# List of Courage the Cowardly Dog episodes
*Courage the Cowardly Dog* is an American animated television series created by John R. Dilworth for Cartoon Network, and its episode list comprises a 1996 pilot short, 52 half-hour episodes made up of 102 eleven-minute segments across four seasons, and a 2014 CGI special. The series aired from November 12, 1999 to November 22, 2002.[1](https://cartoonnetwork.fandom.com/wiki/Courage_the_Cowardly_Dog) • [2](https://www.archytele.com/show/courage-the-cowardly-dog-1999) Each half-hour episode normally contains two eleven-minute segments, each a self-contained story in which the timid pink dog Courage protects his elderly owners Muriel and Eustace Bagge from supernatural, paranormal, and science-fiction threats at their farmhouse in Nowhere, Kansas.[1](https://cartoonnetwork.fandom.com/wiki/Courage_the_Cowardly_Dog) • [3](https://www.justwatch.com/us/tv-show/courage-the-cowardly-dog)
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Pilot | "The Chicken from Outer Space", first aired February 18, 1996 on Cartoon Network[4](https://thetvdb.com/series/courage-the-cowardly-dog/allseasons/official) |
| Series run | November 12, 1999 to November 22, 2002, on Cartoon Network[1](https://cartoonnetwork.fandom.com/wiki/Courage_the_Cowardly_Dog) |
| Episode count | 52 episodes (102 segments) in 4 seasons of 13 half-hours each[1](https://cartoonnetwork.fandom.com/wiki/Courage_the_Cowardly_Dog) |
| Segment length | 22 minutes per half-hour episode, 11 minutes per segment[1](https://cartoonnetwork.fandom.com/wiki/Courage_the_Cowardly_Dog) |
| First season episode | "A Night at the Katz Motel" / "Cajun Granny Stew", production code 101, November 12, 1999[5](https://warnerbros.fandom.com/wiki/Courage_the_Cowardly_Dog_episode_list) |
| Production | Stretch Films; producer Robert Winthrop for season 1, Winnie Chaffee for seasons 2 to 4[1](https://cartoonnetwork.fandom.com/wiki/Courage_the_Cowardly_Dog) |
| Later special | "The Fog of Courage", a CGI special directed by Dilworth, aired October 31, 2014 on Cartoon Network Southeast Asia[1](https://cartoonnetwork.fandom.com/wiki/Courage_the_Cowardly_Dog) |
## Pilot: The Chicken from Outer Space (1996)
The series grew out of Dilworth's short film "The Chicken from Outer Space", first aired on [Cartoon Network](https://www.edgepedia.org/cartoon-network) on February 18, 1996.[4](https://thetvdb.com/series/courage-the-cowardly-dog/allseasons/official) The short depicts an extraterrestrial chicken battling Courage as Muriel prepares odd eggs, obtained from that alien bird, for Eustace, who then becomes a chicken himself; Courage uses a laser gun to shoot both the alien bird and the now-chicken Eustace.[4](https://thetvdb.com/series/courage-the-cowardly-dog/allseasons/official) The short was nominated for an Academy Award, and by 1998 Dilworth and Cartoon Network had agreed on a series format.[6](https://www.awn.com/animationworld/triumphant-independent) For its first season the show would be 26 eleven-minute cartoons, packaged as 13 half-hour episodes, and Dilworth hired producer Robert Winthrop to manage the expanded operation at Stretch Films.[6](https://www.awn.com/animationworld/triumphant-independent)
## Season 1 (1999–2000)
Season 1 consists of 13 half-hour episodes, each pairing two eleven-minute segments.[5](https://warnerbros.fandom.com/wiki/Courage_the_Cowardly_Dog_episode_list) The premiere aired November 12, 1999, pairing "A Night at the Katz Motel", in which the family stops at a motel owned by the red cat Katz, who feeds guests to giant spiders, with "Cajun Granny Stew", in which an orange Cajun fox tries to kidnap Muriel for a stew.[4](https://thetvdb.com/series/courage-the-cowardly-dog/allseasons/official) The Warner Bros. episode list records an August 21, 1999 sneak peek for the premiere before its November 12 original airing.[5](https://warnerbros.fandom.com/wiki/Courage_the_Cowardly_Dog_episode_list)
The season's subsequent half-hours, with their paired segments and air dates, ran as follows:[5](https://warnerbros.fandom.com/wiki/Courage_the_Cowardly_Dog_episode_list)
1. "The Shadow of Courage" / "Dr. Le Quack, Amnesia Specialist" (November 19, 1999)
2. "Courage Meets Bigfoot" / "Hothead" (November 26, 1999)
3. "The Demon in the Mattress" / "Freaky Fred" (December 3, 1999)
4. "Night of the Weremole" / "Mother's Day" (December 17, 1999)
5. "The Duck Brothers" / "Shirley the Medium" (January 14, 2000)
6. "King Ramses' Curse" / "The Clutching Foot" (January 21, 2000)
7. "The Hunchback of Nowhere" / "The Gods Must Be Goosey" (January 28, 2000)
8. "Queen of the Black Puddle" / "Everyone Wants to Direct" (March 3, 2000)
9. "The Snowmen Cometh" / "The Precious, Wonderful, Adorable, Lovable Duckling" (March 10, 2000)
10. "Heads of Beef" / "Klub Katz" (March 17, 2000)
11. "The Revenge of the Chicken from Outer Space" / "Journey to the Center of Nowhere" (March 24, 2000)
12. "Little Muriel" / "The Great Fusilli" (March 31, 2000)
Air dates for late season 1 differ between listings. TheTVDB places "Queen of the Black Puddle" and "Everyone Wants to Direct" on March 2, 2000, and the season finale on March 30, 2000.[4](https://thetvdb.com/series/courage-the-cowardly-dog/allseasons/official) The Cartoon Network Wiki's series overview instead gives the season 1 finale as July 14, 2000.[1](https://cartoonnetwork.fandom.com/wiki/Courage_the_Cowardly_Dog) "King Ramses' Curse", in which the ghost of King Ramses sends plagues against Eustace until he returns a stolen slab, is among the season's best-remembered segments.[4](https://thetvdb.com/series/courage-the-cowardly-dog/allseasons/official)
## Season 2 (2000–2001)
Season 2 premiered on October 31, 2000 with "The Magic Tree of Nowhere" / "Robot Randy" and ran through November 16, 2001.[7](https://cartoonnetwork.fandom.com/wiki/Courage_the_Cowardly_Dog_episode_list) Its 13 half-hours, in aired order, were:[7](https://cartoonnetwork.fandom.com/wiki/Courage_the_Cowardly_Dog_episode_list)
1. "The Magic Tree of Nowhere" / "Robot Randy" (October 31, 2000)
2. "The Curse of Shirley" / "Courage in the Big Stinkin' City" (November 7, 2000)
3. "Family Business" / "1,000 Years of Courage" (November 14, 2000)
4. "Courage Meets the Mummy" / "Invisible Muriel" (November 14, 2000)
5. "Human Habitrail" / "Mission to the Sun" (February 22, 2001)
6. "Courage the Fly" / "Katz Kandy" (March 16, 2001)
7. "Nowhere TV" / "Mega Muriel the Magnificent" (April 3, 2001)
8. "Bad Hair Day" / "Forbidden Hat of Gold" (April 10, 2001)
9. "Serpent of Evil River" / "The Transplant" (April 17, 2001)
10. "Car Broke, Phone Yes" / "Cowboy Courage" (October 26, 2001)
11. "Evil Weevil" / "McPhearson Phantom" (November 2, 2001)
12. "The House of Discontent" / "The Sand Whale Strikes" (November 9, 2001)
13. "The Tower of Dr. Zalost" (November 16, 2001)
The season finale, "The Tower of Dr. Zalost", is a single-segment half-hour in which the green-skinned Dr. Zalost fires cannonballs that turn the people of Nowhere green and sad, demanding 33 1/3 billion dollars from the mayor, until Muriel's happy plums undo the effect.[4](https://thetvdb.com/series/courage-the-cowardly-dog/allseasons/official)
## Seasons 3 and 4 (2002)
Season 3 ran from January 11, 2002 to August 9, 2002, and season 4 from September 6, 2002 to November 22, 2002, each with 13 half-hour episodes.[1](https://cartoonnetwork.fandom.com/wiki/Courage_the_Cowardly_Dog) Season 3 segments identified in the aired-order listing include "Campsite of Terror" (February 8, 2002), in which two raccoons kidnap Muriel because they want a mother, "Record Deal" (February 8, 2002), in which Muriel is trapped inside a Velvet Vic record, and "Stormy Weather" (March 15, 2002), in which a storm goddess tries to steal Courage because he resembles her lost dog Duncan.[4](https://thetvdb.com/series/courage-the-cowardly-dog/allseasons/official) The series finale aired November 22, 2002; the final episodes listed on streaming services include "Remembrance of Courage Past" and "Perfect".[3](https://www.justwatch.com/us/tv-show/courage-the-cowardly-dog)
A 2013 CGI special, "The Fog of Courage", directed by Dilworth, was shown at select conventions and on Cartoon Network Southeast Asia, and aired there on October 31, 2014; it did not air outside Asia.[1](https://cartoonnetwork.fandom.com/wiki/Courage_the_Cowardly_Dog)
## Streaming availability
The complete series has moved between platforms. After the show was removed from [HBO Max](https://www.edgepedia.org/hbo-max) in 2025 and became unavailable on streaming entirely, all 52 episodes began streaming free on Tubi on March 1, 2026, as part of a larger addition of classic Cartoon Network and Warner Bros. cartoons.[8](https://comicbook.com/tv-shows/news/a-cartoon-network-classic-is-finally-back-on-streaming-and-its-one-of-the-creepiest-kids-shows-ever/) As of the most recent [JustWatch](https://www.edgepedia.org/justwatch) checks, the series streams on Tubi in the United States with ads, and can be bought on Amazon Video, the Apple TV Store, and Fandango At Home; availability differs by country, with Max carrying the series in 57 countries but not in the United States.[3](https://www.justwatch.com/us/tv-show/courage-the-cowardly-dog) • [9](https://www.flickfinder.net/tv/courage-the-cowardly-dog-1999-2085) Season DVDs have been released separately, with season 1 on July 20, 2010, season 2 on October 14, 2014, season 3 on March 22, 2016, and season 4 on September 27, 2016.[7](https://cartoonnetwork.fandom.com/wiki/Courage_the_Cowardly_Dog_episode_list)
## References
1. [Courage the Cowardly Dog, The Cartoon Network Wiki (Fandom)](https://cartoonnetwork.fandom.com/wiki/Courage_the_Cowardly_Dog)
2. [Courage the Cowardly Dog (1999): Cast, Plot & Where to Watch, Archytele](https://www.archytele.com/show/courage-the-cowardly-dog-1999)
3. [Courage the Cowardly Dog streaming online, JustWatch (US)](https://www.justwatch.com/us/tv-show/courage-the-cowardly-dog)
4. [Courage the Cowardly Dog – Aired Order – All Seasons, TheTVDB.com](https://thetvdb.com/series/courage-the-cowardly-dog/allseasons/official)
5. [Courage the Cowardly Dog episode list, Warner Bros. Entertainment Wiki (Fandom)](https://warnerbros.fandom.com/wiki/Courage_the_Cowardly_Dog_episode_list)
6. [The Triumphant Independent, Animation World Network (Bob Miller interview with John R. Dilworth, November 1, 1999)](https://www.awn.com/animationworld/triumphant-independent)
7. [Courage the Cowardly Dog episode list, The Cartoon Network Wiki (Fandom)](https://cartoonnetwork.fandom.com/wiki/Courage_the_Cowardly_Dog_episode_list)
8. [A Cartoon Network Classic Is Finally Back on Streaming, ComicBook.com (March 9, 2026)](https://comicbook.com/tv-shows/news/a-cartoon-network-classic-is-finally-back-on-streaming-and-its-one-of-the-creepiest-kids-shows-ever/)
9. [Where to watch Courage the Cowardly Dog (1999), FlickFinder](https://www.flickfinder.net/tv/courage-the-cowardly-dog-1999-2085)
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