50 Fun Facts About Courage the Cowardly Dog

In which US state is the fictional town of Nowhere, where Courage lives, located?

The isolated Bagge farmhouse sits in the middle of Nowhere, Kansas, a place that seems to attract every monster and alien in the universe.

Who created Courage the Cowardly Dog?

John R. Dilworth created the series, expanding it from his Oscar-nominated 1996 short made for Cartoon Network's What a Cartoon! showcase.

What was the title of the 1996 pilot short that became Courage the Cowardly Dog?

The Chicken from Outer Space, a seven-minute short, aired in Cartoon Network's What a Cartoon! showcase and earned an Academy Award nomination for Best Animated Short Film.

The pilot short was nominated for an Academy Award but lost to which Wallace & Gromit film?

A Close Shave, Nick Park's 1995 Wallace & Gromit film, won Best Animated Short Film at the 68th Academy Awards, beating the Courage pilot.

How many seasons of Courage the Cowardly Dog were produced?

Four seasons of 13 episodes each were produced, 52 in all, most split into two 11-minute segments.

In what year did Courage the Cowardly Dog premiere as a series?

The series premiered on Cartoon Network on November 12, 1999, and ended its run on November 22, 2002.

What breed of dog is Courage?

He is a kind but easily frightened pink beagle who was abandoned as a puppy.

Who voiced Courage throughout the series?

Marty Grabstein voiced Courage in every episode and reprised the role in the 2021 crossover film Straight Outta Nowhere.

Who voiced Muriel Bagge?

Thea White voiced Muriel for the entire series and reprised the role in the 2021 crossover film, released that September, weeks after her death on July 30, 2021.

What happened to Courage's parents when he was a puppy?

A cruel veterinarian launched them into space, a backstory finally shown in the series finale segment "Remembrance of Courage Past".

What insulting name does Eustace habitually call Courage?

Eustace's catchphrase is "Stupid dog!", usually barked before he swats Courage with his rolled-up newspaper or his mallet.

Eustace scares Courage by putting on a green face covering and shouting what phrase?

Eustace pulls on his green mask and shouts "Ooga Booga Booga!" whenever he wants to send Courage into a screaming panic.

Who voiced Eustace Bagge for most of the series' run?

Lionel Wilson voiced Eustace from the series' start through most of its run, after which Arthur Anderson took over the role for the final episodes.

What is the name of the Bagge family's doctor?

Vindaloo is usually of no help at all and tells every patient "there's nothing to worry about".

What kind of animal is Shirley the Medium?

Shirley, voiced by Mary Testa, is a fortune-telling chihuahua who often curses Eustace for his stinginess.

Which single voice actor played Katz, Le Quack and the Snowman?

Paul Schoeffler voiced Katz, Le Quack and the Snowman, and also played the Bagges' doctor and other recurring characters.

Who provided the voice of Courage's sarcastic computer?

Prebble, a British actor and audiobook narrator, gave the computer its dry, condescending tone.

Which recurring young inventor is voiced by Tim Chi Ly?

Di Lung, known for his catchphrase "Watch where you're going, you fool!", once turned Courage into a fly.

Courage evolved from Hamilton, a character in the creator's earlier pilot for which network?

Hamilton appeared in Smart Talk with Raisin, a pilot made for MTV, and the character later evolved into Courage.

Trailers for Courage the Cowardly Dog ran in US cinemas ahead of which film?

Pokémon: The First Movie opened in US cinemas on November 10, two days ahead of the Courage series premiere, with the Cartoon Network trailer attached.

Which two composers wrote the original music for the series?

Jody Gray and Andy Ezrin composed the series' score and theme music, mixing farm-country cues with horror-movie stings and classical quotations.

In the first regular episode, what does Katz do to the guests at his lonely roadside lodging?

In "A Night at the Katz Motel", Katz takes in travellers and feeds them to giant spiders; Courage has to fight the spiders off to save the Bagges.

In "Cajun Granny Stew", what does the Cajun fox want to do with Muriel?

The Cajun Fox kidnaps Muriel to cook her into a granny stew, and Courage spends the episode snatching her back from the pot.

Muriel's unsettling nephew Fred, star of "Freaky Fred", works in which profession?

Fred is a barber with a compulsion to shave everything, narrates the episode in rhyme, and calls his urge "naughty".

In "King Ramses' Curse", what does the pharaoh's ghost repeatedly demand?

King Ramses' CGI ghost intones "Return the slab" and sends three plagues against the farmhouse when Eustace refuses to give it up.

In the season one episode "Night of the Weremole", what does Eustace mistake the transformed Muriel for?

Eustace, mistaking his transformed wife for mice, goes after her with a mallet.

Which villain poses as an amnesia specialist to rob Muriel and Eustace?

Le Quack, a French con-man duck, arrives as Dr. Le Quack, Amnesia Specialist, after Muriel loses her memory, and sets about robbing the farmhouse.

What kind of animal is the Great Fusilli, who turns Muriel and Eustace into puppets?

The Great Fusilli is a theatrical alligator whose travelling show turns its stars into puppets; the season one finale ends with Courage working the strings himself.

In "The Clutching Foot", what part of Eustace becomes a gang of mobsters?

Eustace's foot fungus swallows him whole and becomes a giant foot whose five toes are old-fashioned gangsters, forcing Courage to commit their crimes.

What is the name of the giant cockroach who hosts the Bagges in "Courage in the Big Stinkin' City"?

Schwick, the giant cockroach, sends Courage across the city to fetch an "evil package" while Muriel prepares for a performance in the big city.

How old does Muriel become in the episode "Little Muriel"?

A tornado sucks Muriel up and spits her back out as a demanding toddler of three and a half, who keeps Courage running all day.

What was the name of Eustace's late brother?

Horst, Eustace's late brother, left a locked box that Eustace hires Shirley the Medium to open, and Eustace tries to hunt like him in "Farmer-Hunter, Farmer-Hunted".

In "1000 Years of Courage", who inhabits the future Earth?

A thousand years on, Earth is inhabited by banana people, who are being lured away and eaten by a giant gorilla until Courage intervenes.

The double-length episode "The Tower of Dr. Zalost" features a professor who fires what at Nowhere?

Dr. Zalost's walking tower fires unhappy cannonballs that plunge Nowhere into depression; Muriel's happy plums turn out to be the antidote.

In "Robot Randy", why does the giant robot enslave Courage and his owners?

Randy would rather carve wooden reindeer than conquer anyone, which is why his own people consider him a failure.

In "Ride of the Valkyries", where are Courage and his owners on holiday when Valkyries carry Muriel away?

The three Valkyries mistake Muriel for their sister and plan to take her into battle against the trolls.

In "So in Louvre Are We Two", which painting does Muriel insist looks just like her?

Muriel is convinced the Mona Lisa looks just like her; when the family is locked in the Louvre overnight, the painting and others come to life.

In "King of Flan", how does the King hypnotize the citizens of Nowhere into overeating?

The King of Flan hypnotizes Nowhere through television, a flan commercial with a swirling pattern, until Courage breaks the spell.

In "Wrath of the Librarian", how much is the fee for Courage's two-year-overdue library book?

The librarian's spell turns Muriel and Eustace into the book's characters until the fee is paid.

In 'Ball of Revenge', what game does Eustace invite the villains to play to kill Courage?

Eustace rounds up Katz, Le Quack, the Cajun Fox, the Weremole, the Clutching Foot and the Queen of the Black Puddle for a dodgeball match against Courage.

In the final segment, "Perfect", what creature reassures Courage that he is fine the way he is?

A fish in the bathtub tells Courage there is no such thing as perfect and that he is beautiful as he is, and the strict teacher who tormented him vanishes.

What was the title of the CGI Courage special released in 2014?

The Fog of Courage, a 2014 CGI short, renders Courage and the Bagges in computer animation as a sinister fog closes in on the farmhouse.

What was the working title of the prequel discussed with Boomerang in 2018?

Before Courage was the working title of a puppy-era prequel discussed with Boomerang in 2018; the project was later shelved.

Which franchise crossed over with Courage in the 2021 direct-to-video film Straight Outta Nowhere?

Straight Outta Nowhere: Scooby-Doo! Meets Courage the Cowardly Dog (2021) brings Mystery Inc. to Nowhere, where they and Courage face giant mutant cicadas.

In Straight Outta Nowhere, what is revealed to be buried under the Bagge farmhouse?

The film's monster is a giant Cicada Queen whose unnatural size comes from the meteor.

Which PS2 game includes the Courage episodes 'Robot Randy' and 'The Magic Tree of Nowhere' as unlockable extras?

Cartoon Network Racing (2006) for PlayStation 2 let players unlock full episodes of its featured shows, including two Courage episodes.

Which magazine ranked Courage the Cowardly Dog fifth on its 2012 list of best Cartoon Network shows?

An Indian entertainment journal later ranked it the number one 1990s cartoon in 2023.

Which musical instrument does Muriel play?

Muriel plays the sitar, and her love of the instrument is what takes the family to New York in "Courage in the Big Stinkin' City".

Who voiced Eustace in the 2021 crossover film after both original actors had died?

Jeff Bergman, a veteran Looney Tunes voice actor, took over Eustace for Straight Outta Nowhere, the original actors having died in 2003 and 2016.

Who voiced Courage in the original 1996 pilot short?

Howard Hoffman voiced Courage in the 1996 pilot short, before the role was recast for the series.