Oggy and the Cockroaches
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Oggy and the Cockroaches (French: Oggy et les Cafards) is a French animated television series created by Jean-Yves Raimbaud for Gaumont Multimedia and Xilam Animation. The series chronicles the exploits and adventures of Oggy, a blue cat whose life is constantly interrupted by three cockroaches – Dee Dee, Marky, and Joey respectively – who love to cause mischief within his home. The show employs silent comedy: characters either do not speak or use unintelligible vocalizations and gestures. The show premiered in September 1998 on France 3, and later expanded internationally. The series ended in January 2019, having released seven seasons in over two decades.
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French: Oggy et les Cafards | |
Genre | Comedy-adventure Slapstick[1] |
Created by | Jean-Yves Raimbaud |
Directed by | Olivier Jean-Marie |
Voices of | Hugues Le Bars (seasons 1–3)[2] Michel Elias ("Chatter Box") |
Music by | Hervé Lavandier (seasons 1–2) Hugues Le Bars (seasons 1–4) Vincent Artaud (season 5–7) |
Country of origin | France |
No. of seasons | 7 |
No. of episodes | 169 (list of episodes) |
Production | |
Executive producer | Marc du Pontavice |
Producer | Marc du Pontavice |
Editors | Laure Charossuett Lou Bouniol Patrick Ducruet |
Running time | 6-14 minutes |
Production companies | Gaumont Multimedia (seasons 1–2) Xilam Animation (season 3–7) |
Original release | |
Network | France 3 (seasons 1-2) Canal+ Family (seasons 3-4) Gulli (season 5–7) |
Release | 6 September 1998 (1998-09-06) – 30 January 2019 (2019-01-30) |
Related | |
Oggy Oggy Oggy and the Cockroaches: Next Generation |
In September 2020, a reboot series was announced, entitled Oggy and the Cockroaches: Next Generation, in which Oggy takes care of Piya, a young elephant from India.[3][4] It was released worldwide on Netflix on 28 July 2022. Although it differs noticeably from the original in terms of its visuals and tone, Gulli labels it as Oggy's eighth season.