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Heathcliff is the titular main character of the Heathcliff comic strip, Heathcliff and Dingbat, Heathcliff and Marmaduke, Heathcliff & the Catillac Cats, and the Heathcliff Comic Series.

1973-09-03

Heathcliff's first appearance
(September 3, 1973)

Character Overview[]

Personality[]

Heathcliff tends to act superior to the other neighborhood cats and is usually considered to be one of the toughest cats in his town. He is also smarter than most of the neighborhood cats and has a habit of stealing food and causing trouble. Although he may appear to be an “antagonist”, he truly cares about his friends, family, and his girlfriend Sonja and even frenemies like Spike in spite of feuding. He also tends to be romantic, especially towards Sonja, and will become jealous when seeing her mingle with another cat. Even so he has looked at other queen cats, but in the proves himself worthy to her heart.

He does have other traits: when he becomes tired as said in the Heathcliff and Dingbat episode The Watchcat that he can become difficult, surly, irritable, and downright grouchy with devastating consequences.

Despite it all, the orange tabby does have honorable traits: in the Heathcliff and the Catillac Cats episode, Terrible Tammy, he does not lay a finger on Tammy, even to the point of facing roughshod from her, considering on how he might be viewed by others.

Another honorable trait he has is encouraging others to become great in their own light. In the episode King of the Beasts, Heathcliff helps Herbie the Lion set a big bullying gorilla named Growlo and his buddies straight on who is the Big Boss of the Zoo. In another episode, Service With A Smile, he inadvertently helps Iggy Nutmeg beat Muggsy Faber in a tennis game.

Appearance[]

Heathcliff is as an orange cat with black horizontal tiger-like stripes. He appears to be slightly overweight and has two black, conjoined eyes with a black nose. In some promotional art and on some DVD covers, Heathcliff may be seen sporting a black leather jacket.

Relations[]

Family[]

Heathcliff is the pet for both Mr. and Mrs. Nutmeg, and co-owned by Iggy Nutmeg.

Relationships[]

Sonja[]

Heathcliff deeply cares for Sonja, even to the point of going out of his way to steer her away from her other love interests. This is first shown in the pilot episode titled The Great Pussini when Sonja chases Pussini and claims he is the one she loves. As seen in the majority of other the Heathcliff episodes, she is usually drawn by Heathcliff’s heroic deeds in the end, making their relationship unbreakable.

Cartoon[]

Voice Actor[]

Heathcliff's voice actor, Mel Blanc, is also known for voicing Spike in both Heathcliff and Dingbat and Heathcliff and Marmaduke. Also, he was the voice of Heathcliff in all of the cartoons, including the movie. In the trailer for the unreleased Heathcliff: Bad Kitty movie, he was voiced by Frank Welker. In the French version of the show known as Les Entrechats, he is voiced by Roger Carel.

Memorable Quotes[]

"Stick with me, gang. I'm just getting warmed up!"
"(laughs) Now back to Heathcliff."

"Don't leave or nothin'. The best part's coming up!"
"Now watch what I do!"
"Just wait'll you see what I do next! (laughs)"
"This is the part I've been waitin' for."

Quotes from bumpers

Name in other languages[]

  • Albanian: Hetklif
  • Azerbaijani: Hitklif
  • Basque, Italian and Spanish (Spain): Isidoro
  • Catalan: Berenguer
  • Croatian: Mačak Maksi
  • Czech: Kocour Cliff
  • Danish: Emil
  • Finnish: Katti-Matti
  • French: Isidore
  • Hebrew: היתקליף
  • Japanese: ヒースクリフ
  • Mandarin: 妙妙貓
  • Norwegian: Mjaurits
  • Polish: Łebski Harry
  • Russian: Хитклифф
  • Swedish: Katten Nisse Nisse
  • Ukrainian: Хіткліфф

Trivia[]

  • Heathcliff was the last main non-Looney Tunes character Mel Blanc provided the voice for until his death on July 10th, 1989.
  • Mel Blanc also voiced another cat named Heathcliff in Looney Tunes.
List of characters
Comics
HeathcliffIggy NutmegMr. NutmegMrs. NutmegSonjaSpikeMuggsy FaberMarcyWillyPopMilkmanMr. SchultzRudyMugCrazy ShirleyFangEddieSmokeyWinkyGarbage ApeJimmy
Heathcliff and Dingbat
DingbatSpareribNobodyClemDigbyGrubs the DogcatcherOfficer CaseyChief Dogcatcher
One-time characters
Chief DogcatcherTonyJodiKitty CatalinaMountain LionEvilla the WitchNestoraTootsBully CatsSuper CatButchDirector
Heathcliff and Marmaduke
Marmaduke • Phil Winslow • Mr. Post • Mr. Snyder • Barbie Winslow • Dottie Winslow • Billy Winslow
One-time characters
AlligatorBulldogs • The Catnapper • Giant Mouse • Aunite KSweetums • Cat Spy • Dr. X • Spike's friends • Metal Heathcliff
Heathcliff & the Catillac Cats
Main characters
Riff-RaffCleoHectorWordsworth W. WordsworthMungo McMungoLeftyKnucklesRaulLeroyBush
One-time characters
PussiniChaunceyGeldorfBrunoCaesarLouieJuniorMayor BogwellMusclesString BeanTracerLulubelleOrvilleHarry the Cat GenieClaude the DisguiserHerbieGrowloMervyn McMuttJonathon Bixby Morrison IIIBullFeral Island CatsRankMoeBoFloMortonRoxieOrville (Harem Cat)Pecks BeefcakeEl GatoHenryTammyDixieJakeMartinRenfieldDeeJayEggbertDr. MousetusOtto and PanzerLindsaySiamese TwinsMr. WoodleyCorporal BruiserBoom Boom PussiniBeach Bunny KittensTigerPierreMuffy DuparRiff-Raff's MomLuluBiff BicepsGym Girl CatsEliseGoonGranny McMungoMingo McMungo
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