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Cow and Chicken is an American animated comedy television series created by David Feiss. It follows the surreal adventures of two cartoon animal siblings, Cow and Chicken. They are often antagonized by the Red Guy, a cartoon version of the Devil who poses as various characters to scam them.
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The pilot episode originally aired as part of the Cartoon Network series What a Cartoon on November 12, 1995. The series later made its official debut on July 15, 1997, and ended on August 13, 1999, with a total of 52 episodes (104 segments) over the course of 4 seasons. Cow and Chicken was attached to another segment called I Am Weasel, which was later spun off into its own half-hour series on June 10, 1999.
The series creator David Feiss directed all the episodes, with the co-directions of Monte Young,[lower-alpha 1] John McIntyre,[lower-alpha 2] and Robert Alvarez.[lower-alpha 3]
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| Season | Episodes | Originally aired | ||
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| First aired | Last aired | |||
| Pilot | November 12, 1995 (1995-11-12) | |||
| 1 | 13 | July 15, 1997 (1997-07-15) | October 7, 1997 (1997-10-07) | |
| 2 | 13 | January 13, 1998 (1998-01-13) | April 7, 1998 (1998-04-07) | |
| 3 | 13 | September 1, 1998 (1998-09-01) | May 3, 1999 (1999-05-03) | |
| 4 | 13 | April 26, 1999 (1999-04-26) | August 13, 1999 (1999-08-13) | |
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See also: List of I Am Weasel episodes
Pilot (1995)
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| Title | Directed by | Story by | Original air date [1] | |
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| "No Smoking" | David Feiss | Pilar Feiss, Sam Kieth & David Feiss | November 12, 1995 (1995-11-12) | |
| Cow and Chicken are sister and brother. After Chicken is caught smoking by the Devil, he is taken to the underworld where Super Cow must save him. | ||||
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Season 1 (1997)
This season was produced from November 1996 to June 1997.[2]
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| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Story by | Storyboard by | Original air date [2] | Prod. code [2] |
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| 1a | 1a | "Field Trip to Folsom Prison" | Unknown | David Feiss | July 15, 1997 (1997-07-15) | 34-5378 |
| While on a field trip to a local prison (where the Red Guy is the Warden), Chicken ends up switching places with one of the convicts. | ||||||
| 1b | 1b | "The Girl's Bathroom" | Unknown | Greg Emison | July 15, 1997 (1997-07-15) | 34-5361 |
| Chicken reluctantly accepts a dare set by Flem and Earl to see what the girls' bathroom at school is like. | ||||||
| 2a | 2a | "Supermodel Cow" | David Feiss & Bill Burnett | Greg Emison | July 22, 1997 (1997-07-22) | 34-5366 |
| Cow has her big break when the Red Guy hires her as a supermodel. She soon learns that fame does not last long. | ||||||
| 2b | 2b | "Part Time Job" | David Feiss & Bill Burnett | Barrington Bunce | July 22, 1997 (1997-07-22) | 34-5362 |
| Cow gets a part time job at a milk farm in order for her to get a Crabs the Warthog doll. When Chicken tries to apply for a part time job, he soon ends up in danger. | ||||||
| 3a | 3a | "Alive!" | David Feiss & Bill Burnett | John McIntyre | July 29, 1997 (1997-07-29) | 34-5364 |
| A game of "Catch" results in Cow and her cousin, Boneless Chicken getting stuck on the roof of their house. | ||||||
| 3b | 3b | "Who Is Supercow?" | Monte Young, Victor Ortado & Larry Huber | John Holmquist | July 29, 1997 (1997-07-29) | 34-5384 |
| The Red Guy tries to find out Supercow's real identity. | ||||||
| 4a | 4a | "Confused" | David Feiss, Seth MacFarlane & Bill Burnett | John Holmquist | August 5, 1997 (1997-08-05) | 34-5369 |
| After making a small mess, Cow and Chicken are sent to a military school, then to sensitivity training (both run by the Red Guy). | ||||||
| 4b | 4b | "The Molting Fairy" | Victor Ortado & Bill Burnett | Monte Young | August 5, 1997 (1997-08-05) | 34-5375 |
| Chicken wakes up one morning to find that he is molting. He soon uses this to his advantage when he learns that he can get paid for all the feathers he loses. | ||||||
| 5a | 5a | "The Ugliest Weenie Part One" | Bill Burnett | Monte Young | August 12, 1997 (1997-08-12) | 34-5365 |
| Cow writes a play entitled "The Ugliest Weenie", which Chicken finds to be stupid, but the drama teacher, Mr. Fleur, finds it compelling and turns it into a play. Chicken's role in the play leads to love with a French student, and a feud with best friend, Flem. | ||||||
| 5b | 5b | "The Ugliest Weenie Epilogue" | Bill Burnett | Monte Young | August 12, 1997 (1997-08-12) | 34-5368 |
| "The Ugliest Weenie" is acted out in full, this time with the leading roles filled in by Cow and Chicken. By the end of the act, the stage catches on fire from a freak accident. | ||||||
| 6a | 6a | "Crash Dive!" | Vincent Davis | Monte Young | August 19, 1997 (1997-08-19) | 34-5371 |
| Chicken floats down stream in his new home-made submarine. Knowing of a nearby waterfall, Cow attempts to save him. | ||||||
| 6b | 6b | "Happy Meat" | Victor Ortado & Bill Burnett | Barrington Bunce | August 19, 1997 (1997-08-19) | 34-5374 |
| Sick and tired of the ketchup-based meals being served at school by Mrs. Barederriere (the Red Guy), Cow and Chicken follow in their grandparents' footsteps and make a food stall that serves meat. | ||||||
| 7a | 7a | "School Bully" | David Feiss, Greg Emison & Bill Burnett | John Holmquist | August 26, 1997 (1997-08-26) | 34-5381 |
| Chicken and Flem help their regular bully, Butch, after he is outshined by a meaner, stronger bully. | ||||||
| 7b | 7b | "Time Machine" | David Feiss | Nora Johnson | August 26, 1997 (1997-08-26) | 34-5372 |
| Cow and Chicken find a time machine, and decide to travel in time. Things go wrong when the Red Guy shows up in an attempt to change the course of history for the worse. | ||||||
| 8a | 8a | "Orthodontic Police" | David Feiss, Bill Burnett & Victor Ortado | Nora Johnson | September 2, 1997 (1997-09-02) | 34-5378 |
| Cow and Chicken are given inhumane braces by an "orthodontic police officer" (the Red Guy) they soon learn that they're not the only ones. | ||||||
| 8b | 8b | "The Cow with Four Eyes!" | David Feiss & Bill Burnett | Greg Emison | September 2, 1997 (1997-09-02) | 34-5377 |
| Cow has become the most popular student in school thanks to her new glasses. Jealous of this, Chicken decides to get some as well, leading up to an attempt to destroy a new school dungeon (which was actually a new swimming pool). | ||||||
| 9a | 9a | "Cow's Instincts... Don't It?" | Bill Burnett & Seth MacFarlane | Barrington Bunce | September 9, 1997 (1997-09-09) | 34-5367 |
| Cow believes that she has some form of herding instinct, which leads her to following a postman, ducks, fish and even soldiers. | ||||||
| 9b | 9b | "Ballerina Cow" | Bill Burnett | Monte Young | September 9, 1997 (1997-09-09) | 34-5380 |
| Cow has started taking up ballet, but due to her weight, she brings the house down (literally) fortunately, she finds someone to help her find fame, in the form of homewrecker Mr. Slacksoff (the Red Guy). | ||||||
| 10a | 10a | "Chicken's First Kiss" | Richard Pursel & Bill Burnett | Monte Young | September 16, 1997 (1997-09-16) | 34-5385 |
| After the girls beat the boys in a game of "Girls Chase Boys", Chicken is tormented by the claim that he is in love with a girl named Winey. This leads to Chicken having an anxiety attack over suffering from her "cooties". | ||||||
| 10b | 10b | "Squirt the Daisies" | Unknown | Greg Emison | September 16, 1997 (1997-09-16) | 34-5376 |
| While getting money to play on the arcade machines, Chicken is brought in by the Red Guy to play on a virtual reality machine. Games include "Kick the Can", "Duck, Duck, Goose" and Cow's favorite game, "Squirt the Daisies". He learns that just because these look like preschool games does not mean that they do not have an extreme twist. | ||||||
| 11a | 11a | "Lawnmower Chicken" | Richard Pursel | John Holmquist | September 23, 1997 (1997-09-23) | 34-5370 |
| Chicken tries to earn extra money by mowing the lawn of Mr. Devlin (the Red Guy). | ||||||
| 11b | 11b | "Cow Loves Piles" | Victor Ortado, Bill Burnett & Greg Emison | Barrington Bunce | September 23, 1997 (1997-09-23) | 34-5379 |
| Cow is with her family at the fair, where she takes her new doll, Piles the Beaver with her. When she loses Piles, Cow must chase after and recover him. | ||||||
| 12a | 12a | "Space Cow" | David Feiss, Seth MacFarlane & Bill Burnett | John Holmquist | September 30, 1997 (1997-09-30) | 34-5373 |
| As part of a school assignment, Cow and Chicken write essays on what jobs they want when they're older. Since Cow's essay won, she gets to live her dream as an astronaut, whereas the runner-up, Chicken, works at a supermarket. | ||||||
| 12b | 12b | "The Legend of Sailcat" | David Feiss & Bill Burnett | Nora Johnson | September 30, 1997 (1997-09-30) | 34-5382 |
| Chicken, Flem and Earl are camping with Flem's father. After Cow shows up, Flem's dad sings a story about a legend named Sailcat. | ||||||
| 13a | 13a | "Headhunting in Oregon" | David Feiss, Victor Ortado & Bill Burnett | Greg Emison | October 7, 1997 (1997-10-07) | 34-5383 |
| The family heads over to Oregon to find a tribe of head-hunters. Eventually, Chicken soon becomes the "hunted", especially when the Red Guy is their leader. | ||||||
| 13b | 13b | "The King and Queen of Cheese" | David Feiss, Gordon Coulthart & Bill Burnett | Nora Johnson | October 7, 1997 (1997-10-07) | 34-5399 |
| Cow heads over to Cornflake, Arkansas, where she tries to help Larry Lackapants (the Red Guy) become the king and queen of cheese. | ||||||
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Season 2 (1998)
13 half-hours of this season were produced from December 1997 to March 1998.[2] 13 more half-hours were produced from July to November 1998, splitting off into a third season.[2]
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| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Animation direction by | Written by | Storyboard by | Original air date [2] | Prod. code [2] |
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| 14a | 1a | "Fluffy the Anaconda" | Robert Alvarez | Story by: Bill Burnett | Nora Johnson | January 13, 1998 (1998-01-13) | 34-5651 |
| Cow adopts an anaconda, who proceeds to swallow the entire family. | |||||||
| 14b | 1b | "The Laughing Puddle" | Michael Longden | Bill Burnett | Don Shank | January 13, 1998 (1998-01-13) | 34-5656 |
| Chicken discovers a mysterious puddle that brings people in through laughter. | |||||||
| 15a | 2a | "Pirate Lessons (Capt. Butz Pirate)" "Captain Buzz Pirate"[2] | Ron Myrick | Bill Burnett | Dave Brain | January 20, 1998 (1998-01-20) | 34-5658 |
| Capt. Butz Pirate (the Red Guy) takes Cow and Chicken aboard to become pirates. | |||||||
| 15b | 2b | "Halloween with Dead Ghost, Coast to Coast" | Robert Alvarez | Story by: Richard Pursel | Don Shank | January 20, 1998 (1998-01-20) | 34-5654 |
| Following advice from Dead Ghost (the Red Guy spoofing Space Ghost) Cow and Chicken go trick-or-treating dressed as adults resembling their parents however the trick-or-treating does not go as planned as the town mistakes cow and chicken as grownups. | |||||||
| 16a | 3a | "Tongue Sandwich" | Dave Brain | Story by: Michael Ryan | Charlie Bean | January 27, 1998 (1998-01-27) | 34-5653 |
| A talkative Cow ends up with her tongue escaping after a sneeze. The tongue causes all sorts of mayhem which ends up with the law on his tail. | |||||||
| 16b | 3b | "Dream Date Chicken" | Brian Hogan | Story by: Richard Pursel | Chris Reccardi | January 27, 1998 (1998-01-27) | 34-5652 |
| Fed up with chores and his parents' rules, Chicken runs away from home to live the "bachelor lifestyle" of his cousin, Boneless Chicken. He falls in love with a beautiful girl and goes on a date with her. But at the end of the date, Chicken is arrested by the Red Guy for running away (so does his date for letting it happen) because Boneless called the police and knew he ran away. | |||||||
| 17a | 4a | "Sumo Cow" | Dave Brain and Robert Alvarez | Steve Marmel | Charlie Bean | February 3, 1998 (1998-02-03) | 34-5657 |
| Cow represents the school for sumo wrestling, and Chicken finds some advantage to this. | |||||||
| 17b | 4b | "Comet!" | Brian Hogan | Steve Marmel | Kurt Anderson | February 3, 1998 (1998-02-03) | 34-5666 |
| Chicken plays a comet prank during a field trip to an observatory, but the entire city thinks that the comet is real. | |||||||
| 18a | 5a | "Dirty Laundry" | Frank Weiss and Dave Brain | Steve Marmel | Butch Hartman | February 10, 1998 (1998-02-10) | 34-5660 |
| The school revamps their newspaper into a television news show with the help of Geraldo Rearviewa (the Red Guy) who uses Chicken to generate scandalous stories. | |||||||
| 18b | 5b | "Grizzly Beaver Safari" | Bill Reed | Story by: Richard Pursel | Chris Reccardi | February 10, 1998 (1998-02-10) | 34-5655 |
| Cow and Chicken are in Africa where they encounter wild animals such as the Grizzly Beaver. | |||||||
| 19a | 6a | "Boneless Kite" | Brian Hogan | Bill Burnett | David Feiss | February 17, 1998 (1998-02-17) | 34-5659 |
| Cow, Chicken and their cousin Boneless Chicken travel to the Lava Park, where they learn how to fly a kite. Unfortunately, when Baron Von Non-Leiderhosen (the Red Guy) loses his kite, he uses Boneless as one for a tug o' war contest. | |||||||
| 19b | 6b | "Which Came First?" | Bob Jaques | Michael Ryan | Nora Johnson | February 17, 1998 (1998-02-17) | 34-5662 |
| Chicken wakes up one morning and finds an egg underneath him (placed there by the Red Guy) this leads to him dressing up as a girl, as well as going out on a date with Flem and Earl. | |||||||
| 20a | 7a | "Buffalo Gals" | Ron Myrick | Story by : Bill Burnett Teleplay by : Michael Ryan | Vincent Waller | February 24, 1998 (1998-02-24) | 34-5661 |
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Cow and Chicken's house is invaded by a gang of lady bikers who like to chew on carpet and invite Cow into a game of softball.
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| 20b | 7b | "Cow and Chicken Reclining" | Robert Alvarez | Bill Burnett | Charlie Bean | February 24, 1998 (1998-02-24) | 34-5664 |
| While trying out Dad's lethal chair, both Cow and Chicken end up trapped inside. | |||||||
| 21a | 8a | "Free Inside!" | Dave Brain | Story by: Steve Marmel | Chris Reccardi | March 3, 1998 (1998-03-03) | 34-5665 |
| Chicken receives a credit card (which only has 25 cents worth of credit) inside his cereal. He and Cow are both stalked by the Red Guy over the fee they have to pay after purchasing some gum. | |||||||
| 21b | 8b | "Journey to the Center of Cow" | Brian Hogan | Michael Ryan | Don Shank | March 3, 1998 (1998-03-03) | 34-5663 |
| While trying out the Pork Butt catapult, Chicken is accidentally swallowed by Cow. Mom and Dad take her to a doctor (the Red Guy) and they must get Chicken back out before he journeys through all four of Cow's stomachs. | |||||||
| 22a | 9a | "The Karate Chick" | Dave Brain | Steve Marmel | Adam Burton | March 10, 1998 (1998-03-10) | 34-5668 |
| Chicken takes up karate lessons in order to get back at a school bully. | |||||||
| 22b | 9b | "Yard Sale" | Dave Brain and Brian Hogan | Michael Ryan | Don Shank | March 10, 1998 (1998-03-10) | 34-5667 |
| A simple yard sale leads to Cow and Chicken attempting to win back their lawn, which the Red Guy purchased. | |||||||
| 23a | 10a | "Meet Lance Sackless" | Joey Banaszkiewicz | Steve Marmel | Butch Hartman | March 17, 1998 (1998-03-17) | 34-5669 |
| Cow and Chicken attempt to get their home video sent to a big TV show in Canada, hosted by Lance Sackless (the Red Guy). | |||||||
| 23b | 10b | "Who's Afraid of the Dark?" | Robert Alvarez | Story by: Michael Ryan | Nora Johnson | March 17, 1998 (1998-03-17) | 34-5670 |
| Mom and Dad are worried about their children when they say they're not scared of the dark. So, they hire a scared Dr. Laxslax (the Red Guy) to solve the problem. | |||||||
| 24a | 11a | "The Bad News Plastic Surgeons" | Bill Reed | Michael Ryan | David Feiss | March 24, 1998 (1998-03-24) | 34-5671 |
| Cow and Chicken represent the school for Plastic Surgery, with Dr. Hiney (the Red Guy) under their wing. | |||||||
| 24b | 11b | "The Exchange Stüdent" | Ron Myrick | Michael Ryan | Charlie Bean | March 24, 1998 (1998-03-24) | 34-5672 |
| A student from a nearby town, Slappy McCracken, visits the school and develops a friendship with Cow. | |||||||
| 25a | 12a | "Child Star" | Dave Brain | Story by: Steve Marmel | Nora Johnson | March 31, 1998 (1998-03-31) | 34-5675 |
| Cow takes the starring role in Ivan Panced's (the Red Guy's) new movie, "Pretty Little Girl". | |||||||
| 25b | 12b | "Perpetual Energy" | Bill Reed | Steve Marmel | Don Dougherty | March 31, 1998 (1998-03-31) | 34-5673 |
| Cow and Chicken unwittingly create perpetual energy through spilling a junior chemistry set. This leads Rear Admiral Floyd (the Red Guy) to a get-rich scheme. | |||||||
| 26a | 13a | "Bad Chicken" | Brian Hogan | Steve Marmel | Butch Hartman | April 7, 1998 (1998-04-07) | 34-5674 |
| After Cow and Chicken tamper with the school photocopier, The Copy Fairy (the Red Guy) makes an evil version of Chicken through one of his copies. Evil Chicken soon runs rampant and it becomes up to Cow and Chicken to stop him and clear Chicken's name. | |||||||
| 26b | 13b | "Stay Awake" | Bill Reed | Story by: Michael Ryan | Chris Reccardi | April 7, 1998 (1998-04-07) | 34-5676 |
| Chicken ends up being hyperactive and having insomnia after consuming some caffeinated cereal. | |||||||
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Season 3 (1998–99)
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| No. overall [2] | No. in season | Title | Animation direction by | Story by | Storyboard by | Original air date | Prod. code [2] |
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| 27a | 1a | "Can Cow Come Out and Play?" | Dave Brain | David Feiss and Steve Marmel | Charlie Bean | September 1, 1998 (1998-09-01)[3] | 34-5701 |
| The Red Guy notices Cow has Crabs the Warthog, whereas he has the matching dollhouse. He tries to ask Mom if he can play with Cow, but she says she would not allow it "unless he was the last man on Earth". He attempts to lure the entire world's population (excluding Cow) into a free trailer. | |||||||
| 27b | 1b | "Horn Envy" | Bill Reed | Written by: David Feiss and Michael Ryan | Nora Johnson | September 1, 1998 (1998-09-01)[3] | 34-5702 |
| Cow is in love with a male student at school. She tries opening his heart to her by making bigger and better horns than the tiny ones she has got. | |||||||
| 28a | 2a | "Goin' My Way?" | Ron Myrick | Written by: David Feiss and Michael Ryan | David Feiss | September 8, 1998 (1998-09-08)[4] | 34-5703 |
| Mom and Dad pick up and then adopt a hitchhiker in the form of the Red Guy, much to the disappointment of Cow and Chicken. | |||||||
| 28b | 2b | "The Babysitter" | Robert Alvarez | Steve Marmel | Nora Johnson | September 8, 1998 (1998-09-08)[4] | 34-5707 |
| Mom and Dad have got to go out, leaving Cow to babysit Chicken, much to his disappointment. | |||||||
| 29a | 3a | "Cow Fly" | Rumen Petkov and Dave Brain | David Feiss and Michael Ryan | Chris Savino | September 15, 1998 (1998-09-15)[5] | 34-5705 |
| Cow avoids boredom by making friends with a fly, much to the annoyance of Chicken. | |||||||
| 29b | 3b | "Where Am I?" | Dave Brain | David Feiss and Michael Ryan | Bob Camp | September 15, 1998 (1998-09-15)[5] | 34-5705 |
| While on her way back inside for lunch, Cow ends up getting lost in the garden and starts to rely on survival instincts. | |||||||
| 30a | 4a | "Sergeant Weenie Arms" | Ron Myrick | Maxwell Atoms | Maxwell Atoms | September 22, 1998 (1998-09-22)[6] | 34-5711 |
| Chicken, Flem and Earl are trained by action figure, Sergeant Weenie Arms, to become weenie marines like him. | |||||||
| 30b | 4b | "Sow and Chicken" | Rumen Petkov | Sherri Schrader | John Holmquist | September 22, 1998 (1998-09-22)[6] | 34-5709 |
| Cow and Chicken's anarchic cousin, Sow, comes over for a visit. When she comes over to school, Cow ends up taking the blame for Sow's misguided actions. | |||||||
| 31a | 5a | "Me an' My Dog" "Me & My Dog"[2] | Robert Alvarez | Pilar Feiss and Michael Ryan | David Feiss | September 29, 1998 (1998-09-29)[7] | 34-5704 |
| Cow adopts an invisible dog as a pet. | |||||||
| 31b | 5b | "Cow's Dream Catcher" | Bill Reed | David Feiss and Steve Marmel | Charlie Bean | September 29, 1998 (1998-09-29)[7] | 34-5710 |
| A night in the tree house turns into a nightmare for Chicken, Flem, and Earl when they break Cow's dream catcher. | |||||||
| 32a | 6a | "Grandma at the Mall" | Bill Reed | David Feiss and Michael Ryan | Nora Johnson | October 6, 1998 (1998-10-06)[8] | 34-5717 |
| Grandmama takes Cow and Chicken over to a mall, where they attempt to find a Grampa. While this old-timer is blind as a bat, Chicken uses this to his advantage in order to spend time with best buddies, Flem and Earl. | |||||||
| 32b | 6b | "Chicken in the Bathroom" | Brian Hogan | Jeff Kwitney | Marc Perry | October 6, 1998 (1998-10-06)[8] | 34-5712 |
| Chicken hates taking a bath, so he just lies in the tub. Cow, Mom, and Dad are all desperate to use the toilet and attempt to persuade Chicken to take his bath. | |||||||
| 33a | 7a | "Chickens Don't Fly" | Robert Alvarez | Gary Wilson | Maxwell Atoms | October 13, 1998 (1998-10-13)[9] | 34-5715 |
| While waiting to board a plane for his and Cow's visit to Brunei, Chicken suddenly has a fear of flying. | |||||||
| 33b | 7b | "P.E." | Michael Longden | David Feiss and Steve Marmel | Lynne Naylor | October 13, 1998 (1998-10-13)[9] | 34-5714 |
| Chicken, Flem and Earl are on their first day of junior high school, where in P.E, they play dodgeball. While they are in the showers, their clothes are stolen. | |||||||
| 34a | 8a | "Playin' Hookie" | Dave Brain | David Feiss and Steve Marmel | David Feiss | October 20, 1998 (1998-10-20)[10] | 34-5713 |
| Realizing that he has failed to study for a math test, Chicken pretends he is sick, and tries anything to prove it to Mom and Dad. When he is found out, he is sent back to school, only to realize that the math teacher has fallen ill and the test was subsequently replaced by a Chocolate test, which the class thoroughly enjoys. | |||||||
| 34b | 8b | "Chicken Lips" | Rumen Petkov | Gary Wilson | Lynne Naylor | October 20, 1998 (1998-10-20)[10] | 34-5708 |
| Unlike Cow, Chicken cannot whistle, and he tries to get lessons from Professor Hineybottom (the Red Guy). | |||||||
| 35a | 9a | "The Day I Was Born" | Robert Alvarez | David Feiss and Michael Ryan | Nora Johnson | October 27, 1998 (1998-10-27)[11] | 34-5716 |
| Cow attempts to learn about the day she was born, despite mixed views and opinions. | |||||||
| 35b | 9b | "Factory Follies" | Brian Hogan | Vincent Davis, Sami Rank and Michael Ryan | Nora Johnson | October 27, 1998 (1998-10-27)[11] | 34-5722 |
| The Red Guy works as a slave-driving boss of a factory. When he tries to celebrate his birthday, his employees do not come, so he decides to liven things up for himself. | |||||||
| 36a | 10a | "101 Uses for Cow and Chicken" "Uses For Cow & Chicken"[2] | David Brain | David Feiss and Michael Ryan | Lynne Naylor | November 3, 1998 (1998-11-03)[12] | 34-5720 |
| After playing with a price tagging gun at a supermarket, Cow and Chicken are purchased by the Red Guy. | |||||||
| 36b | 10b | "Intelligent Life?" | Rumen Petkov | David Feiss and Michael Ryan | Greg Miller | November 3, 1998 (1998-11-03)[12] | 34-5718 |
| Using a home-made rocket, Cow travels to a distant planet, where she meets up with the Red Guy, who claims to be an alien. She takes him back to Earth, where he claims that the solution to the world's problems lies in puppets. | |||||||
| 37a | 11a | "Be Careful What You Wish For" | Dave Brain | Steve Marmel | Paul McEvoy | November 10, 1998 (1998-11-10)[13] | 34-5721 |
| Chicken's wish for Cow to shut up comes true. When he is run over by a truck, he regrets it after being sentenced to 50 years in prison for jaywalking (although the truck driver was at fault) and Cow refuses to clear his name. | |||||||
| 37b | 11b | "Lost at Sea" | Bill Reed | David Feiss and Michael Ryan | Carey Yost | November 10, 1998 (1998-11-10)[13] | 34-5725 |
| Flem and Earl wake up naked and stranded in a hot ocean. They remember the great moments and dreams they've had together, even with help from the Red Guy. | |||||||
| 38a | 12a | "Night of the Ed!" | Brian Hogan | David Feiss and Michael Ryan | Maxwell Atoms | November 17, 1998 (1998-11-17)[14] | 34-5729 |
| The family have a new pet in the form of a wild jackal named Ed. | |||||||
| 38b | 12b | "Cow's Pie" | Robert Alvarez | Genndy Tartakovsky | Genndy Tartakovsky | November 17, 1998 (1998-11-17)[14] | 34-5726 |
| Cow tries to persuade Chicken to eat her newly-baked pie. | |||||||
| 39a | 13a | "Professor Longhorn Steer" | Brian Hogan | Michael Ryan & David Feiss | David Feiss | May 3, 1999 (1999-05-03) | 34-5727 |
| In an unsuccessful attempt to prove to Cow and Chicken that the Earth is flat, Dad brings in his brother, Professor Longhorn Steer, to teach them proper education. | |||||||
| 39b | 13b | "A Couple of Skating Fools" | Robert Alvarez | David Feiss & Michael Ryan | Lynne Naylor | May 3, 1999 (1999-05-03) | 34-5723 |
| Chicken and Earl compete against Flem and the Red Guy in a figure skating contest. Unfortunately, when Earl is left injured, Chicken tries to find another way to win. | |||||||
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Season 4 (1999)
Episodes 40, 42–44, & 48 were shown as part of a special promotion called "Smelly Telly", where viewers could use scratch and sniff cards to smell certain odors at different parts of the episodes, as instructed on screen.[15]
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| No. overall [2] | No. in season | Title | Animation direction by | Story by | Storyboard by | Original air date | Prod. code [2] |
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| 40a | 1a | "Chachi, the Chewing Gum Seal" | Brian Hogan | Maxwell Atoms | Maxwell Atoms | April 26, 1999 (1999-04-26) | 34-5732 |
| In order to prove to Chicken that she is artistic, Cow creates a seal out of chewing gum. Eventually, she wishes that her work of art, affectionately named Chachi, could live, which soon becomes a reality (and then a nightmare when the seal badmouths Cow). | |||||||
| 40b | 1b | "Black Sheep of the Family" | Dave Brain | David Feiss & Michael Ryan | Bob Camp | April 26, 1999 (1999-04-26) | 34-5734 |
| Cow and Chicken's cousin, Black Sheep (who lives up to both sides of his name) has come over for a visit. This is a problem for Mom and Dad, who both run away for the duration of his visit. | |||||||
| 41a | 2a | "The Full Mounty" | Ron Myrick | David Feiss & Michael Ryan | Carey Yost | May 4, 1999 (1999-05-04) | 34-5728 |
| It's "Bring Your Kid to Work" Day, and Cow and Chicken are with Dad at his office, but a Canadian Mountie (the Red Guy) constantly stalks the siblings around the entire building. | |||||||
| 41b | 2b | "Mall Cop" | Robert Alvarez | Nora Johnson & Steve Marmel | Nora Johnson | May 4, 1999 (1999-05-04) | 34-5731 |
| Shopping at the mall becomes a problem for Cow when she and Chicken are pursued by a Mall Cop (the Red Guy) for supposed shoplifting. | |||||||
| 42a | 3a | "Cow's Toys" | Bill Reed | Written by: Steve Marmel & Michael Ryan | David Feiss | April 28, 1999 (1999-04-28) | 34-5724 |
| Cow's favorite toys, Crabs the Warthog, Piles the Beaver and Manure the Bear, make their escape out of the house on their own quest: to find "Maiden Hong Kong". | |||||||
| 42b | 3b | "I Scream, Man" | Brian Hogan | Gary Wilson | David Feiss | April 28, 1999 (1999-04-28) | 34-5719 |
| Arbor Day is coming, and Cow and Chicken want some ice cream from the ice cream man (the Red Guy). | |||||||
| 43a | 4a | "Cloud Nine" | Bill Reed | Scott Morse | Scott Morse | April 29, 1999 (1999-04-29) | 34-5733 |
| Chicken wants to ride on a kiddie's jet stationed outside a hardware store, but when he gets the money from Cow, it gets taken away. | |||||||
| 43b | 4b | "Send in the Clowns" | Robert Alvarez & Ron Myrick | Fred Belford & David Feiss | Carey Yost | April 29, 1999 (1999-04-29) | 34-5735 |
| Dad cannot get along with his new neighbors, who happen to be clowns. Cow falls in love with the clown son when it is learned they go to the same school. | |||||||
| 44a | 5a | "The Big Move" | Brian Hogan | David Feiss & Michael Ryan | Bob Camp | April 27, 1999 (1999-04-27) | 34-5735 |
| Cow and Chicken are moving to a new home, and remember the great moments they've had at their old house. | |||||||
| 44b | 5b | "Cow's Magic Blanket" | Dave Brain | David Feiss & Michael Ryan | Maxwell Atoms | April 27, 1999 (1999-04-27) | 34-5740 |
| Cow still has a security blanket (which happens to be Supercow's cape), but Chicken objects to her still carrying around such an item at her age, which leads to it being thrown out on the way to school. While Cow is depressed, the principal (the Red Guy) decides to torment Flem and Earl. | |||||||
| 45a | 6a | "Snail Boy" | Ron Myrick | David Feiss & Michael Ryan | Bob Camp | May 5, 1999 (1999-05-05) | 34-5744 |
| Cow and Chicken's cousin, Snail Boy is coming to their school. He has proven to humiliate them in some ways, such as becoming a model for figure drawing. | |||||||
| 45b | 6b | "The Penalty Wheel" | Dave Brain | David Feiss & Michael Ryan | Nora Johnson | May 5, 1999 (1999-05-05) | 34-5739 |
| Cow, Chicken, Flem and Earl are all competing in a game show called "You Ben Panced?" hosted by Benjamin Panced (the Red Guy). The challenges are virtually impossible to complete in such a short period of time, resulting in the losers spinning the penalty wheel. | |||||||
| 46a | 7a | "Invisible Cow" | Brian Hogan | David Feiss and Michael Ryan | Arthur Filloy | May 7, 1999 (1999-05-07)[16] | 34-5742 |
| After being sold an invisibility potion by the Red Guy, Cow really believes she is invisible, despite not drinking it. She goes on to cause trouble, in which she, somehow, gets away with. | |||||||
| 46b | 7b | "Monster in the Closet" | Robert Alvarez | David Feiss and Michael Ryan | Nora Johnson | May 7, 1999 (1999-05-07)[16] | 34-5745 |
| Cow befriends a scary looking monster that lives in her bedroom closet. | |||||||
| 47a | 8a | "Chicken's Fairy Tale" | Rumen Petkov | David Feiss & Michael Ryan | Bob Camp & David Feiss | May 6, 1999 (1999-05-06) | 34-5746 |
| Chicken, Flem and Earl find a beanstalk in the back garden, and it soon follows a story in the style of Jack and the Beanstalk. | |||||||
| 47b | 8b | "Magic Chicken" | Bill Reed | David Feiss & Michael Ryan | Pat Ventura & David Feiss | May 6, 1999 (1999-05-06) | 34-5747 |
| Chicken hosts a magic show in front of his friends and family. It soon becomes no laughing matter when he makes Cow's udder disappear, which ends up on the Red Guy. | |||||||
| 48a | 9a | "Major Wedgie" | Bill Reed | David Feiss & Michael Ryan | David Feiss | April 30, 1999 (1999-04-30) | 34-5737 |
| Mom and Dad tell Cow and Chicken how they first met. This involves boot camp and a grumpy superior named Major Wedgie (the Red Guy). | |||||||
| 48b | 9b | "The Loneliest Cow" | Dave Brain | David Feiss & Michael Ryan | Maxwell Atoms | April 30, 1999 (1999-04-30) | 34-5751 |
| In an effort to escape loneliness, Cow befriends an orange tree stationed in the back garden, much to Chicken's disgust. | |||||||
| 49a | 10a | "Cow's Horse" | Ron Myrick | David Feiss & Michael Ryan | Nora Johnson | June 18, 1999 (1999-06-18)[17] | 34-5750 |
| Cow adopts a horse named Blackie, much to the disapproval of Chicken, Mom, and Dad. | |||||||
| 49b | 10b | "Red Butler" | Robert Alvarez | David Feiss & Michael Ryan | Carey Yost | July 16, 1999 (1999-07-16)[18] | 34-5748 |
| A butler named Hiney (the Red Guy) comes over to serve Cow and Chicken, even in school time. | |||||||
| 50a | 11a | "Cow's a Beauty" | Bill Reed | David Feiss & Michael Ryan | Arthur Filloy | June 18, 1999 (1999-06-18) | 34-5743 |
| The Red Guy attempts to enter Cow into a beauty pageant. | |||||||
| 50b | 11b | "Piano Lessons" | Rumen Petkov | David Feiss & Michael Ryan | Paul McEvoy | June 18, 1999 (1999-06-18) | 34-5749 |
| The Red Guy teaches Cow and Chicken piano lessons in the hopes that they perform well to a sell-out audience. | |||||||
| 51a | 12a | "Duck, Duck Chicken!" | Brian Hogan | David Feiss & Steve Marmel | David Feiss | July 16, 1999 (1999-07-16)[18] | 34-5736 |
| Dr. Hiney (the Red Guy) gives Chicken surgery, transforming him into a duck. | |||||||
| 51b | 12b | "The Great Pantzini" | Dave Brain | David Feiss & Michael Ryan | Paul McEvoy | July 16, 1999 (1999-07-16)[18] | 34-5741 |
| Cow and Chicken are sent to join the Great Pantzini (the Red Guy's) circus. He originally has Cow as a trapeze artist, and Chicken as a fire eater, but then settles to have them in as clowns. | |||||||
| 52a | 13a | "The Cow and Chicken Blues" | Bill Reed | David Feiss & Michael Ryan | David Feiss | August 13, 1999 (1999-08-13)[19] | 34-5730 |
| Cow and Chicken are feeling down, and visit their next door neighbor, who happens to be a famous blues musician. Through song, he tells them a wild tale. | |||||||
| 52b | 13b | "The Ballad of Cow and Chicken" | Dave Brain | David Feiss & Michael Ryan | David Feiss | August 13, 1999 (1999-08-13)[19] | 34-5752 |
| Teacher, Flem, and Earl sing a ballad, which involves Cow and Chicken being pursued by the Red Guy. | |||||||
Close
- in "Field Trip to Folsom Prison", "The Girl's Bathroom", "Supermodel Cow", "Part Time Job", "Who Is Supercow?", "Confused", "Happy Meat", "Orthodontic Police", "The Cow with Four Eyes!", "Cow's Instincts... Don't It?", "Ballerina Cow", "Lawnmower Chicken", "Space Cow", "Headhunting in Oregon", and "The King and Queen of Cheese"
- "WebVoyage". cocatalog.loc.gov. Retrieved 18 September 2019.
- Feiss, David (January 12, 2000). "Episode Guide: Cow and Chicken and I Am Weasel". Archived from the original on December 12, 2006. Retrieved 23 January 2020.
- "Smelly Telly". Cartoon Network. Archived from the original on May 8, 1999. Retrieved 2012-12-28.