Goof Toons

Goof Toons (often referred to as The Three Cockroaches) is a French-British-American animated comedy series produced by Xilam, Gaumont Film Company and Cartoon Network Development Studio Europe.

Synopsis
The series centers on Animal City, a city poublated by anthropomorphic animals. The main characters are: Joey, Marky and Dee Dee, a cockroach trio who seems to enjoy antagonizing other characters; Oggy & Jack, a duo of cat cousins. Oggy seems to be housekeeper and pest-hating, while Jack is violent and short-tempered; Bob, a bulldog with severe anger management issues; the Wattersons, a family of consiting of parents Richard & Nicole and their children Gumball, Darwin and Anais; Olivia, a nature-loving, but unlucky cat; Zig a hyena who is always searching food; and Sharko & Marina, a shark-mermaid couple.

The cartoon relies on slapstick humour, much like its "ancestors", Looney Tunes and Tom and Jerry, but amplifies the level of extremities up a notch; while traditional slapstick cartoon characters prefer dropping anvils and pianos on each other, this show sometimes uses buses or submarines. Despite these, however, most gags are easily accessible and enjoyable for younger viewers. Since dialogue is kept to a minimum, the humour is entirely visual.