Oggy and the Cockroaches

Oggy and the Cockroaches
Oggy and the Cockroaches
Genre	Comedy; Slapstick
Created by	Jean-Yves Raimbaud
Developed by	Marc du Pontavice
Directed by	Olivier Jean-Marie
Voices of	James Corden; Ben Small; Rob Brydon; John Hurt; Tom Wilkinson; Rob Rackstraw; Teresa Gallagher; Joanna Ruiz
Music by	Hugues Le Bars, Hervé Lavandier (Season 1–4); Hugues Le Bars (Season 1–4); Vincent Artaud (Season 5–7)
Country of origin	France
No. of seasons	8
No. of episodes	184
Production
Executive producer(s)	Marc du Pontavice
Producer(s)	Marc du Pontavice
Editor(s)	Laure Charossuett; Lou Bouniol; Patrick Ducruet
Running time	22 minutes
Production company(s)	Gaumont Film Company; Xilam
Release
Original network	France 3; Canal+ Family; Gulli (France); Fox Network (1998-1999); Cartoon Network (2000-2009, US); Nickelodeon (2015, US); Nicktoons (2015, US)
Picture format	(SDTV) (Season 1–3); (HDTV) (Season 4); (UHDTV [4K]) (Seasons 5–7)[1]
Original release	September 6, 1998 –; January 30, 2019
Chronology
Followed by	Zig & Sharko
Related shows	Space Goofs; Pakdam Pakadai (Indian adaptation)
Other websites
	Website

Oggy and the Cockroaches is a French animated television series. It was created in 1998, by Jean-Yves Raimbaud. The main characters are Oggy, Joey, Marky, Dee Dee and Jack. Season 4 onwards include the additions of Olivia and Bob. It is slapstick comedy with a good deal of comic violence.[2] The 5th and 6th seasons premiered on June 30, 2017 and on May 16, 2017 based off of the chronological themes of the movie. Season 7 premeired on March 19, 2018 while season 8 premeired on May 7, 2020 remaking previous episodes.[3]

The show got adapted into a film in 2013, titled Oggy and the Cockroaches: The Movie, centering around Oggy's adventures in four timelines. In September 2020, the show was reported to be rebooted as Oggy and the Cockroaches Next Generation, a series about Oggy taking care of a seven-year old female elephant named Piya from India. In August 2021, a CGI spin-off centering around a younger Oggy was made for younger children, called Oggy Oggy.

Characters

The Cats

Oggy (voiced by James Corden) is a laid-back cat with some childlike aspects.
Jack (voiced by Ben Small) is Oggy's cousin, but unlike him, he is more rough-and-tumble.

The Cockroaches

Joey (voiced by Tom Wilkinson) is the leader. Some of his schemes may involve his want for money.
Marky (voiced by Rob Brydon) is the laid-back brother of the trio.
Dee Dee (voiced by John Hurt) is the glutton of the trio. He's also an opera singer and does detective work in two separate episodes.

Recurring

Monica (voiced by Joanna Ruiz) is Oggy's twin sister who's a tomboy in rollerskates. She was also Jack's love interest.
Bob (voiced by Rob Rackstraw) was Oggy's neighbor, who gets angry whenever Oggy unintentionally stumbles upon his property.
Olivia (voiced by Teresa Gallagher) is a female cat who loves nature and doesn't mind the three cockroaches. Debuted in season 4 as Oggy's crush and later girlfriend.

References

"Oggy and the Cockroaches - Xilam". xilam.com. Retrieved 24 August 2015.
"Oggy and the Cockroaches". Common Sense Media Inc. Retrieved 7 March 2015.
"FOX has renewed Oggy and the Cockroaches for Season 5, to air in 2017". waitwith.us. Archived from the original on January 30, 2017. Retrieved November 26, 2016.

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[1] "Oggy and the Cockroaches - Xilam". xilam.com. Retrieved 24 August 2015.

[2] "Oggy and the Cockroaches". Common Sense Media Inc. Retrieved 7 March 2015.

[3] "FOX has renewed Oggy and the Cockroaches for Season 5, to air in 2017". waitwith.us. Archived from the original on January 30, 2017. Retrieved November 26, 2016.