Dog Gone
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Episode
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Season 1, Episode 1a
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Airdate
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April 4, 1998
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Dog Gone is the first overall, the series premiere, and the first episode of CatDog from the first season.
Plot
Cat and Dog are playing ball in the front yard. Cat throws the ball for Dog to fetch, but on the second throw, Dog ends up chasing a squirrel through the tree in the front yard. Cat ends up with a massive load of acorns shoved in his mouth, and the two go inside for a soda. While rummaging through the fridge, Winslow comes out of his mouse abode. Winslow points out how the two of them always work great together, then changes the subject of spending every single minute with somebody else. This observation makes Cat come to the utter realization that neither he nor Dog get enough time for themselves as individuals, which is not far from the truth. The next morning while CatDog are having breakfast, Cat panics and recognizes it's garbage day when he looks out the window and sees the garbage truck stop in front of their house. He tries to distract Dog but unfortunately, the latter has already caught sight of the truck and runs outside to chase after it dragging his brother along with him. As Dog chases the garbage truck, Cat is dragged everywhere through getting injured by various objects even getting attacked by the Greasers dogs.
At the end of the day, Cat breaks down and finally decides to see what life would be like without Dog around, so he makes him wear a cosplay, that somewhere ensembles the hind end of a cat. Cat at first feels a sense of relief and satisfaction at finally having some alone time. However, guilt and loneliness get the best of him. Upon seeing the garbage truck arrive, Cat decides to make amends with Dog. Cat admits that he missed Dog and even pleads him to chase the garbage truck. After CatDog reconcile with each other, Dog runs after the garbage truck dragging a much more satisfied Cat with the Greasers running after them.
Home Media
VHS
- CatDog: Together Forever
- Good Burger (Pay-Per-View VHS)
DVD
- CatDog: Season 1, Part 1
- CatDog: The Complete Series
iTunes
- CatDog: Season 1
- Nickelodeon Rewind, Volume 1
Characters Present
Trivia
- This episode's title is a play on the word "doggone".
- Lube's design in this episode is very different compared to his appearances in rest of the series. CatDog's couch also looks completely different compared to it in later episodes
- This episode re-aired on November 22, 2007.
- This episode was produced in 1997, alongside the pilot episodes of Spongebob Squarepants and Angry Beavers.
- The pilot was included as a pre-show for pay per view airings of Good Burger in 1998, as seen in this rip here.
- Fourth Wall Break: When Cat is having his nervous breakdown, Dog looks at the camera confused and says nothing.
- The original pilot's intro would serve as the basis for the introductions to Shockwave games on Nick.com.
Transcript
For a full transcript of Dog Gone, click here.
Gallery
The gallery for Dog Gone may be viewed here.