- The Schnookums and Meat Funny Cartoon Show
infobox television
show_name = The Schnookums and Meat Funny Cartoon Show
caption = Schnookums and Meat
theme =
format =Animated series
runtime = 30 minutes
creator =Bill Kopp
directed by =Jeff DeGrandis
rating = USA: TV-Y
starring =Jason Marsden
Frank Welker
country = USA
network = ABC (1993-1995)
first_aired =1993
last_aired =1995
num_episodes = 9
website =
imdb_id =
tv_com_id = |"The Schnookums and Meat Funny Cartoon Show" is an
animated television series , created byWalt Disney Television in1993 as a spin-off of the show "Raw Toonage ".Premise
This animated series actually follows three different cartoon scenarios along with a few othersegments.
Schnookums and Meat!
This involves a dumb pair of animals: Schnookums the cat and Meat the dog. The sequence mentioned in the title was about a
cat named Schnookums and adog named Meat who did not get along very well.Pith Possum: Super Dynamic Possum of Tomorrow
A spoof of the 1966 Batman TV series, with Pith Possum and his sidekick Obediah the Wonder
Raccoon fighting crime in Possum City.Tex Tinstar: The Best in the West
A parody of Western serials, involving the title character, a cowboy, and his team, who always get into trouble. The end of each episode ends in a cliffhanger for next week, not unlike the serials or "Rocky and Bullwinkle".
Production
It was the first animated television series by Disney to not use a traditional "Disney" style.
Schnookums and Meat was created and written by
Bill Kopp and directed byJeff DeGrandis , who also createdToonsylvania andMad Jack the Pirate . He was the voice ofEek! the Cat and Yuckie Duck fromThe What-A-Cartoon! Show . Other voice actors on Schnookums and Meat included Jeff Glen Bennett (of Johnny Bravo fame, as the voice of Tex Tinstar) and Brad Garrett (from the television sitcom Everybody Loves Raymond).Episodes
Broadcast history
Reruns of the show were on "The Disney Afternoon " and then onToon Disney . The Tex Tinstar segments were shown out of order on theDisney Channel UK in 2003 to fill the then frequently gapped schedule. The show last aired FridayJuly 6 2007 on Toon Disney during the Mega Jam block.imilar series
Martin "Dr. Toon" Goodman of "Animation World Magazine" described "The Schnookums and Meat Funny Cartoon Show" as one of two "clones" of "
The Ren and Stimpy Show ". [" [http://www.awn.com/mag/issue5.12/5.12pages/goodmanrenstimpy.php3 Cartoons Aren't Real! Ren and Stimpy In Review] ," "Animation World Magazine"]References
External links
*imdb title|0189309
* [http://www.retrojunk.com/details_tvshows/1087-schnookums-and-meat-funny-cartoon-show/ The Schnookums and Meat Funny Cartoon Show at Retrojunk]
*tv.com show|3879
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