Heathcliff (1984 TV series)
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Heathcliff (a.k.a. Heathcliff and the Catillac Cats, known as Les Entrechats in French) is a children's animated television series that debuted on September 3, 1984.[1] Produced by DIC Audiovisuel (and later DIC Enterprises), it was the second animated series based on the Heathcliff comic strip (after Ruby-Spears' Heathcliff from 1980). 65 half-hour episodes aired in first-run syndication in the fall of 1984, followed by a second season of 21 episodes in 1985 ran in syndication until it ended in 1988. The Catillac Cats characters (identified in the end credits as Cats and Co.) were created by Jean Chalopin and Bruno Bianchi.
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Genre | Animated series Comedy Slapstick |
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Based on | Heathcliff, by George Gately & McNaught Syndicate |
Developed by | Jean Chalopin, Alan Swayze & Chuck Lorre
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Written by | Alan Swayze |
Directed by | Michael Maliani (chief) & Bruno Bianchi (supervising)
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Voices of | Mel Blanc |
Theme music composer | Haim Saban & Shuki Levy |
Opening theme | "Heathcliff" (long version), performed by Noam Kaniel |
Ending theme | "Heathcliff" (short version), performed by Noam Kaniel |
Composer | Haim Saban & Shuki Levy |
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Original language | English |
No. of seasons | 2 |
No. of episodes | 86 |
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Running time | 22 minutes |
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Release | September 3, 1984 (1984-09-03) ā September 30, 1985 (1985-09-30) |
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Heathcliff (1980) |
Mel Blanc, who provided the voice of Heathcliff in the Ruby-Spears series, reprised his role as the titular cat.[2]