List of Courage the Cowardly Dog characters
This is a list of characters from the Cartoon Network animated series, Courage the Cowardly Dog.Main characters
Courage
Courage is the titular character and protagonist of the series. He is a kind yet easily frightened pink-furred beagle dog who was abandoned as a puppy after his parents were sent into outer space, but was adopted by Muriel Bagge. Her husband Eustace regularly mistreats him. Ironically, given his name and often expressing his distress with over-the-top, piercing shrieks, Courage is a genuine hero who goes to great lengths to protect his owners. Despite his injuries, some of which are quite brutal, episodes usually end with Courage rewarded in some way due to his determination, selfless nature, willingness to face adversity squarely, and/or pure luck. Courage is also very clever and resourceful when the situation demands it, outsmarting the villains most of the time. He also often displays super strength, carrying Muriel and Eustace with relative ease. Aiding him in saving the day is a self-aware, sarcastic, and seemingly omniscient computer that he keeps in the attic. He got his name when Muriel found him as a puppy alone in an alley and remarked that he must be quite brave to be there by himself.Muriel Bagge
Muriel Bagge is Courage's owner and Eustace's wife. She is a plump, kind, hardworking Scottish elderly woman who took Courage in when he was an abandoned puppy. Muriel often carries a rolling pin that she hits Eustace with whenever he harasses Courage. She also likes tea and usually tends to her garden, as well as being an accomplished sitar player. Muriel also has a great fondness for cooking; however, her recipes tend to include an excessive amount of vinegar, much to the distaste of both her dog and husband. Most of all, she loves sitting in her rocking chair with Courage on her lap and watching television. Due to her kindness and sweet nature, Muriel is an easy target for villains. The crossover movie Straight Outta Nowhere: Scooby-Doo! Meets Courage the Cowardly Dog was White’s final role before she died of liver cancer in 2021.Eustace Bagge
Eustace Bagge is Muriel's husband. He is a skinny, selfish, greedy, cynical, and sarcastic elderly man who is obsessed with his vintage truck. Eustace wears glasses identical in appearance to Muriel's. His brown hat shields his glistening bald head. Eustace is the current owner of the farmhouse, which was previously owned by his now-deceased brother Horst. Eustace regularly yells at Courage and calls him a "Stupid dog!" He regularly dismisses Muriel as well, but he still does love his wife, as evidenced by his concern for her well-being in a few episodes, like "The Demon in the Mattress".
Lionel Wilson originally voiced the character, but left midway through the third season due to illness and was replaced by Arthur Anderson. However, many vocals and sounds of grunts, laughs, screams and catchphrases from Wilson have been used while Anderson was recording. In the 2014 short titled The Fog of Courage, Wallace Shawn replaced Anderson as the voice of Eustace. In the crossover special with Scooby-Doo, Straight Outta Nowhere: Scooby-Doo! Meets Courage the Cowardly Dog, veteran voice actor Jeff Bergman plays Eustace.Supporting characters
Computer
The Computer, which speaks with a British accent, gives Courage advice on how to deal with crazy situations. Located in the farmhouse attic, it has a sarcastic personality and a habit of regularly cracking jokes in any situation. It also appears to often provide Courage with unhelpful advice, but it's nevertheless supportive of him.Dr. Vindaloo
Dr. Vindaloo is an Indian doctor with a thick accent, whom Eustace and Muriel see when something is wrong. He is one of the few characters in the series who can perfectly understand what Courage is trying to say. He diagnoses his patients as not having serious problems or that there is nothing that he can do, but has, on occasion, been a great help. He often quotes “There’s nothing to worry about. Nothing at all. But, there's nothing I can do.” when questioned about certain health conditions or situations.Shirley the Medium
Shirley the Medium is a small green Chihuahua garbed as a stereotypical Gypsy fortune-teller who resides in a dilapidated caravan. She has a strong dislike of Eustace because of his greed and selfishness. Due to this she often places Eustace under curses to get him to be a better person. Shirley is one of Courage's three confidants, the others being the Computer and Dr. Vindaloo, and helps him occasionally by casting and reciting spells and playing the saxophone in-between verses.General Horton and Lieutenant Gidley
Two military officers who are stationed in Nowhere. They often appear in episodes involving government operations in which Courage has to solve for himself, due to the two of them distracting themselves with their continuous fighting with cartoonish violence.Villains
The Chicken from Outer Space is the show's first villain, introduced by the pilot episode of the same name. His eggs are unlike regular chicken eggs as they have red spots with a red yolk, are mutagenic and whoever eats them will turn into one. In his first appearance, he tries to take over the farm, he lays eggs in the chicken coop which are eaten by Eustace, and ends up being shot by his laser gun, turning into a headless roast chicken. He later returns in "The Revenge of The Chicken from Outer Space" where he wants to use a plunger to rip off Courage's head and put it on his roasted body. He ends up ripping off Eustace's head and tries to destroy Courage but is then blown up in his spaceship when a rocket blasts into it. In "Son of the Chicken from Outer Space", his three-headed son is sent to Earth to avenge him and kill Courage. Unfortunately, like their father, they are no match for the timid dog and fear that they will never be able to go home until Courage is dead. Feeling sympathy for them, Courage helps them by taking fake pictures to make it look like they succeeded in killing him and fooling their mother into thinking that their mission was a success.Katz
Katz is a sadistic red tabby cat with a British accent. He is Courage's nemesis and the show's most recurring antagonist, though Muriel and Eustace consistently fail to recognize him. He specializes in scam businesses and is extremely sadistic. Many of his businesses involve torturing or outright killing his customers; for example, in "Night at the Katz Motel," he fed his motel residents to flesh-eating spiders, and in "Klub Katz," he transformed the vacationers into machines to fight for him gladiator-style. In "Katz Under the Sea" he invites visitors to a submarine, distracting them with a performer and attempts to blow up the vessel using TNT. All of his businesses enforce a strict "No Dogs Allowed" policy, forcing Courage to sneak in. He often challenges Courage to ironically banal games such as wall-ball and staring contests, which Courage invariably loses; nevertheless, he is always defeated in the end. Unlike the rest of the show's villains, he is frequently accompanied by his own theme, which consists of a sinister hip-hop beat.Cajun Fox
Cajun Fox is an orange sunglass-wearing fox obsessed with cooking who appears in "Cajun Granny Stew" and "Ball of Revenge". He kidnaps Muriel to make a stew, using her as the final ingredient, but he ends up falling into the pot of stew himself when Courage falls on top of him and Muriel just as he is about to throw Muriel into the pot.The Shadow
The Shadow is the living shadow that can change his shape and appearance. In the episode "The Shadow of Courage", he becomes free after a cruel old miser had collapsed and passed away in his laboratory, he later terrorizes the people of Nowhere by frightening them but was forced to retreat to the Bagge estate during a lightning storm where he began scaring both Courage and Eustace. Eventually, Courage decides to confront him he reveals that he never wanted to be like the old man and wants to become a movie star, Courage then takes the Shadow to see the night sky where he can become an actual star, happy with this revelation he waved goodbye to Courage and jumped into the cosmos, turning into a new star.Le Quack
Le Quack is a French-accented duck con-artist who first appears early in the show's first season, in which he has a fake amnesia-specialist license; he comes to the Bagges' house when Muriel suffers from amnesia. Since then, he frequently returns and manages to dupe Courage's owners into helping him commit crime sprees. Le Quack is also shown to be capable of escaping custody such as when he was first arrested, crashing the police car in the process, and later causing a fire at prison.Di Lung
Di Lung is a Chinese inventor who first appears in the episode "Hothead". He is very inconsiderate and rude and usually gets caught in the middle of the chaos happening in Nowhere, prompting him to shout his catchphrase of "Watch where you're going, ya fool!", which is a running gag in the series, because he uses said phrase hypocritically, when he is clearly in the wrong despite blaming the other person. He is the inventor of Mecha Courage. Di Lung also has two aunts: one good and one bad, who are both the Empresses of China; thus, this could make him royalty.Freaky Fred
Freaky Fred is Muriel's nephew who was sent to the "home for freaky barbers", due to his obsession with cutting the hair of people or animals to the point that they are bald. He speaks in poems and rhymes often repeating the word ‘naughty’ when describing certain situations. His other catchphrase is 'Courage...'.