What are the cow and chicken episodes about?
#TitleOriginal airdate1"Field Trip to Folsom Prison/The Girls' Bathroom"July 15, 1997Field Trip to Folsom Prison - While on a field trip to a local prison (where the Red Guy is the Warden), Chicken ends up switching places with one of the convicts.The Girls' Bathroom - Chicken reluctantly accepts a dare set by Flem and Earl to see what the girls' bathroom at school is like. 2"Supermodel Cow/Part Time Job"July 22, 1997Supermodel Cow - Cow has her big break when the Red Guy hires her as a supermodel. She soon learns that fame does not last long.Part Time Job - Cow gets a part time job at a milk farm in order for her to get a Crabs the Warthog doll. When Chicken tries to apply for a part time job, he soon ends up in danger. 3"Alive!/Who Is Supercow?"July 29, 1997Alive! - A game of "Catch" results in Cow and her cousin, Boneless Chicken getting stuck on the roof of their house.Who Is Supercow? - The Red Guy tries to find out Supercow's real identity. 4"Confused/The Molting Fairy"August 5, 1997Confused - After making a small mess, Cow and Chicken are sent to a military school, then to sensitivity training (both run by the Red Guy).The Molting Fairy - Chicken wakes up one morning to find that he is molting. He soon uses this to his advantage when he learns that he can get paid for all the feathers he loses. 5"The Ugliest Weenie"August 12, 1997Part 1 - Cow writes a play entitled "The Ugliest Weenie", which Chicken finds to be stupid, but the drama teacher, Mr. Fleur, finds it compelling and turns it into a play. Chicken's role in the play leads to love with a French student, and a feud with best friend, Flem.Part 2 - "The Ugliest Weenie" is acted out in full, this time with the leading roles filled in by Cow and Chicken. By the end of the act, the stage catches on fire from a freak accident. 6"Crash Dive/Happy Meat"August 19, 1997Crash Dive - Chicken floats down stream in his new home-made submarine. Knowing of a nearby waterfall, Cow attempts to save him.Happy Meat - Sick and tired of the ketchup-based meals being served at school by Mrs. Barederriere (the Red Guy), Cow and Chicken follow in their grandparents' footsteps and make a food stall that serves meat. 7"School Bully/Time Machine"August 26, 1997School Bully - Chicken and Flem help their regular bully, Butch, after he is outshined by a meaner, stronger bully.Time Machine - Cow and Chicken find a time machine, and decide to travel in time. Things go wrong when the Red Guy shows up in an attempt to change the course of history for the worse. 8"Orthodontic Police/The Cow with Four Eyes"September 2, 1997Orthodontic Police - Cow and Chicken are given inhumane braces by an "orthodontic police officer" (the Red Guy). They soon learn that they're not the only ones.The Cow with Four Eyes- Cow has become the most popular student in school thanks to her new glasses. Jealous of this, Chicken decides to get some as well, leading up to an attempt to destroy a new school dungeon (which was actually a new swimming pool).9"Cow Instincts, Don't It?/Ballerina Cow"September 9, 1997Cow Instincts, Don't It? - Cow believes that she has some form of herding instinct, which leads her to following a postman, ducks, fish and even soldiers!Ballerina Cow - Cow has started taking up ballet, but due to her weight, she brings the house down (literally). Fortunately, she finds someone to help her find fame, in the form of homewrecker Mr. Slacksoff (the Red Guy). 10"Chicken's First Kiss/Squirt the Daisies"September 16, 1997Chicken's First Kiss - After the girls beat the boys in a game of "Girls Chase Boys", Chicken is tormented by the claim that he is in love with a girl named Winey. This leads to Chicken having an anxiety attack over suffering from her "cooties".Squirt the Daisies - While getting money to play on the arcade machines, Chicken is brought in by the Red Guy to play on a virtual reality machine. Games include "Kick the Can", "Duck, Duck, Goose", and Cow's favorite game, "Squirt the Daisies". He learns that just because these look like preschool games does not mean that they do not have an extreme twist. 11"Lawnmower Chicken/Cow Loves Piles"September 23, 1997Lawnmower Chicken - Chicken tries to earn extra money by mowing the lawn of Mr. Devlin (the Red Guy).Cow Loves Piles- Cow is with her family at the fair, where she takes her new doll, Piles the Beaver with her. When she loses Piles, Cow must chase after and recover him. 12"Space Cow/The Legend of Sailcat"September 30, 1997Space Cow - As part of a school assignment, Cow and Chicken write essays on what jobs they want when they're older. Since Cow's essay won, she gets to live her dream as an astronaut, whereas the runner-up, Chicken, works at a supermarket.The Legend of Sailcat - Chicken, Flem and Earl are camping with Flem's father. After Cow shows up, Flem's dad sings a story about a legend named Sailcat. 13"Headhunting in Oregon/The King & Queen of Cheese"October 7, 1997Headhunting in Oregon - The family head over to Oregon to find a tribe of head-hunters. Eventually, Chicken soon becomes the "hunted", especially when the Red Guy is their leader.The King & Queen of Cheese - Cow heads over to Cornflake, Arkansas, where she tries to help Larry Lackapants (the Red Guy) become the king and queen of cheese.Season 2 (1998)#TitleOriginal airdate14"Fluffy the Anaconda/The Laughing Puddle"January 13, 1998 Fluffy the Anaconda - Cow adopts an anaconda, whom proceeds to swallow the entire family.The Laughing Puddle - Chicken discovers a mysterious puddle that brings people in through laughter. 15"Pirate Lessons/Halloween with Dead Ghost, Coast to Coast"January 20, 1998Pirate Lessons - Capt'n Buttz Pirate (the Red Guy) takes Cow and Chicken aboard to become pirates.Halloween with Dead Ghost, Coast to Coast - Following advice from Dead Ghost (the Red Guy), Cow and Chicken go trick-or-treating dressed as adults. 16"Tongue Sandwich/Dream Date Chicken"January 27, 1998Tongue Sandwich - A talkative Cow ends up with her tongue escaping after a sneeze. The tongue causes all sorts of mayhem which ends up with the law on his tail.Dream Date Chicken - After being grounded for throwing a tantrum and back-talking his father, Chicken runs away from home to live the "bachelor lifestyle" of his cousin, Boneless Chicken. 17"Sumo Cow/Comet!"February 3, 1998Sumo Cow - Cow represents the school for sumo wrestling, and Chicken finds some advantage to this.Comet! - Chicken plays a comet prank during a field trip to an observatory, but the entire city thinks that the comet is real. (Note: Reruns of "Comet!" on the U.S. Cartoon Network mute out Dad yelling, "Oh, divot!" after he lofts his golf ball towards the observatory (due to viewers confusing the line for "Oh, dammit!").) 18"Dirty Laundry/Grizzly Beaver Safari"February 10, 1998Dirty Laundry - The school revamps their newspaper into a television news show with the help of Geraldo Rearviewa (the Red Guy), who uses Chicken to generate scandalous stories.Grizzly Beaver Safari - Cow and Chicken are in Africa where they encounter wild animals such as the Grizzly Beaver. 19"Boneless Kite/Which Came First?"February 16, 1998Boneless Kite - Cow, Chicken and their cousin Boneless Chicken travel to the Lava Park, where they learn how to fly a kite. Unfortunately, when Baron Von Non-Leiderhosen (the Red Guy) loses his kite, he uses Boneless as one for a tug o' war contest.Which Came First? - Chicken wakes up one morning and finds an egg underneath him (placed there by the Red Guy). This leads to him dressing up as a girl, as well as going out on a date with Flem and Earl. 20"Buffalo Gals/Cow and Chicken Reclining"February 20, 1998Buffalo Gals - Cow and Chicken's house is invaded by a gang of female bikers who like to literally chew on carpet and invite Cow into a game of softball.(Note: This episode aired only once on the date of its original airing and was banned and replaced with the "Orthodontic Police" episode.)Cow and Chicken Reclining - While trying out Dad's lethal chair, both Cow and Chicken end up trapped inside.21"Free Inside!/Journey to the Center of Cow"March 3, 1998Free Inside! - Chicken receives a credit card (which only has 25 cents worth of credit) inside his cereal. He and Cow are both stalked by the Red Guy over the fee they have to pay after purchasing some gum.Journey to the Center of Cow - While trying out the Pork Butt catapult, Chicken ends up being consumed by his little sister Cow. 22"The Karate Chick/Yard Sale"March 10, 1998The Karate Chick - Chicken takes up karate lessons in order to get back at a school bully.Yard Sale - A simple yard sale leads to Cow and Chicken attempting to win back their lawn, which the Red Guy purchased. 23"Meet Lance Sackless/Who's Afraid of the Dark?"March 17, 1998Meet Lance Sackless - Cow and Chicken attempt to get their home video sent to a big TV show in Canada, hosted by Lance Sackless (the Red Guy).Who's Afraid of the Dark? - Mom and Dad are worried about their children when they say they're not scared of the dark. So, they hire a scared Dr. Laxslax (the Red Guy) to solve the problem. 24"The Bad News Plastic Surgeons/The Exchange Stüdent"March 24, 1998The Bad News Plastic Surgeons - Cow and Chicken represent the school for Plastic Surgery, with Dr. Hiney (the Red Guy) under their wing.The Exchange Stüdent - A student from a nearby town, Slappy McCracken, visits the school and develops a friendship with Cow. 25"Child Star/Perpetual Energy"March 31, 1998Child Star - Cow takes the starring role in Ivan Panced's (the Red Guy's) new movie, "Pretty Little Girl".Perpetual Energy - Cow and Chicken unwittingly create perpetual energy through spilling a junior chemistry set. This leads Rear Admiral Floyd (the Red Guy) to a get-rich scheme. 26"Bad Chicken/Stay Awake"April 7, 1998Bad Chicken - After Cow and Chicken tamper with the school photocopier, The Copy Fairy (the Red Guy) makes an evil version of Chicken through one of his copies. Evil Chicken soon runs rampant and it becomes up to Cow and Chicken to stop him and clear Chicken's name.Stay Awake - Chicken ends up being hyperactive and having insomnia after consuming some caffeinated cereal.Season 3 (1998)#TitleOriginal airdate27"Can Cow Come Out and Play?/Horn Envy"August 15, 1998 Can Cow Come Out and Play? - The Red Guy notices Cow has Crabs the Warthog, whereas he has the matching dollhouse. He tries to ask Mom if he can play with Cow, but she says she would not allow it "unless he was the last man on Earth". He attempts to lure the entire world's population (excluding Cow) into a free trailer.Horn Envy - Cow is in love with a male student at school. She tries opening his heart to her by making bigger and better horns than the tiny ones she has got. 28"Goin' My Way?/The Babysitter"August 22, 1998Goin' My Way? - Mom and Dad pick up, and then adopt a hitchhiker in the form of the Red Guy, much to the disappointment of Cow and Chicken.The Babysitter - Mom and Dad have got to go out, leaving Cow to babysit Chicken, much to his disappointment. 29"Cow Fly/Where Am I?"August 29, 1998Cow Fly - Cow avoids boredom by making friends with a fly, much to the annoyance of Chicken.Where Am I? - While on her way back inside for lunch, Cow ends up getting lost in the garden and starts to rely on survival instincts. 30"Sergeant Weenie Arms/Sow and Chicken"September 5, 1998Sergeant Weenie Arms - Chicken, Flem and Earl are trained by action figure, Sergeant Weenie Arms, to become weenie marines like him.Sow and Chicken - Cow and Chicken's anarchic cousin, Sow, comes over for a visit. When she comes over to school, Cow ends up taking the blame for Sow's misguided actions. 31"Me an' My Dog/Cow's Dream Catcher"September 12, 1998Me an' My Dog - Cow adopts an invisible dog as a pet.Cow's Dream Catcher - A night in the tree house turns into a nightmare for Chicken, Flem, and Earl when they break Cow's dream catcher. 32"Grandma at the Mall/Chicken in the Bathroom"September 19, 1998Grandma at the Mall - Grandmama takes Cow and Chicken over to a mall, where they attempt to find a Grampa. While this old timer is blind as a bat, Chicken uses this to his advantage in order to spend time with best buddies, Flem and Earl.Chicken in the Bathroom - Chicken hates taking a bath, so he decides to waste his time. Cow, Mom, and Dad are all desperate to go to the toilet, and attempt to persuade Chicken to take his bath. 33"Chickens Don't Fly/P.E."September 26, 1998Chickens Don't Fly - While waiting to board a plane for his and Cow's holidays to Brunei, Chicken suddenly has a fear of flying.P.E. - Chicken, Flem and Earl are on their first day of junior high school, where in P.E, they play dodgeball. While they are in the showers, their clothes are stolen. 34"Playing Hookie/Chicken Lips"October 3, 1998Playing Hooky - Realizing that he has failed to study for a math test, Chicken pretends he is sick, and tries anything to prove it to Mom and Dad. When he is found out, he is sent back to school, only to realize that the math teacher has fallen ill and the test was subsequently replaced by a Chocolate test, which the class thoroughly enjoyed.Chicken Lips - Unlike Cow, Chicken cannot whistle, and he tries to get lessons from Professor Hineybottom (the Red Guy). 35"The Day I Was Born/Factory Follies"October 10, 1998The Day I Was Born - Cow attempts to learn about the day she was born, despite mixed views and opinions.Factory Follies - The Red Guy works as a slave-driving boss of a factory. When he tries to celebrate his birthday, his employees do not come, so he decides to liven things up for himself. 36"101 Uses for Cow and Chicken/Intelligent Life?"October 17, 1998101 Uses for Cow and Chicken - After playing with a price tagging gun at a supermarket, Cow and Chicken are purchased by the Red Guy.Intelligent Life? - Using a home-made rocket, Cow travels to a distant planet, where she meets up with the Red Guy, who claims to be an alien. She takes him back to Earth, where he claims that the solution to the world's problems lie in puppets. 37"Be Careful What You Wish For/Lost at Sea"October 24, 1998Be Careful What You Wish For - Chicken's wish for Cow to shut up comes true. When he is run over by a truck, he regrets it after being sentenced to 50 years in prison for jaywalking (although the truck driver was at fault) when Cow refuses to clear his name.Lost at Sea - Flem and Earl wake up naked and stranded in a hot ocean. They remember the great moments and dreams they've had together, even with help from the Red Guy. 38"Night of the Ed!/Cow's Pie"November 1, 1998Night of the Ed! - The family have a new pet in the form of a wild jackal named Ed.Cow's Pies - Cow tries to persuade Chicken to eat her newly-baked pie.Season 4 (1999)#TitleOriginal airdate39"Invisible Cow/Monster in the Closet"February 8, 1999 Invisible Cow - After being sold an invisibility potion by the Red Guy, Cow really believes she is invisible, despite not drinking it. She goes on to cause trouble, in which she, somehow, gets away with.Monster in the Closet - Cow befriends a scary looking monster that lives in her bedroom closet. 40"Chachi, the Chewing Gum Seal/Black Sheep of the Family"April 26, 1999Chachi, the Chewing Gum Seal - In order to prove to Chicken that she is artistic, Cow creates a seal out of chewing gum. Eventually, she wishes that her work of art, affectionately named Chachi, could live, which soon becomes a reality (and then a nightmare when the seal badmouths Cow).Black Sheep of the Family - Cow and Chicken's cousin, Black Sheep (who lives up to both sides of his name) has come over for a visit. This is a problem for Mom and Dad, who both run away for the duration of his visit. 41"The Big Move/Cow's Magic Blanket"April 27, 1999The Big Move - Cow and Chicken are moving home, and remember the great moments they've had at their old house.Cow's Magic Blanket - Cow still has a security blanket (which happens to be Supercow's cape), but Chicken objects to her still carrying around such an item at her age, which leads to it being thrown out on the way to school. While Cow is depressed, the principal (the Red Guy) decides to torment Flem and Earl. 42"Cow's Toys/I Scream, Man"April 28, 1999Cow's Toys - Cow's favorite toys, Crabs the Warthog, Piles the Beaver and Manure the Bear, make their escape out of the house on their own quest: to find "Maiden Hong Kong".I Scream, Man - It's coming up to Arbor Day, and Cow and Chicken are wanting some ice cream from the ice cream man (the Red Guy). 43"Cloud Nine/Send in the Clowns"April 29, 1999Cloud Nine - Chicken wants to ride on a kiddie's jet stationed outside a hardware store, but when he gets the money from Cow, it gets taken away.Send in the Clowns - Dad cannot get along with his new neighbors, who happen to be clowns. Cow falls in love with the clown son when it is learned they go to the same school. 44"Major Wedgie/The Loneliest Cow"April 30, 1999Major Wedgie - Mom and Dad tell Cow and Chicken how they first met. This involves boot camp and a grumpy superior named Major Wedgie (the Red Guy).The Loneliest Cow - In an effort to escape loneliness, Cow befriends an orange tree stationed in the back garden, much to Chicken's disgust. 45"Professor Longhorn Steer/A Couple of Skating Fools"May 3, 1999Professor Longhorn Steer - In order to prove to Cow and Chicken that the Earth is flat, Dad brings in his brother, Professor Longhorn Steer, to teach them proper education.A Couple of Skating Fools - Chicken and Earl compete against Flem and the Red Guy in a figure skating contest. Unfortunately, when Earl is left injured, Chicken tries to find another way to win.46"The Full Mounty/Mall Cop"May 4, 1999The Full Mounty - It's "Bring Your Kid to Work" Day, and Cow and Chicken are with Dad at his office, but a Canadian Mountie (the Red Guy) constantly stalks the siblings around the entire building.Mall Cop - Shopping at the mall becomes a problem for Cow when she and Chicken are pursued by a mall cop (the Red Guy) for supposed shoplifting. 47"Snail Boy/The Penalty Wheel"May 5, 1999Snail Boy - Cow and Chicken's cousin, Snail Boy is coming to their school. He has proven to humiliate them in some ways, such as becoming a model for figure drawing.The Penalty Wheel - Cow, Chicken, Flem and Earl are all competing in a game show called "You Ben Panced?" hosted by Benjamin Panced (the Red Guy). The challenges are virtually impossible to complete in such a short period of time, resulting in the losers spinning the penalty wheel. 48"Chicken's Fairy Tale/Magic Chicken"May 6, 1999Chicken's Fairy Tale - Chicken, Flem and Earl find a beanstalk in the back garden, and it soon follows a story in the style of Jack and the Beanstalk.Magic Chicken - Chicken hosts a magic show in front of his friends and family. It soon becomes no laughing matter when he makes Cow's udder disappear, which ends up on the Red Guy. 49"Cow's Horse/Red Butler"June 18, 1999Cow's Horse - Cow adopts a horse named Blackie, much to the disapproval of Chicken, Mom, and Dad.Red Butler - A butler named Hiney (the Red Guy) comes over to serve Cow and Chicken, even in school time. 50"Cow's a Beauty/Piano Lessons"June 18, 1999Cow's a Beauty - The Red Guy attempts to enter Cow into a beauty pageant.Piano Lessons - The Red Guy teaches Cow and Chicken piano lessons in the hopes that they perform well to a sell-out audience. 51"Duck, Duck, Chicken/The Great Pantzini"June 30, 1999Duck, Duck, Chicken - Dr. Hiney (the Red Guy) gives Chicken surgery, transforming him into a duck.The Great Pantzini - Cow and Chicken are sent to join the Great Pantzini (the Red Guy's) circus. He originally has Cow as a trapeze artist, and Chicken as a fire eater, but then settles to have them in as clowns. 52"The Cow and Chicken Blues/The Ballad of Cow and Chicken"July 24, 1999The Cow and Chicken Blues - Cow and Chicken are feeling down, and visit their next door neighbor, who happens to be a famous blues musician. Through song, he tells them a wild tale. Episode guest stars B.B. King as the voice of Blind Mudpuddle Johnson.The Ballad of Cow and Chicken - Series finale. Teacher, Flem, and Earl sing a ballad, which involves Cow and Chicken being pursued by the Red Guy.
