wait remember kid versus cat it was a Canadian cartoon about a kid who had to verse a cat on
a daily basis while trying to expose the truth behind the cat's evil doings it was
cute as a cat person if you hand me a show that involves a cat I'm pretty sold on watching it that
was the case with kid versus cat a show that I feel like I've heard the name of so many times but
never actually got to see it on TV or even know about it at the time it was initially released but
since then I have made sure I rectified that and decided to check out this series and see what it
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now there are two types of people in the world ones that love cats and others that are wrong
listen when they go Gremlin mode and plot various ways to attack you that's all part of the fun but
when your name is Cooper burtonberger and your new cat that your little sister brings home only
has one goal in mind and that is to torture Coop's existence well maybe it's a bit understandable why
he turns out to not be a cat person the premise of the show is simple there's a kid and there's a cat
and guess what but they verse each other a basic episode would revolve around the two clashing and
budding heads as Coop tries to prove that the cat is evil but the cat's whole goal is to get rid of
any proof that Coop may have had as well as being hateful to the human race literally this little
kitty is an evil villain wrapped inside the fuzzy body of a cat well not fuzzy that's a hairless cat
but the point still stands it's something easy to understand and get behind each episode would
obviously vary their situations but it all still boils down to to the same conflict and result but
did I mention that the cat in general is an alien yeah if the eyes didn't give that away
the show establishes this cat as the alien agent from another planet filled with other alien cat
looking creatures and their planet is called cat nebula it basically is like if you took zim and
dib from Invader Zim and made them live in the same house done with flash animation the show
would pick up some worldwide attention thanks to its syndication deals and score really well with
audiences who saw the original Short pilot as it made its rounds through specific television events
and festivals Cooper voiced by Aaron Matthews now has to deal with this new alien cat Mastermind
that his sister both voiced by Kathleen Barr and their father Bert voiced by Trevor Duvall are
mostly oblivious to either not believing Coupe in his accusations of the cat or never getting
the chance to see what's really happening thanks to the cat covering their tracks but how did this
show come to be well let's take a look find my kitty we sure did Universal Scott and Disney XD
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the kid versus cat was a two Season cartoon that had a total of 52 episodes created by Rob
baudelier Rob already had a reputation for his ability to draw so going into animation seemed
like a no-brainer but originally this wasn't his direct passion he wanted to create daily
comic strips but animation slowly took over his initial plans as he started storyboarding
work for AKA cartoon being able to work on shows like Ed Edd n Eddy and from 2001 and on he would
work for Studio B being a storyboard artist and supervisor for a majority of all their projects
in 2003 Rob had already been married for some time and his wife and him decided that they
would get a hairless cat which led to those who thought hairless cats were weird and always give
Rob and his wife some funny reactions to the way the cat looked because of this relationship that
hairless cats have in their relation to either evil villains or having a look that some would
Define as creepy I gave Rob the thoughts of if his cat was evil that it would try and attack
him in some Evil Genius Type of Way leading into the character ideas of a boy into cat had going at
one another while Rob's cat had never been evil and attacked him or anything like that the idea
was funny enough to spawn the base concept of the show especially with in the look as he put
it the hairless cat he had looked alien-like leading to the cat in the show having very
distinct alien looking eyes and while being an actual alien in addition to that he's had some
form of idea about a kid who would defend his backyard sandbox from a neighborhood cat who
would use it as a big old litter box since around 1996. mixing it up with the slapstick
and fast-paced chases of Looney Tunes and Coyote and Roadrunner cartoons originally titled look
what my sister Dragged In Rob pitched the idea to Studio B's in-house development program beehive
who looked at what he had and gave it a green light for production to come up with a pilot
the pilot was first premiered at mipcom Jr the international market of communications programs
specifically for kids and family programming back in 2006 a deal between Studio B and YTV was struck
and development began on turning this pilot into a full-on show in January of 2008 quickly this
would also turn into a syndication deal as dhx media now known as wild brain purchase Studio B
and sparked a deal with Disney where the show home video releases and any related for sale
product rights were given to them to distribute the property through jet X era while dhx media
would use their own methods to take care of the rest of the world's distribution but their work
with Disney wasn't over just with that deal a separate deal that involved tune Disney's jet
X Block in the United States was also made now covering the major territories for the show to
reach as many eyes as possible all of this was taken care of before the show would even fully
Premiere which is nice to see the faith behind the show doing well and in hopes of having a
pretty solid hit on their hands later in 2008 the show now titled Kid vs Cat would officially
premiere on October 25th on Canada's YTV during the Channel's crunch block but the US wouldn't see
the show premiere until a couple months later on February 21st 2009 by the end of 2009 the
show would be renewed for a second season it was currently airing all over the world in every major
territory with a new slew of New Deals struck with other networks including more Disney XD channels
around the world Cartoon Network in South Korea Nickelodeon and Southwest Asia vrack in Canada
ABC and Australia ectv and Ecuador as well as TV Azteca in Mexico the show was going global [Music]
the show itself was surprisingly a fun little show that doesn't have too much consequence for
tuning in as you please there is no real big storyline that you have to follow just a kid
trying to expose his cat for being an evil alien pretty simple but it's within the structure that
the animation in various battles the kid and the cat have that make the show an enjoyable
watch it feels so small scope and that's why I think it works so well it's not interested
in forming this Larger than Life narrative it instead grounds itself as much as possible that
a cartoon with slapstick humor can to reality only adding in one Fantastical element of an
alien cat it's the kind of stuff that reminds me of doodling on my work at school and coming
up with these Fantastical situations to escape the mundane while I don't think you'd take a
lot away from watching the show I feel that not every cartoon or show has to give you anything
more than being entertaining and for this show I was entertained the color palette used in the show
creates a nice blend of relaxation it's never too explosive with it just like the premise it
chose to remain simple yet effective to craft a comfortable and welcoming feeling plus it toes
the line of who can enjoy the show very well specifically speaking towards those who do and
do not like cats if you like cats which is the correct Choice then you have a fun cat-based
cartoon show if you don't like cats then you get to see an evil cat be evil and root for the kid
just trying to prove he isn't going crazy it feels homegrown from concept to execution from someone
with passion for their work that just wanted to fully realize their ideas they've been having for
over a decade I think that while I wouldn't rank this show as an incredible Unforgettable show I
do think it was a good and enjoyable time to go through it's a breezy two seasons that are sure
to make you laugh and leave you smiling by the end of it but as far as for how the show came to
an end and for what's next let's see what happens maybe it's time we took Mr cat to the vet foreign
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after the second season of the show and with all of the syndication deals that brought the
show Global Kid vs Cat would officially come to an end where Rob announced that the show
wasn't going to continue for a third season as well as he wouldn't have the rights to produce
more episodes of the show himself considering how deep the syndication went I can totally see why
it wouldn't be as simple as handing the rights back to the creator of the show unfortunately
but it wasn't canceled it simply just didn't have plans for a third season leaving it open
for the show to return if there was a want for it from either fans demanding it so or the owners of
the franchise wanting to invest more time into the series but in the end there is a happy story
for Rob as he had always had this Lifelong Love for peanuts cartoons and had a dream of
being like the creator of the peanuts Charles scholes and lo and behold he would eventually
become one of the sole developers and directors for the Apple TV plus exclusive peanut show the
Snoopy Show life just works out funny that way sometimes and I'm very happy that Rob while
initially not having an interest specifically in making animation found a long career in the
field that has in a way brought him back closer to full circle and working on the property that
Charles scholes created and funny enough like I mentioned DX media would become wild brain
well wild brain is producing the Snoopy Show so it's nice to see things are going well and
there wasn't any bad blood after kid versus cat had come to an end after two seasons and
who knows with how active wild brain is online with publishing their back catalog of cartoons
on their own YouTube channels who's to say that one day this show doesn't come back
or go the way of Slugterra and start releasing continuations of the series through short three
to five minute cartoon segments on YouTube again the show technically wasn't canceled so there is
a decent sized crack in the door for anything to one day happen in the end Kid vs Cat is this fun
little show that while feeling a bit repetitive in concept still had a lot of fun moments seeing
the different shenanigans that Coop would have to navigate through thanks to his evil cat was
a fun time it's nothing that will blow you away in scope or character development it but it's
a nice push away from the shows and cartoons that do it felt like a nice little refresh where I can
just turn on the show when I was comfortable and knowing that it would just be what it was
at surface level I know there was a solid fan base out there for the show heck they're the
ones who brought my attention towards the show and it was a good time so if you're looking for
something that you can just throw on whenever Kid vs Cat is a nice choice where you can get some fun
slapstick comedy that you can feel the influences of slapstick Looney tunes-esque shows of the past
if you ever watch or have ever watched Kid vs Cat I'd love to hear your thoughts on the series
let me know in the comments thanks so much for watching like And subscribe later foreign [Music]