Sagwa, the Chinese Siamese Cat

***Sagwa, the Chinese Siamese Cat*** is the name of a siamese cat in the children's book, _Sagwa the Chinese Siamese Cat_ by Amy Tan. Sagwa's popularity with children prompted a Canadian educational animated series of the same name on PBS Kids. In the series of the same name that is otherwise referred to as _Sagwa_ for short, which is set circa 1900 during the Qing dynasty, Sagwa has fun in her day-to-day life while teaching the Chinese language and learning valuable life lessons. The show is notable for its setting and messages about family and loyalty.

## Voice cast

- Holly G. Frankel as Sagwa Miao
- Oliver Grainger as Dongwa Miao
- Jesse Vinet as Sheegwa Miao
- Rick Jones as Fu-Fu
- Arthur Holden as Baba Miao
- Ellen David as Mama Miao
- Hiro Kanagawa as The Foolish Magistrate
- Khaira Ledeyo as Tai-Tai
- Kathy Tsoi as Ba-Do
- Leanne Adachi as Luk-Do
- Rosa Yee as Huang-Do
- Raugi Yu as the Cook
- Russell Yuen as the Reader
- Sonja Ball as Nai-Nai
- Neil Shee as Yeh-Yeh
- Cameron Ansell as Fam

### Cast notes

- Holly G. Frankel, Oliver Grainger, Cameron Ansell and Sonja Ball previously worked together on two other animated series: _Arthur_ and _Mona the Vampire_. Grainger & Ansell are the original voices of D.W. Read in _Arthur_.

## Episodes

- 101 "How Sagwa Got Her Colors" (Sprout & PBS Kids)
- 102 "New Year's Clean Up" / "Firefly Nights"
- 103 "Royal Cats" / "Acrobat Cats"
- 104 "Tung, the Singing Cricket" / "Sagwa's Lucky Bat"
- 105 "Cat Burglar" / "Sagwa's Good Deed"
- 106 "Harvest Festival Race" / "The Foolish Magistrate's New Robes"
- 107 "Fur Cut" / "Magistrate Loses His Post"
- 108 "Sagwa's Swan Song" / "Tribal Cats"
- 109 "Stinky Tofu" / "Cat and Mouse"
- 110 "The Foolish Magistrate's Aching Tooth" / "Sheegwa and the Blizzard"
- 111 "By the Light of the Moon" / "Treasure Hunters"
- 112 "Fraidy Cats" / "The Tortoise and the Cat"
- 113 "Cats of a Different Class" / "Alley Cat Opera"
- 114 "Fu-Fu and the Whistling Pigeon" / "Princess Sheegwa"
- 115 "Ciao, Meow" / "Sagwa Rules"
- 116 "Explorer's Club" / "Time for Everything"
- 117 "Not-So-Purrfect Patient" / "Comic Opera"
- 118 "Panda-monium" / "Festival of Lanterns"
- 119 "Snagged by a Thread" / "Master of Mistakes"
- 120 "Collar of Time" / "The Birds, the Bees, and the Silkworms"
- 121 "Invention By Mistake" / "Dongwa the Sailor"
- 122 "New Cook in the Kitchen" / "Cool Fu-Fu"
- 123 "Tough Guy Dongwa" / "The Competition"
- 124 "Lord of the Fleas" / "A Precious Gift"
- 125 "My Fair Kitty" / "The Favorite"
- 126 "Tea for Two Monkeys" / "Luck Be a Bat"
- 127 "Sagwa the Stray" / "...And Action"
- 128 "Ba-Do and the Lantern Festival" / "Fu-Fu's Full Moon Flight"
- 129 "A Catfish Tale" / "Wedding Day Mess"
- 130 "Spreading Rumors" / "Up, Up and Away"
- 131 "The Jade Rabbit" / "Dongwa's Best Friend"
- 132 "The Zodiac Zoo" / "The Four Dragons"
- 133 "Lost and Found" / "Three Graces"
- 134 "All Grown Up!" / "The Cat and the Wind!"
- 135 "Too Close for Comfort! / Sister Act!*
- 136 *Sick Day / The Name Game"
- 137 *Shei-Hu's Secret / Homesick Jun"
- 138 *The Return of the Rat / Great Balls of Fire*
- 139 *Catsitter / On the Run"
- 140 "Cha-Siu Bow Wow/Mutt That Would Be King"

## Other websites

- Sagwa's author Amy Tan's Homepage

## Infobox (television)

- **runtime**: 27 minutes
- **creator**: Amy Tan
- **director**: Joseph Jacques
- **producer**: Léon G. Arcand
- **voices**: Holly G. Frankel
Oliver Grainger
Jesse Vinet
Rick Jones (voice actor), Rick Jones
Arthur Holden
Ellen David
Hiro Kanagawa
Khaira Ledeyo
Kathy Tsoi
Leanne Adachi
Rosa Yee
Raugi Yu
Russell Yuen
- **country**: Canada
United States
- **language**: English
Chinese
- **company**: CinéGroupe
Sesame Workshop
- **network**: TVOKids (Canada)
PBS Kids (USA)
- **num episodes**: 40 (79 segments)
- **executive producer**: * Jacques Pettigrew
* George Daugherty
* Michel Lemire