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CatDog

CatDog is an American animated sitcom created by Peter Hannan for Nickelodeon. It follows the zany hijinks of a cat and dog who are inexplicably conjoined at the waist. Nickelodeon produced the series from Burbank, California. The first episode aired on April 4, 1998, following the 1998 Kids' Choice Awards, before the series officially premiered on October 5, 1998. Similarly, the Season 2 episode "Fetch" was shown in theaters in 1998 before airing on television. The series ended on June 15, 2005, after a total of four seasons and 68 aired episodes over seven years, plus two produced episodes that never aired. It was produced by Nickelodeon Animation Studio and Peter Hannan Productions and was released on DVD in Region 1 by Shout! Factory. Two animation studios, Saerom Animation and Rough Draft Studios through Rough Draft Korea, worked on the animation for the series.

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CatDog is an American animated sitcom created by Peter Hannan for Nickelodeon. It follows the zany hijinks of a cat and dog who are inexplicably conjoined at the waist. Nickelodeon produced the series from Burbank, California. The first episode aired on April 4, 1998, following the 1998 Kids' Choice Awards, before the series officially premiered on October 5, 1998. Similarly, the Season 2 episode "Fetch" was shown in theaters in 1998 before airing on television. The series ended on June 15, 2005, after a total of four seasons and 68 aired episodes over seven years, plus two produced episodes that never aired. It was produced by Nickelodeon Animation Studio and Peter Hannan Productions and was released on DVD in Region 1 by Shout! Factory. Two animation studios, Saerom Animation and Rough Draft Studios through Rough Draft Korea, worked on the animation for the series.

Key claims

  1. release date: 1999-03-30 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
  2. release date: 2014-12-09 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
  3. release date: 1999 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

Discussion questions

  1. Summarise the article in your own words. Which single claim would you verify first, and why?
  2. The record states that the release date is "1999-03-30". What evidence would count against this claim?
  3. The record states that the release date is "2014-12-09". What evidence would count against this claim?
  4. The record states that the release date is "1999". What evidence would count against this claim?
  5. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
  6. If two sources disagreed about one of these facts, what would you need in order to trust one over the other?

Bibliography

  1. Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1376229540

Key claims and bibliography are generated from the same tracked claims and sources as the article page.