The Shnookums and Meat Funny Cartoon Show facts for kids
Quick facts for kids The Shnookums & Meat Funny Cartoon Show |
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| Genre | Cartoon Comedy Slapstick |
| Created by | Bill Kopp |
| Written by | Bill Kopp |
| Directed by | Jeff DeGrandis |
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| Narrated by | Jim Cummings (Pith Possum and Tex Tinstar segments) |
| Theme music composer | John Jorgenson |
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| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of episodes | 13 (39 segments) (list of episodes) |
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| Running time | 23 minutes (6 minutes per segment) |
| Production company(s) | Walt Disney Television Animation |
| Distributor | Buena Vista Television |
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| Original network | Syndication |
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| Audio format | Stereo |
| Original release | January 2 – March 27, 1995 |
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| Preceded by | Marsupilami |
The Shnookums and Meat Funny Cartoon Show is an American animated comedy TV series. It was made by Walt Disney Television Animation and first aired in 1995. This show was a spin-off from another Disney cartoon called Marsupilami.
Disney wanted to create a cartoon that was a bit more "edgy" or wild. They were inspired by popular shows from Nickelodeon like The Ren & Stimpy Show and Rocko's Modern Life. Unlike many other Disney cartoons at the time, Shnookums & Meat only aired once a week, usually on Mondays. Only thirteen episodes were made in total.
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What the Show is About
This cartoon series actually has three different mini-shows or segments in each episode. Let's meet the characters!
Shnookums & Meat
This part of the show is about a cat named Shnookums and a dog named Meat. They really don't get along! Their owners are a Husband and Wife who you never see their faces, only from the neck down. The Husband always calls their house their "domicile" before they leave, putting the pets in charge.
Pith Possum: Super Dynamic Possum of Tomorrow
This segment is a funny take on the Batman comics. It features a superhero called Pith Possum and his sidekick, Obediah the Wonder Raccoon. They fight crime in Possum City when the gorilla Commissioner Stress and the monkey Lieutenant Tension call them.
Pith Possum's secret identity is a newspaper copyboy named Peter Possum. He fights many bad guys, but his main enemy is a crazy lumberjack named Dr. Paul Bunion. Peter Possum also has a crush on a reporter named Doris Deer. She likes Pith Possum, but not so much Peter Possum! Pith Possum got his powers after a science experiment went wrong. The episode titles for this segment are often very long and use words like 'dark' or 'black' many times.
Tex Tinstar: The Best in the West
This part of the show makes fun of old Wild West movies. It's about a cowboy named Tex Tinstar, his horse Here Boy, and his friends. These friends include Smelly Deputy Chafe, Percy Lacedaisy, and Floyd the Insane Rattlesnake. They always get into trouble while chasing a group of outlaws called the Wrong Riders.
The Wrong Riders include Wrongo, Ian, and Clem. Each episode of Tex Tinstar ends with a cliffhanger. This means the story stops at an exciting moment, making you want to watch the next episode to see what happens! This was common in old Wild West movies.
Episodes
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| 1 | "Weight For Me / The Phantom Mask of the Dark Black Darkness of Black / A Fistful of Foodstamps" | January 2, 1995 | SM-1 |
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Weight For Me: Shnookums and Meat gain a lot of weight. Their owners want them to lose it before they come home. PP — The Phantom Mask of the Dark Black Darkness of Black: A rabbit who says he's the Easter Bunny escapes. He makes a potion to become huge and cause trouble. TT — A Fistful of Foodstamps: Wrongo escapes prison and joins the Wrong Riders. They plan to rob Bonehead and get revenge on Tex Tinstar. |
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| 2 | "Ow, Hey! / Darkness on the Edge of Black / For a Few Foodstamps More" | January 9, 1995 | SM-2 |
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Ow, Hey!: Shnookums and Meat play baseball. Meat keeps getting hit by the ball until he passes out. PP — Darkness on the Edge of Black: Dr. Paul Bunion creates wooden robots to help him steal things. TT — For a Few Foostamps More: Tex and Chafe get fired for not stopping the Wrong Riders. Meanwhile, the Wrong Riders capture Percy Lacedaisy. |
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| 3 | "Bugging Out! / Night of Darkness / The Good, the Bad, and the Wiggly" | January 16, 1995 | SM-3 |
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Bugging Out!: Shnookums and Meat make a potion to get rid of fleas. But the potion makes the fleas huge, and they take over the house! PP — Night of Darkness: A criminal in a bug costume is stealing baby supplies. TT — The Good, the Bad, and the Wiggly: The Wrong Riders try to get the safe combination from Percy. Tex and Chafe arrive too late to save him. |
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| 4 | "Poodle Panic / The Darkness, It is Dark / Low Pants Drifter" | January 23, 1995 | SM-4 |
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Poodle Panic: Shnookums and Meat's poodle cousin, Toulouse, visits and annoys them. PP — The Darkness, It is Dark: Dr. Paul Bunion kidnaps Obediah. Without Obediah, Pith Possum can't stop Dr. Paul Bunion's plans. TT — Low Pants Drifter: Tex, Chafe, and Percy try not to fall off a cliff into a forest fire, with help from Floyd the Rattlesnake. |
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| 5 | "Cabin Fever / Return of the Night of Blacker Darkness / Stale Rider" | January 30, 1995 | SM-5 |
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Cabin Fever: Shnookums and Meat get stuck in their house during an earthquake. They eat old food and start seeing things. PP — Return of the Night of Blacker Darkness: Ralph Bear and Al Dog pretend to be Pith Possum and Obediah. They commit crimes to frame the heroes. TT — Stale Rider: Wrongo hires a small safecracker named Krusty Rustknuckle to open the stolen safe. |
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| 6 | "Pain in the Brain / Haunt of the Night in Blacker Darkness / Loathsome Dove" | February 6, 1995 | SM-6 |
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Pain in the Brain: A piano falls on Shnookums and Meat's heads, making them lose their brains. They try to clean their brains. PP — Haunt of the Night in Blacker Darkness: Peter Possum finally gets a date with Doris Deer. But he keeps having to become Pith Possum to stop crimes. TT — Loathsome Dove: Tex and his friends reach the Dead Duck Saloon. They confront the Wrong Riders, who are trying to reattach Krusty's head. |
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| 7 | "Step-Ladder to Heaven / Bride of Darkness / The Magnificent Eleven" | February 13, 1995 | SM-7 |
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Step-Ladder to Heaven: Shnookums and Meat get hit by a truck and go to a place called Limbo. Someone there decides if they go to Heaven or the "Hot Place." PP — Bride of Darkness: Shirley Pimple is mad that Possum City hates bugs. She makes her termites huge to destroy the city. TT — The Magnificent Eleven: During a fight, Tex follows Wrongo into a bathtub. Wrongo ties Tex to a shipwreck with sharks nearby. |
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| 8 | "Kung-Fu Kitty / Son of the Cursed Black of Darkness / Saddlesores, Sagebrush and Seaweed" | February 20, 1995 | SM-8 |
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Kung-Fu Kitty: Shnookums is worried when his owners get a dog named Meat. He learns kung-fu to protect himself. PP — Son of the Cursed Black of Darkness: Super Water Buffalo creates his own crimes to solve, trying to be better than Pith Possum. TT — Saddlesores, Sagebrush and Seaweed: Tex and his friends find that Krusty has run off with the safe on Here Boy. |
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| 9 | "I.Q. You, Too / The Light of Darkness / Slap-Happy Trails" | February 27, 1995 | SM-9 |
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I.Q. You, Too: Shnookums and Meat use brain-boosting devices. This helps them come up with even wilder pranks to play on each other. PP — The Light of Darkness: Pith Possum and Obediah go to a superhero convention. Pith gets a chance to prove himself when Dr. Paul Bunion attacks the other superheroes. TT — Slap-Happy Trails: Tex's group and the Wrong Riders continue chasing Krusty. They set up camp in the desert for the night. |
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| 10 | "Something's Fishy / Return of the Dark Mask of Phantom Blackness / My Spine Hurts" | March 6, 1995 | SM-10 |
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Something's Fishy: The pet fish learns to evolve and turns into a giant monster. It then scares Shnookums and Meat. PP — Return of the Dark Mask of Phantom Blackness: Dr. Paul Bunion makes a lizard huge. He wants it to pull up all the trees in Possum City. TT — My Spine Hurts: Krusty meets his end from the Polite Coyotes. Tex and Chafe get Here Boy back and keep chasing the Wrong Riders. |
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| 11 | "Night of the Living Shnookums / Dark of the Darker Darkness / The Vinyl Frontier" | March 13, 1995 | SM-11 |
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Night of the Living Shnookums: Meat thinks he killed Shnookums on a stormy night. But Shnookums isn't gone for good. PP — Dark of the Darker Darkness: Pith Possum gets hit by a special cannon and starts acting like different people. Obediah must help him get back to normal. TT — The Vinyl Frontier: Tex's group catches up to the Wrong Riders. Meanwhile, a piece of a doomed planet is heading for Earth. |
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| 12 | "Jingle Bells, Something Smells / Dark Quest for Darkness / Hey, Careful, That's My Cerebellum" | March 20, 1995 | SM-12 |
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Jingle Bells, Something Smells: Meat's smelly sock makes Santa fall. Now, Shnookums and Meat have to drive the sleigh instead. PP — Dark Quest for Darkness: Pearl visits her grandson in Possum City. She starts defeating criminals, which causes problems for Pith Possum and Obediah. TT — Hey, Careful, That's My Cerebellum: Tex saves his friends and the Wrong Riders from falling into the Sun. But then the Wrong Riders trap them, leaving them for the Polite Coyotes. |
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| 13 | "What a Turkey! / Light, or Dark Meat? / There Are Spiders All Over Me!" | March 27, 1995 | SM-13 |
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What a Turkey!: Shnookums tries to cut up Mr. Gobble for Thanksgiving dinner. But Meat wants to save his new friend. PP — Light, or Dark Meat?: Pith Possum and Obediah go on a cruise. They don't know that the captain is actually Dr. Paul Bunion in disguise. TT — There Are Spiders All Over Me!: Percy falls back to Earth after the planet fragment hits. He accidentally saves Tex and his friends from the Polite Coyotes. This leads to a final fight with the Wrong Riders. |
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Voice Actors
Here are the talented people who lent their voices to the characters in the show:
- Charlie Adler as Chafe, Pearl (in "Dark Quest for Darkness")
- Jeff Bennett as Pith Possum/Peter Possum, Tex Tinstar
- Corey Burton as Ian, Percy Lacedaisy, Krusty Rustknuckle, Ultra Guy Man Dude (in "The Light of Darkness")
- Jim Cummings as Narrator, Dr. Paul Bunion, Mr. Kane, Ralph Bear (in "Return of the Night of Blacker Darkness"), Supper Squirrel (in "Dark of the Darker Darkness"), Caped Cod (in "The Light of Darkness")
- Brad Garrett as Commissioner Stress, Wrongo, Super Water Buffalo (in "Son of the Cursed Black of Darkness"), Shirley Pimple (in "Bride of Darkness")
- Jess Harnell as Lieutenant Tension, Floyd the Insane Rattlesnake, Polite Coyotes, Easter Bunny Imposter (in "Phantom Mask of the Dark Black Darkness of Black"), Al Dog (in "Return of the Night of Blacker Darkness"), Spidey (in "Bride of Darkness"), Power Weasel (in "The Light of Darkness"), Bat Guy (in "The Light of Darkness")
- Bill Kopp as Polite Coyote
- Steve Mackall as Husband
- Tress MacNeille as Wife
- Jason Marsden as Shnookums
- Frank Welker as Meat
- April Winchell as Doris Deer, Registration Lady (in "The Light of Darkness"), Wowee Woman (in "The Light of Darkness")
- Patric Zimmerman as Obediah the Wonder Raccoon
How the Show Was Made
Shnookums and Meat was created and written by Bill Kopp. He also created other cartoons like Toonsylvania and Mad Jack the Pirate. The show was directed by Jeff DeGrandis. Bill Kopp was also a voice actor for other cartoons, like Eek! The Cat.
Disney even asked another animation studio, Carbunkle Cartoons, to help with the show's animation. This studio had worked on The Ren & Stimpy Show. However, they said no because the payment was less than what they got for Ren & Stimpy.
Starting on "Marsupilami"
The characters of Shnookums and Meat actually first appeared as short cartoons on Disney's 1993 series Marsupilami. Five of these original episodes were shown on that series. Later, these same five episodes were shown again as part of The Shnookums and Meat Funny Cartoon Show in 1995.
The episodes that first appeared on Marsupilami were:
- "Kung-Fu Kitty"
- "I.Q. You, Too"
- "Night of the Living Shnookums"
- "Something's Fishy"
- "Jingle Bells, Something Smells"
Shows Like This One
A writer named Martin "Dr. Toon" Goodman once said that The Shnookums and Meat Funny Cartoon Show was one of two shows that were like "clones" of The Ren & Stimpy Show. The other show he mentioned was 2 Stupid Dogs.
