Heathcliff and Marmaduke is the second animated Heathcliff series produced by Ruby-Spears Productions, back in 1981. This second season of the 1980-1981 Heathcliff series was split into three segments: the first and last starring Marmaduke; and the second starring Heathcliff.
The Heathcliff segments focus on the everyday adventures of Heathcliff and the cast from the comic strip. With Heathcliff's adventures taking places in variety of new settings, scenarios, and characters in his new adventures.
The Marmaduke segments focus on the adventures of Marmaduke and the cast from his comic strip.
All of the originally reported "lost episodes" have been found on multiple VHS releases, however only in rough quality. The VHS home releases have 34 cartoon segments, and 1 episode was re-run from Heathcliff and Dingbat.
Overview[]
Each episode consist of three cartoon segment in each episode with after the first cartoon a segment a “Marmaduke’s Riddles” which features Marmaduke and his antics (Mostly jokes), and after the second cartoon, “Dog Gone Funny” plays that features antics of other dogs (Introduces you to a human character located in the US and tells a funny dog snippet).
Characters[]
Main Cast (Heathcliff)[]
- Heathcliff (voiced by Mel Blanc)
Main Cast (Marmaduke)[]
- Marmaduke (voiced by Paul Winchell)
- Barbie Winslow (voiced by Russi Taylor)
- Billy Winslow (voiced by Russi Taylor)
- Phil Winslow (voiced by Paul Winchell)
- Dottie Winslow (voiced by Russi Taylor)
- Mr. Synder (voiced by Don Messick)
- Mr. Post (voiced by Don Messick)
Recurring Cast (Heathcliff)[]
- Sonja (voiced by June Foray)
- Grubs the Dogcatcher (voiced by Henry Corden)
- Spike (voiced by Mel Blanc)
Series Theme Song Intro/Credits
- Scatman Crothers sang its theme song
Episode List[]
Each episode consists of a 4 to 6-minute Heathcliff cartoon in between two 6-minute Marmaduke cartoons.
| Nº | Marmaduke | Heathcliff | Marmaduke | Air date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Home Run Rover | Gator Go Round | Play Grounded | 1981-09-12 |
| 2 | Missy Miseque | Crazy Daze | Shuttle Off to Buffalo | 1981-09-19 |
| 3 | Wish Bones | Caught Cat Napping | Wondermutt | 1981-09-26 |
| 4 | Gone with the Whim | Dud Boat | Seagoing Watchdog | 1981-10-03 |
| 5 | Beach Brawl | Of Mice and Menace | Tricky Treat | 1981-10-10 |
| 6 | Ghostly Goof Up | A Briefcase of Cloak and Dagger | Fret Vet | 1981-10-17 |
| 7 | Bearly Camping | Tabby and the Pirate | Gold Fever Fracas | 1981-10-24 |
| 8 | Police Pooch | Mush Heathcliff Mush | Bone to Pick with Marmaduke | 1981-10-31 |
| 9 | Surburden Cowboy | A Close Encounter | Marmaduke of the Movies | 1981-11-07 |
| 10 | Baby Sitting Shenanigans | A New Kit on the Block | Kitty Sitter | 1981-11-14 |
| 11 | Leapin' Leprechaun | Clonin' Around | School Daze | 1981-11-21 |
| 12 | Caper Cracker | Cat Kit | Barking for Dollars | 1981-11-28 |
| 13 | The Lemonade Kid | The Great Milk Factory Fracas | Double Trouble Maker | 1981-12-05 |
Trivia[]
- Unlike Heathcliff and Dingbat and Heathcliff & the Catillac Cats, this series was never released in its entirety on home video (although 34 episodes did have home video releases). One episode was replayed from the Heathcliff and Dingbat Show. The other 4 non-VHS released episodes can be found online.
- Heathcliff and Marmaduke interact in the intro and outro.
- Re-runs of this series aired on Cartoon Network back in 1995 on weekdays at 1:00pm[1].
- Episodes of this series were considered lost media at one time.
Physical Media[]
- Heathcliff and Marmaduke VHS release Kids Klassics. (4 cartoons).
- Heathcliff and Marmaduke VHS 1983 release World Vision Home Video. 60 minutes (11 cartoons/Back of case says it has 17 cartoons=They must be including Doggone Funny & Marmaduke's Riddles as the extra episodes).
- Heathcliff and Marmaduke Crazy Critters VHS release 1986 World Vision Home Video. (8 cartoon segments).
- Heathcliff and Marmaduke Doggone Tales VHS 1987 release World Vision Home Video. 85 Minutes (15 cartoon segments).
Lost Media (Debunked)[]
Many websites have put this show down as a casualty of lost media. Due to the fans doing some research all of the episodes have been found. There are three VHS cassettes that were released containing 34 cartoons. Another episode can be found on the Heathcliff and Dingbat Show (The Great Milk Factory Fracas). The remaining 4 cartoon episodes can be found at https://www.dailymotion.com/us. These episode were copied from Boomerang/Cartoon Network. Some segments can also be watched on YouTube. Sadly there is not one central place where all the episodes can be viewed/streamed. Read below to where you can find each episode to watch the series in it's entirety.
EPISODE LOCATIONS:
- Of Mice Meance (Found on VHS Heathcliff and Marmaduke Doggone Cat Tales 1987)
- A Briefcase of Cloak and Dagger (Found on VHS Heathcliff and Marmaduke Doggone Cat Tales 1987)
- A Close Encounter (Found on VHS Heathcliff and Marmaduke Worldvision release 1983)
- Leapin Leaphcauns (Found on VHS Heathcliff and Marmaduke Doggone Cat Tales 1987)
- Tricky Treats (Found on VHS Heathcliff and Marmaduke Doggone Cat Tales 1987)
- Beach Brawl (Found on VHS Heathcliff and Marmaduke Doggone Cat Tales 1987)
- Ghostly Goof Up (Found on VHS Heathcliff and Marmaduke Worldvision release 1983)
- Bone to Pick with Marmaduke (Found on VHS Heathcliff and Marmaduke Doggone Cat Tales 1987)
- Surburden Cowboy (Found on VHS Heathcliff and Marmaduke Worldvision release 1983)
- Marmaduke of the Movies (Found on VHS Heathcliff and Marmaduke Worldvision release 1983)
- The Great Milk Factory Fracas (Found on DVD Heathcliff and Dingbat)
- Wish Bones (Found on VHS Heathcliff and Marmaduke Crazy Critters Worldvision release 1986)
- Caught Cat Napping (Found on VHS Heathcliff and Marmaduke Crazy Critters Worldvision release 1986)
- Wondermutt (Found on VHS Heathcliff and Marmaduke Crazy Critters Worldvision release 1986)
- Gone with the Whim (Found on VHS Heathcliff and Marmaduke Crazy Critters Worldvision release 1986)
- Dud Boat (Found on VHS Heathcliff and Marmaduke Crazy Critters Worldvision release 1986)
- Seagoing Watchdog (Found on VHS Heathcliff and Marmaduke Crazy Critters Worldvision release 1986)
- Kitty Sitter (Found on VHS Heathcliff and Marmaduke Worldvision release 1983)
- A New Kit on the Block (Found on VHS Heathcliff and Marmaduke Worldvision release 1983)
- Babysitting Shenanigans (Found on VHS Heathcliff and Marmaduke Worldvision release 1983)
- Fret vet (Found on VHS Heathcliff and Marmaduke Worldvision release 1983)
- Barking for Dollars (Found on VHS Heathcliff and Marmaduke Worldvision release 1983)
- Mush, Heathcliff, Mush (Found on VHS Heathcliff and Marmaduke Worldvision release 1983)
- Police Pooch (Found on VHS Heathcliff and Marmaduke Worldvision release 1983)
- Clon'en Around (Found on VHS Heathcliff and Marmaduke Crazy Critters Worldvision release 1986)
- School Daze (Found on VHS Heathcliff and Marmaduke Crazy Critters Worldvision release 1986)
- Home Run Rover (Found on VHS Heathcliff and Marmaduke Doggone Cat Tales 1987)
- Gator Go Round (Found on VHS Heathcliff and Marmaduke Doggone Cat Tales 1987)
- Play Grounded (Found on VHS Heathcliff and Marmaduke Doggone Cat Tales 1987)
- Bearly Camping (Found on VHS Heathcliff and Marmaduke Doggone Cat Tales 1987)
- Tabby and the Pirate (Found on VHS Heathcliff and Marmaduke Doggone Cat Tales 1987)
- Gold Fever Fracas (Found on VHS Heathcliff and Marmaduke Doggone Cat Tales 1987)
- Shuttle off to Buffalo (Found on VHS Heathcliff and Marmaduke Doggone Cat Tales 1987)
- Crazy Daze (Found on VHS Heathcliff and Marmaduke Doggone Cat Tales 1987)
- Missy Miseque (Found on VHS Heathcliff and Marmaduke Doggone Cat Tales 1987)
- Caper Cracker (https://www.dailymotion.com/search/Heathcliff%20and%20Marmaduke/videos)
- The Lemonade Kid (https://www.dailymotion.com/search/Heathcliff%20and%20Marmaduke/videos)
- Double Trouble (https://www.dailymotion.com/search/Heathcliff%20and%20Marmaduke/videos)
- Cat Kit (https://www.dailymotion.com/search/Heathcliff%20and%20Marmaduke/videos)
https://www.dailymotion.com/us has many recorded versions off of Boomerang when they aired the re-runs. YouTube is very limited on the episodes. Sadly there is no streaming version where all the episodes can be viewed.
References[]
2. https://www.dailymotion.com/search/Heathcliff%20and%20Marmaduke/videos
3. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rhhe8vL4CKM&list=PL3492072EBC1A216E