Without the need for dubbing, the show is able to reach a wide international audience, such as countries like India, Italy, and the Philippines, where there is a huge fan base for the series. Oggy is renowned for its expressive use of mime-the cats may make cat sounds or (rarely) speak in gibberish, but there is no dialog, and written words are kept to a minimum. Factor in a burly neighborhood bulldog named Bob, and you have a great slapstick set-up. Oggy is sometimes helped by his cousin Jack, a green cat with a knack in mechanics and a short fuse. Their sole purpose of existence is to have fun with Oggy by pulling a series of practical jokes. Each 7-minute short (there are 195 of them) follows the life of the blue rotund cat Oggy, who has the misfortune to share the same house with three cute but naughty roaches: Dee Dee, Marky and Joey. This time-honored formula, featured in many Looney Tunes and Tom and Jerry shorts, gets a revival (originally as a Show Within a Show in the episode of Space Goofs 'Venus Junior') in the French production Oggy and the Cockroaches ( Oggy et les Cafards). Then they start it all over again in the next episode. Hilarity Ensues, until houses are leveled down, forests are ravaged, cities are lain waste, and the world goes Kaboom!!. Both parties get caught up in an escalating spiral of cartoon violence.

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Oggy and the cockroaches characters