Cow and Chicken 1997
- Status
- Ended
- First Aired
- September 16, 1997
- Last Aired
- August 13, 1999
- Format
- 4 seasons · 156 eps
- Total Runtime
- ~15.6 hours (6 min/ep)
- Essential Runtime
- ~15.5 hours (skips filler)
- Highest Rated Episode
- S4E38 "The Ballad of Cow and Chicken" (★ 10/10)
- Created By
- David Feiss
- Network
- Cartoon Network
- Where to Stream
- Tubi TV, Amazon Video, Apple TV Store
What is Cow and Chicken?
Cow and Chicken is an American animated comedy television series that aired on Cartoon Network from 1997 to 1999. The show was created by David Feiss and features the surreal misadventures of two anthropomorphic siblings: Cow, a pink bovine character, and Chicken, her beak-nosed brother who is depicted as a white fowl.
- Type
- TV series
- Year
- 1997
- Status
- Ended
- Episodes
- 156
- Runtime
- 6 minutes
- First aired
- Sep 16, 1997
- Last aired
- Aug 13, 1999
- Original language
- EN
- Origin
- US
- Networks
- Cartoon Network
- Genres
- Animation, Comedy, Kids
- Updated
At a glance
- Rating
- ★ TMDB users: 7.1/10 from 518 votes
- Format
- 4 seasons · 156 episodes
- Episode runtime
- ~6 minutes
- Status
- Ended
- Network
- Cartoon Network
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Cow and Chicken is an American animated comedy television series that aired on Cartoon Network from 1997 to 1999. The show was created by David Feiss and features the surreal misadventures of two anthropomorphic siblings: Cow, a pink bovine character, and Chicken, her beak-nosed brother who is depicted as a white fowl. Throughout the series, the duo faces various absurd situations and challenges, often instigated by a recurring antagonist known as "The Red Guy," who frequently disguises himself to deceive or antagonize them. The program consists of short episodes that showcase bizarre humor and unconventional storytelling. Voice actors include Charlie Adler, Dee Bradley Baker, Candi Milo, and Michael Dorn. As an animated series, it utilizes exaggerated character designs and comedic elements centered around farm animal archetypes in fantastical scenarios. The show's format includes Cow and Chicken navigating strange predicaments, often involving their mysterious red nemesis and other odd characters they encounter.
Should you watch it?
“Surreal sibling duo Cow and Chicken face off against the scheming Red Guy.”
- Unique sibling dynamic
- Creative animation style
- Memorable villain
- May be too bizarre for some viewers
You enjoy unconventional animated comedies with quirky characters.
Suitable for children but with odd humor that may appeal more to teens and adults.
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Episode guide
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Season 1 · 39 episodes
Open the complete Season 1 guide & lore primer →- E1 Field Trip to Folsom Prison Mytharc Sep 16, 1997
- E2 The Girl's Bathroom Core Sep 16, 1997
- E3 This Bridge, Not Weasel Bridge Core Sep 16, 1997
- E4 Supermodel Cow Core Jul 22, 1997
- E5 Part-Time Job Core Jul 22, 1997
- E6 I.R. on Sun Core Jul 22, 1997
- E7 Alive! Core Jul 29, 1997
- E8 Who is Super Cow? Core Jul 29, 1997
- E9 Deep Sea Tour Core Jul 29, 1997
- E10 Confused Core Aug 5, 1997
- E11 The Molting Fairy Core Aug 5, 1997
- E12 I.R. Gentlemans Core Aug 5, 1997
- E13 The Ugliest Weenie - Part One Mytharc Aug 12, 1997
- E14 I Are Big Star Core Aug 12, 1997
- E15 The Ugliest Weenie - Epilogue Core Aug 12, 1997
- E16 Crash Dive! Core Aug 19, 1997
- E17 Happy Meat Core Aug 19, 1997
- E18 Power of Odor Core Aug 19, 1997
- E19 School Bully Core Aug 26, 1997
- E20 Time Machine Core Aug 26, 1997
- E21 Ping Pong at Sea Core Aug 26, 1997
- E22 Orthodontic Police Core Sep 2, 1997
- E23 The Cow with Four Eyes! Core Sep 2, 1997
- E24 Disease Fiesta Core Sep 2, 1997
- E25 Cow's Instincts... Don't It? Core Sep 9, 1997
- E26 Ballerina Cow Core Sep 9, 1997
- E27 I.R. Plant Life Core Sep 9, 1997
- E28 Chicken's First Kiss Core Dec 2, 1997
- E29 Squirt the Daisies Core Dec 2, 1997
- E30 I Am Ambassador Core Sep 23, 1997
- E31 Lawnmower Chicken Core Dec 9, 1997
- E32 Cow Loves Piles Core Dec 9, 1997
- E33 Law of Gravity Core Dec 9, 1997
- E34 Space Cow Core Sep 23, 1997
- E35 The Legend of SailCat Core Sep 23, 1997
- E36 Happy Baboon Holidays Core Dec 2, 1997
- E37 Head Hunting in Oregon Core Dec 16, 1997
- E38 The King and Queen of Cheese Mytharc Dec 16, 1997
- E39 I. Architect Mytharc Dec 16, 1997
Season 2 · 39 episodes
Open the complete Season 2 guide & lore primer →- E1 Fluffy the Anaconda Mytharc Jan 13, 1998
- E2 The Laughing Puddle Core Jan 13, 1998
- E3 I.R. Mommy Core Jan 13, 1998
- E4 Pirate Lessons Core Jan 20, 1998
- E5 Halloween with Dead Ghost, Coast to Coast Core Jan 20, 1998
- E6 I Am Deity Core Jan 20, 1998
- E7 Tongue Sandwich Core Jan 27, 1998
- E8 Dream Date Chicken Core Jan 27, 1998
- E9 I Am Crybaby Core Jan 27, 1998
- E10 Sumo Cow Core Feb 3, 1998
- E11 Comet! Core Feb 3, 1998
- E12 I.R.'s Phantom Foot Mytharc Feb 3, 1998
- E13 Dirty Laundry Core Feb 10, 1998
- E14 Grizzly Beaver Safari Core Feb 10, 1998
- E15 Queen of DeNile Core Feb 10, 1998
- E16 Which Came First? Core Feb 17, 1998
- E17 Boneless Kite Core Feb 17, 1998
- E18 I Are Music Man Core Feb 17, 1998
- E19 Buffalo Gals Core Feb 20, 1998
- E20 Cow and Chicken Reclining Core Feb 20, 1998
- E21 I Am My Lifetime Core Feb 24, 1998
- E22 Free Inside! Core Mar 3, 1998
- E23 Journey to the Center of Cow Core Mar 3, 1998
- E24 I.R. Pixie Fairie Core Mar 3, 1998
- E25 The Karate Chick Core Mar 10, 1998
- E26 Yard Sale Core Mar 10, 1998
- E27 I.R. Ice Fisher Core Mar 10, 1998
- E28 Meet Lance Sackless Core Mar 17, 1998
- E29 Who's Afraid of the Dark? Core Mar 17, 1998
- E30 I.R. Role Model Core Mar 17, 1998
- E31 The Bad News Plastic Surgeons Core Mar 24, 1998
- E32 The Exchange Student Core Mar 24, 1998
- E33 I.R. in Wrong Cartoon Core Mar 24, 1998
- E34 Child Star Core Mar 31, 1998
- E35 Perpetual Energy Core Mar 31, 1998
- E36 My Friend, the Smart Banana Core Mar 31, 1998
- E37 Bad Chicken Core Apr 7, 1998
- E38 Stay Awake Mytharc Apr 7, 1998
- E39 I.R. Wild Baboon Mytharc Apr 7, 1998
Season 3 · 39 episodes
Open the complete Season 3 guide & lore primer →- E1 Can Cow Come Out and Play? Mytharc Aug 15, 1998
- E2 Horn Envy Core Aug 15, 1998
- E3 Time Weasel Core Aug 15, 1998
- E4 Goin' My Way? Core Aug 22, 1998
- E5 The Babysitter Core Aug 22, 1998
- E6 The Hole Core Aug 22, 1998
- E7 Cow Fly Core Aug 29, 1998
- E8 Where Am I? Core Aug 29, 1998
- E9 I Stand Corrected Core Aug 22, 1998
- E10 Sergeant Weenie Arms Core Sep 5, 1998
- E11 Sow & Chicken Core Sep 5, 1998
- E12 I Am Bush Pilot Mytharc Sep 5, 1998
- E13 Me an' My Dog Core Sep 12, 1998
- E14 Cow's Dream Catcher Core Sep 12, 1998
- E15 Dessert Island Filler Sep 12, 1998
- E16 Grandma at the Mall Core Sep 19, 1998
- E17 Chicken in the Bathroom Core Sep 19, 1998
- E18 Unsinkable I.R. Core Sep 19, 1998
- E19 Chickens Don't Fly Core Sep 26, 1998
- E20 P.E. Core Sep 26, 1998
- E21 I Am Vampire Core Sep 26, 1998
- E22 Playin' Hookie Core Oct 3, 1998
- E23 Chicken Lips Core Oct 3, 1998
- E24 Honey I Are Home Core Oct 3, 1998
- E25 The Day I Was Born Core Oct 10, 1998
- E26 Factory Follies Core Oct 10, 1998
- E27 Driver's Sped Core Oct 10, 1998
- E28 101 Uses for Cow and Chicken Core Oct 17, 1998
- E29 Intelligent Life? Core Oct 17, 1998
- E30 A Tree Story Core Oct 17, 1998
- E31 Be Careful What You Wish For Core Oct 24, 1998
- E32 Lost At Sea Core Oct 24, 1998
- E33 I.R. Do Core Oct 24, 1998
- E34 Night of the Ed Core Nov 1, 1998
- E35 Cow's Pie Core Nov 1, 1998
- E36 I Are Good Dog! Core Nov 1, 1998
- E37 Professor Longhorn Steer Core May 3, 1999
- E38 A Couple of Skating Fools Mytharc May 3, 1999
- E39 He Said, He Said. Mytharc May 3, 1999
Season 4 · 39 episodes
Open the complete Season 4 guide & lore primer →- E1 Chachi, the Chewing Gum Seal Mytharc Apr 26, 1999
- E2 Black Sheep of the Family Core Apr 26, 1999
- E3 Enemy Camp Core Apr 26, 1999
- E4 The Full Mounty Core May 4, 1999
- E5 Mall Cop Core May 4, 1999
- E6 I Am Clichéd Core May 4, 1999
- E7 Cow's Toys Core Apr 28, 1999
- E8 I Scream, Man Core Apr 28, 1999
- E9 I Are Gladiator Core Apr 28, 1999
- E10 Cloud Nine Core Apr 29, 1999
- E11 Send in the Clowns Core Apr 29, 1999
- E12 Revolutionary Weasel Core Apr 29, 1999
- E13 The Big Move Core Apr 27, 1999
- E14 Cow's Magic Blanket Core Apr 27, 1999
- E15 I Are Ghost Core Apr 27, 1999
- E16 Snail Boy Core May 5, 1999
- E17 The Penalty Wheel Core May 5, 1999
- E18 The Magnificent Motorbikini Core May 5, 1999
- E19 Invisible Cow Core May 6, 1999
- E20 Monster in the Closet Core May 6, 1999
- E21 I Am Hairstylist Core May 6, 1999
- E22 Chicken's Fairy Tale Core Apr 30, 1999
- E23 Magic Chicken Core Apr 30, 1999
- E24 I Am Whale Captain Core Apr 30, 1999
- E25 Major Wedgie Core May 7, 1999
- E26 The Loneliest Cow Core May 7, 1999
- E27 Dream Weasel Core May 7, 1999
- E28 Cow's Horse Core Jun 18, 1999
- E29 Cow's a Beauty Core Jun 18, 1999
- E30 The Baboon's Paw Core Jun 18, 1999
- E31 Piano Lessons Core Jun 30, 1999
- E32 Red Butler Core Jun 30, 1999
- E33 The Sackless Games Core Jun 30, 1999
- E34 Duck, Duck Chicken! Core Jul 16, 1999
- E35 The Great Pantzini Core Jul 16, 1999
- E36 Who Rubbed Out Cow and Chicken? Core Jul 16, 1999
- E37 The Cow and Chicken Blues Core Aug 13, 1999
- E38 The Ballad of Cow and Chicken Mytharc Aug 13, 1999
- E39 I Are Good Salesmans Mytharc Aug 13, 1999
Frequently asked questions
What is the show about?
It follows the surreal misadventures of cow and chicken siblings.
Who created Cow and Chicken?
The series was created by David Feiss.
When did it air?
The show originally aired from 1997 to 1999.
Is it for kids?
Yes, though its humor can be unconventional and appeals to a broad audience.
What kind of animal is Chicken?
Chicken is a chicken, the bird.
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