My mother often used to sit and watch TV with me whenever she had the free time. Mainly we sat and watched cartoons - even today, we still sit and watch cartoons! - featured on either Cartoon Network, Boomerang, Jetix or Nicktoons/Nickelodeon. However, one that she just could not stand was Courage the Cowardly Dog...
As frightening as it was back then, (too much so to be a child's TV programme!) I absolutely loved it for all it's gore, jumpy action and madness! Courage, the protagonist is almost a metaphor for the target audience; young, innocent children who are expected to be frightened of almost anything! Courage is often shown in scenes where there is nobody there to help him get over his fear of just about everything and thus he has to learn on his own.
Not only did I enjoy the animation itself, the metaphor and story behind the animation was more intriguing as you felt like you were part of that scene and you were just as scared as he was. Courage and his two carers, Muriel and Eustace Bagge, live in a rustic-looking farm house in a fictional place called the "Middle of Nowhere" in Kansas. This alone is enough to set the atmosphere and as pastoral and idyllic we assume "Middle of Nowhere" will be, is it in fact far from that.
It's up to Courage to save his new home which is a moral that many children could learn from. This animated cartoon teaches children not to be afraid of everything they encounter, despite how lonely they may be. The bright, colourful and energetic feel to this cartoon should not be taken too literally, as something creepy is always sure to happen!
Below, YouTube user "WatcherOfThe2000s" shows us some of the scariest moment from this series...
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