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2 Stupid Dogs is an American animated television series created by Donovan Cook and produced by Hanna-Barbera Cartoons that originally ran from September 18, 1993 to January 21, 1995 on TBS Superstation. After it was cancelled, reruns continued to air on Cartoon Network until June 14, 2003 and currently airs on Boomerang. −	Rugrats is an animated television series that ran on Nickelodeon and it was one of the first three Nicktoons: after Doug and before Ren & Stimpy. −

Premise
The main segments of the show featured two dogs, both of whom went unnamed (though the big dog was called 'Jonathan' in one episode and 'Johnny' in another). The big dog was voiced by Brad Garrett, and the little dog was voiced by Mark Schiff. A back-up segment, Super Secret Secret Squirrel, featured a modernized take on the Hanna-Barbera character Secret Squirrel. −	The show revolves around four toddlers, Tommy Pickles, Chuckie Finster and the twins Phillip (Phil) and Lillian (Lil) DeVille, who are able to communicate to each other in baby speak (although viewers can understand them, because it is supposedly 'translated'). Often, they mispronounce words or use poor grammar. Despite the toddlers' inability and lack of desire to communicate with adults, they can understand their parents' speaking, although they often misunderstand what they hear, usually by taking metaphors literally and speaking in malapropisms. Angelica Pickles, at age three, is able to communicate and understand language from both the toddlers and the adults, which she often uses as an advantage when she wants to manipulate either party.

Plot
2 Stupid Dogs was about two dogs and their everyday strange and funny mishappenings, with an animation style that was unusual (at the time); a very flat, simplistic style similar to early Hanna-Barbera cartoons of the 1950s and 60s, with early 1990s humor and sensibility. It also did not have a series structure, similar to many humorous cartoons and sitcoms. (i.e. the show does not follow a continuous storyline, what happens in one episode has little to no effect on another).

Production
2 Stupid Dogs was the beginning of the successful revival of Hanna-Barbera's fortunes, since the studio had not launched a bona fide hit since The Smurfs in 1981. Turner Entertainment president installed MTV and Nickelodeon branding veteran Fred Seibert as the head of production. Seibert's plan to reinvent the studio was to put his faith in the talent community, a first for television animation, and HB in particular. His first pitch and first series put into production in 1992 was 2 Stupid Dogs, by recent California Institute of the Arts (CalArts) graduate Donovan Cook. The show was considered by some to be Hanna-Barbera's attempt to cash in on the popularity of Ren and Stimpy, which was at the height of its popularity when 2 Stupid Dogs hit the air. Ren and Stimpy creator John Kricfalusi was credited to adding "tidbits of poor taste" to the three Little Red Riding Hood episodes, and a few other Spumco artists also contributed to selected episodes during the course of the show. −	It was the network's second Nicktoon. The series was in production from 1991 to 1994, and again from 1996 to 2004. It aired in Nickelodeon's Snick block from 1997-2000 and it also aired on Nick Jr's block. It is the longest lasting Nicktoon to date at thirteen years of longevity. Rugrats received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in a ceremony on June 28, 2001. Several artists and directors from the show became the first creators in Seibert's innovative What-A-Cartoon! program; 48 theatrical length, original character cartoons, made expressly for the Cartoon Network, and designed to find the talent and hits of the new generations. 2 Stupid Dogs spawned creators Genndy Tartakovsky (Dexter's Laboratory and Samurai Jack), Craig McCracken (The Powerpuff Girls and Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends), Miles Thompson, Paul Rudish, and Zac Moncrief. Many of their shorts were imparted with the same strikingly two-dimensional, purposefully cartoony animation style. −	The show airs in the UK on CITV and Nickelodeon UK as well as in Canada on YTV. In Australia, it can be seen on Nickelodeon Australia. −	−	After the introduction of SpongeBob SquarePants, popularity for Rugrats declined. The Rugrats never had a rival this strong in popularity (many shows were produced during the Rugrats lifetime, but none were as successful as SpongeBob SquarePants). In order to keep its popularity, the studios released several movies and specials, such as the introduction of Dil Pickles and Kimi Finster. Ironically, after these introductions, fans determined that Rugrats jumped the shark.

Running Gags
−	When Nickelodeon declined to renew any more new episodes of Rugrats and All Grown Up, Klasky-Csupo (the studios responsible for Rugrats) closed down most of its operations. At the time of their cancellation, those series were the only Klasky-Csupo series on the Nickelodeon schedule. Running gags on the series include:
 * Whenever the big dog throws up or coughs something up, it is usually followed by an apparently undigested corn on the cob. Corn also has other appearances elsewhere in other episodes.
 * When the little dog gets excited, a signature tune plays, and he jumps around dancing half-singing an improvised song with a poorly thought rhyme.
 * When the little dog eats something disgusting, he says "This tastes like ca-ca!'. 'Ca-ca', 'caca', 'kaka' is a Spanish, Portuguese, French, Turkish, Romanian and Hungarian informal word for excrement.
 * The little dog usually is scared by a cat, and the big dog scares the cat. The little dog and the cat both freeze or faint. The cat (and at times the little dog) makes a girlish scream upon hearing the big dog give an unenthusiastic bark (or simply the word "woof") before freezing in place. The cat will make a sound similar to tapping on glass when it falls.
 * When the little dog is singing and dancing or is on some sort of roll, the big dog instantly changes his mood by simply saying "Where's the food"?
 * A character named Hollywood says "Well, now isn't that cute? BUT IT'S WRO-O-ONG!" in his appearances.
 * In a cartoon where the two dogs travel to an exotic locale or to a spot outside of their hometown, the little dog makes a comment about where they are (the scenery, etc.), then the big dog's first line is usually "Where's the food?"

Characters
The title characters were never named. They were referred to as simply "The Big Dog" and "The Little Dog" in the end credits. It seemed that the big dog is a bit stronger and more clever than the little dog. (The big dog most of the time seemed more aloof and unconcerned about his surroundings than actually stupid). In several episodes the big dog succeeds in playing tricks on the little dog or figuring out the correct way to do something. −

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 * A big loud, fat man calling himself Mr. H (but credited as "Hollywood"), who likes to point out others' mistakes in a pseudo-alternative way: "Well isn't that cute... BUT IT'S WROOOOOONG!!" ('wrong' is always accompanied by the sound of a foghorn.) The credited name "Hollywood" may be a reference to his numerous appearances in various roles and occupations, including a construction foreman, actor, casino manager, and so forth.
 * The short-sighted Red (voiced by Nancy Cartwright), a Little Red Riding Hood clone (sort of) whose bad eyesight causes many mishaps on the way to her grandmother's house, as well as other adventures (which are always parodies of other fairy tales). She had a habit of loudly exclaiming seemingly random words in her sentences while speaking. An interesting aspect is the Star Wars inspired use of the titles of the two "sequels" to "Red", the first being "Red Strikes Back" (The Empire Strikes Back) and the second being "Return of Red" (Return of the Jedi). In all of the "Red" episodes of 2 Stupid Dogs, "Red" "la-la's" the Tchaikovsky`s 1812 Overture on the way to "Grandma's house".

Episodes
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 * A geeky boy named Kenny Fowler who fell in love with a beautiful girl in his class, but is often misguided by the "doggies!", and is followed by the catch-line "What a fouler!" by the class bully, usually after he faints because of the stress.

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 * A pretty girl named Buffy Ziegenhagen, whom Kenny is in love with.
 * A boy named Buzz who is the class bully. He says "What A Fouler!" when Kenny is in trouble or he faints. Usually Buffy hangs out with him. In one episode, his name is revealed by the teacher.

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 * A women named Mrs. Crabface, who is Kenny, Buzz and Buffy's teacher. Her head is never seen. She was absent in one classroom episode.

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 * A fat geeky adolescent named Cubby (voiced by Rob Paulsen), usually appearing as a clerk at several stores during the show.

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 * A cat, whose appearance causes the little dog to scream "CAAAAAAT!" and run for cover, and the big dog to just simply say "WOOF!", in most cases causing the cat to shriek, and fall over stunned, making the sound of tapping glass when it falls over.

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 * In two episodes a family that parodied the Brady Bunch were visited by the dogs (except the boys were blond and the girls were brunette). One of the gags involved the two oldest kids kissing in reference to Maureen McCormick and Barry White's (who played brother and sister Marsha and Greg Brady on the series) romantic involvement as teenagers while filming the Brady Bunch.

Spinoffs
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 * The Carmichaels was a spin-off planned to see Susie move away from California to Atlanta, where she apparently has relatives.

Broadcast history
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 * USA
 * Nickelodeon (1991-2005) (Original Run), (2006-2007)
 * Nicktoons Network (2002-present) (Reruns)
 * Boomerang
 * UK
 * Children's BBC (Including Live & Kicking) (1993-2004)
 * Nickelodeon (1994-Present)
 * Nicktoons (2002-Present)
 * CITV (2005-present)
 * Australia
 * Nickelodeon (1995-Present)
 * ABC TV
 * ABC2, a digital rerun channel of ABC TV
 * ABC Kids, a short lived digital channel containing the Kids programming from ABC TV
 * Network Ten
 * Ireland
 * RTÉ Two
 * Nickelodeon (1994-Present)
 * Nicktoons (2002-Present)
 * CITV (2005-present)
 * Children's BBC (Including Live & Kicking) (1993-2004)
 * Canada
 * Treehouse
 * YTV
 * Malaysia
 * Nickelodeon
 * TV3 (199?-2006)
 * Netherlands
 * Nickelodeon

Premise
−	The show revolves around four toddlers, Tommy Pickles, Chuckie Finster and the twins Phillip (Phil) and Lillian (Lil) DeVille, who are able to communicate to each other in baby speak (although viewers can understand them, because it is supposedly 'translated'). Often, they mispronounce words or use poor grammar. Despite the toddlers' inability and lack of desire to communicate with adults, they can understand their parents' speaking, although they often misunderstand what they hear, usually by taking metaphors literally and speaking in malapropisms. Angelica Pickles, at age three, is able to communicate and understand language from both the toddlers and the adults, which she often uses as an advantage when she wants to manipulate either party. Kappa Mikey is marketed as "the first anime to be produced entirely in the United States" (without any overseas animation), according to press releases from MTV, Nicktoons Network, and various other sources, as the term anime in English is generally reserved for animation originally produced for the Japanese market. It uses Japanese animation and culture as inspiration for its concept, rather than being "true" anime. It is produced by Animation Collective in New York City with voiceovers recorded at NYAV Post (sometimes by 4Kids Entertainment in random episodes, mostly like Dan Green), and animated using Adobe Flash, with some moments of CGI rendered in Maya. −

Production
−	It was the network's second Nicktoon. The series was in production from 1991 to 1994, and again from 1996 to 2004. It aired in Nickelodeon's Snick block from 1997-2000 and it also aired on Nick Jr's block. It is the longest lasting Nicktoon to date at thirteen years of longevity. Rugrats received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in a ceremony on June 28, 2001.

Plot
−	The show airs in the UK on CITV and Nickelodeon UK as well as in Canada on YTV. In Australia, it can be seen on Nickelodeon Australia. −	−	After the introduction of SpongeBob SquarePants, popularity for Rugrats declined. The Rugrats never had a rival this strong in popularity (many shows were produced during the Rugrats lifetime, but none were as successful as SpongeBob SquarePants). In order to keep its popularity, the studios released several movies and specials, such as the introduction of Dil Pickles and Kimi Finster. Ironically, after these introductions, fans determined that Rugrats jumped the shark. The series centers around Mikey Simon, a teenage actor from Cleveland, Ohio, who embarks to Japan after winning a scratch-off card contest to star in the country's formerly popular anime series, LilyMu, and in doing this, rockets the show back to the top of the ratings, and becomes Japan's biggest anime star. Segments of LilyMu are seen at the beginning and end of each episode, but the show focuses primarily on the actors' and producers' lives off-set and Mikey's adjustments to the new world he has entered (similar in concept to The Famous Jett Jackson). The humor comes from the fact that because Mikey is an American, he actually stands out visually from the other cast members. While most characters on the show are drawn in an anime-inspired style (thin outlines, big, detailed eyes, small mouths, and all ten fingers), Mikey (and all other American characters) is drawn in a retro-inspired American cartoon manner (thicker outlines, single black dot pupil eyes, a larger mouth, and only eight fingers). −	When Nickelodeon declined to renew any more new episodes of Rugrats and All Grown Up, Klasky-Csupo (the studios responsible for Rugrats) closed down most of its operations. At the time of their cancellation, those series were the only Klasky-Csupo series on the Nickelodeon schedule. Each episode starts with the cast filming a LilyMu segment, but the take is ruined (with the exception of the Christmas special), sometimes revealing the conflict that they deal with through the rest of the episode, with a minor subplot running beneath the main plot. After the problem is resolved, the LilyMu segment will be shot again and successfully completed the second time, often changed to incorporate whatever lesson was learned during the main story. −

Characters
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The show has a large comedic overuse of face faults, such as a character's face and/or body turning into an exaggerated general appearance, or becoming much smaller. The show uses clichés common to anime, including the sweat drop, lines over the eyes or no eyes at all, big heads, flaming eyes, bodies becoming smaller (or super deformed). Sometimes Mikey will try to do these things, which are one of the show's running gags, but cannot, due to being drawn in an American style. The show is fast-paced, irreverent, and contains a fair amount of gross-out humor, which are signature elements of Western children's entertainment. −

Episodes
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Characters
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 * Mikey Simon by Micheal Sintkerniklaas

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Spinoffs

 * Gonard by Sean Schemal

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 * Lily by Anice Moriaty

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 * Mitsuki by Evelyn Lanto

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 * The Carmichaels was a spin-off planned to see Susie move away from California to Atlanta, where she apparently has relatives.
 * Guano by Gary Mack


 * Ozu by Stephan Moverly


 * Yes Man by Jesse Adams

Theme Song
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Broadcast history
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 * USA
 * Nickelodeon (1991-2005) (Original Run), (2006-2007)
 * Nicktoons Network (2002-present) (Reruns)
 * Boomerang
 * UK
 * Children's BBC (Including Live & Kicking) (1993-2004)
 * Nickelodeon (1994-Present)
 * Nicktoons (2002-Present)
 * CITV (2005-present)

List of episodes
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 * Australia
 * Nickelodeon (1995-Present)
 * ABC TV
 * ABC2, a digital rerun channel of ABC TV
 * ABC Kids, a short lived digital channel containing the Kids programming from ABC TV
 * Network Ten

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 * Ireland
 * RTÉ Two
 * Nickelodeon (1994-Present)
 * Nicktoons (2002-Present)
 * CITV (2005-present)
 * Children's BBC (Including Live & Kicking) (1993-2004)

References to American Popular Culture
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 * YTV
 * In Easy Come, Easy Gonard, the countdown clock shown is from the American television series 24.
 * In the episode Sumo of all Fears, the Lilymu episode is almost identical to the climax to the first Spider-Man film.
 * In the episode Lost in Transportation, when Mikey is in the coffee shop with the bikers, he tries to "dance his way out", so he jumps up on the counter and does a dance very similar to the Pee Wee Herman dance. The scene is a reference to "Pee Wee's Big Adventure".
 * Many of the "Kappa Mikey" episodes are parodies of famous movies, books, & more.
 * In the episode Ship of Fools The Videogame has graphics straight from Donkey Kong.
 * Lily's Punchbug's name comes from the children's game "slug-bug" or "punch-buggy", in which one child yells out "slug-bug!" and hits another in the shoulder or arm when they spot a VW Beetle. This is usually played as a car game (that is, played in a vehicle driven by an adult).
 * During the theme song, there is a scene where it shows Mikey dancing in a white, button-up shirt, his underwear, socks, and sunglasses accompanied by a pair of Dobermanns. This is likely a reference to Tom Cruise in Risky Business. The parody is in Mikey Impossible, the title of which is a parody of Mission Impossible, also starring Tom Cruise.
 * The instructor in The Lost Pilot greatly resembles Simon Cowell. Also in the episode, the audition LilyMu has for a new actor is reminiscent to the Idol series. (Pop Idol, American Idol, Australian Idol, etc.)
 * In the episode Big Brozu, Brozu says that he has to "Trump" his younger brother and fire him. This is reference to the reality show The Apprentice in which Donald Trump uses the catchphrase "You're fired" to eliminate contestants on the show.
 * Mikey's Orb in LilyMu appears to be based on the sentinel sphere from the Phantasm movies. It can fly around with no explainable means of propulsion other than having been thrown into the air (although it is possible that its saw blades act as lifting rotors of some sort). It also appears to have a limited intelligence, allowing it to do things like hover, navigate itself to cut multiple targets, and return to Mikey after it has served its purpose.
 * In the episode "Uh oh, Guano" Mikey's horse is named Sea Cookie which is a spoof off of "Seabiscuit" an American movie.
 * In A Christmas Mikey:
 * The title is a parody of the movie "A Christmas Story" (or A Christmas Carol). The story parodies both It's a Wonderful Life and A Christmas Carol.
 * Mitsuki's performance in the mansion scene is a parody of Gloria Swanson's role as Norma Desmond in Sunset Boulevard. Also in A Christmas Mikey, Mitsuki has a monkey named Professor Bobo, likely a reference to the Mystery Science Theater 3000 character of that name.
 * Lily's career doing voice-over work (to Mikey's and a passerby's disgust) is a meta-reference on the show itself.
 * Guano as a chimney sweep with a British accent may be a reference to the chimney sweeps in Mary Poppins - he is in fact whistling "Chim Chim Cherrie" when he first appears in this role.
 * When Mikey is upset over Ozu not giving him a new contract, Gonard says, "Don't worry, we'll get you that monkey assistant," and he puts on a yellow hat, which is a reference to Curious George.
 * In The Good, The Bad, & The Mikey, at the beginning of the staged fight sequence between Kappa Mikey and Captin Impressive, the beginning to Beat It, a song by Michael Jackson can be heard.
 * In Mikey Likes It(Garbage), when Lily is looking around in the resturant, there are two familiar couples: One is the pirate from Ship of Fools and Vito's wife (with blonde hair), and the other is the balif from The Fugi-Kid with the old lady that sometimes makes a cameo appearance.

References to Japanese Popular culture
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 * Malaysia
 * Nickelodeon
 * TV3 (199?-2006)
 * The show features secondary characters and extras, mostly in crowd scenes, whose designs are directly inspired off of famous anime characters, but who are different enough to avoid copyright infringements. Sometimes this is done to spoof the films and television programs intentionally, such as the character Masaka Masako, whose appearance spoofs Yubaba's from the film Spirited Away.   Other times, it is done to continue the show's original concept, without any intention behind it.
 * Netherlands
 * The LilyMu show seems to be based on the classic Japanese Rubber Suit shows such as Super Sentai(the original version of Power Rangers), Kamen Rider(Masked Rider in the US), and Ultraman.
 * Nickelodeon
 * The show's title is a variation on the word kappamaki, a type of sushi. It is suggested that it was the inspiration for naming the title character Mikey, and uses the prefix kappa. Like Mikey, who is a 'fish out of water' in Japan, the kappa creature itself is a water demon who can live on land.    The kappas first appeared on this show in the episode Mikey, Kappa, on August 5th.
 * Some of the settings in the show are real locations in Japan, including Ginza, and Yoyogi Park.
 * Sean Schemmel (Gonard) is one of the many English voices of Goku and miscellaneous characters from Dragon Ball, which Gonard's [off-set] design is deliberately spoofing. His character's appearance on the "LilyMu" show is also a spoof of the typical demon-like characters Goku and his friends constantly fight against in Dragon Ball. Gonard's love of food may also be a spoof of Goku's large appetite.
 * The phrase "Oh, Mikey!", which is said several times in the show, seems to be a nod towards the Japanese television show Oh! Mikey, which also has the premise of Americans moving to Japan.
 * In the episode "Battle of the Bands" mostly all the guitars are blue rickenbacker Model 4003 basses, similar to Haruko's bass guitar in FLCL.
 * In the episode "Battle of the Bands" there is a band and cartoon show that obviously reference Japanese band and cartoon stars Ami and Yumi from the band Puffy AmiYumi.
 * In the episode Sumo of all Fears, Mikey wishes to become the greatest yokozuna to get respect from everyone. This is a reference to Naruto, where the main character Naruto Uzumaki wishes to become Hokage for the same purpose as Mikey did.
 * In the episode "Free Squiddy", there is a scene in which the cast, trapped in a giant sticky ball of objects, roll through Tokyo and stick many people into the ball along the way. This scene is based upon Katamari Damacy, and even features a cameo character resembling the Prince of All Cosmos, who is rolling a Katamari ball of his own.  Sadly, he also gets stuck to the original ball.
 * In the episode "Saving Face", Mikey goes to the doctor to get his pimple removed. The doctor that preforms the surgery is named Doctor Katashi, which is a reference to the Naruto character Kakashi. This is clear because of the name and the headband over the eye, just like Kakashi's headband.

Cultural errors
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 * In the episode Ship of Fools, the video game boxes for the Lily-Mu video game have a rating of "E for Everyone" from North America's Entertainment Software Rating Board rating system rather than a rating from Japan's Computer Entertainment Rating Organization rating system.

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