Cathy

Cathy (1987)

Single life in the 80s... Career. Family. Romance. She's frantic, funny and coping!

An animated special based on the comic strip Cathy by Cathy Guisewite.

Date of release
1987-05-15
TMDB
8.0 / 10 (3)
Runtime
30m
Genres
TV Movie, Animation, Comedy
Director
Evert Brown

Casting

Interesting facts

  • Awards: 1 · Nominations: 0. Including: Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Animated Program

Cathy is a 1987 animated television special based on the Cathy comic strip by Cathy Guisewite. It features Kathleen Wilhoite as the voice of Cathy Andrews, and was written by Guisewite, executive-produced by Lee Mendelson, produced by Bill Melendez, and directed by Evert Brown.

Production

At the time a Cathy special was announced, the comic strip was being published in 500 newspapers. Producer Lee Mendelson contacted creator Cathy Guisewite about making a television special, which was ultimately produced with Bill Melendez.

Guisewite acknowledged her comic was receiving complaints, saying, "The last thing that the world needs is another vulnerable woman," and expressing surprise that a woman would write such a comic. The storyline of the special was created to reflect the character's vulnerability, with Guisewite saying that, despite complaints, her readers liked it.

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