Courage the Cowardly Dog (Character)

Courage
File:Courage (19).jpg
Created by	John R. Dilworth
Portrayed by	Marty Grabstien
In-universe information
Species	Cowardly Dog
Gender	Male
Occupation	Protecting Muriel and Eustace
Family	Muriel Bagge, Eustace Bagge, Courage's Parents

Courage the Cowardly Dog is the protagonist of the show Courage the Cowardly Dog. He was abandoned as a pup and was eventually found by Muriel Bagge. Though presented as a "cowardly dog," he acts as the reluctant hero whenever any supernatural forces threaten Muriel and Eustace.

Personality

Courage has the quality of never giving up. He has a compassionate side, often showing kindness and friendship to the creatures shunned by the rest of society. Courage often gets frightened easily. He shows respect for Muriel and not that much for Eustace. Courage speaks in standard English to the viewers, but when he wants to convey a messsage to other characters of the series, he usually speaks through a high-pitched babble.

Childhood

Main Article: In Remembrance of Courage Past

Courage had lived with his parents as a pup until an evil veterinarian rocketed his parents to the moon as part of an experiment. Muriel found Courage in an allley sobbing over his parents soon after and took him with her home. This veterinarian later attempted to send Courage to the moon as well, but Courage escaped and threw the veterinarian into the rocket instead. On the moon, it showed Courage's Parents still alive ready to beat up the vet.

Quotes

• Courage is recognizable for his scream of terror (often accompanied by exaggerated and grotesque visual images) and his catchphrases:
• "The things I do for love!"
• "(action here) or my name's (something rather unusual). And it's not!"
• "Oh no!"
• "Yes!"
• "No!"
• "What do I do? What do I do?"
• "Muriel's in trouble!"
• "Muriel, I'll save you!"
• "I know I'm not gonna like this!"
• "This shouldn't happen to a dog."
• "Sometimes a dog's got to do what a dog's got to do and I'm the only dog here!"
• (After a complement) *chuckles in a gagging way*

Trivia

• When Cartoon Network watched the show during season 1, they agreed that Courage "talked too much" and ordered that his English lines were to be reduced. This explains why Courage doesn't speak much in seasons 2, 3, and 4. The idea of turning Courage from a talking dog to a dog with few lines caused mixed reactions. Some thought that CN made it look like Courage cannot talk at all as there have been episodes where he is silent.

• Courage has a hole in his tooth and the show has never shown how he got it. Many fans believe it was from bad hygiene.

• He has been portrayed by Marty Grabstein throughout the entire series.

• Courage also seems to have an odd ability to change his shape in a comic style, such as folding himself up to go through the letter slot or imitating a monster in a vain attempt to warn his owners of danger. This may possibly be a reference to Scooby Doo.

• In Hard Drive Courage, it was shown that Courage has pornography on his computer.

• Courage has broken the fourth wall when talking to the viewers.