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from 1998 to 2001.

Plot

''Wild West C.O.W.-Boys of Moo Mesa'' dealt with a mutation of some kind; an irradiated comet struck the late 19th century Western plains creating a miles high

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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

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, this new

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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

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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 and joined by the Dakota Dude and the Cowlorado Kid. Marshal Moo Montana and his deputies had their hands full with several ruffians and outlaw gangs that plagued the otherwise peaceful town.

Characters

C.O.W.-Boys

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Moo Montana (voiced by

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) – the leader of the C.O.W.-Boys and the marshal of Moo Mesa. Courageous and quick on his hooves, Moo "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 and rides a horse named "Cyclone". * Dakota Dude (voiced by Jim Cummings) – the soft-spoken muscle of Montana's posse, Dakota is calm and level-headed, as he rarely loses his temper, 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. Dakota's horse's name is "Rebel". * Cowlorado Kid (voiced by

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) – a

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bull 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; also, 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. Cowlorado's horse's name is "Jezebel".

Supporting characters

* Lily Bovine (voiced by Charity James) – a

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, former

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and the owner of the local saloon called ''The Tumbleweed'' where the C.O.W.-Boys go to enjoy some

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. Lily is Moo Montana's love interest. Her best friend is Cowlamity Kate. * Cody Calf (voiced by Troy Davidson as a kid, Rob Paulsen as an adult in "Skull Duggery Rides Again") – 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". Although 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

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) – a

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ish

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er 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

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. * Puma (voiced by

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) – an unspecified rodent and resident of Cowtown who is the resident

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. * J.R. (voiced by

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) – an

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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. * Tewah (voiced by Charity James) - an Indian bison in J.R.'s tribe. She is J.R.’s niece and is friends with Cody Calf * Buffalo Bull (voiced by

) – a bison who works as Cowtown's

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. In the video game, he is a member of the C.O.W.-Boys. His name is a play on Buffalo Bill. * Jack (voiced by Jim Cummings) – a

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who works as a

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operator at Cowtown. * Gordon Boredon (voiced by Jim Cummings) – a

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who runs the prison containing the prisoners that the C.O.W.-Boys apprehend.

Antagonists

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Oscar Bulloney (voiced by

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Terrorbull (voiced by

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) – selected by the corrupt Mayor Bulloney, Terrorbull uses his sheriff's badge to conceal his evil intentions. When committing crimes, he disguises himself as the "Masked Bull" where he sports a different posture. Terrorbull was forced to leave Cowtown after losing a bet to Moo in "No Face To Hide", to see who can catch Shock Holiday and became sheriff of the remote town of Lonesome Gulch as Bulloney tells him to put up with it until he can think of a way to get him back into Cowtown. At Lonesome Gulch, Terrorbull continued his unlawful exploits whenever Mayor Bulloney is in need of the Masked Bull. ** Saddle Sore Scorpion (voiced by Jim Cummings) – a

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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

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) – a

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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. His name is taken from an old west slang term for a

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. * Barney Finkleberg (voiced by

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) – a

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who used the alias of Jacques La Beef. * Horribull – Sheriff Terrorbull's criminal younger brother whom he breaks out of Sinquitten Federal Prison and has him pose as the Masked Bull in order to protect his identity after Puma saw the Masked Bull without his mask on. * Sadie Wowcow (voiced by

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who had staked his claim on Skull Mountain. He had struck silver and hid it in a secret chamber within his mine. In his second appearance, Skull Duggery planned his revenge on the C.O.W.-Boys by enlisting some ghosts from a ghost town to help him. * Five Card Cud – a criminal who conspired to take control of the Dixie Trixie river boat. ** Short Change (voiced by

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) – five Card Cud's

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henchman. * Gila Hooligans – a gang who crashed Mayor Bulloney's re-election party. * Hole in the Ground Gang – a duo of snakes. Their name is a play on the

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. * Bat Blastagun (voiced by

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) – a

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outlaw. He and his gang caused trouble for Miller Glen where they even bested Sheriff T-Bone. In his second appearance, Bat Blastagun and his gang escaped from prison and use a weaponized version of the comet shard as part of a plot to shrink the C.O.W.-Boys and rob Cowtown. His name is a play on

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. ** Gil A. Monster – a

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who is a part of Bat Blastagun's gang. ** Rawhide - a

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member of Bat Blastagun's gang who is often seen being carried by Gil A. Monster. ** Sid Arachnid – a

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who is part of Bat Blastagun's gang. He wields a gun that shoots webs. ** Dr. Wolfgang Wolfenstein – a

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and

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who Bat Blastagun enlisted to weaponize the shard of the comet that created Moo Mesa. * Shock Holliday (voiced by Michael Bell) – a

outlaw and the leader of his gang who captured all the trains while demanding a ransom from the Railway President. His name is a play on Doc Holliday. ** Roy Soy Beans (voiced by

) – a red wolf outlaw, member of Shock Holliday's gang, and possibly his second-in-command who wields a gun that shoots. His name is a play on

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. ** The Boar Brothers – a couple of

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outlaws and members of Shock Holliday's gang. They wield clubs in battle. ** Slick Willy Weasel (voiced by

) – a

who is member of Shock Holliday's gang. He drives their carriage. * Cow Belle (voiced by

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) – a female outlaw. She and her three sons used Sidewinder City as a refuge for outlaws everywhere in exchange for a share of their heist. Her name is a play on

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. ** Butch Cowsidy (voiced by

) – Cow Belle's eldest but shortest son with a broken horn. His name is a play on Butch Cassidy. ** Lone Grunger – Cow Belle's second eldest son who dresses in a suit. His name is a play on the

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. ** Sundazed Kid (voiced by

) – Cow Belle's youngest but tallest son who is the strongest of her kids. His name is a play on the Sundance Kid. * Longhorn Silver (voiced by

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) – a longhorn pirate captain who leads his pirate crew in causing trouble on Moo Mesa's waterways. His name is a play on

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. * Cacklin' Kid (voiced by Rob Paulsen) – a small coyote and known outlaw who the C.O.W.-Boys apprehend while he was being targeted by the Bayin' Bunch, whom he once rode with. * Bayin' Bunch – a gang of coyotes who target the Cacklin' Kid who hid their loot in a graveyard. ** Scavenger – the leader of the Bayin' Bunch. * Billy the Kidder (voiced by Charlie Adler) – a

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criminal who targeted the lost treasure of the Concudsadors. His name is a play on

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. ** Lester (voiced by Charlie Adler) – one of Billy the Kidder's lizard henchmen. ** Kisser – one of Billy the Kidder's lizard henchmen. * The Great Bovini (voiced by

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) – a ringmaster who uses a special stone called the Cowinoor Diamond to mesmerize people. As Boot Hill Buzzard was unaffected by the Cowinoor Diamond while Mayor Bulloney and Saddle Sore were, he and the C.O.W.-Boys had to work together to defeat the Great Bovini and free everyone from the mind-control. * Barb Wire Babs (voiced by

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) – Miss Barbara is the leader of an all-female gang. * Rooster Cogsbull (voiced by Michael Bell) – a wagon master and gold thief who masquerades as a creature known as the "Cowgoyle" (a cow-type

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). His name is a play on Rooster Cogburn. * Big Bucks – a stag claim-jumper who targeted the recently discovered gold. ** Digalong – a

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and one of Big Bucks' henchman. ** Stub – a

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and one of Big Bucks' henchman. * Fast Willy – a

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criminal who plotted to steal Cowleen's horse Tornado as part of a bigger plot to rob the

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. * Mules Verne – a mule who plotted to steal the Dixie Trixie where the Invention Convention is so that he can force the inventors on board to build a giant robot cowboy as part of his plot to take over Moo Mesa. His name is a play on

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Episode guide

Several of these episodes or episode titles are parodies of popular Western films or books.

Season 1 (1992)

Season 2 (1993)

Cast

– Cowlorado Kid, Hole in the Ground Gang Leader (in "The Big Cow Wow"), Frank (in "Another Fine Mesa"), Beans (in "Another Fine Mesa"), Slick Willy Weasel (in "No Face to Hide"), Sundazed Kid (in "The Down Under Gang") * Jim Cummings – The Dakota Dude, Jack, Saddle Sore, Warden Gordon Borden, Wild Bill Barker, Skull Duggery (in "Legend of Skull Duggery," "Skull Duggery Rides Again"), Gila Hooligans Leader (in "Dances with Bulls"), Toupee Turkey (in "The Big Cow Wow"), Grits (in "Night of the Cowgoyle") * Troy Davidson – Cody Calf *

– Puma, Roy Soy Beans (in "No Face to Hide"), Jury Foreman (in "The Cacklin' Kid") *

– Marshal Moo Montana, Butch Cowsidy (in "The Down Under Gang") *

Michael Greer Michael Greer (born James Robert Malley; April 20, 1938 Although some sources list Greer's birth date as April 20, 1942, no support for a 1943 birth date has yet been found in publicly available birth records.Michael Horse Michael Horse (born Michael James Heinrich; December 21, 1949) is an American actor known for his portrayals of Native American characters in film and television. Early life Horse was born Michael James Heinrich near Tucson, Arizona, on Decem ...

– J.R. * Charity James – Lily Bovine, Tewah *

– Cowlamity Kate * Danny Mann – Boot Hill Buzzard *

– Sheriff Terrorbull

Additional voices

* Charlie Adler – Billy the Kidder (in "Billy the Kidder"), Lester (in "Billy the Kidder") *

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– * Michael Bell – Shock Holiday (in "No Face to Hide"), Rooster Cogsbull (in "Night of the Cowgoyle") *

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– *

Corey Burton Corey Gregg Weinberg (born August 3, 1955), known professionally as Corey Burton, is an American voice actor. He is the current voice of Captain Hook, Ludwig Von Drake, Dale and others for The Walt Disney Company, Shockwave on '' The Transforme ...

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– Cow Belle (in "The Down Under Gang") *

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– Jacques La Beef/Barney Finkleberg *

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– Rocky Bovine (in "Billy the Kidder") *

– Longhorn Silver (in "Cow Pirates of Swampy Cove") *

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– Small Change (in "Stolen on the River") * Mark Hamill – *

– The Great Bovini (in "Circus Daze") *

– Barbed Wire Babs/Miss Barbara (in "No Way to Treat a Lady") * Rob Paulsen – Adult Cody Calf (in "Skull Duggery Rides Again"), Cacklin Kid (in "The Cacklin Kid"), Swifty Buckhorn (in "The Fastest Filly in the West") * Stu Rosen – *

– Bat Blastagun (in "Another Fine Mesa" and "How the West was Shrunk") *

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– Carly, Jake Daffidill, Sally Sheep *

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– Bessy Bluebell ("in "Another Fine Mesa") * Russi Taylor – Sally Sue Holstein (in "A Sheepful of Dollars")

Crew

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– Voice Director * Cary Silver – Talent Coordinator

Theme song

The theme song was sung by country artist

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, who co-wrote it with

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Toys

A toy line was released by

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with designs reminiscent of

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''Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles'' figures.

In other media

Video game

A four-player

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was also released by

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in North America and Europe on November 19, 1992. Ryan Brown worked closely with Konami on the game's development. The game is a side-scrolling run-and-gun similar to Konami's previous game, '' Sunset Riders''.

Comic book

In 1992–1993, Archie Comics published a three-issue

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based on ''Wild West C.O.W.-Boys of Moo Mesa'', which was written by Brown's long-time collaborator

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."The Wild West C.O.W.-Boys of Moo Mesa (Archie, 1992 Series)"
Grand Comics Database. Accessed January 4, 2020.

Videocassette

Twelve VHS cassettes containing episodes were released: * Stolen on the River * A Snake in Cow's Clothing * School Days * Another Fine Mesa * Bang 'Em High * The Big Cow-Wow * Bulls of a Feather * Dances with Bulls * Legend of Skull Duggery * A Sheepful of Dollars * Wedding Bull Blues * Wetward, Whoa

References

External links

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Official blog
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