''Cathy's Last Resort'' is a 1988 animated

television special A television special (often TV special, or rarely television spectacular) is a standalone television show which may also temporarily interrupt episodic programming normally scheduled for a given time slot. Some specials provide a full range of en ...

based on the '' Cathy'' comic strip by

Cathy Guisewite Cathy Lee Guisewite (born September 5, 1950) is an American cartoonist who created the comic strip '' Cathy'', which had a 34-year run. The strip focused on a career woman facing the issues and challenges of eating, work, relationships, and havin ...

. It features

Kathleen Wilhoite Kathleen Wilhoite (born June 29, 1964) is an American actress and musician. She made her feature film debut in ''Private School'' (1983) before having a leading role in '' Murphy's Law'' (1986), followed by supporting parts in '' Witchboard'' (a ...

as the voice of Cathy Andrews, and was written by Guisewite, executive producer Lee Mendelson, produced by

Bill Melendez José Cuauhtémoc "Bill" Melendez (November 15, 1916 – September 2, 2008) was an American animator, director, producer, and voice actor. Melendez is known for working on the ''Peanuts'' animated specials, as well as providing the voices of Sno ...

, and directed by Evert Brown. This special premiered after the episode "The NASA Space Station" of '' This Is America, Charlie Brown''.

Plot

Cathy's preparations for an idyllic, romantic vacation with her boyfriend, Irving, go awry.

Voices

as Cathy Andrews * Robert F. Paulsen as Irving Hillman * Emily Levine as Charlene *

Shirley Mitchell Shirley J. Mitchell (November 4, 1919 – November 11, 2013) was an American radio, film, and television actress. Early life Mitchell was born in Toledo, Ohio, the daughter of Sam Mitchell & Mary Ann Daniels, Jews who emigrated to America to esc ...

as Anne - Cathy's Mom * William L. Guisewite as Bill - Cathy's Dad *

Frank Welker Franklin Wendell Welker (born March 12, 1946) is an American actor who specializes in voice acting. He began his career in the 1960s, and held around 850 film, television, and video game credits as of 2020, making him one of the most prolific v ...

as Steve * Allison Argo as Andrea *

Gregg Berger Gregory Alan Berger (born December 10, 1950) is an American voice actor. He is known for his roles as Jecht from ''Final Fantasy X'' and the ''Dissidia Final Fantasy'' games, Grimlock from ''The Transformers (TV series), The Transformers'', Myste ...

as Mr. Pinkley * Heather Kerr as Airline Clerk * Jamie E. Smith as Zenith (credited as Jamie Neal)

References

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* 1980s American television specials 1988 television specials 1988 in American television 1980s animated television specials Television shows based on comic strips CBS television specials Hollywood, Los Angeles in fiction Television shows based on American comics {{1980s-animation-film-stub