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Heathcliff

Seen it?

1980 | 2 seasons | 30 min | Animation

Weeknight Watchearly rating

Why it’s a Weeknight Watch

With a short run with a modest audience and little lasting buzz, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.

Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.

Is it for you?

Who'll love it
Made for animation lovers. If you loved Creature Commandos or INVINCIBLE, start here.
The mood
Feel-good.
The pace
2 seasons: a few weeks of evenings, short, snackable episodes, about 46 hours in all.
What might put you off
No age rating on record, so check it first for young kids.

Heathcliff is an animated TV series that debuted on October 4, 1980. It was the first series based on the Heathcliff comic strip and was produced by Ruby-Spears Productions. It ran until September 18, 1982 with a total of 25 episodes, under two different names.

How it earned its rating

  • CriticsNot counted

    Not enough reviews on record yet

  • AudiencesNot counted

    Not measured yet: not enough ratings

  • AwardsNot counted

    No major awards or nominations

  • Reach & staying powerBelow par

    Ran for 2 seasons and reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release

  • Buzz & cultural impactBelow par

    About 25K people sought it out in the past year

Season by season

The show overall is a Weeknight Watch. Here's how each season stacks up.

  1. Season 11980 · 52 episodes
    Not rated yet
  2. Heathcliff and Marmaduke1981 · 39 episodes
    Not rated yet

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Cast & crew

Created by Brad Anderson, Joe Ruby, Ken Spears, George Gately

  • June ForayIggy/Muggsy/ Grandma/ Sonja/Marcy
  • Henry CordenClem/Digby/Dogcatcher
  • Paul WinchellMarmaduke
  • Mel BlancHeathcliff/Spike/Milkman
  • Don MessickSparerib/ Nobody/ Mr. Post/ Mr. Snyder