Heathcliff - Opening Theme

[@danromero]

Damn that was an awesome theme song, halfway through I remembered all the lyrics even though I haven't seen it since the 80s! Just heard CBS All Access has acquired it, can't wait to see them again.

[@BenW783a]

Nice. Thanks for the heads-up. www.cbscorporation.com/cbs-all-access-adds-childrens-programming-to-the-service/

[@chrismason1530]

@@BenW783a Didn't think you'd be active after 10 years

[@BenW783a]

@@chrismason1530 Active since ~2005 (RIP, BenW783), and still going. Hoping to bring some more videos to the table once I'm able to get my old VHS tapes cleaned and fully converted.

[@APPictures9]

Ironically, CBS and Viacom are merging, and Viacom just brought Garfield to Nickelodeon. Imagine having both Garfield and Heathcliff on the same app.

[@rollyro6772]

Kev On Stage brought me here😂

[@leftlanekennels8735]

He was the hood garfield lol

[@soulchorea]

haha so true

[@Blackoreanfemale]

JBarber3d lmao I agree too... I loved this show over garfield idk y.

[@corjonbett]

Blackoreanfemale Garfield: ANd remember: If you like my show, tell a friend! And if you DON'T like it, my name is Heathcliff!

[@robinorlowski9045]

I did too. This seemed like the perfect life when I was little. I was mad because I did not turn into a cat.

[@inkfire2236]

"Heathcliff, eat your heart out!"

[@NintendoTV64]

RIP Mel Blanc, the voice of Heathcliff. Heathcliff was one of Mel's final roles, over 40 years after he began his voice acting career.

[@NintendoTV64]

@@shaydowplay7992 Dude, what the hell is your problem? Mel Blanc died in 1989, look it up. This was one of his final roles. Besides, even if he was still alive, he'd be 114 today. You need to chill the fuck out!

[@khari8995]

@@shaydowplay7992 hes literally dead though

[@purge2--u--nite342]

Dam 96 wow he should do one last run on something

[@ComfyShortz]

@@shaydowplay7992 Mel Blanc was the voice of the original bugs bunny and looney toon characters in the 1930s and 1940s. He passed away in 1989 at age 81 and if he was alive today he would be 114 years old. Heathcliff was his last role performed in the late 1980s and was actually cancelled due to his passing. They did manage to create 86 episodes however.

[@MarnicSteve92]

Cause of death was emphysema due to smoking

[@shelbytownsend3056]

Back when theme songs could be played on the radio and nobody would bat an eye...

[@savagewolver8541]

For real? Man the 80s were awesome.

[@Nicoloxz]

@@savagewolver8541 and 90s

[@kaisarr7632]

They used to play cartoon intros on the radio? Lol

[@philipmarable8698]

Actually they would. But we’re kids so we wouldn’t care.

[@Donnie_Thornberry]

Dennis the Menace too

[@TEXASBornIn76GraduatedIn94]

At 46 yrs old this brings back so many memories! 😢

[@tbone2464]

Same exact age & birth year as you… so u know we was kids in the ‘80’s watching this, GI Joe, Transformers, He-Man etc…

[@Jomama811]

I feel the Same, bros, 46 years old. I Got a little teary eyed from nostalgia. My younger brother and I would always watch Heathcliff whilst doing homework.

[@CapitanJusticia]

@@tbone2464Voltron, Silverhawks, Mask, She-Ra, Inhumanoids, real Ghostbusters,etc.

[@markintexas3030]

I remember watching this most days after school, probably 2nd or 3rd grade.

[@jasongoldman3850]

I'm 47 and I remember this.

[@rykerfarnsy1053]

This is the most 80s thing ever

[@FromtheHerts81]

You don’t say! Check out Cleo’s Irene Cara leg warmers!

[@Nicoloxz]

Garfield..

[@nyancat.123]

@@Nicoloxz garfield is literally every Era after the 70s

[@Johnlindsey289]

Born 40 years ago and glad I lived through the eighties and nineties

[@StreetHierarchy]

Even the way it tries to sound like the 50s is waaaay too 80s

[@ericdavion9693]

Nothing makes me miss the 80's more than the Heathcliff intro.

[@jrardz7080]

Eric Davion that was on cartoon network

[@mtoro985]

Totally agree

[@fatiht8863]

I was a child in 2000's and watched it in 2000's so I miss 00's. I was wanted to grow up but I am so regretful that I wanted to grow up.Was the best era of my life.

[@TheOmegazerox]

I watched it on nick Jr. during the 80s or 90s.

[@Khaos969]

Go and watch cities of gold intro that will throw u back even worse!

[@WebsterJake]

Heathcliff's theme is silly catchy, I could play it all day.

[@twoface6184]

Me too it's such an very feel good song as well

[@CarlMakesItEasy]

*The majority of Heathcliff video comments:* 1. Man I miss this show! 2. Way better than the cartoons today. 3. CLEO IS HOT!!

[@ETHIOPIANASSASIN]

Shishi lmaooooo

[@Say_No-2_Animal-Abuse_]

Shishi You forgot "Ahhh, the Nostalgia!" 😉

[@CuteNekoHibiki]

Nice to know I'm not the only one who thinks Cleo is hot.^_^

[@keatonthekoopatroopa246]

Nightgazer Starlight i thought she was cute then hot.

[@StarFreak123321pizza]

its still on tv o-o i forgot the chanel but its under the discover kids chanel if u havve comcast (sorry i cant spell very well)

[@carlossomarriba4646]

One of the absolutely best theme songs ever.

[@damienmercer4731]

…its my #1 favorite cartoon them song…

[@10dev785]

God bless the people who made these cartoons.

[@KiraDeLespass]

You can thank the coutry of Baguette, mon ami

[@marluxia8832]

@@KiraDeLespass Was it really France?

[@KiraDeLespass]

@@marluxia8832 Well yeah i know it cuz i'm french This is made by the same guy who did inspector gadget

[@retrosven3767]

@@KiraDeLespass kzbin.info/www/bejne/noCcqZWYlqenn6s you mean the guy who makes this?

[@therealcushandchefmonkeyshow]

Marluxia 88 yeah dic entertainment made it they were originally from France then they made a bunch of cartoons like Inspector gadget rainbow Brite Dennis the Menace the real Ghostbusters the super Mario Bros super show sonic satam the adventures of sonic the hedgehog Sabrina the animated series lady lovely locks sushi pack cops the animated series Alf the animated series the Littles Popples trollz Jayce the wheeled warriors m.a.s.k maxies world and a bunch of other ones

[@waynemarsh8732]

Dear White Lady Cat In Leg Warmers, Still love you.

[@mkygod]

Wayne Marsh Lol, a furry's wet dream, im sure. Along with Cheetara from Thundercats.

[@RussTaylorLegend]

mkygod Seriously, looking back on the number of anthropomorphic characters from 80's cartoons, furries seem practically inevitable.

[@kenrivers9757]

Bofl thats funny! and the sad part is I feel you lol!

[@waynemarsh8732]

Ken Rivers No touching.

[@Retrofanatic10]

+Wayne Marsh She was the definition of 80's anthropomorphic cats. Even though I watched this in the 90's, the leg warmers still felt relevant to 1992/1993. Her name is Cleo btw.

[@koryaiine7393]

1:00 the moment in the song that has stuck with me even decades after hearing the song 🎶😍👌

[@reydelacosa]

I forgot that it randomly turned into a Doo Wop song lol

[@wildfire9280]

@@reydelacosa “Doktor, deactivate my Doo Wop inhibitors!”

[@herrhaase1375]

And then the key sig change right afterward!

[@delvonmayo1427]

@@reydelacosa that's the best part

[@anpinfotainment7963]

Commonly referred to as the 'Millennial Whoop', can be heard in a lot of the pop music from about 10-15 years after this show was on.

[@dinkyramirez4425]

Heathcliff "The Hood Cat " vs Garfield "The House Cat "

[@Purple_Sloth]

I believe Garfield was able to extort himself to become more than the size of a house.

[@fatiht8863]

@Jay Reel Exactly

[@terria.2581]

Epic rap battle of history 😁 I'd watch this battle.

[@ai6894]

Don't forget Marmaduke in the same comic strip lineup as the cats. Enjoyed the rare time 'Cliff and Riff would crossover.

[@Vlad.M.Makarovskii]

Garfield, it's more popular than Heathcliff, but... I don't know, I like them both.

[@theironlion7122]

It’s almost criminal this has so little views, this beat still bumps

[@TheKrensada]

1:04 You're not a badass till you have a balloon to ride around in the shape of your face.

[@ReapeX]

+TheKrensada "Meowth, that's right!"

[@soko4710]

+ReapeX HA!

[@JeiHeirumaru]

+TheKrensada No. You're not a bad ass, until you sing the "Whoaaaaaa" part of the song, at the top of your lungs

[@TheKrensada]

James Heirumaru But...I have done this.

[@JeiHeirumaru]

TheKrensada Then congratz. You're officially a bad-ass lol

[@Shenruss]

Punking the authorities, defending their territories, keeping others in line, getting the hot Pampered Princess & Hot chick respectively, and still showing a heart of Gold. Heathcliff and Riffraff each embodied a different kind of cool, man. *THESE* were *TOONS*, my children!

[@EastsideShowSCP]

no doubt!

[@rwright6985]

What d'ya mean, 'heart of gold'?

[@Shenruss]

R Wright Just watch some of the episodes, Mr Wright. Heathcliff was a brawler and a troublemaker, but he would always do good for those who needed it. And Riff Raff might have been a money-grubbing glory hog and schemer, but her NEVER left the other Cadillac Cats in the clutch!

[@Fleshwarper]

Shenruss Back in the good days when there were no bad guys. Just rivals.

[@306drewdrop]

Piereio Zashier I so agree with u and when they had bad guys and villains they were simple the material they have now just stinks cartoons like Heathcliff were such golden classics and had meaning to them I sure miss the old days

[@williamlamb43]

This vid just took me back to 1984 when I was 10 years old! Cartoons were my life and Heathcliff was one my favs during that time!

[@mr.g5963]

Amen!! I miss it. Heathcliff was gangster compared to Garfield

[@skippy8414]

Let's give it up for Riff Raff for holding it down for all short guys around the world. He proved you could still get a 10 and she can be taller than you if you have the right swagger!

[@sabishiihito]

I'm not sure if women in the 80s had that ridiculous 6'+ height standard for men like today.

[@RiseAbove-ru5wq]

Im a woman. I height is the least important thing to me honestly. I'm sorry if you guys are insecure about your height. Theres lots of women who like shorter dudes.

[@RiseAbove-ru5wq]

Also, just saying. Theres nothing wrong with having preferences. If a woman doesnt like shorter men, that's her preference which is fine. If a man doesnt like a fat woman, that's totally fine. Just preferences

[@princessmarlena1359]

As a woman, height isn’t an issue with me.

[@tracerital4436]

@@RiseAbove-ru5wq username checks out

[@alextepe4309]

RIP Mel Blanc. The greatest voiceover actor who ever lived.

[@TheMatthewRoss]

It’s … amazing how I remember this melody ! I used to watch this everyday after kindergarten around 1990-1991 , I miss the outro as well 🤍

[@dragonore2009]

Same year for me for starting Kindergarten. I was almost old enough to start Kindergarten 1989 - 1990, off by a couple months.

[@KaizerSozaye]

Damn y’all old asl

[@TheMatthewRoss]

@@KaizerSozaye so Cry about it dumbass

[@TheMatthewRoss]

@@dragonore2009 well yeah .. same here I was born November 1984 .. I was almost class of 2002 , but I’m glad I’m 2003 , we got better senior pictures lol

[@mrminecraftcubeable]

I was born in 99 and used to watch this, probably because foreign cartoons were still a novelty so we got whatever, the theme was so catchy my grandmother remembers the tune even if it's a strange hard to pronounce name for our country

[@sparkychu101]

I loved this cartoon when I was a kid,this brings so much memories.

[@iwanbooij2934]

Always sing along with these old cartoons. Never forgot the lyrics of any cartoon i watched back then

[@keonta81]

Iwan Booij me too.even if u didn't know the exact words,u always had the melody down packed

[@Lanae8199]

I turn 35 this year. I am proud to say that I was a kid during the 80s and early 90s. DOB: 07-19-1981

[@ShinyRedGrapple]

+Lj9219 Hulk Hogan body slammed Andre the Giant, we tried to break every brick in World 1-2 in Super Mario Bros., I accidentally wore my Little League uniform to practice one time, and my older brother and mom were still alive.. what a nice time of my life back then.

[@Lanae8199]

Memories will live on forever.

[@flipside2947]

Lj9219 mine is 01/19/81

[@Dimadick3]

"Memories will live on forever." We'd wish. I recently lost an elderly relative who was senile for the last 2 or 3 years of his life. He went from perfectly recalling his experiences as a veteran of the Greek Civil War (1946-1949) to not being able to recognize his family or to remember his own name. Scary what time and old age can do to you.

[@ORGAN1X]

Flip Side 2 9 mine too

[@alexortiz7446]

god why does hearing this song make me so happy?

[@huntercool2232]

I’m a 2000s kid but when I was a young my mom bought me these DVDs of Heathcliff and I loved it even tho it was an 80s show

[@KNyt1379]

I’m Also a 2000s kid and I had the D.I.C heath cliff dvd and an adventures of sonic the hedgehog dvd they where some of my favorites back then

[@huntercool2232]

@@KNyt1379 Heck yeah man!

[@jedidiahyounker]

Same

[@blvddyblvntz567]

same my pops had a collections of all the 1900 cartoons and heathcliff and the super mario show were my favorite

[@bigbengamer]

Most underrated cartoon ever. #EatItGarfield

[@neetrab]

Thank you!!!!

[@HeartCocoCloud]

U ain't ever tell a lie

[@CK2012]

+Benjamin Filbert Loved this toon

[@MonkeyDLuffy-ui1jl]

+neetrab not really

[@JJTY6969]

Benjamin Filbert well said my friend

[@diegodelavega7578]

Heathcliff, Heathcliff, no one should Terrify their neighborhood But Heathcliff just won't be outdone Playing pranks on everyone There's a race to be on top The competition doesn't stop Mixing with the ladies fair Being charming, debonair The gang will reign supreme And no one can deny They'll make some history And always have an alibi So join in the jubilee The cats are great, they'll all agree You'll find in each calamity The cat's superiority Heathcliff, Heathcliff, no one should Terrify the neighborhood But Heathcliff just won't be outdone You should realize, he can win it WITH YOU!

[@neetrab]

Sounds like they're saying "But heathcliff just won't be UNdone". Even though I'm sure you're right... it just sounds like they're saying "undone".

[@diegodelavega7578]

I did too! I had to Google the song because these guys can't enunciate!

[@neetrab]

it also sounds like they said "they'll make DUMB history" lol! They probably did say that too...along w/ undone. Even though the lyrics say otherwise.

[@jandersonjr]

Diego Delavega All this time, I thought it was "Terrorize the neighborbor" -- but it was actually "Terrify ....". Thanks for clearing that up with the lyrics.

[@ceceliareed]

The lyrics are in the description

[@TheNewBronyGames]

So many 80's kids here reveling in their childhood nostalgia, but despite being born Y2K, I myself hold this to a special place in my heart too. Enter 2004, when DiC (Creators of this masterpiece) did a Promotional Collab with General Mills. There were 5 different DVDs you could get with 1-3 sample episodes of 1-2 of their cartoons packaged with cereals. This was bundled on Disc 2 alongside The Adventures of Super Mario Bros 3 I remember it perfectly too, I was a 4 year old kid, having just moved from Las Vegas to Panama City (Florida) because my father was still active duty. I'd gotten this out of a box of Cinnamon Toast crunch and watched it for hours upon hours in that TLF apartment. I'd watched it so much it actually stopped working about a year later All this to say, DiC made something special with that promotional stunt and this series, bringing forth multiple generations through both general hijinks and being a total hood pimp

[@jesselockhart1230]

I found it fascinating that Heathcliff and Riffraff never meet other than the credits. One of those What-If moments that will be left to our imagination.

[@fluffysheap]

I vaguely remember one or two episodes where they do, but they wanted to keep the stories separated so they could have their own style

[@Dremag_Gaming]

only real time they met is in the end credits lol

[@theodavis4832]

They did meet before and they was about to fight

[@maximusprime3459]

The reason they never met is because DiC Enterprises made the Cats and Company shorts BEFORE they acquired the rights to Heathcliff. The whole show was intended to be just the Catallac Cats sans any sign of Heathcliff. But it was eventually decided that the show would sell better with a known property, so they got Heathcliff whose rights had just gone up after the cancellation of the Heathcliff and Marmaduke Show by Ruby Spears.

[@visamn9085]

Man as a kid I never knew what half the lyrics were or what they meant. As an adult u can really appreciate them. “ Mixing with the ladies fair, being charming debonair” referring to how much riffraff was such a player “The gang will reign supreme and no one can deny they’ll make em history and always have an alibi” lol mob style whacking the competition… so genius

[@JaneDoe-nb3jg]

Good God This Cartoon Should Be On Netflix.

[@Ghostly1989]

It was....4 years ago

[@soko4710]

wouldn't it be better to watch the show before deciding that it's good

[@Ghostly1989]

Soko eh...its was funny for its time.

[@adpny]

hearing and seeing the opening theme just brought me back!

[@bozcarson8215]

I used to love to watch this when I was a kid back in 1988-1989.

[@mr.shadows1501]

I remember watching this on a Dic dvd that had 2 episodes of Heathcliff and 1 episode of The Super Mario Bros. God those were the days

[@latoyafarrell8135]

My brothers and I watched this religiously! EXCELLENT childhood memories!🙌🏽

[@earlgrey7642]

OMG MEMORIES!!! This used to be my childhood!!

[@MegaMario5671]

R.I.P. Mel Blanc the voice of Heathcliff.

[@jeff5882174]

Michael J. That's the guy who did the voice 4 loony tunes charters for heaf cliff? ??

[@stephenholloway6893]

Jeff Boretti Yes the very same voice actor. He reprised his role from the Ruby Spears series a few years prior.

[@D2Kprime]

@Shaman Xeed Yup. Mel Blanc voiced a lot of major cartoon characters outside of Looney Tunes. ~ Heathcliff ~ Barney Rubble ~ Mr. Spacely ~ Woody Woodpecker (he was the original voice actor and the original laugh as well before being ~ replaced by Danny Webb. ~ Captain Caveman ~ Twiki (Buck Rogers TV show) ....the list is too long to even touch. The only person that has done more voice work than Mel Blanc in cartoons is Frank Welker.

[@realchristian77010]

😪😪

[@hamzaklc8560]

Hounter Pokémon charmander

[@baho5523]

Cleo, birth of a generation of furies.

[@kurvos]

Well, heterosexual male furries I guess. No one, including you apparently, seems to really care about the bullshit double standard that they don't really depict any of the male characters as sexy. Only Cleo for you straight guys. Apparently, cartoons and the fur community are only for straight guys according to you and the developers of shows like this one.

[@coldessa1210]

@kurvos FEMINIST NAZI DETECTED LETHAL FORCE ENGAGE (Inhale) *penis*

[@chaddfrancis2179]

Never Noticed Ms Cleo,until it was pointed out to me.

[@DailyDoseOf_Cancer]

Furries are cancer.

[@TheInkPitOx]

The Furies (or Erinyes, sing. Erinys) were creatures from Greek mythology who exacted divine retribution from those guilty of wrong-doing. Crimes which were especially likely to incur their wrath were those involving one's family and anything related to oaths.

[@movetolinux8965]

I’ve had this theme tune running through my head for no reason I can think of for weeks now and it was so good to find it on here thank you to the uploader brings back some great memories, I’m 42 so it was a lifetime ago!

[@A.Sims209]

It was the Best time be a kid !! Man!

[@TLllllll]

This song has been stuck in my head my entire life.

[@AnimationBliss]

I remembered watching this show when I was still in middle school every morning!

[@ETHIOPIANASSASIN]

Riff Raff was that Cat, he knew how to wine and Dine the Ladies lmaoo

[@fatiht8863]

Everyone calls him pimp, lol :D

[@piffyl.bluntz3713]

But he loved Cleo...

[@PC-lv8dq]

I have the feeling, if i see some of these old school-cartoons, people made it with real love and passion for the children that watched it.

[@fatiht8863]

Now, cartoons are made for brainwashing.

[@fatiht8863]

New kids are being stupid thanks to new stupid cartoons and mobile phones / tablets

[@ArkonBlade]

Cartoons of the 80s were made to be fun. yeah they were also designed to sell toys but they were always enjioyable.

[@m56214]

@@fatiht8863 30-2008 were when we had decent cartoons there are some cartons out there that are still good but the animation style is a no

[@rickjoslin9648]

Thank u for this. Ill b 40 nxt yr. When i was a kid n 80s. I loved this show. I havent seen this in i dno how many yrs. Thnkx for the memories

[@marcspector9188]

I remember this from my childhood specifically 1987. Thanks for the memories and thanks for posting. :)

[@Jachimma]

This brings back very happy memories Thank you for uploading

[@huntercool2232]

Girls: **See guy working out with headphones on** Girl 1: “What do you think he’s listening to?” Girl 2: “Probably Death Metal or Hard Rock.” His Headphones:

[@bufordmaddogtannen514]

Loved this on Saturday mornings!

[@Flip_Flop82]

40 years later and still an absolute banger. Thanks for the upload!

[@ceofounder]

Watching this supercool cartoon afterschool growing up as a kid in the "1980s"! 1986(P.S.241) Brooklyn, New York. Thank you for this nostalgic upload.

[@YaowBucketHEAD]

So, these feral cats that live in a dump have a....thing, that turns into shelter, transportation on land, and a vessel on water? Shit. They're doing better than me. -_-

[@johncote2776]

Smart Cats!

[@raccooneyes2099]

ROFL!!!

[@Enix2738]

The artists who created this cartoon are the same people who created the Inspector Gadget cartoon. Thus, they came up with the ideas for 'The Gadget Mobile' and 'The Mad Mobile' both in which I always wanted a chance to drive for myself when I was a kid! Coming up with the idea for the vehicle in this cartoon was probably pretty easy for them!

[@CuteNekoHibiki]

@Christopher Kupetz A *lot* better than the current decade.

[@savagewolver8541]

@@Enix2738 Hadn't really thought about that. To save money, it would make sense that they used some of their already existing stills.

[@VampirePrinceKRS]

I was very surprised when Craig Of The Creek made a reference to this show. but I'm glad it did :) it reminded me of one of the best theme songs I got to hear while growing up :)

[@RupertDCD27]

Even after all these years, it's still a great show!

[@nicholaswoodall3840]

i love this cartoon i would always watch it everyday in the 80's

[@UltimateTS64]

Holy crap I haven't heard this in so long, I used to have this DVD that came with an episode of this and The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3, so much nostalgia. This theme song slaps tbh

[@bystanderbehindthescreen]

I think I used to own the same DVD you're talking about. It came in a cereal box.

[@yasseral-quasmi1649]

Heathcliff was a Bad Ass

[@anthonyreid666]

I love this cartoon as a kid still do awesome video

[@Timbrock1000]

A NICE MEMORY OF MY CHILDHOOD in a lovely decade known as the '80's. I used to come home from school and watch this everyday on channel 2, then flipped over to 31 for He-Man, and Channel 20 for SuperFriends.

[@Morgil27]

I never saw the actual show as a kid, but I did have a VHS tape of "Heathcliff: The Movie", which I suspect was just several episodes of the show stitched together into a 90 minute feature. It did still have this really catchy theme song, though.

[@jerryjohn814]

80s baby here... didn't watch much TV , but thanks for the MEMORIES BRO , bringin'' back memories.... one of my FAV's

[@hudsonball4702]

The last time I ever heard this song was in 1995. No kidding. I never had the urge to hear it again on KZbin until tonight.

[@dib3dee]

Ain't that's something, whatever's in the back of your deepest memory you can just go on KZbin and find it and relive that moment.. KZbin is about the only thing that's good about today's generation lol!

[@huntercool2232]

This song randomly came into my head after 10 years and I still knew it by heart lol

[@kaito2220]

Glad to see this show still has younger fans like us, however few there seem to be, this song and the cartoon low-key slapped

[@huntercool2232]

@@kaito2220 Agreed

[@paulhartman4938]

This is one damn catchy song. Half way through I remembered the 'ooh hooohooo' - if you can call it lyrics. I was very young when I watched this and English isn't my native language (its Dutch).

[@mr.genxster3581]

Man I miss the 80’s!!!! Such a great cartoon to watch as a little kid in those days. Brings me back memories

[@SlyWolf5]

Took me 30 something years to get this song out of my head (Turns out though I've been whistling random parts of it my entire adult life without remembering where it came from) then yesterday I see someone post it on Twitter so here I am.

[@vh9network]

It's been nearly 30 years since I seen this intro. Crazy.

[@SeasideDetective2]

Seeing this intro really drives home for me how much animators avoided pandering in kids' cartoon shows between the 1950s and the '90s. They basically made these cartoons for themselves, and kids enjoyed them anyway because they were still funny and colorful. Just look how much pop-culture reference stuff (most of it nostalgic or geared for adults) went into HEATHCLIFF: besides Hanna-Barbera's TOP CAT (alley cats depicted as hustlers), they also paid homage to Sir Andrew Lloyd Webber's CATS (humanoid cats in leg warmers) and FAT ALBERT ('70s-style hats). What a popcultural education I got watching this! As Walt Disney said, "You're dead if you aim only for kids."

[@smashinghum]

this is the first cartoon I ever remember. and dang it was a good one. Heathcliff was badass.

[@whitestonecommons7112]

Thank you so much for this cartoon/animated song/intro of 1980s nostalgic awesomeness! Thank God that I was blessed to be a little kid growing up in the 1980s!

[@huntercool2232]

_”I can’t believe shows like this stopped, now we’re watching so much glop!”_ *-Wordsworth*

[@solomongrundy7891]

Top 5 80's cartoon hands down after-school favorite

[@rayfinkle9369]

Dennis the Menace, too!

[@dakentaijutsu2010]

Heathcliff the baddest cat around, honestly no cat, dog, or human can take Heathcliff, I give a big thanks to the legendary Mel blanc for doing his voice!

[@LennyWhatever2]

Heathcliff is Garfield's brother. He was trained in the ways of gangstership, and managed to make a gang. However they are doing a race or contest of some sorts in which no one wins, because it never stops. He also made us realize that he could win this contest with us. Heathcliff overall is a weird cat.

[@_wil_roc_]

can I buy some pot from you?

[@MerajTypeBeat]

This theme has always been catchy. Good times 🥲

[@IMDARKFIRE007]

God my childhood is depressingly long ago now lol. This is when cartoons were good. Heathcliff, TMNT, Transformers, Rescue Rangers, Duck Tales, Inspector gadget...

[@Johnlindsey289]

Remember Batman TAS?

[@EdFanSus]

Remember Miney Crafta

[@IMDARKFIRE007]

@@EdFanSus I got my complete Heathcliff series on dvd a few weeks ago, saving it for surgery recovery haha.

[@TheJuggtron]

It gets more depressing. All of those things were just marketing vehicles to get your parents to buy toys.

[@Ironcabbit]

M.A.S.K., Real Ghostbusters, Silverhawks, Mysterious Cities of Gold, The World of David the Gnome, Raccoons, the list goes on and on.

[@jrthehedgehogpizzaking7625]

Who rembers getting this show bundled with super Mario bros 3 in a cereal box?

[@user-pg9ch2td2p]

Jr The hedgehog uchia/ pizza king still got mine

[@silveryote1]

My friend did. I ended up with Strawberry Shortcake...ugh

[@chasegriffin5205]

Jr The hedgehog Pizza King I do and crazy enough I still have it

[@HacksignKT]

I don't but sounds cool. I only remember SM and Zelda cereal.

[@glowpop_artisan]

OH IT WAS SO LONG AGO FOR ME AND MY BROTHERS X3

[@Zenssei]

cleo had furry fans before it was an internet thing

[@nobodyitellyou]

I was one. When I was 4-7, I thought, "woooow. Sheees so beautiful."

[@almightykd291]

nobodyitellyou yeah me to 😂😂 but when I got older I was like "wtf was I thinking back then"

[@kurvos]

Heterosexual male furry fans maybe. They didn't have anything for us gay guys or straight girls.

[@coldessa1210]

@kurvos *TRIGGERED*

[@kurvos]

@@coldessa1210 Damn right I am triggered. So what? Everyone gets triggered by something, or someone. You are clearly also being triggered, by ME. If you weren't triggered by me, you wouldn't respond to me just saying "TRIGGERED". You are saying that because I upset you for saying something you don't agree with, but you also lack the intellectual capacity to say something of substance.

[@FamousWolfe]

There will never be another 90s again fellas. I'm so glad I grew up in the 90s, sad that it's gone and childhood has been over for a very long time :'(

[@m56214]

80s

[@ribbit7380]

Im only 20 but i remember watching this on dvd when I was a kid. Good times.

[@garthst.claire3459]

Ha "There's a race to be on top/the competition doesn't stop" That's got to be the most 1980s lyrics of any cartoon show intro :-P

[@Bexy82]

Great cartoonshow from the '80's! I loved it when I was a kid! :-)

[@terrancejackson3]

Now as an adult I realize these lyrics make absolutely no sense. "Heathcliff no one should terrify the neighborhood. But Heathcliff just won't be undone you should realize he can win it with you" What?

[@erin832001]

+terrancejackson3 LOL! I was just thinking the same thing! I guess they ran out of ideas toward the end, and just wrote the first thing that came to mind. "Oh well, the kids won't notice!"

[@alaly1027]

Just the last line!

[@CuteNekoHibiki]

Sense? Sense? Where is the fun in making sense?

[@xcmet]

the lyrics make perfect sense if you ask me. they simply flew over your head as a kid and adult. the first part of the lyrics simply describe heathcliffs character and the second half describes or summarizes the plot and antics involving all the cats in the show. the last line" he should realize he can win it with you". To give an educated guess, its refering to the viewership of the shows rating as the show heathcliff can only succeed with audience watching.

[@jasonmcdaniel345]

I always thought this was the best theme song, but the last line "You should realize he can win it with you" seems rushed and a complete non-sequitur. It's like they wrote a longer ending and the producers were like "we need to shorten the theme song", so they just chopped it off and threw in that line.

[@tara34952]

Oh my goodness this takes me right back to my childhood... Those were the days!

[@huntercool2232]

I’m 17, but when I was a kid I used to watch Heathcliff and I’m so glad my parents gave me old cartoons to watch as a kid lol

[@MirandaLeigh]

You know I haven't seen this intro in years and just realized, that cat with the hat was a pimp and that was one of his h**s. What was I watching in my youth?! Lmao. 😂🤣😂🤣

[@FreshPrincex4]

😂😂 I'm 22 and I'm just now realizing that myself , when I watched the tapes as a kid I was kinda questioning that

[@oldcat1959]

This clip brought back so many memories I cried. Heathcliff was the funniest cartoon of all times in my book.👍🏿👍🏿

[@SpaceOwl]

I was born in 2002 but somehow acquired a Heathcliff VHS tape while growing up. Good memories

[@dancepiglover]

When I was a kid, I didn't understand why the title character didn't have the hotter girlfriend.

[@stephencoldbear]

He did. Sonja was adorable. Cleo was trashy. I'm female and couldn't stand seeing trashy female characters like Cleo.

[@LW7333LW]

Reading and singing the lyrics. Hey! That was a pretty cool theme song!

[@jtszabo1691]

I don't remember the Heathcliff cartoons much, but I loved the Cadillac Cats. This is one of the best theme songs ever too

[@radus5477]

I truly love this song ,it’s so catchy

[@aronkaspar6369]

I'm watching reruns on Pluto tv. As a kid I never realized how high maintenance and demanding Cleo and Sonja were to heathcliffe and riff raff

[@John2verse5]

Thanks, this brought back lots of memories... Add the smurfs, thundercats, snorkels, dever the last dinosaur, pound puppies, teddy ruxpin, transformers, he-man, the real ghostbusters, care bears, muppet babies, back to the future and teen wolf cartoon, pee wee's play house, alf, double dare, square one tv and that's just tv. Flight of the navigator, cloak and dagger, (death wish 3 lol)

[@DewDropz_Beatz]

I didnt watch this in the 80s. I wasn't even born. My dad made me watch this in like 2016 when I was in kinder. I just had the theme song stuck in my head.

[@cflo1386]

This was my toon, Mel Blanc you sir are legend.

[@Defender78]

how that vehicle fashioned out of the kitchen sink accelerates and steers without any visible means of propulsion or rudders, wheels, etc is beyond me

[@NeuralNetProcessor]

Dude, I was wondering that when I watched this show as a kid. Glad I'm not the only one.

[@kingovharts]

I noticed that too as a kid. But Riff Raff was so damn cool and such a pimp I just went with it.

[@MobileTaz]

It was a bathtub, you chode.

[@NeuralNetProcessor]

Oh that explains everything. Bunghole.

[@MobileTaz]

NeuralNetProcessor Ohhhh you wanted an explanation for everything? Well how about IT'S A FUCKING CARTOON.

[@soko4710]

I remember reading on a cartoon forum that originally the intro was going to have different lyrics (but the same tune). I can't remember all of the original lyrics, but the beginning was something like 'heathcliff, heathcliff, you're so cool. heathcliff is an anim-ool. heathcliff, heathcliff, is a cat. heathcliff's real proud of that'.

[@MonkeyButtMovies1]

+Soko Really, Heathcliff's a cat? I didn't know that...

[@staceyworkman4944]

I’ve been looking for this for years and years and found it today on fb loved the opening song

[@scarlettmoon728]

I MISS THIS SHOW! I WOULD ALWAYS WATCH THIS WHEN I WAS LITTLE!!!

[@Itstonytime77]

What an awesome theme song I forgot about it! Shows just don’t have theme songs anymore!