Cow and Chicken is an American animated television series, created by David Feiss, first broadcast on the Cartoon Network from 1997 to 2001. The series shows the adventures of a cow, conveniently named Cow, and her brother Chicken (who is a chicken), who are often tormented by the Red Guy, a usually naked devil-like character who poses as various characters to scam them. Usually the Red Guy's pseudonyms are puns on his nude appearance (e.g. Dr. Hiney Bottoms, Officer Pantsoffski, Baron von Nein-Lederhosen, Ben Pantced, Mrs. Barederriere, C.D. High-Knee, I.B. Horny, etc.).

Like Dexter's Laboratory, the original pilot appeared as an episode of the series What a Cartoon!. Before I.M. Weasel and I.R. Baboon got their own series, I Am Weasel was partially aired as an under-series. In the episode where Weasel finds out everyone's watching his life Cow and Chicken are seen watching both him and later Baboon's show being aired. This may be the reason why The Red Guy appears in both cartoons, with the same attributes.

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Cartoons frequently have a bizarre scenario — in this case a brother and sister who are a chicken and a cow, but have human parents. Creators are faced with the question of whether and how to explain this scenario. Sometimes opening credits are cumbersome vehicles for an origin story. David Feiss approached this problem with gusto: an opening song goes Mama had a chicken/Mama had a cow/Dad was proud/He didn't care how. This is all that is ever offered in explanation, though there is one hint in that the children have a cousin Boneless, who is a boneless chicken (unable to walk or get up from the floor). Their other cousins are Snail Boy, a snail, Black Sheep and Sow, an evil pig. One segment also showed the supposed ghosts of a pair of Cow and Chicken's ancestors, a male farmer and a female chicken. The episodes take the scenario and run with it with a manic energy that is also seen in cartoons like Ren and Stimpy. Many of the jokes use adult humor, thus making the show very controversial.

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Just saw @tonyyy09 at work after chipotle...Goin to my new crib...@ammanddaaa cow and chicken was better
Bechterrr (Alex Bechter) Fri, 08 Jan 2010 23:20:40 -0000
Just saw @tonyyy09 at work after chipotle...Goin to my new crib...@ammanddaaa cow and chicken was better
@melvinvanpelt hahahah the chicken and the cow hahhaha
Gavinraayen (Gavin Raayen) Fri, 08 Jan 2010 21:56:23 -0000
@melvinvanpelt hahahah the chicken and the cow hahhaha
@melaniekaye there is nothing to be scared of, sweet child. Fuck last year and make love to the current one. Brown chicken, Brown cow!
clementinelove (Nicole Springer) Fri, 08 Jan 2010 20:23:07 -0000
@melaniekaye there is nothing to be scared of, sweet child. Fuck last year and make love to the current one. Brown chicken, Brown cow!
RT @HollaayLoXO: "It is made of of cow poop and chicken vagina."
SimplyHollyXO (Holly Logan) Fri, 08 Jan 2010 19:21:08 -0000
RT @HollaayLoXO: "It is made of of cow poop and chicken vagina."
@MartinStrazdits stilīgas jau bij'ar' "Cow and chicken", "I am weasel", "Ed, Edd & Eddy" un protams "Johnny Bravo":D
AgeofStones (Age of Stones) Fri, 08 Jan 2010 11:50:19 -0000
@MartinStrazdits stilīgas jau bij'ar' "Cow and chicken", "I am weasel", "Ed, Edd & Eddy" un protams "Johnny Bravo":D
Now back to this cow and chicken!
DeShaneD (DeShane Harris) Fri, 08 Jan 2010 08:19:09 -0000
Now back to this cow and chicken!

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