Heathcliff (1980)
Heathcliff is an animated TV series that debuted on October 4, 1980. It was the first series based on the Heathcliff comic strip and was produced by Ruby-Spears Productions. It ran until September 18, 1982 with a total of 25 episodes, under two different names.
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Episode 1 - Feline Fugitive
Release Date: 1980-10-04In order to gain the leadership of the neighborhood's position, Spike frames Heathcliff of stealing fish from a local fish mart.
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Episode 2 - Doggone Dogcatcher
Release Date: 1980-10-04The Dogcatcher performs many attempts to catch Heathcliff. None of them is successful.
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Episode 3 - Football Flunkies
Release Date: 1980-10-04After the the Pussycats get injured, The Creeps fill in for their team and help The Pussycats go against a heavy-set football team called the Bruisers.
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Episode 4 - Lumbering Loonies
Release Date: 1980-10-04Dingbat and the Creeps get hired as wood cutters.
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Episode 5 - The Watch Cat
Release Date: 1980-10-11The Purple Think Burgler attempts to break into the Nutmeg's house, but Heathcliff stops him.
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Episode 6 - Pumping Irony
Release Date: 1980-10-11Heathcliff does his best to enter a cat show, after his feline girlfriend, Jodi calls up their date.
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Episode 7 - It's a Snow Job for a Creep
Release Date: 1980-10-11Dingbat and the Creeps get a job in Snowy Alphs, but the bad guys, Louie and his friend sabotage them.
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Episode 8 - Nutty Knights
Release Date: 1980-10-11Dingbat and the Creeps are sent back to 1333 by a time machine and there are exhorted by the king to rescue his daughter from Sir Grimace-A-Lot the evil knight.
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Episode 9 - The Great Cop 'n Cat Chase
Release Date: 1980-10-18Heathcliff has stolen a hotdog from Officer Casey, thus the Police Officer tries to track down the feline offender.
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Episode 10 - Milk Run Mayhem
Release Date: 1980-10-18Heathcliff competes for milk with a Milkman, who must deliver a bottle of milk to his boss' house or he shall lose his job.
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Episode 11 - Heir Today, Gone Tomorrow
Release Date: 1980-10-18Dingbat tries to claim his inheritance from his great uncle, Barren Von Batt, but Dingbat's evil cousin Wombat also wants that inheritance to claim for himself. The competitors must stay in a castle overnight.
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Episode 12 - U.F. Oafs
Release Date: 1980-10-18Dingbat and the Creeps are abducted aboard the alien ship by a alien named Rishan, who needs to examine the Earthlings.
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Episode 13 - Mascot Rumble
Release Date: 1980-10-25Heathcliff is watching on TV football footage from today's match, where Heathcliff was the mascot of the "Detroit Tabbys" while Spike represents as the mascot of the rival team "Brooklyn Bulldogs".
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Episode 14 - Heathcliff of Sherwood Forest
Release Date: 1980-10-25Heathcliff is Robin Hood - the most wanted noble brigand, who saves Sonja and the good people of Sherwood from the local taxpayer, Grubs the Dogcatcher.
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Episode 15 - Safari Saps
Release Date: 1980-10-25The Creeps take the job to receive a rare pygmy elephant for the safari explorer.
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Episode 16 - Prized Pooch
Release Date: 1980-10-25A person named Bowser searches for a rare dog breed to win a contest. He stumbles upon Dingbat and captures him to his dog pound, thus Sparerib and Nobody try to break their friend out.
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Episode 17 - Angling Anglers
Release Date: 1980-11-01At the Fish Mart, Mr. Schultz is having to conversation with someone in the phone for them to deliver fish, but they are not able to, Mr. Schultz runs out of fish quickly due a certain cat that can eat faster than they could deliver, Mr. Schultz hangs up the phone and decides to close the shop and go fishing to replenish the fish in his store.
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Episode 18 - Cake Flakes
Release Date: 1980-11-01After Mrs. Nutmeg takes Heathcliff to the bakery, the feline protagonists craves on eating a cake.
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Episode 19 - Health Nuts
Release Date: 1980-11-01Dingbat and the creeps get hired as fitness trainers. Their first task is to help an obese lady to lose weight, but it ends up as a failure.
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Episode 20 - Retail Ruckus
Release Date: 1980-11-01The Creeps work at the Department Store. As usual, the work doesn't go without complications...
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Episode 21 - The Mouse Trapper
Release Date: 1980-11-08Heathcliff is playing with a mouse around the house, until the mouse exterminator comes to clear the area from the mice. Heathcliff tries to foil his plans.
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Episode 22 - Lion Around the House
Release Date: 1980-11-08Heathcliff rivals his love for Sonja to an escaped mountain lion.
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Episode 23 - Window Washouts
Release Date: 1980-11-08Dingbat, Sparerib, and Nobody become window washers. They are given the task of cleaning a building until the end of the day to receive their pay.
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Episode 24 - Door to Door Sales Creeps
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Episode 25 - Robinson Cruise Ho
Release Date: 1980-11-15The dogcatcher recounts twenty years ago of the same day he was deserted in a island: The dogcatcher makes Heathcliff his slave to do the work.
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Episode 26 - Heathcliff & the Sleeping Beauty
Release Date: 1980-11-15The classical fairy tale about the Sleeping Beauty is told (with a couple of modifications of the original) through Heathcliff characters.
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Episode 27 - Creep Crop Crack-ups
Release Date: 1980-11-15The Creeps find job at a farm, where a farmer girl needs assistance in running the business.
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Episode 28 - Nautical Noodnicks
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Episode 29 - Gold-Digger Daze
Release Date: 1980-11-22A miner accidentally discards his map out the window of his house when throwing things at Heathcliff. This gives Heathcliff and Spike an opportunity to go on a hunt for the gold.
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Episode 30 - Hives
Release Date: 1980-11-22After a planned revenge on the garbage man, Heathcliff stresses him, giving him the hives called the "Heathcliff Hives".
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Episode 31 - Batty Boo-ticians
Release Date: 1980-11-22Dingbat and the Creeps work at a hair parlor. They are to cut a young customer her hair, but an escaped gorilla gets mistaken for the customer.
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Episode 32 - Carnival Cut-ups
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Episode 33 - Rodeo Dough
Release Date: 1980-11-29Heathcliff and Grubs are competing for a 100 Dollars prize in the Rodeo.
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Episode 34 - Pinocchio Rides Again
Release Date: 1980-11-29In today's "Heathcliff Fan Club Meeting" issue, Heathcliff reads about "Heathcliff Pinocchio" (a parody of Pinocchio) to his kitten fans.
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Episode 35 - Bungling Baby Sitters
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Episode 36 - Treasure Haunts
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Episode 37 - Cat In The Beanstalk
Release Date: 1980-12-06Heathcliff is shown in a parody of Jack in the Beanstalk.
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Episode 38 - The Great Chase
Release Date: 1980-12-06Heathcliff and Spike play the great chase, which is going after a lunchbox that contains a sandwich.
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Episode 39 - LeMans-ter Rally
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Episode 40 - Beach Blanket Bozos
Release Date: 1980-12-06When Dingbat tries to set up a blanket at the beach, he finds out that it's actually a beach ball.
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Episode 41 - Kitty a la Carte
Release Date: 1980-12-13Heathcliff tries to obtain fish for his feline girlfriend Jody, but Spike is in charge of guarding the fish from being stolen.
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Episode 42 - Mystery Loves Company
Release Date: 1980-12-13Heathcliff and the two sanitation men duel for the stolen Stiffany's diamond, which they try to receive it back for the jewelry store to earn a reward, with a diamond thief trying to steal it back.
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Episode 43 - French Fried Fracas
Release Date: 1980-12-13Dingbat and the Creeps are hired as chefs at a French restaurant. They don't prove themselves as top-notch cooks, however.
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Episode 44 - Showbiz Shenanigans
Release Date: 1980-12-13The Creeps try to work in show-business while making a movie.
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Episode 45 - Red Hot Riding Hooded Heathcliff
Release Date: 1980-12-20Lumberjack Heathcliff takes Sonja's place as "Red Riding Hood" to bring goodies to the Granny's house as the Big Bad Wolf sets an ambush to obtain a prey for eating.
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Episode 46 - The Great Milk Factory Fracas
Release Date: 1980-12-20Heathcliff sneaks into the Milk Factory.
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Episode 47 - Service Station Screwballs
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Episode 48 - No News Is Ghoul News
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Episode 49 - Star Trick
Release Date: 1980-12-27Heathcliff goes to a audition to be in the "Super Puss" advertisement.
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Episode 50 - The Big Fish Story
Release Date: 1980-12-27Heathcliff performs many attempts to steal the big fish at Mr. Schultz's fish mart, but his efforts are hampered with newly installed security system, which causes Heathcliff trouble to get inside the fish mart.
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Episode 51 - Detective Ding-a-Lings
Release Date: 1980-12-27The Creeps work as private detectives, trying to solve the case of the Maltese Parrot.
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Episode 52 - High Flying Fools
Release Date: 1980-12-27The Creeps unwillingly foil the plan of stolen diamonds' smugglers while trying to work as air lines personnel.