Oggy and the Cockroaches

Oggy and the Cockroaches

The poster from Season 4 containing some of the characters including, Oggy, Joey, Dee Dee, Olivia, Marky, Jack, Bob, Monica and Lady K

Original title(s)
Oggy et les cafards

Alternate title(s)
Oggy et les cafards

Genre
AnimationSlapstick comedyAction and Adventure

Created by
Jean-Yves Raimbaud

Developed by
Marc du Pontavice

Directed by
Olivier-Jean Marie

Starring
Hugues Le Bars (seasons 1-4)Michel Elias (in the episode "Chatter Box")

Music by
Hughes Lebars (Seasons 1-4)  Herve Levandier (Seasons 1-2)  Vincent Artaud (Seasons 5-present)

Composer(s)
Hervé Lavandier

Country of origin
French

No. of seasons
7

No. of episodes
504

Executive producer(s)
Marc du Pontavice (also as Producer)

Production

Producer(s)
Marc du Pontavice

Running time
7 minutes per segment (21 total minutes per 3 segments per episode)

Production company(s)
Gaumont Film CompanyXilam

Release

Original network
France 3

Picture format
(SDTV) (Season 1–3)(HDTV) (Season 4)(UHDTV [4K]) (Season 5)

Original release
September 6, 1998

Chronology

Followed by
*Space Goofs*

***Oggy and the Cockroaches*** (known as ***Oggy et les Cafards*** in French, often referred to as **Oggy**) is a French animated comedy series that was produced by Xilam and Gaumont Film Company.

Synopsis
The show centers on Oggy, an anthropomorphic blue cat, who would prefer to spend his days contentedly watching television and eating along with his cousin, Jack, if not for the trio of cockroaches in the household, Joey, Dee Dee and Marky (named after members of the punk group Ramones).
They seem to enjoy making Oggy's life miserable, which involves mischief ranging from (in most cases) plundering his refrigerator to such awkward things like hijacking the train Oggy just boarded. Oggy usually finds creatures accompanying him to the end of the episode, such as crabs, clams, a horse, a very technologically advanced child, a puppy, and an octopus. However, it's not always Oggy who wins.
The cartoon relies on slapstick humor, much like its "ancestor", *Tom and Jerry*, only amplifying the level of extremities up a notch. While traditional slapstick cartoon characters prefer dropping anvils and pianos on each other, this show sometimes uses buses or submarines. Despite these, however, most gags are easily accessible and enjoyable for younger viewers and older audiences (all ages). Since dialogue is kept to a minimum, the humor is entirely visual.

Episodes
*Main article: Oggy and the Cockroaches episode list*
Upcoming* Season 6 and 7 will have a mix of new stories and full remakes of classic ones from seasons 1 and 2.

Controversy* Oggy and the Cockroaches marks as the longest running Xilam cartoon ever, beating Space Goofs in 2009, and the only cartoon to have the most, seasons (7).
* Oggy and the Cockroaches, along with The Magician, Shuriken School and Space Goofs, are the only Xilam cartoons to air in the USA.
* At some point, after the show started its YouTube channel, it got critically regarded and panned because of the similarities with Tom and Jerry, even if the purpose of the show was to revive animation's golden age's humor.
* On March 14, 2015, TMZ reported that a young viewer pointed out a brief image of a topless woman in Oggy's trailer shown in the episode "(Un)Happy Camper!" (when Oggy enters said trailer after Joey switches the oil and water signs), which was broadcast on Nickelodeon in the United States on the same day with some parents complaining about the incident to the network.
	+ The image was replaced by a landscape picture, when it was aired on YouTube.
	+ After that happened, Xilam remade the first three seasons to avoid racy and hazardous behaviours as much as possible, including replacing female characters and items.

External Links* Oggy and the Cockroaches Wiki