Courage the Cowardly Dog is an American animated show about a dog named Courage, his owners Muriel Bagge, a kindly old Scottish woman, and Eustace Bagge, a grumpy old farmer, living together in a farmhouse in the middle of the town of Nowhere, Kansas (often described as The Middle of Nowhere).

Opening Intro

Narrator: We interrupt this program to bring you...Courage the Cowardly Dog Show, starring Courage, the cowardly dog! Abandoned as a pup, he was found by Muriel, who lives in the middle of nowhere with her husband, Eustace Bagge. But creepy stuff happens in Nowhere. It's up to Courage to save his new home!

Eustace: Stupid dog! You made me look bad! OOGA BOOGA BOOGA!

Courage

• [catchphrase] AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!

• [catchphrase] The things I do for love!

• [catchphrase] I know I'm not gonna like this.

• [catchphrase] I just know something bad is going to happen.

• [catchphrase] What do I do? What do I do!?!

• I don't know how to make it in show biz, but up there [looks to the sky] are the real stars.

• [saying some gibberish then shows what the monster looks like] Help! Help! Help!

• There's something fishy goin' on here, or my name is Stinky Looloo, and thank goodness it's not.

Eustace

• [catchphrase] Stupid dog!

• [catchphrase] Stupid dog! You made me look bad!

• [catchphrase] Who the heck are you!?

• [catchphrase] No solicitors!

• [catchphrase] Where's me mallet?

• [catchphrase] Muriel! Where's my dinner?!

• [catchphrase] What's-eh?!

• [while scaring Courage] Ooga booga booga!!

• [after Muriel hits him with rolling pin] Ow! What did I do?!

• I took a bath last Tuesday!

• [reading an exorcism incantation] Hullaballo, and howdy doo! Musty prawns, and Timbucktu! Yeltsy-bye, and hibberty-poo! Kick 'em in the dishpan! Hoo hoo hoo!! [looks confused] Kick 'em in the dishpan, hoo hoo hoo?

• That freak's not setting one freaky foot in this house!

• Stupid Dog-Fly!

• What's your offer!?

• Hashbrowns Muriel, and bacon! Crispy bacon!

• We don't want any!

• Well judging by the markings and the obvious age of the relic, I'd have to say it would be...GARBAGE!! (throws slab out the window)(Muriel: Eustace!) GARBAGE!! FROM KING GARBAGE!! OF THE GARBAGE DYNASTY!!! Stupid dog. Always bringin' garbage into the house.

• Our differences are settled...! He's dead and I ain't! (Eustace on his late brother to Muriel)

Muriel

• [catchphrase] Courage! So good to see ya.

• [catchphrase] Would you like a cup of tea?

• [after saying name of dish] With a wee bit of vinegar.

• [usually when something surprising happens] Oh my!

• I guess the only thing I can see without my glasses is Eustace's big shiny head.

Katz

• [catchphrase] No dogs allowed!

• [after he gets injured] I wish you hadn't done that.

• A little sport before dying, dear boy?

• [trying to make Courage lose in staring contest] Blink! Blink! Blink!

Dr. Vindaloo

• [catchphrase] There's nothing wrong, nothing at all.

• [catchphrase] Just keep soaking it.

• There's nothing to worry about. Nothing at all. But there's nothing I can do!

• What is up with that?

• That is the worst case of chickenpox I have ever seen!

• Tangy.

Di Lung

• [when someone gets in his way] Watch where you're goin', ya foo'!

• Yo, Aunty! What's up?

• I don't think so/I think so.

• Look, I invent extra toe!

• I can make you different/I made you different!

• I don't think so, supposed to be buffalo.

• I don't know how, but I go back and work on problem.

• Get rich quick! It works REAL great, I did it, and so can you! All you have to do to learn the secret of my success is send me money! Thats right, it's as simple as that, get out your checkbook, credit card and wallet and send them to ME! When I came to this country, three weeks ago, I only had a nickel. Now I own three apartment buildings and a fleet of limousines!

LeQuack

• [catchphrase] Qu'est-ce que c'est? [English: What is this?]

• [catchphrase] You haven't seen the last of Le Quack!

• Come here you pesky little doggy!

• Le Quack is back!

Miscellaneous

Old Lady Inside Vacuum Cleaner: Let me lay down the ground rules: This is my half of the lint, that's your half of the lint. Remember that and we won't have no trouble.

Shirley the Medium: The stupid one. He's stupid, right?

Computer: [catchphrase] You twit.

Narrator: It appears that I am kidnapped!

King Ramses: [singing] The man in gauze, the man in gauze, King Ramses! The man in gauze, the man in gauze, he's no Santa Claus, the man in gauze, the man in gauze.

Snowman: The first frozen snowman. That's not too shabby.

Freaky Fred: Hello new friend my name is Fred, the words you hear are in my head. I say I said my name is Fred and I've been very...naaaaughty.

Gangster Foot: Or the fat lady gets it, see?

Italian Cook: Hey! Bring that duck back! What am I gonna serve?

Courage: What do i do? What do i do?-MmmHmm-The things i do for love!

Italian Cook: Oh! Good idea!