house is a [[Doctor Who|PRARDIS]] - Purple Roof and Relative Dimensions in Space.
* [[Butt Monkey]]: Oggy and Jack
* [[Butt Monkey]]: Oggy and Jack
* [[Camp Straight]]: Oggy
* [[Camp Straight]]: Oggy
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* [[Deranged Animation]]
* [[Deranged Animation]]
* [[Driving Test]]: The car is destroyed, but Oggy gets a pass. {{spoiler|The instructor is blind.}}
* [[Driving Test]]: The car is destroyed, but Oggy gets a pass. {{spoiler|The instructor is blind.}}
* [[Drunk With Power]]: Jack in "The Dictator"
* [[Drunk with Power]]: Jack in "The Dictator"
* [[Exposed Animal Bellybutton]]
* [[Exposed Animal Bellybutton]]
* [[Expy]]: The meaty doctor from "Face Off" seem to be similar to Wall from ''[[Hi Hi Puffy AmiYumi]]''.
* [[Expy]]: The meaty doctor from "Face Off" seem to be similar to Wall from ''[[Hi Hi Puffy AmiYumi]]''.
* [[Fantastic Voyage]]: Dee Dee gets a close up view of Oggy's Bizzarchitechture insides in the episode 'Globopolis' where it soon turns out [[Ghost in The Machine|Oggy is operated by tiny ghost-clones]].
* [[Fantastic Voyage]]: Dee Dee gets a close up view of Oggy's Bizzarchitechture insides in the episode 'Globopolis' where it soon turns out [[Ghost in the Machine|Oggy is operated by tiny ghost-clones]].
* [[Fat Bastard]]: Oggy
* [[Fat Bastard]]: Oggy
* [[Fat Cat]]: Oggy.
* [[Fat Cat]]: Oggy.
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* [[The Goomba]]: Bob, sometimes.
* [[The Goomba]]: Bob, sometimes.
* [[Gratuitous Spanish]]: The "El Salsafiore" record.
* [[Gratuitous Spanish]]: The "El Salsafiore" record.
* [[Hey, It's That Voice!]]: [[Ed, Edd n Eddy]] are [[Ramones|Dee Dee, Marky and Joey]] the cockroaches.
* [[Hey, It's That Voice!]]: [[Ed, Edd 'n' Eddy]] are [[Ramones|Dee Dee, Marky and Joey]] the cockroaches.
** Jazz guy from [[Crash Box]], I mean [[Grim And Evil|the Grim Reaper]] is Oggy's brother Jack. Jack's lover Monica is [[Tara Strong]].
** Jazz guy from [[Crashbox]], I mean [[Grim And Evil|the Grim Reaper]] is Oggy's brother Jack. Jack's lover Monica is [[Tara Strong]].
* [[Jerkass]]: All of the characters share this quote.
* [[Jerkass]]: All of the characters share this quote.
* [[Leitmotif]]: Bob the bulldog has a French-horn theme, while Jack is often accompanied by electric guitar. The cockroaches have their theme tune, harpsichord, or both. Oggy shares his theme tune with the show's opening.
* [[Leitmotif]]: Bob the bulldog has a French-horn theme, while Jack is often accompanied by electric guitar. The cockroaches have their theme tune, harpsichord, or both. Oggy shares his theme tune with the show's opening.
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[[Category:Saturday Morning Cartoon]]
[[Category:Saturday Morning Cartoon]]
[[Category:Western Animation]]
[[Category:Western Animation]]
[[Category:Oggy And The Cockroaches]]
[[Category:Oggy and the Cockroaches]]

Latest revision as of 00:07, 27 October 2018

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The slapstick trickster cartoon. You know the drill: some character pulls a mean one on another. The victim retaliates. Both parties get caught up in an escalating spiral of cartoon violence. Hilarity Ensues, until houses are leveled down, forests are ravaged, cities are lain waste, and the world goes Kaboom!!. Then they start it all over again in the next episode.

This time-honored formula, featured in many Looney Tunes and Tom and Jerry shorts, gets a revival in the French production Oggy and the Cockroaches (Oggy et les Carfards- 1998-1999, 2008). Each 7-minute short (there are 195 of them) follows the life of the blue rotund cat Oggy, who has the misfortune to share the same house with three cute but naughty roaches: Dee Dee, Marky and Joey. Their sole purpose of existence is to have fun with Oggy by pulling a series of practical jokes. Oggy is sometimes helped by his cousin Jack, a green cat with a knack in mechanics and a short fuse. Factor in a burly neighborhood bulldog named Bob, and you have a great slapstick set-up.

Oggy is renowned for its expressive use of mime -- the cats may make cat sounds or (rarely) speak in gibberish, but there is no dialog, and written words are kept to a minimum. Without the need for dubbing, the show is able to reach a wide international audience.

The Characters page.

The WMG page.

Tropes used in Oggy and the Cockroaches include:


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