Courage the Cowardly Dog

*Courage the Cowardly Dog*
Courage the Cowardly Dog
Genre	Black comedy; Horror comedy; Science fantasy; Slapstick comedy; Surreal comedy;
Created by	John R. Dilworth
Directed by	John R. Dilworth
Voices of	Marty Grabstein; Thea White; Lionel Wilson; Arthur Anderson; Paul Schoeffler;
Composers	Jody Gray; Andy Ezrin;
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	4
No. of episodes	52 (102 segments) (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producer	John R. Dilworth
Producers	Robert Winthrop; Winnie Chaffee;
Running time	22 minutes
Production companies	Stretch Films; Cartoon Network Studios;
Original release
Network	Cartoon Network
Release	November 12, 1999 –; November 22, 2002
Related
	What a Cartoon!
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Courage the Cowardly Dog is a 1999 American animated comedy horror television series created by John R. Dilworth for Cartoon Network. It follows an anthropomorphic dog named Courage, who lives with an elderly couple, Muriel and Eustace Bagge, in the middle of Nowhere, a fictional town in Kansas. In each episode, Courage and his owners are thrown into paranormal or supernatural adventures. The series is known for its dark, surreal humor and atmosphere.

Dilworth pitched the series to Hanna-Barbera's animated shorts showcase What a Cartoon! and a pilot titled "The Chicken from Outer Space" aired on Cartoon Network on February 18, 1996. The segment was nominated for an Academy Award but lost to Wallace & Gromit: A Close Shave. The short was greenlit to become a series, which premiered on November 12, 1999, and ended on November 22, 2002, with four seasons consisting of 13 episodes each. It was nominated for three Golden Reel Awards and won one Annie Award.