Greetings, peasants. I'm back with a controversial topic. Let's be honest here, Who doesn't like watching some good old cartoons? They are funny, visually beautiful to watch and a fun way to spend your time as a kid. But what if I told you there was a show which used stuff to repulse them from it but intrigued them enough just to watch one more episode?
Let me introduce you to Courage the cowardly dog.
The show is about a kind, yet easily frightened dog named courage. He lives with an elderly couple Muriel and her husband Eustace Bagge, A grumpy, selfish and greedy man. Courage and the owners frequently encounter ghosts, demons, monsters, aliens, mad scientists, zombies and vampires. Courage generally saves the owners from the perils but unbeknownst to the couple. The plot generally uses conventions common to Horror films.
This show in my personal opinion may be the best cartoon show to ever exist. Before coming after me with Tom and Jerry and scooby doo. Hear me out completely.
1. Its name.
Should I need to say more? The name is perfecto. As a kid, I used to wonder why the dog's name was called courage if he gets scared all the time. But I got older I really like that his name fits him so well. Courage is not the lack of fear. Courage is the ability to act and become strong even in the presence of fear. For that, courage is the most courageous character in the series.
2. The show's insanity.
Cartoons generally fall into three categories, character-based ones like ed,edd and eddy or story-based ones like SpongeBob SquarePants or pure slapstick comedy like loony tunes. But what made courage the cowardly dog was its unexpectedness. Most of the show during the time was very predictable and it gave a sense of comfort knowing what was going to happen. Whenever you watch an episode of scooby doo, You know what is going to happen. It's the perfect mix of horror and slapstick humour. Times when the horror shows up it continues but when we least expect it the slapstick comes in and hits us in the right spot to make us laugh.
3. The visuals.
When the shows airing at that time chose a type of style for the cartoon and went with it through the show but when it comes to courage the cowardly dog that was impossible. As the show's art style was hugely inspired by Salvador Dali an eccentric artist known for his weird paintings. So in a way, the art style for courage the cowardly dog was surreal yet bizarre. The show tried out stuff that other cartoons did not. Certain characters were so out of the style of the show which made them really scary.
4. The perfect blend of horror and comedy.
When I watched the show a few weeks back my first thought was, Wow! I watched this as a Kid? Even though it's terrifying to watch it. It's kinda comfort knowing that even though Muriel, Eustace and courage go to the brink of death in most of the episodes they don't die. Which could and would make them lose the younger audience. But the show does dabble with some dark, adult and grotesque jokes here and there, when asked most of the people the answer was that they never watched this show as a kid because it was too scary.
So, These are the reasons why I think this show was a great one. But just because I like this one doesn't mean I hate the others. I really like Teen titans go and Grim adventures of Bill and mandy and many more. I may be biased but out of all, I think this stands out for me. Kindly comment on what you think is the best cartoon to ever exist.
Until then,
Truly Greg ❤
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