| 释义 |
- Plot
- Characters C.O.W.-Boys Supporting characters Villains
- Episode guide Season 1 (1992) Season 2 (1993)
- Crew
- Theme song
- References
- External links
{{Infobox television
| show_name = Wild West C.O.W.-Boys of Moo Mesa
| image = Wild West C.O.W.-Boys of Moo Mesa.jpg
| caption = Promotional poster
| show_name_2 =
| genre = Western
| creator = Ryan Brown
| developer =
| writer =
| voices = Pat Fraley
Jim Cummings
Jeff Bennett
Joe Piscopo
Michael Greer
Charity James
Kay Lenz
Troy Davidson
Danny Mann
Michael Horse
| theme_music_composer= Billy Dean and Verlon Thompson[1][2]
| country = United States
| language = English
| num_seasons = 2
| num_episodes = 26
| runtime = 23 minutes
| company = King World Productions
Greengrass Productions
Gunther-Wahl Productions
(1992)
(season 1)
Ruby-Spears Enterprises
(1993)
(season 2)
Flextech Television
Mini Mountain Productions
| distributor = CBS Television Distribution
| channel = ABC
| first_aired = September 12, 1992
| last_aired = December 4, 1993
}}Wild West C.O.W.-Boys of Moo Mesa is an American animated television series created by comic book artist Ryan Brown, known for his work on Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. It aired as part of ABC's Saturday morning lineup. It was produced by Greengrass Productions and Mini Mountain Productions in association with King World Productions and Flextech Television and animated by Gunther-Wahl Productions for its first season, and Ruby-Spears Enterprises for its second season. At the time of launch, it was only the second animated series involving King World Productions to be broadcast (the other was the animated spinoff of The Little Rascals, which aired on ABC from 1982 to 1984). First broadcast on September 12, 1992, the show ran for two seasons of thirteen episodes each. It also aired on YTV from 1992 to 1999 in Canada. The series was featured in reruns on Toon Disney from 1998 to 2001. Plot{{mi|section=y|{{more footnotes|section|date=May 2015}}{{inuniverse|section|date=October 2018}}
}}Like many cartoons during its time, Wild West C.O.W.-Boys of Moo Mesa dealt with a mutation of some kind. In this case, an irradiated comet struck the late 19th century Western plains creating a miles high mesa shrouded in clouds. Everything trapped on top of the mesa was "cow-metized" by the light from the "cow-met" and "evolved" into a "bovipomorphic" state. Inspired by old tales of the Wild West, this new bovine community developed to the point where they emulated that era's way of life, including the requisite ruffians and corrupt sheriffs. However, their knowledge of Wild West living was limited, and as such, many things about their culture had to be improvised to 'fill in the blanks'. The concepts of steampunk and Weird West were utilized throughout its run. The series focuses on trying to keep justice in the frontier territory. The lawbreakers were too much for the corrupt regulators of Cowtown (namely Mayor Oscar Bulloney and Sheriff Terrorbull) to handle by themselves. Helping them out, whether they wanted it or not, were a group of peacekeepers known as C.O.W.-Boys (the C.O.W. part is short for "Code Of the West"). Led by Marshal Moo Montana, the C.O.W.-Boys also included the Dakota Dude and the Cowlorado Kid. Marshal Moo Montana and his deputies had their hands full with various ruffians and outlaw gangs that plagued the otherwise peaceful town. CharactersC.O.W.-Boys- Marshal Moo Montana (voiced by Pat Fraley) - Leader of the C.O.W.-Boys and marshal of Moo Mesa. Courageous and quick on his hooves, Moo Montana "battles the bad guys and makes the West a safer place to graze". Lives by the Code of the West, which he seems to make up as he goes along (as seen in the episode "The Big Cow Wow"). He has a gun that shoots star-badges. His horse's name is Cyclone.
- The Dakota Dude (voiced by Jim Cummings) - The soft-spoken muscle of Montana's posse, Dakota possesses a cool temperament and rarely gets mad, even in near-death experiences (as seen in "Dances with Bulls") and is scared of heights. Dakota agreed to marry Cowlamity Kate in Wedding Bull Blues to save her father's inheritance. His horse's name is Rebel.
- Cowlorado Kid (voiced by Jeff Bennett) - A Holstein cattle who is the youngest of the group and a self-proclaimed ladies' man with a good singing voice, regardless of his skill with the lasso and guitar. Cowlorado isn't a deputy yet. In "Stolen on the River," he tries to prove he's worthy of being a deputy by catching Five Card Cud only to get in trouble and be rescued by Dakota and Moo. His horse's name is Jezebel.
Supporting characters- Lily Bovine (voiced by Charity James) - A bartender, former showgirl, and owner of the local saloon called The Tumbleweed. Lily is Moo Montana's love interest. Her best friend is Cowlamity Kate.
- Cody Calf (voiced by Troy Davidson) - Nicknamed "Calf-Pint" by Moo and his posse, he idolizes the marshall and hopes to be a lawcow himself when he grows up. He is apparently related to Lily Bovine in some way and lives with her, though he does not appear to be her son. Like everyone else, he refers to her as "Miss Lily". Though well-meaning, he often gets himself into serious trouble trying to "help" the lawcows, but has been a useful asset on several occasions.
- Cowlamity Kate Cudster (voiced by Kay Lenz) - A tomboyish rancher and operator of the highly profitable Golden Cud Mine. She's as hard-working and hard-riding as any bull, and has enough skill with a lasso to put Cowlorado to shame. She returns Dakota's romantic feelings where she once gave him the hat he wears and nearly married him in "Wedding Bull Blues." In "The Fastest Filly in the West," it is revealed that Cowlamity Kate has a cousin named Cowleen. Her name is a play on that of the famous Wild West heroine Calamity Jane.
- Puma (voiced by Bill Farmer) - A resident of Cowtown who is the resident shoeshiner.
- J.R. (voiced by Michael Horse) - An Indian bison who occasionally aids Moo, Dakota, and Cowlorado if the situation needs it. He tends to ramble about the scientific principles of his inventions which the C.O.W.-Boys don't want to listen to and would be asked to show them how it works.
- Buffalo Bull - A bison who works as Cowtown's blacksmith.
- Jack (voiced by Jim Cummings) - A rabbit who works as a telegraph operator at Cowtown.
Villains- Mayor Oscar Bulloney (voiced by Michael Greer) - The greedy and corrupt mayor of Cowtown in Moo Mesa, Bulloney rigs elections (as seen in "Stolen on the River") and makes taxes so high that the Masked Bull compares it to stealing. He also serves as Cowtown's crooked Justice of the Peace and Bank President.
- Sheriff Terrorbull (voiced by Joe Piscopo) - Selected by the corrupt Mayor Bulloney, Terrorbull uses his sheriff's badge to conceal his evil intentions. When committing crimes, Terrorbull takes on the guise of the notorious outlaw called the Masked Bull. Curiously, Terrorbull has an upright posture as the Masked Bull while he is normally seen with a hunched back. In "Bulls of a Feather," it is revealed that Sheriff Terrorbull has a criminal younger brother named Horribull. He was forced to leave Cowtown after losing a bet to Moo in "No Face To Hide" to see who can catch Shock Holiday. Afterwards, Terrorbull became sheriff of the remote town of Lonesome Gulch as Mayor Bulloney tells him to put up with it until he can think of a way to get him back into Cowtown. At Lonesome Gulch, Sheriff Terrorbull continued his unlawful exploits.
- Saddle Sore (voiced by Jim Cummings) - A scorpion and one of the comically inept henchmen of Sheriff Terrorbull. He is slightly smarter and braver than Boot Hill Buzzard, but only just.
- Boot Hill Buzzard (voiced by Danny Mann) - A buzzard who is Sheriff Terrorbull's other comically inept henchman. As the more dim-witted of the two, he is often saddled with more than his fair share of the grunt work, especially if the job involves something embarrassing or unappealing (such as cross-dressing). His name is taken from an old west slang term for a graveyard.
- Skull Duggery (voiced by Jim Cummings) - Tom Duggery was a mean miner who had staked his claim on Skull Mountain. He had struck silver and hid it in a secret chamber within his mine. During a storm, Tom Duggery was caught in a cave-in when he didn't want to leave his silver, he then died later from presumably either suffocation or starvation. Legend says that Tom Duggery's ghost in the form of Skull Duggery still haunts Skull Mountain. When Cody, Carly, and Jake as well as Saddle Sore and Boot Hill Buzzard entered the mine, Skull Duggery manifested where he managed to eject Saddle Sore and Boot Hill Buzzard. Upon trapping Cody, Carly, and Jake, Skull Duggery started flooding the chamber that they were in. Moo Montana, Dakota Dude, Cowlorado Kid, and Cowlamity Kate were able to save the kids and defeated Skull Duggery by causing a cave-in. Skull Duggery vowed that he will be back. In "Skull Duggery Rides Again," Skull Duggery emerges from the cave-in on Halloween and plans his revenge on the C.O.W.-Boys. He makes his way to a ghost town where he gathers some ghosts to help him. Skull Duggery and his fellow ghosts start turning Cowtown into a ghost town by aging everything. Using garlic, Moo, Dakota, and Cowlorado were able to repel Skull Duggery's gang. Mayor Bulloney sends Saddle Sore and Boot Hill Buzzard to make a deal with Skull Duggery to get rid of the C.O.W.-Boys. Skull Duggery agrees to the deal....for now. Skull Duggery ages Cowlamity Kate and has one of his minions hypnotizes Dakota Dude. When it comes to the Halloween party, Skull Duggery's gang puts their plan into motion where they even double-cross Mayor Bulloney. With Dakota freed from the mind-control by an aged Cody, he, Moo, and Cowlorado lure Skull Duggery and his fellow ghosts into a trap that devised by J.R. where they are zapped to the afterlife. Before disappearing with his fellow ghosts, Skull Duggery vowed to Moo that he hasn't seen the last of him possibly indicating that he would return for more revenge.
- Bat Blastagun (voiced by Neil Ross) - A bat outlaw. He and his gang caused trouble for Miller Glen where they even bested Sheriff T-Bone. When Bat Blastagun's gang returned to Miller Glen to set it ablaze, they encountered Moo Montana where he and his men were able to use tactics to drive Bat Blastagun's gang away. The next morning, Bat Blastagun plans his revenge on Moo Montana. He starts by having his gang abduct Bessy Bluebell from the Miller Glen School. Moo follows the note where he heads to Batwing Cave and falls into Bat Blastagun's trap. With help from Cyclone, Moo gets free, frees Bessy, and escapes from Bat Blastagun. Back in Miller Glen, Moo faces off against Bat Blastagun in a showdown where he manages to defeat them with help from the townsfolk. In "How the West Was Shrunk," Bat Blastagun and his gang escape from prison where they stumble upon the shard of the comet that created Moo Mesa. Upon enlisting the help of the mad scientist Dr. Wolfgang Wolfenstein, Bat Blastagun uses the weaponized shard as part of a plot to shrink the C.O.W-Boys and rob all of Cowtown's gold. Upon getting the C.O.W.-Boys shrunken, Bat Blastagun's men try to grab them until a tumbleweed sweeps them up. Bat Blastagun then makes himself a self-appointed marshal where he holds a bounty on the C.O.W.-Boys as Saddle Sore and Boot Hill Buzzard take part in it. Bat Blastagun later has Mayor Bulloney, Saddle Sore, and Boot Hill Buzzard thrown locked up as an extra precaution. After an attempt to catch the C.O.W.-Boys, Bat Blastagun shrinks Cowtown and then leads his gang back to Dr. Wolfgang Wolfenstein to recharge the shard. Using a large lizard, the C.O.W.-Boys follow Bat Blastagun's gang to Dr. Wolfgang Wolfenstein's castle. Upon reversing the device so that the shard can make things big, Moo returns to normal size and claims the shard to restore Dakota Dude and Cowlorado Kid back to normal size. Bat Blastagun and his gang are imprisoned and the shard is confiscated by the C.O.W.-Boys.
- Gil - A lizard who is a part of Bat Blastagun's gang. He is shown to carry an unnamed snake member of Bat Blastagun's gang.
- Sid - A spider who is part of Bat Blastagun's gang. He wields a gun that shoots webs.
Episode guideSeveral of these episodes or episode titles are parodies of popular Western films or books. Season 1 (1992)Season 2 (1993)Crew- Ginny McSwain - Voice Director
Theme songThe theme song was sung by country artist Billy Dean, who co-wrote it with Verlon Thompson. References1. ^{{Cite news|title= Cows Vs. Bandits |publisher= Chicago Tribune|date=September 3, 1992|url= http://articles.chicagotribune.com/1992-09-03/features/9203200414_1_trisha-yearwood-singing-verlon-thompson|accessdate=28 August 2010}}
2. ^{{cite web|url=http://repertoire.bmi.com/title.asp?blnWriter=True&blnPublisher=True&blnArtist=True&keyID=1762985&ShowNbr=0&ShowSeqNbr=0&querytype=WorkID|title=BMI - Repertoire Search|publisher=|accessdate=15 December 2016}}
External links- {{IMDb title|190210}}
- Official blog
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