a comfort show for me would easily be cat dog a lovely little show about a cat who is also
part dog or is it a show about a dog who is also part cat the jury is still out on that
but the verdict that is in is that i love this show a true staple for me growing up
i've covered the shockingly weird way the show ended earlier this year but i for sure wanted
to talk about it some more on the channel and what better way to do so than adding it to my
fringe miss series and talk about the show's christmas special a very cat dog christmas
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it's christmas in nearberg the town covered in snow and fog we enter our story with a little
cat dog with their parted tree separate but not far dog got cat a gift that cat wishes was a car
waiting for his gift dog hides in his hand cat scrounges for a present one jelly bean that is
bland i will not continue this bit anymore but let's continue this journey to see what's in
store dang it all right enough of that shtick for one of dog's traditions his favorite tradition in
fact they sled down the snowy hill in front of their house and start singing
for only a brief second as we arrive at the mall where we see transaction after transaction with
everything in sight being purchased a mall santa is sitting there amongst a very large
christmas tree as cat dog comes flying in with dog landing right on him telling santa what he wants
for christmas and it turns out that all he wants is for cat to like the present that he got him
kat however takes a turn and wishes that he gets a sports car cherry red with five on the floor
and a catalytic converter ranson's niece rancine who is treated like royalty asks santa for well
nothing because she has everything already from being spoiled that is until she spots catdog and
immediately wants to buy them for her final big christmas present rancid tries offering to buy
them but they turn his offer down which makes maul santa have some joy in faith that the christmas
holiday still has some people with good morals and spirit left rancine however isn't happy about this
at all cat dog while continuing their shopping run into the greasers who are shopping at the mall as
well so naturally now they're being chased by them they hide themselves by wrapping around a nearby
christmas tree as winslow shows up at the top of the tree for some reason cat secretly speaking to
him and being as selfish as possible asks him if dog got him that sports car which winslow retorts
back with the same reaction i would have yeah right dude now when winslow goes and speaks with
dog we learn that the present left for cat from dog is a houseboat made out of popsicle sticks
going on to find out that cat actually has just been throwing out any gift that he receives from
dog chalking it up to giving the kids at the dump something to play with which why would cat even
expect a sports car from dog one based on the gifts from every previous year from dog in two
you're both like i don't know attached together i'd think you know if he snuck off got a high
paying job and hit a car somewhere at the house i thought he was supposed to be the smarter one
cat with a new idea convinces dog that the stuff they need are material items
and it's what will make their christmas better than usual clearly showing further that this
is all he cares about so in an attempt to access rancid's riches they head back to ransom and offer
themselves out to be bought to make the money off of it and well yeah get access to all their stuff
dog is reluctant at first but ultimately gives in and the deal is made maul santa gives a look of
disappointment as the one spark he saw in dog was quickly reversed for the decision he made
now at the green bunny mansion they're all wrapped up in a box and left under the tree
to be opened up in a few hours for christmas but we revisit that maul santa who is sad that
this is what christmas is coming to and then we find out this mall santa well he's the real
santa and now because of the final straw with dog and cat's influence on him he
now has a bitter taste for all of it he takes christmas away full-on cancelling it forever
all of the decorations and presents everywhere begin to disappear with the news fully blaming
catdog for this occurrence meaning everyone in town is now mad at them for ruining the holidays
hmm sounds familiar cat dog are none the wiser to this once they are opened up on christmas day
as the only present left under the tree well the bare metal skeleton of a tree that's left
rancine trying to play with them gets quickly ditched by cat jumping into the sports car that
they have the one that he's been wanting and just whips it through their house as dog well he's
mainly just vibin at this point they take a moment at one point to gaze up at the bare metal tree
symbolizing the industrial way the holiday is treated more and more nowadays this makes dog
miss the old ways and the christmas traditions he and cat once had before this when it wasn't
about material items the flashiness or anything like that but the joy of spending time with the
ones you love cat starts feeling a similar way to an extent well honestly i think he just had his
fixed drive in the car and now is bored there's only one problem though she won't let them leave
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don't you just hate when you're in the middle of a video when some random weird pseudo-skit type
thing happens and cuts the flow of the video momentum can't relate anyway rancine traps
them within a bird cage dangling high above the ground on the ceiling meanwhile the rest of the
town is now assembled into a mob and are out on the streets looking for cat dog to make them pay
for ruining christmas a bit later rancine comes to check on them climbing up a ladder again to see
how they are but she fumbles ending up knocking the ladder down and hanging from the cage herself
so now they are able to make their way out but they can't just leave this little girl hanging
from that height regardless of how mean she was which aside from the mall temper tantrum
the wanting to own them and holding them hostage in a cage she honestly wasn't that bad okay well
maybe she is so they just push her in the cage locking her there instead now they are trying
to make their way through the mansion without getting caught by rancid who is roaming the halls
they spot a way out through a high up window that they would need to climb up the metal
tree to swing themselves from a chandelier to out the window which goes great if i were a liar they
failed pretty bad just to realize that the front door was open the whole time so now they rush home
with five minutes left to the day for christmas walking inside their home to find things are
not right their tree is no more and their party punch they prepared since they always get their
own christmas crashed by others was also gone and before you know it everyone was waiting for them
and lets them know that christmas was cancelled on cat dog's behalf even rancid and rancine show up
who just want to get in on the whooping cat breaks down thinking that because of him that all this
happened and while yeah it's because of him that led to the actions of dog causing santa to make
the decision he made there's really no defending it it's he's not wrong it's also his fault in a
last-ditch effort dog begins putting what he can together for a makeshift christmas minus
the christmas magic that santa took away making a new diy tree and diy punch i wouldn't drink that
he explains that christmas when you boil it down should be about sharing in the joy with
the people you're closest with even if it's the same people who want to beat you up you love to
see it so to end their yearly christmas traditions cat dog goes to place the star on the tree which
set in course a bright magical moonlight to drench the scene in christmas doesn't need to
be a material celebration but a celebration of what matters most friends and enemies here wish
each other a merry christmas and hug it out but just when you think it's all coming to an end
santa shows up to say that christmas is back on after seeing dog go out of his way to fix what he
could and spread some joy to even the people who may not deserve their kindness he was touched by
those actions and thankful to dog for showing him that the spirit itself does in fact live on but if
they ever do anything like that again he'll cancel easter cat and dog finally get to exchange their
gifts as cat can now see that the gift that he's been waiting for was a popsicle stick boathouse
but he does seem to kind of genuinely cherish it at least as much as he can he did manage to get
dog a gift one that dog is happy with even if it's just a bar of soap dog likes soap now all together
everyone breaks out into song lube shocks everyone with his beautiful angelic voice
and we end on a final shot of santa flying through the sky with cat dog at the helm guiding the
sleigh all is well until dog notices a garbage truck and quickly leads everyone into chaos once
more the end catdog brings a nice message here about what the joy of christmas can be for them
even showcasing putting differences aside and breaking bread with those you may not see eye
to eye with for them this is who feels like family at the end of the day and family is
messy you may not get along with your family or parts of your family but the holiday season
with the emotional response to looking at who and what you have in life can navigate you to
that point of forgiveness and acceptance now it may not we all walk our own separate course
but to see once and of course going forward future enemies put aside their hatred and differences
to just live in the moment with or without the magic of the holiday this is a reason
why i love this special it doesn't break new grounds or really separate itself with
a unique idea but it makes you feel good by the end of it after all the selfish materialistic
and mean-spirited aspects the show was focusing on beforehand but you tell me how do you feel
about this episode is it something on your list to watch during the holiday season to
get you into that christmas spirit let me know in the comments thanks so much for hanging out
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