Oggy et les cafards

I must strongly disagree with person who says that this cartoon is stupid. Of course, jokes seem to be like Warner Bros' jokes, but they really aren't, Oggy's jokes far more cynical and full of irony. Also unrealistic situations that happen so often are just a plus to the whole. Surrealistic environment of this cartoon offer a completely new perception of world show that the world is not what we see but what we want to see.

"Oggy and the Cockroaches" can't be compared to no cartoon I've ever seen, and that makes it so good and original. It must not be seen as common entertainment, but as a unique and deep look at the world.

This cartoon is perfect in every way.

it was a cold, hungover Sunday morning after a heavy night of drinking out on the town when laying in the couch, i switched onto Swedish kanal 5 - and, oggy was on the TV. i had a headache, i've always loved cartoons and best of all - there was no language, just sound effects and expressions. instantly, i was hooked.

so hooked, i've been collecting episodes :) it was impossible to find a complete episode list, but - i managed to build one, from German episode lists and collecting items along the way - with the release of the DVD, it cleared up a few unknowns :) now, i proudly show my oggy collection on my website...

to date, i have all 156 episodes; however, i still seek two with English titles and non German dubbed audio - my quest goes on! there has been a release on DVD, however, it is only the first 60 episodes; those DVD's sit nicely in my cupboard. classic cartoons.

Don't you hate cockroaches? Don't you feel they can ruin your evening when they get out to terrify you? Oggy feels the same. But Oggy, a modern cat with a pop-freak culture, wants to deal with them in many different ways at every episode of ''Oggy and the Cockroaches". Pleasant humor that is more adult than childish and lots of irony.

The cockroaches are 3 little ''bad boys" with no respect for Oggy or whoever gets into their way. They usually pay for their bad habits, sometimes in a sadistic for them way. They have the chance to revenge and Oggy pays too:( The spectator isn't sympathetic with Oggy or the cockroaches, both characters are messing around with each other, resulting in a non-clear justice.

To me "Oggy" is the best thing that happened since "Tom and Jerry" (the old ones).

German TV is now showing "Oggy" at the children's hour, which to me is quite strange as I think the often cruel, violent as well as anarchistic and also surrealistic humour is not exactly child-conform. To really enjoy the show you should accept its sheer nonsense world where natural laws no longer exert their power and everything is possible.

You should also love the extremely kitsch coloured conformistic suburban dwelling of Oggy and his fellows with its highly imaginative wall-papers and pictures on the walls. And hospitals with super-sized syringes on their roofs serving as "guide-signs" and never ending staircases and a tour into outer space every now and then and and and... ....maybe it's no mistake either to like a certain New York based punk-band with DeeDee and Joey being two of the cockroaches.

I am of course very fond of Oggy and his antagonists, they are so human. Another thing I enjoy is that the whole of them are so malicious and still, from time to time, every one of them gets his.

So my hope is that this show will run on for ever.

It has been a long time since a cartoon of this merit has been seen. Clearly the influences are such animation greats as Chuck Jones, Tex Avery, Hannah Barbera, and ironically Jerry Lewis. Oggy and the Cockroaches has some brilliant scores in it. I love how they do not say a word in the cartoon but rather use music to make all their expressions. Musically the show is amazing. The show also incorporates a good use of computer animation. Another added bonus is how the cockroaches are named after 3 Ramon's members (Joey, Dee Dee, Marky) I do not know if this is a coincidence or not but it is still amusing. Overall a great cartoon that s not afraid to BE A CARTOON!