Cartoon Network Hall of Fame: Courage the Cowardly Dog Season One

I've tried to go back and watch many of the old cartoons I watched when I was a child. Most of them have not held up. The stories are too repetitive and the jokes are often couched in pop culture that has quickly faded from memory. Courage the Cowardly Dog is one of the few series that I've actually appreciated more through revisiting. The show is driven by the three main characters (Courage and his owners, Eustace and Muriel), who each episode encounter some horror that certainly is not expected of ordinary animated fare. Many episodes are pulled out of classic science-fiction, fantasy or horror, but the source material is never used as a crutch for jokes; each episode manages to adopt the story as its own. Nothing on TV ever scared me the way this series did, but few series will be remembered more fondly. There might be no other cartoons that can match the excellent balance of gravitas and humor that keep Courage fresh even a decade after its debut. Hopefully the other seasons will soon make their way to DVD.

I just received my DVD set yesterday and am watching it now. It's great to finally own a little bit of Courage. First, note that this item, the Cartoon Network Hall of Fame set, is the US, Region 1 release, NOT the PAL release (some reviews for the Australian DVDs got combined with this; disregard those reviews as they do not apply), so it will play on American DVD players with no trouble. I can confirm that there are no special features; the DVDs are pretty no frills, sporting only the episodes and the option to turn closed captioning (English only) on or off. Nonetheless, it is nicely presented, and although I'm no expert in picture quality, the video looks great to me. Both discs are packaged in one standard plastic case, and this case comes inside a shiny cardboard sleeve. Onto the meat: the episodes. This is the full first season, 13 full episodes (so 26 sub-episodes) on 2 discs. The playtime is listed at 286 minutes. Again, there are no extras. It would have been nice to see at least the pilot, but we can hope for that to be included in the other seasons (which I dearly hope will be released as well). I'm just happy to have such classic Courage moments as Welcome to the Katz Motel, Freaky Fred, Shirley the Medium, The Hunchback of Nowhere, King Ramses' Curse, Little Muriel, and many others in my grasp. If that's what you're looking for too, you'll be pleased with this DVD set. For those who are new to the series, it follows the adventures of Courage, a little dog with a big heart when it comes to his owner, the elderly Muriel (and her jerk of a husband, Eustace). They live in a little house in the middle of Nowhere, where, as the announcer in the opening of each episode states, "freeeaky stuff happens." Courage constantly risks his hide to save the two unwitting humans from certain doom. The series is whimsical, quirky, and creepy, full of both memorable characters and solid humor. It's one both parents and children alike will enjoy - my mother, little sisters, and I used to watch it all the time when I was younger. Full DVD list (it's been noted before, but heck, I'll type it up to make this review complete): First disc: 1. A Night at the Katz Motel / Cajun Granny Stew 2. The Shadow of Courage / Dr. Le Quack 3. Courage Meets Bigfoot / Hothead 4. The Demon in the Mattress / Freaky Fred 5. Night of the Weremole / Mother's Day 6. The Duck Brothers / Shirley the Medium 7. King Ramses' Curse / The Clutching Foot 8. The Hunchback of Nowhere / The Gods Must Be Goosey Second disc: 9. Queen of the Black Puddle / Everyone Wants to Direct 10. The Snowman Cometh / The Precious, Wonderful, Adorable, Lovable Ducking 11. Heads of Beef / Klub Katz 12. The Revenge of the Chicken from Outer Space / Journey to the Center of Nowhere 13. Little Muriel / The Great Fusilli

I love it

From the unique story plots to the detailed animations, this cartoon was number one in my child hood. This cartoon has been one of my all-time favorites as a child. This cartoon is about a dog named Courage who lives in "Nowhere",Kansas yet everyone and everything seems to be connected to this place between the evil creatures and monsters that constantly wreak havoc on Courage and vast characters created. Don't be fooled by his name almost anything scares him, but in almost every episode his has to build up "Courage" to save his family. The story lines in the various episodes of this cartoon are great and sometimes completely strange, but that's what makes it great! I just hope that Cartoon Network will release more if not the rest of these seasons because I know I will definitely want to watch them again in later years.

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Courage the cowardly dog is one of the best cartoons to have ever come on cartoon network. This first season is, really funny and good for everyone to enjoy. I bought it as a gift to my dad sense one of my fondness memories is watching Courage with him as a child. He loved it and its a good price sense this is now harder to find at stores. Came fast and saved me the hassle of looking for it

Bought this a while back before the complete series was released

This was my all time favorite cartoon as a kid. It did not air for many episodes and went off air completely in the us in like 2009. Like with other shows its a shame only season 1 was ever released on dvd. This wasnt just a cartoon it was Art. Courage was not really a comical cartoon however Eustace Bagge provides some comic relief its more a horror show. Courage always saving that old woman and the Farm they lived on from danger in Nowhere Kansas. It is often somewhat scary and sad.

No hay otra animación que pueda presumir tener el estatus de parteaguas en el campo del terror sobrenatural como lo tuvieron Mulder y Scully en los X-Files en series live-action y Coraje lo consigue. Su primera temporada es probablemente la mejor asi que para sus fans y aquellos amantes de las mejores animaciones es una incorporación necesaria para sus colecciones. Yo en lo personal lo adoro mas que a Scooby-Doo y ya es mucho decir

I used to watch this when I was little and loved it. It was quite scary but now it dosen't scare me. Each episode is just a classic. You could not say anything bad about this, so do yourself a favor and buy this NOW!!!! The person giving this 1 Star just that it won't play. The reason is that your DVD is set to region 2 but some you can change the region.

Great DVD it’s sealed and arrived in time.

How can we not love the adventures of this adorable pup? This was one of my fav cartoon. I love the atmosphere, the characters,the music etc. Unique and original !

Much appreciated by young fan of horror/gothic stories. Dark and funny cartoons - niche stuff, but good.