Cathy (TV special)
| Cathy | |
|---|---|
| Created by | Cathy Guisewite |
| Written by | Cathy Guisewite |
| Directed by | Evert Brown |
| Voices of |
Kathleen Wilhoite Robert F. Paulsen Allison Argo Shirley Mitchell Emily Levine Gregg Berger Desiree Goyette William L. Guisewite Robert Towers |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) | Lee Mendelson |
| Producer(s) | Bill Melendez |
| Editor(s) | Chuck McCann Julie Gustafson Warren Taylor |
| Camera setup | Nick Vasu |
| Running time | 24 minutes |
| Production company(s) | Mendelson–Melendez Productions Universal Press Syndicate |
| Release | |
| Original network | CBS |
| Original release | May 15, 1987 |
| Chronology | |
| Followed by | Cathy's Last Resort |
Cathy is a 1987 animated television special based on the Cathy comic strip by Cathy Guisewite. It features Kathleen Wilhoite as the voice of Cathy Andrews, and was written by Guisewite, executive-produced by Lee Mendelson, produced by Bill Melendez, and directed by Evert Brown.
The special won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Animated Program. It was followed by Cathy's Last Resort and Cathy's Valentine.
Cathy Andrews is an unmarried woman who dreams of having both a career as president of a conglomerate and a relationship with "Mr. Right," a man who is sensitive, nurturing and sexy. While claiming the 1980s are a golden age to be single, she is envious seeing her friends becoming engaged in droves. She justifies her casual relationship with a man named Irving to her mother, but everyone is disappointed Irving will not be attending her workplace awards ceremony, where Cathy is nominated for employee of the year. One Saturday night, she visits Irving's apartment, to find he is entertaining another woman, Brenda. Although both women storm out on Irving, Cathy returns, and Irving attempts to explain himself. Despite momentarily thinking the affair was brief, Cathy looks into Irving's refrigerator and finds butter on a plate, lasagna and ice trays filled, and realizes it has gone on for weeks.
Cathy's friend Andrea takes her out to look for another man, despite her mother's insistence she stay in the apartment and wait for Irving to call. When Cathy returns, she is disappointed to find her answering machine blank. After a failed attempt to look through personal ads, she accepts a blind date, but Andrea drives the man away with mace when he arrives, sees them both, and jokes about having two women. When Irving calls to get his possessions back, Cathy tells him to meet her at the awards ceremony, where she wins employee of the year. They then dance.
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