Claws
- Studio
- DiC Entertainment, LBS Communications, McNaught Syndicate
- Animation studio
- Araki Production, Mushi Production, Studio Korumi, Studio Take
- Distributor
- Telepictures Distribution, Turner Program Services, Inc., Worldvision Enterprises Inc.
Synopsis
Heathcliff attempts to capture a mischievous shark with the help pf Hector, Wordsworth, and Mungo.
Characters
Heathcliff, Sonja, Cleo, Iggy, Knuckles, Mugsy, Spike, Grandma, Bush, Raul, Milkman, Fish Market Proprietor
Credits
Producing
- Producer
- Jean Chalopin, Denys Heroux
- Associate Producer
- Diana Dru Brotsford
- Executive Producers
- Jean Chalopin, Andy Heyward, Tetsuo Katayama
Writing
- Writer
- Ann Elder, Chuck Lorre, Charles Mulholland, Doug Booth, George Hampton, Laura Numeroke, Cynthia Chenault, Jack Hanrahan, Mike O'Mahony, Dan Dalton, Pamela Hickey, Leslie Page, Eliot Dado, Walt Kulmak, Larry Parr, Mike Diman, Drew Lawrence, Bob Rosenfarb, Wilma Fraser, Jim Makichuk, David Schwartz, Evelyn Gabai, Dennys McCoy, Mike Silvann, Mel Gilden, Mike Moore, Bob Wilson
- Head Writer
- Alan Swayze
- Based On The Original Strip By
- George Gately
Animation
- Animator
- Jureo Abe, Seln Okada, Kenichi Adaln, Rasae Otake, Kado Furanoki, Kazuko Shirata, Michi Hinendo, Keiko Skirai (Key Animators)
Voices
- Voice
- Mel Blanc (Heathcliff), Marilyn Lightstone (Sonja), Donna Christle (Cleo, Iggy), Derek McGrath (Knuckles, Mugsy, Spike), Ted Ziegler (Grandma), Danny Wells (Bush, Raul), Stanley Jones (Milkman), Danny Mann (Fish Market Proprietor)
Music
- Music
- Shuki Levy, Haim Saban
Editing
- Editor
- Masatoshi Tsurybichi, Torono Takahashi
Crew
- "Heathcliff" Created By
- George Gately
- "Cats and Co." Created By
- Jean Chalopin, Bruno Bianchi
- Developed by
- Jean Chalopin
- Assisted by
- Alan Swayze, Chuck Lorre, Stephan Martiniere, Jean Maxime-Perramon, John Krifcalusi, Kit Harper, Lynne Naylor
- "Cats and Co." Character Designs Developed by
- Bruno Bianchi, Christian Choquet, Byron Vaughns
- Art Directors
- Mosoro Tatsuke, Kajime Soga
- Senior Storyboard Artists
- Zlatko Grigg, Andrew Knight, David Marshall
- Storyboards
- John Armstrong, Jon Bars, Alex Rami, Glenn Schwartz, Phil Baldont, Glen Hill, Hal Mason, Swinton Scott, Cullen Blaine, Larry Houston, Dan McHugh, Roy Shiszedo, Ken Boyer, Chris Jenkyns, Darryl McNeil, Jim Simon, Marek Buchwald, Victoria Jonson, James Nics, Mike Sanger, Jeff Jones, Rich Chidlaw, Bruce Morris, Dan St. Pierre, Eddie Fitzgerald, Lin Larsen, Floyd Norman, Mike Swanigan, Fernando Gonzalez, Tom Taranowicz, Norm Gottfredson, Jan Green, Alex Lovey, Leonard Anderson, Sean Turner, Gordon Harrison, Mike Maliani, Phil Robinson, Will West, Bob Hawthrope
- Layouts
- Norogu Ferose, Kenji Kodana, Toshimi Suzuki, Toshio Torii
- Shooting Director
- Katschi Misawa
- Backgrounds
- Kazue Ito, Kosyou Ito, Yukidiro Kayamura, Yoshiyuki Ochbia
- Color Direction
- Meiko Hirayama
- Production Coordination
- Shiro Aono, W.R. Kowalchuk Jr, Dick Brown, Victor Villegas, Mitsuya Fujimoto, James Wang
- Animation Production Manager
- Shigeru Akagawa
- Voice Direction
- Marsha Goodman
- Talent Coordination
- JoEllyn Marlow
- Supervising Director
- Bruno Bianchi
- Post Production Supervisor
- W.R. Kowalchuck Jr
- Sound Editing Supervisor
- Terry Burke
- Music Editing Supervisor
- Marty Wereski
- Re-Recorded at
- Toronto, Canada
- Re-Recordist
- Jack Heeren
- Sound Editors
- Barry Gilmore, Kirk Davies, Mike MacLeherty, Tim Roberts, Arnie Stewart, Karl Zittler
- Sound Engineering
- Michael Cochran
- Muldoon Operator
- Walt Stergeon
- Animation Coordinator
- Don Spencer
- Animation Directors
- Shingo Arani, Shuji Yuchi, Yukaya Ono, Cullen Blaine, Yoshio Karashiwa, Alan Swayze, Mikeo Gato, Koezo Masanumbo, Fimio Tashimbo, Sasuru Kasumoto, Yasuyoshi Masarobu, Fumio Tashiro, Saburo Hashimoto, Yasuyoshi Mikamoto, Hiroyuki Yamo, Tuka Matano, Hideo Mishimaki, Hiromi Yokoyama, Toshiyuki Honda, Jim Oda, Shigetsugu Yoshida, Moriko Itakura, Takaya Ono
- Associate Supervising Director
- Yoshiyuki Hidgka
- Assistants to the Supervising Director
- Michael Maliani, Woody Yogum
- Timing Director
- Walt Kubiak
Companies and other credits
- Post Production Services: : Animation City Editorial Services Ltd
- Re-Recorded at: The Filmhouse Group
- ©1984 This is a DIC-ICC-FRS co-production
- in coorporation with McNaught Synd
- Inc. and LBS
- This program has been produced as official Canada-France co-production
Production notes
Heathcliff is a very self-centered, overweight orange tabby who terrorizes the city with his antics. Originally a character from a comic strip, this was Heathcliff's last cartoon show.
Mel Blanc, the voice of Heathcliff, was in his 50th year of show business when this series was released.
Mel Blanc, the voice of Heathcliff, was in his 50th year of show business when this series was released.