List of Courage the Cowardly Dog episodes

Courage the Cowardly Dog is an American animated television series created and directed by John R. Dilworth for Cartoon Network. The series ran for 4 seasons from November 12, 1999 to November 22, 2002, with 52 episodes altogether. The pilot episode, "The Chicken from Outer Space", originally debuted on What a Cartoon! in 1996, and in that year was nominated for an Oscar.

Series overview

Season		Episodes	Originally aired
			First aired	Last aired
	Pilot		February 18, 1996 (1996-02-18)
	1	13	November 12, 1999 (1999-11-12)	March 31, 2000 (2000-03-31)
	2	13	November 3, 2000 (2000-11-03)	November 16, 2001 (2001-11-16)
	3	13	January 11, 2002 (2002-01-11)	August 9, 2002 (2002-08-09)
	4	13	September 6, 2002 (2002-09-06)	November 22, 2002 (2002-11-22)
	Special		October 31, 2014 (2014-10-31)

Episodes

Pilot (1996)

No.	Title	Written by	Original air date
0	"The Chicken from Outer Space"	John R. Dilworth	February 18, 1996
Courage is a young cowardly dog who lives with his owners Eustace and Muriel Bagg in Nowhere, Kansas. Courage tries to stop an alien chicken's plans to invade Earth.

Season 1 (1999–00)

No. in series	No. in season	Title	Written by	Storyboarded by	Original air date
1a	1a	"A Night at the Katz Motel"	John R. Dilworth and Irvin S. Bauer	John R. Dilworth	November 12, 1999 (1999-11-12)
Courage and his owners stop at a lonely motel to end their vacation, but it is owned by an nefarious red cat named Katz, who harbors a penchant for feeding his guests to giant spiders.
1b	1b	"Cajun Granny Stew"	John R. Dilworth and Irvin S. Bauer	John R. Dilworth	November 12, 1999 (1999-11-12)
A cajun orange fox repeatedly tries to kidnap a sleepy Muriel so he can use her in a cajun stew. Absent: Eustace
2a	2a	"The Shadow of Courage"	John R. Dilworth and Irvin S. Bauer	John R. Dilworth	November 19, 1999 (1999-11-19)
A wealthy miser dies alone in his observatory, releasing his playful shadow, who plays tricks and pranks aplenty on the denizens of Nowhere.
2b	2b	"Dr. Le Quack, Amnesia Specialist"	Irvin S. Bauer	Allan Neuwirth	November 19, 1999 (1999-11-19)
Muriel suffers amnesia and Courage calls in the help of Dr. Le Quack, a con artist French duck who is impersonating a doctor.
3a	3a	"Courage Meets Bigfoot"	Irvin S. Bauer	Kevin Brownie	November 26, 1999 (1999-11-26)
A reward is offered for a Bigfoot's capture which fills Eustace with a greedy bloodlust, and, Courage, who befriends the creature, prepares to defend him from his avaricious master.
3b	3b	"Hothead"	David Steven Cohen	David Watchtenheim, Bob Miller, and J.P. Dillard	November 26, 1999 (1999-11-26)
Tired of being bald, Eustace obtains an experimental hair tonic advertisement from the newspaper, which Courage finds has an explosive side effect. Note: The song "Beautiful Dreamer" by Stephen Foster can be heard in the lobby scene.
4a	4a	"The Demon in the Mattress"	Irvin S. Bauer	Stephen DeStefano	December 3, 1999 (1999-12-03)
Unable to sleep on her old lumpy mattress, Muriel orders a new one, but it harbors an evil spirit, which proceeds to possess her as she sleeps. Note: This episode is a parody of the 1973 film, The Exorcist and the psychological thriller genre.
4b	4b	"Freaky Fred"	David Steven Cohen and Bill Marsilii	John Flagg and Chad Hicks	December 3, 1999 (1999-12-03)
Muriel's unsettling nephew, Fred, visits the house. A barber by trade, Courage learns the hard way how much Fred enjoys his profession. Note: Parody of Sweeney Todd. Narrated, entirely in rhyme, by Fred.
5a	5a	"Night of the Weremole"	David Steven Cohen	Tom Nesbitt and Michael Wetterhahn	December 17, 1999 (1999-12-17)
Bitten by a vicious "weremole", Muriel transforms into a similar creature under the light of a full moon. As Courage finds the original monster in hopes of a cure, Eustace faces his deranged wife (whom he has mistaken for a mouse) with his brittle wit and trusty mallet.
5b	5b	"Mother's Day"	Irvin S. Bauer	David Watchtenheim and Otis Brayboy	December 17, 1999 (1999-12-17)
Eustace visits his mother for Mother's Day with Courage. Though Eustace tries to win his mother's love, she would rather dote on Courage, much to the master's envy and the pet's dismay.
6a	6a	"The Duck Brothers"	Craig Shemin	Dave Simons	January 14, 2000 (2000-01-14)
Controlled by a pair of alien duck siblings, Muriel attempts to break into a military compound to rescue the ducks' third brother. Having freed her from their grasp, Courage confronts the aliens and offers them another solution.
6b	6b	"Shirley the Medium"	Craig Shemin	Luc Latulippe, David Watchtenheim, and Michael Wetterhahn	January 14, 2000 (2000-01-14)
A locked box left behind by Eustace's late brother, Horst, defies the every attempt to open it. Through Shirley the Medium (voiced by Mary Testa), a chihuahua gypsy, he contacts his brother for the key, despite Horst's warnings. As the cursed box releases a grabby terror, Courage pleads the Medium for assistance.
7a	7a	"King Ramses's Curse"	Bill Marsilii	Bob Miller, J.P. Dillard, and Brian Clark	January 21, 2000 (2000-01-21)
A pair of thieves heist a precious, ancient slab, and are confronted with the spirit of its owner, King Ramses. Torn from their hands by Ramses's curse, the slab happens upon the house. When Eustace is greedily unwilling to part with such a valuable treasure, the ghostly king keeps saying, "Return the slab.", and ravages the house with a triad of curses.
7b	7b	"The Clutching Foot"	David Steven Cohen	Curtis Cim	January 21, 2000 (2000-01-21)
A fungus on Eustace's foot gains sentience and consumes him whole, becoming a quintet of old-fashioned mobsters. With his beloved Muriel threatened by the crushing extortion of the infections gangsters, Courage races for a cure.
8a	8a	"The Hunchback of Nowhere"	Irvin S. Bauer	Dave Simons	January 28, 2000 (2000-01-28)
A hideous yet kind-hearted hunchback seeks refuge from the cold, rainy night. Spurned by Eustace, he hides away in the 1962 ranch house, where Courage finds and befriends him. Eustace, jealous of the attention that his family gives the guest, berates and belittles him, until the hunchback shows Eustace what true ugliness is.
8b	8b	"The Gods Must Be Goosey"	David Steven Cohen	Michael Wetterhahn, John Flagg, J.P. Dillard, and Pilar Newton	January 28, 2000 (2000-01-28)
A divine goose God falls in love with the portly Muriel. As he beckons her to a paradise above, Courage battles the heavenly gander for his irreplaceable owner.
9a	9a	"Queen of the Black Puddle"	Bill Marsilii	Chad Hicks	March 3, 2000 (2000-03-03)
A single puddle remains eerily behind after a dark rainstorm, hiding a terrible secret. After its quiet queen steals Eustace away, Courage dives into her world to rescue his owner's husband.
9b	9b	"Everyone Wants to Direct"	Craig Shemin	Antonio Zurera, Luiz de Velasco, Javier Jerez, Jesus Alonso, and Rodrigo Cubillo	March 3, 2000 (2000-03-03)
Dazzled by "famous director" Benton Tarantella's guile and wit, Courage's owners grant the grizzled director their basement for his movie. Learning the director's dark intent, the dog scrambles to prevent a ravenous resurrection.
10a	10a	"The Snowman Cometh"	Irvin S. Bauer	David Watchtenheim	March 10, 2000 (2000-03-10)
Faced with an inevitable, melting demise, the Last of the Snowmen laments his fate. But as he spies Courage and his owners, inexplicably on vacation in the Arctic, he plots to sap them of their anti-melting gene to stave off his own destruction.
10b	10b	"The Precious, Wonderful, Adorable, Lovable Duckling"	Irvin S. Bauer	Curtis Cim	March 10, 2000 (2000-03-10)
Inadvertently hatched by Eustace, a tiny duckling mistakes the farmer for his mother, and grows fiercely protective. The duckling becomes jealous of Muriel and sensing his murderous intent upon Muriel, Courage battles the duckling for the safety of his owner.
11a	11a	"Heads of Beef"	Irvin S. Bauer	Keith Tucker, Bob Miller, and J.P. Dillard	March 17, 2000 (2000-03-17)
While a sick Muriel stays home on the couch, Eustace takes Courage with him and they go out for hamburgers at a local diner run by a seemingly friendly couple of pigs. Wandering into their basement, however, Courage begins to think that it may not be cow's meat being served there.
11b	11b	"Klub Katz"	David Steven Cohen	Tom Nesbitt and David Watchtenheim	March 17, 2000 (2000-03-17)
Marooned during a cruise, Courage and his owners once again run afoul of Katz. Transformed at his spa into machines designed to fight for Katz's amusement, Muriel places her hope of rescue on Courage. Note: This episode is the parody of "The Island of Doctor Moreau" .
12a	12a	"The Revenge of the Chicken from Outer Space"	John R. Dilworth and Irvin S. Bauer	John R. Dilworth	March 24, 2000 (2000-03-24)
Now fried and headless, Courage's 1st nemesis, the alien chicken, comes back to Earth for his head, and payback.
12b	12b	"Journey to the Center of Nowhere"	Craig Shemin	John Flagg and Michael Wetterhahn	March 24, 2000 (2000-03-24)
Angered both by a drought and Muriel's use of eggplants in cooking, a humanized troupe of eggplants plot her downfall deep underground.
13a	13a	"Little Muriel"	David Steven Cohen	Mauro Casalese and Michael Wetterhahn	March 31, 2000 (2000-03-31)
Muriel is sucked into a tornado and returns as a 3½-year-old, and Courage has to find a way to get her back to her correct age.
13b	13b	"The Great Fusilli"	Irvin S. Bauer	Tom Nesbitt, Eduardo Soriano, David Watchtenheim, and Michael Wetterhahn	March 31, 2000 (2000-03-31)
The Great Fusilli, an alligator arrives in Nowhere, offering Courage and his owners a chance to perform with him and become rich. As his dark intentions unfold, he turns Muriel and Eustace into puppets. Courage must use Fusilli's own thespian vanity to best him. Note: Jim Cummings appears as the Great Fusilli and is one of the few veteran L.A. voice actors to appear on the show.

Season 2 (2000–01)

No. in series	No. in season	Title	Written by	Storyboarded by	Original air date
14a	1a	"The Magic Tree of Nowhere"	John R. Dilworth	David Watchtenheim	October 31, 2000 (2000-10-31)
A wish granting tree grows by the house, but Eustace grows jealous of all the attention it gets from his family and wants to chop it down, so Courage must stop him from doing so.
14b	1b	"Robot Randy"	John R. Dilworth	Michael Wetterhahn	November 3, 2000 (2000-11-03)
Conforming to his race's whims, a giant robot named Randy reluctantly travels to Earth and enslaves Courage and his owners in order to prove to his people that he is not a failure. Note: After July 15, 2010, whenever this episode aired, a memoriam appears before the credits saying "In memory of Peter Fernandez (who voiced Robot Randy), Go Speed Racer Go!" (Peter aired Speed Racer in the U.S. and voiced Speed himself).
15a	2a	"The Curse of Shirley"	David Steven Cohen	David Watchtenheim	November 10, 2000 (2000-11-10)
As a result of Eustace's cruelty, an angry Shirley lays a rain/thunder cloud curse upon him.
15b	2b	"Courage in the Big Stinkin' City"	David Steven Cohen	David Watchtenheim	November 10, 2000 (2000-11-10)
Courage and his owners go to New York for Muriel to perform, where a giant cockroach named Schwick offers to let them stay at his place until the show. Schwick forces Courage to fetch an "evil package" for him, or he will release his deadly pet to devour Muriel.
16a	3a	"Family Business"	David Steven Cohen	Bradley C. Rader	November 17, 2000 (2000-11-17)
A burglar, claiming to be a relative, breaks into the 1962 ranch house, but he suffers from multiple personality disorder and his attitude towards them changes. Courage and his owners are stuck with his schemes.
16b	3b	"1,000 Years of Courage"	David Steven Cohen	Eddy Houchins and Dave Simons	November 17, 2000 (2000-11-17)
Due to a meteor impacting the planet, Courage and his owners are hurtled a thousand years into a future inhabited by banana people.
17a	4a	"Courage Meets the Mummy"	David Steven Cohen	Mauro Casalese and Alex Leung	January 19, 2001 (2001-01-19)
The mummy of a Mayan baker seeks revenge for the injustice that was done to him.
17b	4b	"Invisible Muriel"	David Steven Cohen	Jason So	January 19, 2001 (2001-01-19)
Muriel becomes invisible when she wears a magical gem given to her by Courage, unknowingly. When she is soon captured by the government, Courage and Eustace, with the help of Dr. Vindaloo, set out to rescue her.
18a	5a	"Human Habitrail"	David Steven Cohen	John T. Miller	February 23, 2001 (2001-02-23)
A gerbil doctor, pretending to sell vacuums, shrinks Muriel and Eustace, planning on using them for an experiment of his abstract products.
18b	5b	"Mission to the Sun"	David Steven Cohen	David Simons	February 23, 2001 (2001-02-23)
The sun is about to go out, and Courage and his owners go to outer space to fix it. Meanwhile a tiny space-dwelling creature named Vastabael Backjurius goes inside Muriel's brain and starts making her go insane so that their mission ends up disastrous because he wants them to fail, and it is because he along with all the aliens see all earthlings abusing their planets seeing that all aliens like the dark.
19a	6a	"Courage the Fly"	David Steven Cohen	Chris Rutkowski	March 16, 2001 (2001-03-16)
Di Lung, a young Chinese American inventor who is experimenting with his science, turns Courage into a fly and must figure out how to save the 1962 ranch house, still in fly-form, before a giant satellite falls on it.
19b	6b	"Katz Kandy"	David Steven Cohen	Jordan Oliwa and Alex Leung	March 16, 2001 (2001-03-16)
Katz is determined on winning the Nowhere Sweet-Stuff contest, and kidnaps Muriel in order to get her secret recipe. Meanwhile, Courage must defeat Katz in a staring contest.
20a	7a	"Nowhere TV"	David Steven Cohen	Jesus Alonso, Javier Jerez, Luis de Velasco, and Antonio Zurera	April 6, 2001 (2001-04-06)
Le Quack hypnotizes Muriel and Eustace through television so they can be transformed into slaves and steal a large amount of lottery money to bring to him.
20b	7b	"Mega Muriel the Magnificent"	David Steven Cohen	Bruce Morris	April 6, 2001 (2001-04-06)
A thunderstorm causes Courage's computer to come to life. He downloads himself into Muriel's body to prove how daring and death-defying he can be, much to Courage's horror.
21a	8a	"Bad Hair Day"	David Steven Cohen	Curtis Cim	April 13, 2001 (2001-04-13)
Dr. Vindaloo is bribed into telling Growth Industries that Muriel has a rare blood type, ABXYZ. Courage must rescue Muriel from the Growth Industry and Eustace's mother, Ma.
21b	8b	"Forbidden Hat of Gold"	David Steven Cohen	Bob Foster	April 13, 2001 (2001-04-13)
Eustace finds Horst's map, leading to a hat made of gold, and takes Muriel and Courage along, his greed leading them all into danger.
22a	9a	"Serpent of Evil River"	David Steven Cohen	Mauro Casalese and Alex Leung	April 20, 2001 (2001-04-20)
Courage and his owners are suckered into a free cruise, only to be tricked into assisting the captain in capturing an opera-loving sea serpent named Carmen.
22b	9b	"The Transplant"	David Steven Cohen	Trevor Hierons	April 20, 2001 (2001-04-20)
Courage finds the bones of a giant kangaroo monster and when Eustace attempts to auction them to discoverers, he ends up twisting his spine. Dr. Vindaloo does a disc-transplant on Eustace, causing him to turn into a kangaroo monster himself.
23a	10a	"Car Broke, Phone Yes"	David Steven Cohen	Jesus Alonso, Javier Jerez, Luis de Velasco, and Antonio Zurera	October 26, 2001 (2001-10-26)
An alien brain steals Muriel's kindness for its master and Courage has to get it back or she will stay grumpy forever.
23b	10b	"Cowboy Courage"	David Steven Cohen	David Simons	October 26, 2001 (2001-10-26)
Courage and Muriel fantasize that they were in the old west, with Courage playing the sheriff, Muriel as the bartender, and Eustace as the outlaw.
24a	11a	"Evil Weevil"	David Steven Cohen	David Watchtenheim	November 2, 2001 (2001-11-02)
Eustace accidentally hits a human sized Boll weevil named Jeeves with his truck, and Muriel invites him to spend the night. Unfortunately, Jeeves soon begins sucking Eustace and Muriel's lives away.
24b	11b	"McPhearson Phantom"	David Steven Cohen	Bruce Morris	November 2, 2001 (2001-11-02)
Muriel and Eustace's marriage is tested when they are manipulated into turning against each other by a crafty phantom and an unlikely accomplice, Eustace's mother.
25a	12a	"The House of Discontent"	David Steven Cohen	Jesus Alonso, Javier Jerez, Luis de Velasco, and Antonio Zurera	November 9, 2001 (2001-11-09)
The spirit of the harvest moon appears one night, demanding that Courage and his owners to leave since Eustace can't seem to grow anything on their land.
25b	12b	"The Sand Whale Strikes"	David Steven Cohen	Glenn Lovett	November 9, 2001 (2001-11-09)
A sand whale mistakes Eustace for his deceased father, Ickett, and demands on giving back his accordion he swindled from him. Note 1: This is the last voice roles of Billie Lou Watt (died in 2001) and Peter Fernandez (died in 2010) in which they both starred in anime roles. A memoriam later appears after 2010 saying "In memory of Billie Lou Watt and Peter" along showing the photos of Astro Boy, Kimba the White Lion, Speed Racer and Racer X. Note 2: This episode was also dedicated to Jim P. Dilworth, John R. Dilworth's brother who died of cancer.
26	13	"The Tower of Dr. Zalost"	John R. Dilworth	David Watchtenheim	November 16, 2001 (2001-11-16)
"The Tower of Dr. Zalost" is about an extremely depressed and generally misunderstood professor, who is incapable of dealing with the sorrowful condition by himself. Overcome by his jealousy of others's happiness, he lashes out at Nowhere, firing unhappy cannonballs out of his walking tower and plummets the entire town into a state of depression. Through these diabolical means, he attempts to acquire economic elements from the representatives of Nowhere to gain happiness, and, realizing that this does not bring him the relief that he seeks, refuses to undo the situation he has inflicted. With Muriel befalling the effects of the unhappy cannon balls, Courage ventures into the tower of Dr. Žalost to undo the sorrow of Nowhere and the malevolent professor. With danger lurking around every turn, Courage must face the professor and his rat with only a cup of happy plums if he is to ever return to his normal life at home.

Season 3 (2002)

No. in series	No. in season	Title	Written by	Original air date
27	1	"Muriel Meets Her Match / Courage vs. Mecha-Courage"	Muriel Meets Her Match: Katy McLaughlin and David Steven Cohen Courage vs. Mecha-Courage: Jeff Kunkin and Bruce Wilpon	January 11, 2002 (2002-01-11)
Muriel Meets Her Match: A pair of married criminals are on the run and they camp next to the 1962 ranch house, with one of them eventually assuming Muriel's identity, which leads to Muriel being framed and arrested. Courage must then clear Muriel's name. Courage vs. Mecha-Courage: Di Lung feels that Courage isn't a good enough dog and eventually builds a mechanical version of him as a replacement. Courage decides to stop him by a fight.
28	2	"Campsite of Terror / Record Deal"	Campsite of Terror: Craig Shemin and David Steven Cohen Record Deal: Susan Kim	February 8, 2002 (2002-02-08)
Campsite of Terror: Courage and his owners go to a campsite for the weekend. Muriel is soon kidnapped by two orphaned lonely raccoons and Courage must save her as well as the raccoons who are trying not to be captured by Eustace, who wants to get a $50,000 reward. Record Deal: While Spring Cleaning, Shirley finds a mystic Velvet Vic record and when she throws it out, Eustace finds it. But when he listens to it, the actual Velvet Vic comes out of the player and traps Muriel in the record, so Courage must get help from Shirley who can tell him how to get Muriel out of the record.
29	3	"Stormy Weather / The Sandman Sleeps"	Stormy Weather: Billy Aronson The Sandman Sleeps: David Steven Cohen	March 15, 2002 (2002-03-15)
Stormy Weather: A storm goddess mistakes Courage for her own dog, Duncan, and decides to take him, making Muriel furious. However, the goddess's rage causes violent storms to occur. Courage must find Duncan before it is too late. The Sandman Sleeps: Muriel develops insomnia after the Sandman steals her sleep, much to Courage's despair.
30	4	"Hard Drive Courage / The Ride of the Valkyries"	Hard Drive Courage: Susan Kim The Ride of the Valkyries: Billy Aronson	June 7, 2002 (2002-06-07)
Hard Drive Courage: The computer develops a virus and it traps Muriel inside. Courage must go into the computer world to bring her back. The Ride of the Valkyries: While Courage and his owners are on holiday, three Valkyries mistake Muriel as their sister and carry her off into the sky where they will fight against the trolls on the next day. Courage sets out to win Muriel back.
31	5	"Scuba-Scuba Doo / Conway the Contaminationist"	Scuba-Scuba Doo: Lori Lazarus Conway the Contaminationist: Craig Shemin	June 14, 2002 (2002-06-14)
Scuba-Scuba Doo: While on a tropical island, Courage and Muriel discover an underwater city made of coral. There, they befriend the citizens. Meanwhile, Eustace informs his mother that there are small creatures living in the coral. She decides that the coral there can make fine wigs, and sets off to destroy the coral city and evict the creatures of their coral for her wig factory. Conway the Contaminationist: A strange elderly man named Conway moves in with Courage and his owners, and he changes their lives when he assists them to live in a life of filth, causing a potential biohazard.
32	6	"Katz Under the Sea / Curtain of Cruelty"	Katz Under the Sea: David Steven Cohen Curtain of Cruelty: David Steven Cohen, Mike Samonek, and John Reynolds	June 21, 2002 (2002-06-21)
Katz Under the Sea: Displeased by Eustace, Muriel takes Courage with her and goes on a submarine vacation. They do not realize that it is being run by one of their old enemies, Katz. Curtain of Cruelty: When a strange pink curtain is going through Nowhere making the citizens cruel and mean, Courage finds out that all of this is caused by Professor Mean, who is also cruel and unhappy, and wants everyone else to be cruel and unhappy too.
33	7	"Feast of the Bullfrogs / Tulip's Worm"	Feast of the Bullfrogs: Lory Lazarus Tulip's Worm: David Steven Cohen	June 28, 2002 (2002-06-28)
Feast of the Bullfrogs: Bullfrogs, who have had all the water in their pond dried up, start to invade the 1962 ranch house for water. There, they enslave Courage and his owners, forcing them to act like frogs. Tulip's Worm: Two alien teddy bears blast the citizens out of sight when they are looking for a giant worm. Courage discovers the worm outside of the farmhouse, and it reacts whenever he plays a tuba. The space bears come to the scene, and reveal that the little worm is actually a space worm owned by an intergalactic childish human girl named Tulip. As Muriel and the two teddy bears are sallowed by the beast, Courage must take the worm to outer space before Muriel and the bears are digested.
34	8	"So in Louvre Are We Two / Night of the Scarecrow"	So in Louvre Are We Two: Billy Aronson Night of the Scarecrow: Susan Kim	July 5, 2002 (2002-07-05)
So in Louvre Are We Two: While Courage and his owners are visiting the Louvre, Muriel is convinced that the Mona Lisa looks just like her, and they are like sisters. After the guard is convinced that it looks nothing like Muriel, he locks the museum, expecting everyone to be out. Little does he know that Courage and his owners are trapped inside, and the paintings come to life. Night of the Scarecrow: After leaving a county fair, Courage and his owners get lost through a cornfield and crash into a scarecrow. They take him home where Muriel fixes him up and makes him a mouth so he can talk. He soon becomes depressed when he is not scary enough to frighten away Muriel's attackers, so he decides to train himself to be a much stronger and scarier scarecrow to protect Muriel.
35	9	"Mondo Magic / Watch the Birdies"	Mondo Magic: Craig Shemin Watch the Birdies: Allan Neuwirth and Gary Cooper	July 12, 2002 (2002-07-12)
Mondo Magic: Muriel feels she is being watched by someone, and Courage discovers a magic kit on the porch, and after doing tricks with it, a magician named Mondo comes out and shows off his magic. He is soon discovered to be a hideous creature who traps Eustace in the TV and making Muriel his bride by turning her into the same creature. Watch the Birdies: When Muriel gets abducted by a giant mother vulture, it tells her to look after its three babies while it flies off to find a new mate or she will be eaten. Courage must aid Muriel in keeping the babies safe.
36	10	"Fishy Business / Angry Nasty People"	Fishy Business: Bruce Wilpon and David Steven Cohen Angry Nasty People: David Steven Cohen	July 19, 2002 (2002-07-19)
Fishy Business: A fish missionary arrives at the farmhouse, believing that Courage and his owners are unfit to live on the land, and the fish court forces them to live in a fish bowl with gills. Angry Nasty People: Benton Tarantella, the zombie director, returns to convince Courage and his owners to star in his latest sitcom Angry Nasty People.
37	11	"Dome of Doom / Snowman's Revenge"	Dome of Doom: Lory Lazarus Snowman's Revenge: Billy Aronson	July 26, 2002 (2002-07-26)
Dome of Doom: After a drought, Courage and his owners are unable to grow food. But when they read an ad of free food, they order it. However, the plant fruits and vegetables are carnivorous and attempt to eat them. Snowman's Revenge: After the North Pole faces heat and everything melts, the snowman creates a mechanical mitten that allows the user to produce snow at will. He moves into Courage's house and freezes it, causing extreme coldness upon Courage and his owners.
38	12	"The Quilt Club / Swindlin' Wind"	The Quilt Club: Bill Marsilii Swindlin' Wind: Billy Aronson	August 2, 2002 (2002-08-02)
The Quilt Club: Muriel and Courage go to a quilt shop and meet conjoined twin sisters, and Muriel wants to be a part of their quilt club, so she goes to an extreme quilt-making test to join them. But Courage starts smelling something fishy. Swindlin' Wind: Courage and his owners go to Shirley's shop, where Muriel sees a necklace she wants. Eustace gives Shirley an oil deed for the necklace, but she realizes that it's an oil bill. Angry that Eustace ripped her off, Shirley casts a spell on both him and Muriel that causes them to swindle each other, and it's up to Courage to break the spell.
39	13	"King of Flan / Courage Under the Volcano"	King of Flan & Courage Under the Volcano David Steven Cohen	August 9, 2002 (2002-08-09)
King of Flan: The King of Flan uses television to hypnotize everyone in Nowhere to eat as much flan as possible. As the citizens of Nowhere become addicted to flan (and become horribly fat), Courage must stop the King before he leads the city to a path of obesity and doom. After the King hypnotizes the city, it is up to Courage to save them. Muriel and Eustace steal a truck full of flan and drive it back to their house. By the time they have eaten it all, there is flan dripping from all over the house and the couple have become super morbidly obese. Muriel's wooden chair breaks. Courage travels to the flan facility, stops the King and making him an addict to his own product. Courage turns everything back to normal. The episode ends in the lair of the King. Him and Courage are addicted to flan. Courage laughs. Courage Under the Volcano: Courage and his owners crash down on an island, and are welcomed by a native chief. The citizens dress Muriel in their special native clothing so she can be sacrificed to the Volcano God, who is causing the island to shake. Courage must go inside the volcano and talk to the god before the natives drop Muriel in the volcano.

Season 4 (2002)

No. in series	No. in season	Title	Written by	Original air date
40	1	"A Beaver's Tale / The Nutcracker"	A Beaver's Tale: David Steven Cohen The Nutcracker: Billy Aronson	September 6, 2002 (2002-09-06)
A Beaver's Tale: When the local river floods Nowhere, Courage must locate the source of the disaster. When it turns out that a beaver's dam is causing it, Courage helps the beaver follow his dreams rather than build dams. The Nutcracker: Courage and his owners go to the junkyard to hunt for useful trash, and Courage finds a nutcracker. Two man-eating rats want to feast on Muriel and Eustace. After Eustace is captured, Courage must get Muriel away from the rats.
41	2	"Rumpledkiltskin / House Calls"	Rumpledkiltskin: Allan Neuwirth and Gary Cooper House Calls: Lori Lazarus	September 13, 2002 (2002-09-13)
Rumpledkiltskin: Muriel's "Uncle Angus" invites her to Scotland, where he imprisons her and demands that she makes thousands of kilts. Courage must learn Angus's real name and free Muriel. House Calls: A lonely scientist named Dr. Gerhart wants neighbors, but his sentient house, who's very old and envious, fends them away. He "brings" the 1962 ranch house next to his house with music, but Gerhart's house intends on destroying the 1962 ranch house out of sheer jealousy and want for Gerhart all to itself. Courage then has to find a way to make Gerhart's house happy. *Note*: Dr. Grehart is a parody of the late Roy Orbison.
42	3	"Le Quack Balloon / Windmill Vandals"	Le Quack Balloon: David Steven Cohen Windmill Vandals: Bill Marsilii	September 20, 2002 (2002-09-20)
Le Quack Balloon: Le Quack kidnaps Muriel and puts her on a hot air balloon. He teaches her to bungee-jump from the balloon so she can grab a Swedish ingredient for her food, but he is tricking her so he can rob the Swedish national piggy bank instead. Windmill Vandals: If the windmill stops turning, the ghosts of terrifying dead vandals will return to attack everyone at the homestead. Courage and Muriel must keep the windmill moving while Eustace tries to fix it.
43	4	"The Uncommon Cold / Farmer-Hunter, Farmer-Hunted"	The Uncommon Cold: David Steven Cohen Farmer-Hunter, Farmer-Hunted: Billy Aronson	September 27, 2002 (2002-09-27)
The Uncommon Cold: Muriel seeks a cure for her unusual cold among some swamp-slugs enslaved by a snake named Big Bayou from Yoruba Mythology. The cure lies in Big Bayou's book, which Courage must steal in order to heal Muriel and free the slugs. Farmer-Hunter, Farmer-Hunted: Eustace tries to prove that he can hunt like his deceased brother, Horst. But the deer families are tired of being hunted and the father deer decides to hunt Eustace instead. Courage hosts a game show to see who gets to shoot who.
44	5	"Bride of Swamp Monster / Goat Pain"	Bride of Swamp Monster: David Steven Cohen Goat Pain: Lory Lazarus	October 4, 2002 (2002-10-04)
Bride of Swamp Monster: Muriel buys a necklace, and puts her picture inside, but she loses the pendant in a local swamp. The Swamp Monster finds it and believes Muriel is his long-lost bride. Courage must locate the real bride of the Swamp Monster, and reconcile the long-lost lovers in order to get Muriel back. Goat Pain: Muriel sprains her back, and the only cure is a hot spring on top of Mt. Nowhere. The peak is guarded by a super-powerful goat angry at people for clogging the spring with trash, and Courage has to get past the goat and somehow restore the spring.
45	6	"Muriel Blows Up / Profiles in Courage"	Muriel Blows Up: David Steven Cohen Profiles in Courage: Bill Marsilii	October 11, 2002 (2002-10-11)
Muriel Blows Up: A missile strikes the 1962 ranch house, mutating a carrot in the garden. When Muriel eats it, she begins to grow. Courage must figure out a way to get to the general and disarm the device before time runs out. Profiles in Courage: Courage and his owners go to a county fair and have their silhouettes drawn. When the silhouettes come to life later that night and replace Muriel and Eustace, Courage must convince the creatures it's more fun to be paper than people.
46	7	"The Mask"	John R. Dilworth	October 18, 2002 (2002-10-18)
A strange, dog hater woman of unknown origin, named Kitty, wearing a mask and a white robe, appears at the 1962 ranch house. She recklessly starts beating Courage with various items and she tells his owners that her best friend Bunny is being held by a gangster named "Mad Dog", who treats Bunny as a slave. When Kitty tried to flee with Bunny, she was threatened by him to stay away from Bunny. Courage, who wants Kitty to leave the 1962 ranch house and needs to prove to her that not all dogs are bad, decides to rescue Bunny from Mad Dog.
47	8	"Squatting Tiger, Hidden Dog / Muted Muriel"	Squatting Tiger, Hidden Dog: Billy Aronson Muted Muriel: David Steven Cohen	October 25, 2002 (2002-10-25)
Squatting Tiger, Hidden Dog: A Chinese empress wants to grind up Muriel's bones. Courage wants to save Muriel, but he must pass through a series of strange deadly tests first. Muted Muriel: Muriel has had enough of Eustace not listening to her, and she decides not to talk ever again. Courage visits Shirley and asks her if she can make her talk again.
48	9	"Aqua-Farmer / Food of the Dragon"	Aqua-Farmer: Gary Cooper and Allan Neuwirth Food of the Dragon: David Steven Cohen	October 25, 2002 (2002-10-25)
Aqua-Farmer: Unimpressed by Jojo the Dolphin's performance at a local aquarium, Eustace challenges the sea mammal to a race, losing pathetically. He demands a rematch, staking his wife as the prize of the race. Food of the Dragon: A seafood dinner attracts a dragon who hasn't learned to fly. He's determined to eat Muriel and Eustace unless Courage can teach him to fly.
49	10	"The Last of the Starmakers / Son of the Chicken from Outer Space"	The Last of the Starmakers: David Steven Cohen Son of the Chicken from Outer Space: Michelle Belly Dilworth	November 1, 2002 (2002-11-01)
The Last of the Starmakers: A pregnant space-faring squid who creates stars lands on the far, and Eustace plans to sell her eggs to the military for research. Courage has to save the eggs and the mother squid to keep the heavens twinkling. Son of the Chicken from Outer Space: The three-headed son of Courage's 1st nemesis shows up, trying to fulfill a vow to kill him, but Courage is far more resourceful than the chicken anticipated.
50	11	"Courageous Cure / Ball of Revenge"	Courageous Cure: David Steven Cohen Ball of Revenge: Michelle Belly Dilworth	November 8, 2002 (2002-11-08)
Courageous Cure: A race of multi-limbed aliens arrive on Earth, seeking a cure for a virus which causes them to keep punching themselves. They experiment on Muriel and Eustace by letting them grow more hands. Ball of Revenge: Sick of Muriel's doting on Courage, Eustace invites Katz, Le Quack, the Weremole, the Cajun Fox, the Giant Foot, and the Puddle Queen to the house to kill Courage in a game of dodgeball.
51	12	"Cabaret Courage / Wrath of the Librarian"	Cabaret Courage & Wrath of the Librarian David Steven Cohen	November 15, 2002 (2002-11-15)
Cabaret Courage: Courage and his owners come to "Hollowood", but after falling inside a manhole, they encounter a giant, fetus-like being who demands entertainment, and he explains to them that if he likes their performances, he will give out glamorous prizes, and Courage must find the beast's true self through his heart. Wrath of the Librarian: Courage finds a two year overdue book. When he decides to return it, he does not have enough money for the $10,000 fee. The librarian casts a spell on Muriel and Eustace, turning them into the characters from the book until Courage finds enough money to pay the fee for the book.
52	13	"Remembrance of Courage Past / Perfect"	Remembrance of Courage Past: Michael Sporn Perfect: Billy Aronson	November 22, 2002 (2002-11-22)
Remembrance of Courage Past: Courage's mysterious past comes to light, when his parents were sent to space by a veterinarian. When Muriel and Eustace notice he is not responding, still haunted by that treacherous event, they take him to the same vet that sent his parents into space, unaware that the vet is now going to send the first humans to the moon, which will be Muriel and Eustace. Courage must save them after realizing that Muriel has become a major character in his life, besides his parents. Perfect: When Courage cannot do anything correctly, the "Teacher" approaches him, who is the manifestation of Courage's own doubts and insecurities that have plagued him. She trains him strictly into becoming a perfect dog, but in the end, Courage learns that there is no such thing as perfect.

Special

Title	Written, storyboarded and directed by	Original air date
"The Fog of Courage"	John R. Dilworth	October 31, 2014 (2014-10-31)
When Courage finds a mysterious amulet while digging through the yard, a Ghostly Fog covers the farm. Eustace, however, refuses to return the amulet that apparently belongs to the Fog Ghost's long lost love. Now Courage must protect his family from the vengeful fog spirit.

External links

• Courage the Cowardly Dog at IMDb
• Courage the Cowardly Dog at TV.com