Draft:Oggy the Cat

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Oggy the Cat
Oggy and the Cockroaches/Oggy Oggy/Oggy and the Cockroaches: Next Generation character
First appearance	Bitter Chocolate (1998)
Created by	Jean-Yves Raimbaud
Voiced by	Hugues Le Bars
In-universe information
Species	House cat
Gender	Male
Family	Olivia (spouse)
Relatives	Unnamed grandma Monica (twin sister) Unnamed parents
Nationality	French

Oggy the Cat is a French cartoon character and one of four titular protagonists (the others being the Cockroaches) in Xilam Animation's Oggy and the Cockroaches. Created by Jean-Yves Raimbaud in 1998.

History

Oggy alongside the Cockroaches would make their first appearance in Space Goofs episode "Venus Junior" on September 20, 1997 as they would appear in the television as a parody of Tom and Jerry.

Oggy would make his debut in his very own series in Bitter Chocolate on September 6, 1998. He is continuously after The Cockroaches, for whom he sets traps, many of which backfire and cause damage to him rather than Them. His screams were provided by Hugues Le Bars. Le Bars's recordings of Oggy were later used as a stock sound effect for other Xilam cartoon characters, including Zig and Sharko.

in 1999, Xilam bought current productions from Gaumont, including Oggy, and also partnered with German trader Igel Media for the assets of Gaumont Multimedia.

Description

Personality

Oggy's defining trait is arguably his laziness, enjoying watching television, eating, and in a couple of instances, listening to music. As usual, Oggy chases the cockroaches around the house when they keep getting on his nerves. According to online descriptions, he is fond of the ideal home, game shows, listening to polka records, and eating chips in the bath. He is also mentioned to fantasize about attaining a self-cleaning oven and a 12-gear vacuum on "The Wheel of Fortune". He also displays a love for gardening and board games.

Despite his lazy nature, Oggy is a diplomatic and easy-natured cat. He often displays kindness toward animals and often takes care of them; He was hesitant and could not kill an octopus in one episode. In spite of appearing to have a calm demeanor, Oggy will retaliate without hesitation when provoked (predominantly by the Cockroaches). In some episodes, while attempting to hit the Cockroaches with a swatter, Oggy hits a large amount of food with his swatter; thus, Oggy can also make a mess and waste food. Oggy is a great cook and baker as he makes appealing and delicious food in some episodes (good examples of this can be a cake and a chicken). He is often seen taking food out of his red oven (located in the dining room/kitchen) with the help of gloves.

Appearance

He is a light blue cat, with green eyes, red nose, grey tummy and white feet. Oggy also has a black "cap" (shaped to include his ears) over the top of his head. Oggy usually spends his time either watching TV or doing housework, when he's not chasing the cockroaches. Despite the constant mayhem caused by the cockroaches, Oggy has developed a sort of love–hate relationship with them, having lived with them for a long time. Whenever he finds himself alone in his house, he will eventually begin to miss the cockroaches along with their pranks (as seen in the episode "Priceless Roaches" and "So Lonely"/"Alone at last") followed by nothing interesting happening in his life. In the first three seasons, Oggy, like his Tom and Jerry counterpart was the main punching bag in the series, though that was phased out in the fourth and fifth seasons. He also has a fear of heights, as shown in "The Rise & the Fall"/"Vertigo" – however, it only applied for Jack's construction site.

Naming

Oggy owes his first name to the famous singer Iggy Pop as well as the character of Ziggy Stardust created by David Bowie. Iggy Pop also sang for the theme song of Space Goofs.

Reception and Legacy

Oggy and the Cockroaches has enjoyed international success, especially In India, Oggy and the Cockroaches used to air under its English name on Nickelodeon India where thé series was dubbed in Hindi. The entire series was re-dubbed with different voices for Cartoon Network. As of July 16, 2012, this newly dubbed version of the show has begun airing on Cartoon Network India. The change of channel has also resulted in the change of voice actors for the programme. There is also a narrator who speaks rhyming words while narrating. The names of the cockroaches were also changed again on Cartoon Network India: Dee Dee's name is heard as "Paplu", Joey's name is heard as "Jhaplu" and Marky's name is heard as "Taplu". The first three seasons of the series started airing on Nick from January 1, 2015, with a whole new voice cast, no longer parodies of Bollywood actors. The voices of all the male characters were voiced by Sanjay Keni who also voiced the male characters in the Movie. The names of the cockroaches also now remain unchanged. Now, the Oggy and the cockroaches is released in Tamil, Kannada, Malayalam, Telegu, Gujarati, Bengali, Marathi on the Nicklodeon Sonic. The cockroaches use Marathi toned Hindi language and talk like a street don at times.

Copycats

Doggy Don, the protagonist of indian cartoon Pakdam Pakdai is inspired by Oggy, infact the series was created in part due to Oggy's immense popularity in India.

Live Shows

Several live shows featuring performers in Oggy and the Cockroaches costumes took place in parts of Asia, notably in Indonesia, Singapore and India.