Oggy and the Cockroaches
| Oggy and the Cockroaches | |
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Oggy (left) with Dee Dee, Marky, and Joey
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| Genre |
Comedy Slapstick Action Adventure |
| Created by | |
| Developed by | Marc du Pontavice |
| Directed by | Olivier Jean-Marie |
| Country of origin | France |
| Original language(s) | Interjection |
| No. of seasons | 4 |
| No. of episodes | 269 (list of episodes) |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) | Marc du Pontavice |
| Producer(s) | Marc du Pontavice |
| Running time | 7 minutes per episode |
| Production company(s) |
Gaumont Film Company Xilam |
| Release | |
| Original network | France 3 (France) |
| Picture format | (SDTV) (Season 1–3) (HDTV) (Season 4) (UHDTV [4K]) (Seasons 5-7) |
| Original release | September 6, 1998 – present |
| Chronology | |
| Followed by | Zig & Sharko |
| External links | |
| Website | |
Oggy and the Cockroaches (known as Oggy et les Cafards in French, often referred to as Oggy) is a French animated comedy series produced by Xilam and Gaumont Film Company.
The show centers on Oggy, an anthropomorphic blue cat, who would prefer to spend his days contentedly watching television and eating - if not for the three roaches in the household: Joey, Dee Dee and Marky (named after members of the punk group Ramones). The trio seems 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 humour, 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. Since dialogue is kept to a minimum, the humour is entirely visual.
An album, Oggy et les Cafards : Le Show du Chat, was released in France on CD and for digital download on 6 September 2010.
A CD drama, Oggy et les Cafards Volume 1, was released in France on CD and for digital download in October, 2012. It contains narrations of five episodes by Anthony Kavanagh.
A French comic series is adapted from the cartoon, first started out in 2010. It is published by Dargaud, written by Diego Aranega, drawn and colourised by Frévin, also known as Sylvain Frécon.
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