Catscratch
''Catscratch'' is an American animated television series created by Doug TenNapel for Nickelodeon. It aired from July 9, 2005, to February 10, 2007. It is a loose adaptation of TenNapel's comic book series, ''Gear'', which in the series is also the name of a monster truck owned by the three main characters. The series features music composed by longtime TenNapel collaborator Terry Scott Taylor. Synopsis The series revolves around a trio of anthropomorphic feline brothers. After their wealthy owner Edna Cramdilly died, she left her riches to them, along with a menacing, oversized monster truck named Gear and a dignified butler named Hovis. The program commonly chronicles their wealthy lifestyles and action-packed, sometimes paranormal experiences. Other characters include the sweet young neighbor girl, Kimberly, with whom Gordon is obsessed, and the cats' competitive rivals the Chumpy Chump Brothers. Characters Main * Mr. Blik (voiced by Wayne Knight) is the oldest, shortest, ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Doug TenNapel
Douglas Richard TenNapel ( ; born July 10, 1966) is an American animator, writer, cartoonist, video game designer, and comic book artist whose work has encompassed animated television, video games, and comic books. He is best known for creating Earthworm Jim, a character that spawned a video game series, animated series, and a toy line. He is also the creator of the animated television series ''Catscratch'' (2005–2007), which aired on Nickelodeon, and was itself a loose adaptation of TenNapel's comic book limited series ''Gear''. Career TenNapel began as an animator on '' Attack of the Killer Tomatoes: The Animated Series''. He soon began working in the video game industry on projects like 1993's ''Jurassic Park'' and '' The Ren & Stimpy Show: Stimpy's Invention'' for the Sega Genesis and ''The Jungle Book'' for the SNES and Sega Genesis. In 1994, he created Earthworm Jim, the character that would star in Shiny Entertainment's video game, toy line, and cartoon series. Shiny Ente ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Wayne Knight
Wayne Elliot Knight (born August 7, 1955) is an American actor. In television, he played recurring roles such as Newman on the NBC sitcom ''Seinfeld'' (1992–1998) and Officer Don Orville on the NBC sitcom ''3rd Rock from the Sun'' (1996–2001). Knight also voiced Igor on '' Toonsylvania'' (1998–1999), Mr. Blik on '' Catscratch'' (2005–2007) and Baron Von Sheldgoose on ''Legend of the Three Caballeros'' (2018). In film, he played Dennis Nedry in ''Jurassic Park'' (1993), which earned him a Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actor nomination. Knight additionally acted in the films '' Dead Again'' (1991), '' JFK'' (1991), '' Basic Instinct'' (1992), '' To Die For'' (1995), '' Space Jam'' (1996), '' For Richer or Poorer'' (1997), and '' Rat Race'' (2001). He provided the voices of Tantor in ''Tarzan'' (1999), Al McWhiggin in ''Toy Story 2'' (1999), and The Elf Elder in '' Tom and Jerry: The Lost Dragon'' (2014). Early life Wayne Elliot Knight was born on August 7, 195 ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Kevin McDonald
Kevin Hamilton McDonald (born May 16, 1961) is a Canadian actor and comedian. He is a member of the comedy troupe The Kids in the Hall, who have appeared together in a number of stage, television and film productions, most notably the 1988–1995 TV series '' The Kids in the Hall''. He played Pastor Dave in ''That '70s Show'', and starred as a co-pilot in the 2011 web comedy series '' Papillon''. He also does voice work in animation, most notably as Agent Wendy Pleakley in the ''Lilo & Stitch'' franchise, Waffle in ''Catscratch'', and the Almighty Tallest Purple in ''Invader Zim''. He starred alongside Rodney Dangerfield, Lou Ferrigno and Dom DeLuise as the titular character in the gangster parody film '' The Godson''. Early life McDonald was born in Montréal, Québec, the son of Sheila and Hamilton "Hammy" McDonald, who was a dental equipment salesman. He moved to Los Angeles, California, at the age of seven, after his father was transferred there. His family subsequently ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Liliana Mumy
Liliana Berry Davis Mumy (; born April 16, 1994) is an American actress. Between 2002 and 2006, she appeared as Jessica Baker in ''Cheaper by the Dozen (2003 film), Cheaper by the Dozen'' and its Cheaper by the Dozen 2, sequel, as well as Lucy Miller in the second and third films of The Santa Clause (franchise), ''The Santa Clause'' trilogy. In animation, Mumy performed the voice of List of Lilo & Stitch characters#Mertle Edmonds, Mertle Edmonds in the Lilo & Stitch (franchise), ''Lilo & Stitch'' franchise as well as Twinkle in ''Higglytown Heroes''. For Cartoon Network, she has voiced Panini in ''Chowder (TV series), Chowder''. For Nickelodeon, she has voiced Human Kimberly in ''Catscratch'', Roxy in the Nickelodeon revival of ''Winx Club'', and Leni Loud in ''The Loud House''. Early and personal life Mumy was born in San Marcos, California, the daughter of Eileen Joy Mumy (married and maiden names, née Davis), a childbirth educator, and actor/musician Bill Mumy. She is the ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Rob Paulsen
Robert Frederick Paulsen III (born March 11, 1956) is an American voice actor and voice director, known for his roles in numerous animated television series and films. He received a Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Performer in an Animated Program and three Annie Awards for his role as both Yakko, Wakko, and Dot, Yakko and Pinky in the ''Animaniacs'' franchise. His other voice roles include: Hadji in ''The New Adventures of Jonny Quest'' (1986–1987) and ''The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest'' (1996–1997); Raphael (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles), Raphael in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1987 TV series), ''Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles'' (1987–1996); P.J. Pete in ''Goof Troop'' (1992), ''A Goofy Movie'' (1995), and ''An Extremely Goofy Movie'' (2000); List of Disney's Cinderella characters#Jaq and Gus, Jaq in ''Cinderella II: Dreams Come True'' (2002) and ''Cinderella III: A Twist in Time'' (2007); and Goofy Gophers, Mac in ''The Looney Tunes Show'' (2011–2013) and ''Looney T ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Maurice LaMarche
Maurice LaMarche (born March 30, 1958) is a Canadian voice actor. Across a career spanning more than four decades he has voiced Chief Quimby on Inspector Gadget, Egon Spengler on ''The Real Ghostbusters'', The Brain on ''Animaniacs'' and its spin-off ''Pinky and the Brain'', Big Bob on ''Hey Arnold!'', ''Alec Baldwin'' in ''Team America: World Police'', Kif Kroker on ''Futurama'' and dozens of other highly recognizable characters in central and minor roles across film, television, and video games. Early life LaMarche was born in 1958 in Toronto, Ontario, on March 30, 1958, to Guy LaMarche and Linda Bourdon. His family moved to Timmins, Ontario shortly after he was born and moved back to Toronto when he was around 4. LaMarche's childhood was filled with his "own little world of cartoons and sixties television". It was in his second year of high school that he learned of the popularity his talent for impressionist (entertainment), mimicry could garner him. This realization came fr ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Gear (Image Comics)
''Gear'' is a six-issue comic book limited series written and illustrated by Doug TenNapel. It was published in six issues by Fireman Press Ltd, a production company and publishing house. The issues were reprinted in trade paperback form by Image Comics in 2007. Many of the characters presented in the book were retooled for TenNapel's Nickelodeon cartoon series ''Catscratch''. ''Gear'' featured black-and-white artwork mostly created with an ink brush by TenNapel. Many of its covers were photos of 3D sculptures, owing to TenNapel's affinity for stop motion animation. The Image Comics collection presents the artwork in full color. Plot ''Gear'' tells the story of a podunk town of squat, hominid-like cats who are bordered on all sides by bigger and more war-like animals. The town's only protection comes from an aged Guardian, a gigantic battle robot in disrepair. The town elder sends four brave cats out to capture an enemy guardian to further defend the town. The cats are named Waff ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Nicktoons
Nicktoons is the brand name used by Nickelodeon for their original animated series. All Nicktoons are produced partly at the Nickelodeon Animation Studio and list Nickelodeon's parent company (Paramount Global) in their copyright bylines. Since its launch in the late 1970s, Nickelodeon's schedule incorporated animation produced by other companies. The channel did not invest in its own original cartoon series until 1989 when producer Vanessa Coffey visited Los Angeles to accept pitches from local animators. Geraldine Laybourne, the channel's then-president, greenlit three pitches for full series: ''Doug (TV series), Doug'', ''Rugrats'', and ''The Ren & Stimpy Show''. On August 11, 1991, the three cartoons premiered as part of a 90-minute block, becoming the first branded Nicktoons. In contrast to the merchandise-based cartoons that dominated the 1980s animation industry, Vanessa Coffey and Geraldine Laybourne agreed that the Nicktoons should be creator-driven: based on original ch ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Hynden Walch
Hynden Walch (born February 1, 1971) is an American actress best known for voicing Starfire in the ''Teen Titans'' franchise and Princess Bubblegum in ''Adventure Time''. She also voiced Penny Sanchez in '' ChalkZone'', Elsie in ''Stanley'', Alice May in '' Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated'', and Yutaka Kobayakawa in '' Lucky Star''. Outside of animation, Walch has appeared in live-action films like ''Groundhog Day'' and ''Jerry Maguire'', and TV series like ''Law & Order''. Biography Walch was born on February 1, 1971 in Davenport, Iowa. She is of German descent. She started her professional acting career on stage at age 11. At 16, she attended the North Carolina School of the Arts, majoring in voice. In 1989, she received the Presidential Scholarship and went to the UNC School of the Arts in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. After UNC, she went to Chicago, Illinois, where she did plays, including ''The Rise and Fall of Little Voice'' on Broadway, where she won the Outer Critic ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Phil LaMarr
Phil LaMarr is an American actor and comedian. He was one of the original featured cast members on the sketch comedy television series '' Mad TV'', where he stayed for five seasons. His voice acting roles in animated series include the Sam B of '' Dead Island'' as well as title character of '' Samurai Jack'', both John Stewart / Green Lantern and Virgil Hawkins / Static in the DC Animated Universe (across the series '' Static Shock'', ''Justice League'', and ''Justice League Unlimited''), Hermes Conrad in ''Futurama'', Bolbi Stroganofsky in '' The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius'', Carver Descartes in '' The Weekenders'', Ollie Williams and Judge Dignified Q. Blackman in ''Family Guy'', and Wilt in '' Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends''. LaMarr has also provided voices for video game franchises including ''Metal Gear'', '' Jak and Daxter'', '' Darksiders'', ''Final Fantasy'', '' Infamous'', '' Dead Island'', '' Kingdom Hearts'', and ''Mortal Kombat''. He also voiced B ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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John DiMaggio
John William DiMaggio ( ; born September 4, 1968) is an American actor. His various voice roles include Bender on ''Futurama'', Jake the Dog on ''Adventure Time'', Marcus Fenix in the ''Gears of War'' series, Dr. Drakken on '' Kim Possible'', Hak Foo in '' Jackie Chan Adventures'', The Scotsman on '' Samurai Jack'', Brother Blood on ''Teen Titans'' and ''Teen Titans Go!'', Shnitzel on '' Chowder'', Fu Dog on '' American Dragon: Jake Long'', Hammerhead and Sandman on '' The Spectacular Spider-Man'', Aquaman on '' Batman: The Brave and the Bold'', King Zøg on ''Disenchantment'', Jocktopus on ''Fish Hooks'', Wakka and Kimahri in '' Final Fantasy X'', Rath in the '' Ben 10'' franchise, Crosshairs, Leadfoot, Nitro Zeus, Transit and Stratosphere in the ''Transformers'' film franchise, and Gonza in the English version of ''Princess Mononoke''. Early life Born and raised in North Plainfield, New Jersey, DiMaggio graduated from North Plainfield High School in 1986. He is of Ital ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Manx Cat
The Manx cat (, in earlier times often spelled Manks) is a breed of domestic cat (''Felis catus'') originating on the Isle of Man, with a mutation that shortens the tail. Many Manx have a small stub of a tail, but Manx cats are best known as being entirely tailless; this is the most distinguishing characteristic of the breed, along with elongated hind legs and a rounded head. Manx cats come in all coat colours and patterns, though all-white specimens are rare, and the coat range of the original stock was more limited. Long-haired variants are sometimes considered a separate breed, the Cymric cat. Manx are prized as skilled hunters, and thus have often been sought by farmers with rodent problems, and been a preferred ship's cat breed. They are said to be social, tame and active. An old local term for the cats on their home island is ''stubbin'' or ''rumpy''. Manx have been exhibited in cat shows since the 1800s, with the first known breed standard published in 1903. History Orig ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |