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The story you are about to read, much like The Great Toon War, takes place in a similar universe to Who Framed Roger Rabbit.
It was December 23rd, 2003. The cast and crew of CatDog have finally finished filming the last batch of CatDog episodes, and they had a wrap party at the Nickelodeon Animation Studios in California to celebrate. Because of the rapid production of cartoons in the past 90 years, there have been 5 Toontowns established across the country. The Nicktoons characters live in Toontown New York, but the episodes and movies were still filmed in California. Anyway, at the Nick Studio, Cliff, leader of a group of bully dogs called The Greaser Dogs, held a glass of root beer with his friends, Lube and Shriek, and he gave a toast to them.
“To six years of beating up Cat-Butt!” He declared, and the Greasers clanked their glasses together. Meanwhile, CatDog were all alone at a table with their only friends, Mervis, Dunglap, and Lola, as well as their adoptive parents, a blue Sasquatch and a big-nosed frog.
“Why is it that none of the other characters like us?” Asked Cat.
“Is it because of how you’re different, yet unique?” Asked the Sasquatch.
“Is it because no one can tell what kind of animal you’re supposed to be?” Asked Lola.
“Is it because of the fact that we’re freaks?” Asked Dog.
“I guess so, Dog.” Said Cat. “But why do they have to pick on us? How come we barely had any happy endings? We practically ended up as Thanksgiving dinner in one episode!”
“Don’t feel so sad.” Said Dunglap. “There are lots of cartoons in which the characters had unhappy endings. Just look at the old Looney Tunes cartoons! Nothing ever went right for Daffy Duck, Sylvester, or Wile E Coyote.”
“I know.” Said Cat. “Maybe if we had different bodies, we’d be treated more respectfully. Are you comfortable with that, Dog? Getting surgery?”
Dog was chewing on a gingerbread house, but then he spit out what he had in his mouth to answer Cat’s question. “That’s alright, Cat. I’ll always have Little Cat to keep me company.” He then pulled out a cat plush and started imitating Cat. “‘Dog, stop drinking out of the toilet! No chewing on my slippers! Don’t chase that truck!’” He then laughed to himself.
“So, you won’t mind getting surgery over Christmas break?” Asked Cat.
“Whatever makes you happy, Cat!” Said Dog. “Besides, I never had the opportunity to chase my own tail before.”
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Over the Christmas break, with approval from both Rancid Rabbit and series creator Peter Hannan, CatDog got surgery at Better Bottoms and became a regular cat and a regular dog. On New Year’s Day 2004, while on a stroll in Toontown New York, Cat and Dog came across the Greaser Dogs.
“Sorry, Greasers!” Said Cat. “You can’t beat us up anymore! As you can see, we are now separate animals!”
“We are done with you, Cat-Butt.” Said Cliff. “Nickelodeon’s filming a new cartoon called Avatar, and it’s full of crazy hybrid animals like a hippo mixed with a cow!”
“And a Komodo dragon mixed with a rhinoceros!” Said Shriek.
“And a penguin mixed with... a penguin!” Said Lube.
“It’s a penguin mixed with an otter, Lube.” Corrected Cliff. “Anyway, we’re on our way to California, where they’re filming the first season! Ciao!”
“If you want to go on a date with me, Dog,” Said Shriek. “Here’s my agent.” She then handed Dog a card with her agent’s phone number and email on it, and the Greasers set off to California.
“I guess they won’t be a problem to us anymore.” Said Cat. “But it’s a shame we don’t have anything to star in, anymore.”
“We still have each other, Cat.” Said Dog. “Even if we no longer share the same body! Besides, we could always try auditioning for other shows.”
Author's Notes: In the TV movie 'CatDog and the Great Parent Mystery', the titular duo go on a quest to find their long-lost parents. They discover that when they were a kitten/puppy, they were found in front of a cave and adopted by a blue Sasquatch and a big-nosed frog. However, a tornado blew CatDog far away, and Sasquatch and Frog spent the rest of their lives searching for CatDog. CatDog reunited with their parents, returned to Nearburg (where the show normally takes place), get accepted into society, and the Greaser Dogs get eaten by a lake monster.
The cat plush that Dog pulls out in this Chapter is Lil Cat from the episode 'Dummy Dummy'.
Better Bottoms was a surgery shop from the CatDog episode 'CatDog's End'. In that episode, CatDog go there so they can became a regular cat and a regular dog. However, Dog likes being a CatDog, so they decide to remain a CatDog.
Mervis, Dunglap, and Lola were CatDog's only friends on CatDog. Mervis was a pig who looked like he came out of Rocko's Modern Life...
Dunglap was a green tailless weasel who worked various jobs on the show...
And Lola was a Hispanic bird who had an interest in zoology.
Mervis and Dunglap will appear again in Chapter 7.
The hybrid animals the Greaser Dogs mention in this chapter are all animals that would appear in Avatar: The Last Airbender.
Hippo-Cow
Komodo Rhino
Penguin-Otters
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