Heathcliff

1980
Heathcliff

Seasons & Episodes

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EP1 Home Run Rover Sep 12, 1981

Barbie and Billy Winslow go to play a baseball game and reluctantly bring Marmaduke along to be the mascot. Barbie has to sit out the last inning and Marmaduke steps in to take her place with their team down one to nothing. Can Marmaduke help the team win the game?

EP2 Gator Go-Round Sep 12, 1981

An alligator escapes from the zoo and is really hungry when he spots Heathcliff going through some garbage cans. Can Heathcliff avoid the alligator and keep from being on the menu?

EP3 Playgrounded Sep 12, 1981

Marmaduke and the kids are playing in the park and Mr. Nicely is watching them play when J. D. Taggart drives up and says that he is repossessing the lot if the loan is not paid quickly. Can they raise enough money in time to pay off the loan and save their playground?

EP4 Missy Mistique Sep 19, 1981

Marmaduke sees a female bulldog named Missy and he instantly falls in love with her but there is a male bulldog that lives in the same yard with her and he doesn't like Marmaduke. Will Marmaduke win her over or will the other bulldog keep Marmaduke away?

EP5 Crazy Daze Sep 19, 1981

Heathcliff goes to the carnival and runs into Crazy Shirley. Can Heathcliff dodge the crazy-about-him girl?

EP6 Shuttle Off to Buffalo Sep 19, 1981

The Winslow family goes to watch a rocket launch and the rocket is being piloted by a robot named Bruce when Marmaduke chases a cat into the rocket and it blasts off. Can Bruce the robot keep Marmaduke from messing up the mission and can Marmaduke return to earth to his family?

EP7 Wish Bones Sep 26, 1981

Maramduke finds a cat genie at the beach.

EP8 Caught Cat Napping Sep 26, 1981

A catnapper catnaps Sonja and holds her for ransom and Heathcliff has to rescue her.

EP9 Wondermutt Sep 26, 1981

Marmaduke fantasizes about being a superhero and stopping a robot that is plundering the city.

EP10 Gone with the Whim Oct 03, 1981

The Winslows rehearse a play causing Marmaduke to think he’s no longer wanted.

EP11 Dud Boat Oct 03, 1981

Heathcliff is shanghaied by Grubs (as a captain) and forced to catch mice, but Heathcliff and the mice scam Grubs, he gets fed up and he makes Heathcliff walk the plank.

EP12 Seagoing Watchdog Oct 03, 1981

Marmaduke sneaks aboard ship with the Winslows and now he has to guard an ape to earn his keep. Can Marmaduke keep the crafty ape from causing trouble?

EP13 Beach Brawl Oct 10, 1981

The Winslows take a trip to the beach and Marmaduke tangles with a shark. Can Marmaduke catch the shark or will it be vice versa?

EP14 Of Mice and Menace Oct 10, 1981

Heathcliff read in the paper that a reward is offered for the capture of an escaped six foot mouse. Can Heathcliff capture the raging rodent?

EP15 Tricky Treat Oct 10, 1981

Marmaduke dresses up to go out trick or treating. Will he get treats or is he in for tricks?

EP16 Ghostly Goof Up Oct 17, 1981

Barbie takes a dare that she and Billy can stay in a haunted house for an hour and they bring Marmaduke with them. Can they stay there for an hour with the ghost of Captain Clum trying to scare them away?

EP17 A Briefcase of Cloak and Dagger Oct 17, 1981

Heathcliff receives a letter and briefcase from a cute female spy and is told that he must deliver it to the dock. Can Heathcliff make it to the dock with the letter before a couple of enemy spies grab it?

EP18 Fret Vet Oct 17, 1981

Mr. Winslow wants to take Marmaduke to a veteran's BBQ, but Marmaduke hears him wrong and thinks that he means to take him to the veterinarian and Marmaduke goes into hiding. Can Mr. Winslow find him and get him to the park to enjoy the BBQ?

EP19 Bearly Camping Oct 24, 1981

The Winslow family go on a camping trip and Marmaduke sneaks in to go along. How will Marmaduke do on his first camping trip?

EP20 Tabby and the Pirate Oct 24, 1981

Heathcliff talks about how interesting the day of rugged pirates and chiverlous captains awhile in his bath time, and thinks of his great ancestor Captain Horatio Heathcliff, where the ancestor of Heathcliff takes Princess Sonja to her father's land but is attacked by Blueberry the Pirate.

EP21 Gold Fever Fracas Oct 24, 1981

Marmaduke digs up a chunk of gold an Phil and Dottie head into town to get it check and leave Marmaduke with the kids to guard the claim. Will the tough old prospector, who has seen all this, take the claim from them?

EP22 Police Pooch Oct 31, 1981

Marmaduke is sleeping on the couch when he hears a TV commercial offering to train dogs for the police department in the Canine Corp. Can Marmaduke prove himself worthy enough to be in the Canine Corp?

EP23 Mush Heathcliff Mush Oct 31, 1981

Heathcliff and Iggy are competing against Muggsy and Spike in the annual Pet 'N Pal Cross-Country Sled Race and the winner gets a gold trophy and all the pizza they can eat at Luigi's Pizza Parlor. Will Heathcliff and Iggy be able to overcome all of the obstacles that Spike and Mugsy put in their way and win the race?

EP24 Bone to Pick with Marmaduke Oct 31, 1981

Mr. Snyder is planning several ways to keep Marmaduke out of his yard and keep him from digging up and burying bones. Can Marmaduke get his bones back before he loses them for good?

EP25 Surburban Cowboy Nov 07, 1981

Marmaduke is left at the house while the Winslows go to the store and he starts to dream about the wild west. Does Marmaduke get to enjoy the dream or is it going to be a nightmare?

EP26 A Close Encounter Nov 07, 1981

An small alien attempts to abduct Heathcliff to his shuttle.

EP27 Marmaduke of the Movies Nov 07, 1981

Marmaduke interrupts the filming of several movies.

EP28 Baby Sitting Shenanigans Nov 14, 1981

Marmaduke babysits for Aunt Kay's dog Sweetums while she and Barbie go to the charity bazaar. Sweetums has a collar worth $50,000 and there is a crook that has been waiting for an opportunity to grab it.

EP29 A New Kit on the Block Nov 14, 1981

Heathcliff and Granny are looking at old pictures and reminiscing and we see flashbacks to when Heathcliff had just moved into the neighborhood and he first met Spike and the other dogs. How does little kitten Heathcliff get along with Spike and his buddies?

EP30 Kitty Sitter Nov 14, 1981

The mailman sees Marmaduke coming and decides to hide in the mailbox until he passes by. Marmaduke then passes a construction site where he discovers 4 kittens in danger. He decides to watch them until he can find them a permanent home.

EP31 Leapin' Leprechaun Nov 21, 1981

When told that if a leprechauns is caught you can get its pot of gold or any wish. Marmaduke tries catch it with the leprechaun using tricks to outwit Marmaduke.

EP32 Clon'en Around Nov 21, 1981

Spike and Heathcliff end up in a castle with a scientist named Dr. X, who tries to switch their body, with the help of his Frankenstein.

EP33 School Daze Nov 21, 1981

Billy wants to take Marmaduke to the school for show-and-tell and puts roller skates on him to get there. Can Marmaduke make it to the school or will he have an accident on the way?

EP34 Caper Cracker Nov 28, 1981

The Winslow's are on a trip to the supermarket and Marmaduke is trying to help drive. When they finally get parked Mr. Winslow accidentally leaves his keys in the car as Jake and Grugsy Glugg come out of a bank that they have just robbed. Little do they know that Marmaduke is in the back seat and plans to foil their robbery.

EP35 Cat Kit Nov 28, 1981

Spike chases Heathcliff but is unable to catch him. He decides to build a robot cat to try and help out.

EP36 Barking for Dollars Nov 28, 1981

The kids let Marmaduke outside to greet their father Mr. Winslow as he gets home from work. Once inside there is a knock at the door. It's the police and a member of the lost pet society who claims that Marmaduke is actually the lost dog of Mrs. Van Upton named Hobart. They two men haul off Marmaduke upsetting the entire Winslow family. The kids follow Marmaduke in an effort to get him back.

EP37 The Lemonade Kid Dec 05, 1981

Barbie and Billy have a lemonade sale, when the neighborhood bully, Meany Molligan steals their money they got for selling lemonade, it's up to Marmaduke to return their money from Meany.

EP38 The Great Milk Factory Fracas Dec 05, 1981

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EP39 Double Trouble Maker Dec 05, 1981

Gophers are devouring the Winslow garden and Marmaduke is sent to scare them off. It turns out to be a bigger job than he imagines. Marmaduke tunnels through the entire neighborhood trying to catch them causing problems for everyone.
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Released: 04 October 1980 Ended
Producted By: Ruby-Spears Productions
Country: United States of America
Budget: 0
Revenue: 0
Official Website: http://www.heathcliffcomics.com/
Synopsis

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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BatStarIndyFreak I'm live-and-let-live when it comes to personal taste. It's just here I feel the need to bring my perspective. I think on the Garfield strips and then the cartoons, and they complement each other well with story lines that gradually build to the big comedic payoff.Not so much with the DIC Heathliff episodes. They follow Garfield episode pacing, and yes, good comedic playoffs, but that doesn't jibe with what we get from Heathcliff comics. They were single picture strips (occasionally an extra panel) with single actions and usually a single line that made it an ingenious running gag. That's the spirit of the Ruby-Spears eps; fast- paced with the comedy running in the whole plot process. I often laughed during the start, sometime in the middle, and at the big payoff. I enjoyed DIC (A biig help that they kept Mel Blanc), but Ruby-Spears' fluidity in their presentation makes it my unquestionable preference.
Kerwenus I quite agree with the comment that lost were the days of magical cartoons. I grew up with G1 transformers and GI Joe - no 3D special effects and lame narratives.I was delightfully surprised to see there were people in other parts of the world who shared my curiosity on the non-co-existence of HeathCliff and Riff Raff. This is a childhood mystery that I have grown up with up to today. When I was 7 and I started watching the first few airings on HeathCliff and the Catillac Cats, my mind did not distinguish HeathCliff and Riff Raff - you see they were both sort of orange and led the 3 other cats. So I took it they were one in the same essence. But with more airings and on careful inspection, I saw they were entirely different characters. Now, it is common place for writers to bring different comic personalities in the same setting,this habit was not so for earlier generation cartoons. Perhaps a sort of code of discipline in cartoon writing. I do not think their non-co-existence was for aesthetic reasons as per personality lines, but for legal reasons; they were engineered and voiced by two different people who reaped their individual credits. I must say however, in the aftertheme, you could see Riff Raff taking off his hat from HeathCliff's head with a stick, and I was deeply and passionately drawn to that brief scene - it triggered a sort of philosophic hypothesis that although they had a troublemaking essence in common, but when fused in the same time and setting, one respectfully recedes personality to the other to avoid a sort of time-paradox...and this extends beyond mere cartoon drama, because their co-existence was and would have been, in fact, illegal and a breech of contract with respect to the production laws governing that cartoon, and for credit reasons. So formal airing of HeathCliff could never permit co-existence of those characters.The HeathCliff theme song is very nostalgic to me.
FloatingOpera7 Heathcliff (1980-1987): Starring Mel Blanc, Donna Christie, Henry Corden, June Foray, Stan Jones, Marilyn Lightstone, Danny Mann, Derke McGrath, Don Messick, Russi Taylor, Frank Welker, Danny Wells...Director Bruno Bianchi, Based On The Comics By Brand Anderson A flood of hazy memories assaulted my brain when I discovered that Heathcliff was on the IMDb. If this cartoon series was on from 1980-1987, I was approximately 1-7 years old! It must have been the first cartoon I ever saw. I had never read the comic books (it wouldn't be till the 90's when I started picking up a newspaper). Heathcliff (Mel Blanc) seemed to be on twice in one day, for I recall waking up as early as 7am to get ready for school, turning on the TV and Heathcliff would be on. Then there was another episode immediately following school around 2pm. Heathcliff was a male alley cat who was dirty, gruff, macho, a bully, poor and street-smart. He was in love with Sonja (Marilyn Lightstone) who was upscale, pretty and cleaner than him. There were various mean alley cats, dogs and other creatures lurking about but Heathcliff always protected his territory. I don't quite remember much of it because quite frankly I still had bed-head when I would see this cartoon. But this was one of the many morning cartoons and afternoon cartoons that I recall fondly. The children of the 80's were blessed by having experienced better cartoons. Many of the voice-over actors were quite talented and even famous, the cartoons were far better-written and didn't depend on the "Anime/computer graphics" cartoons do today. Lost is the magic of these types of cartoons. Other successful 80's cartoons included Garfield, Care Bears, My Little Ponies and Rainbow Bright. Ah, to be a child of the 80's once again!
Stephen Holloway Heathcliff was Mel Blanc's final original character and starring role before he continued to reprise Barney Rubble and Mr. Spacely for Hanna Babera and the Looney Tunes for Warner Brothers. It was my favorite series in the late 80's to early 90's. Today it's out on DVD which is good so many others can enjoy Heathcliff and his friends as many times as you want. This was last scene on Bommerang. Even though it was the Ruby/Spears effort their version wasn't bad. But, DIC's effort was and still is far better. therefore if you had to choose only one, the DIC series is your best bet. But the Ruby/Spears series I can also recommend just to see Heathcliff only. Overall, this is an classic series. With one of the highest vote I could give, it's get an 9 out of 10.