The Adventures of Kuckoo Kat

The Adventures of Kuckoo Kat is an American animated comedy television series developed by Danielle Hodges and Dennis Osbourne and was produced by Gryphon Television Animation and Imagine Television for Toonix. The show starred Kuckoo, Kooky, Smarty and Cuckoo as they dealt with several surreal misadventures around the world with other screwy recurring characters.

The show first began with the 1995 pilot "Bubble Bath Blues!", which was shown after a Toonix airing of Twice Upon A Time on June 30, 1995, where the short was praised for its fun premise and crazy animation. After the pilot, it was pitched to become a series, where it first premiered on August 12, 1997 with the episode "Prison Break-In/My Little Chick-a-Dope". The series received critical acclaim for how it gave a new era of Kuckoo Kat shorts for a new generation and got high ratings for Toonix. The series ended on November 22, 2000 with "Boob Tubed/Show Stoppers".

Premise
The series focuses on the misadventures of four anthropomorphic cats: the crazy, yet sweet-hearted Kuckoo, the eloquent and ecstatic Kooky, the dorky and shy Smarty, and the snarky and cynical Cuckoo (pronounced kuhk-oo). They usually get into escapades either through Kuckoo's stupidity, Cuckoo's attempts at scamming people, or through a flamboyant enemy, Bostwick, who usually disguises himself in each episode he appears in.

Supporting characters include menacing mob boss, the lion Leo the Lucky, alongside his henchmen Roscoe and Rascal, southern hillbilly Bjork Bobcat, a brawn-over-brain egotistical hero, Super Dude and mad scientist Dr. Fleckenstein.

The show uses eccentric and surreal humor for each episode. Some examples include Kuckoo's favorite food being a sandwich with nothing but ketchup on it, slight use of adult innuendos (Ex: Cuckoo hiding secret magazines in his room), the use of sarcasm and malapropisms, and the use of wild takes whenever a character acts shocked or surprised. The storylines go for more bizarre and cartoonish situations, such as the characters becoming astronauts, the characters going to prison, or the characters becoming superheroes.

Characters

 * Kuckoo Kat (voiced by Charlie Adler) - Kuckoo is kind and sweet-natured, but is also a wild card. He is the leader of the main four and is the main troublemaker, as he always causes trouble for the characters. Due to that, he gets the main four into situations that cause them getting into pain. Despite his misfortunes, he still cares for all his friends and is always willing to help somebody. He is also frequently shown to be a girl magnet, though he is taken by Kooky.