Sagwa, the Chinese Siamese Cat
children's animated television series
Sagwa is the name of a siamese cat in the children's book, Sagwa the Chinese Siamese Cat by Amy Tan. Sagwa's popularity with children prompted a Canadian educational animated series of the same name on PBS Kids. In the series, which is set circa 1900 during the Qing dynasty, Sagwa has fun in her day-to-day life while teaching the Chinese language and learning valuable life lessons. The show is notable for its setting and messages about family and loyalty.
| Sagwa, the Chinese Siamese Cat | |
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| Created by | Amy Tan |
| Directed by | Joseph Jacques |
| Voices of | Holly G. Frankel Oliver Grainger Jesse Vinet Rick Jones Arthur Holden Ellen David Hiro Kanagawa Khaira Ledeyo Kathy Tsoi Leanne Adachi Rosa Yee Raugi Yu Russel Yuen |
| Country of origin | Canada United States China |
| Original languages | English French |
| No. of episodes | 48 (27 Segments) (list of episodes) |
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| Executive producers |
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| Producer | Léon G. Arcand |
| Running time | 27 minutes |
| Production companies | CinéGroupe Industrial FX Productions Sesame Workshop Wang Film Productions |
| Original release | |
| Network | Knowledge Kids (Canada) PBS Kids (USA) |
| Release | September 6, 2001 – June 15, 2002 |
Voice cast
change- Holly G. Frankel as Sagwa Miao
- Oliver Grainger as Dongwa Miao
- Jesse Vinet as Sheegwa Miao
- Rick Jones as Fu-Fu
- Arthur Holden as Baba Miao
- Ellen David as Mama Miao
- Hiro Kanagawa as The Foolish Magistrate
- Khaira Ledeyo as Tai-Tai
- Kathy Tsoi as Ba-Do
- Leanne Adachi as Luk-Do
- Rosa Yee as Huang-Do
- Raugi Yu as the Cook
- Russell Yuen as the Reader
- Sonja Ball as Nai-Nai
- Neil Shee as Yeh-Yeh
Cast notes
change- Holly G. Frankel, Oliver Grainger, and Sonja Ball previously worked together on two other animated series: Arthur and Mona the Vampire. Grainger is also one of the original voices of D.W. Read in Arthur.
Season 1: (2001-2002)
change- 101 "How Sagwa Got Her Colors" (Sprout & PBS Kids)
- 102 "New Year's Clean Up" / "Firefly Nights"
- 103 "Royal Cats" / "Acrobat Cats"
- 104 "Tung, the Singing Cricket" / "Sagwa's Lucky Bat"
- 105 "Cat Burglar" / "Sagwa's Good Deed"
- 106 "Harvest Festival Race" / "The Foolish Magistrate's New Robes"
- 107 "Fur Cut" / "Magistrate Loses His Post"
- 108 "Sagwa's Swan Song" / "Tribal Cats"
- 109 "Stinky Tofu" / "Cat and Mouse"
- 110 "The Foolish Magistrate's Aching Tooth" / "Sheegwa and the Blizzard"
- 111 "By the Light of the Moon" / "Treasure Hunters"
- 112 "Fraidy Cats" / "The Tortoise and the Cat"
- 113 "Cats of a Different Class" / "Alley Cat Opera"
- 114 "Fu-Fu and the Whistling Pigeon" / "Princess Sheegwa"
- 115 "Ciao, Meow" / "Sagwa Rules"
- 116 "Explorer's Club" / "Time for Everything"
- 117 "Not-So-Purrfect Patient" / "Comic Opera"
- 118 "Panda-monium" / "Festival of Lanterns"
- 119 "Snagged by a Thread" / "Master of Mistakes"
- 120 "Collar of Time" / "The Birds, the Bees, and the Silkworms"
- 121 "Invention By Mistake" / "Dongwa the Sailor"
- 122 "New Cook in the Kitchen" / "Cool Fu-Fu"
- 123 "Tough Guy Dongwa" / "The Competition"
- 124 "Lord of the Fleas" / "A Precious Gift"
- 125 "My Fair Kitty" / "The Favorite"
- 126 "Tea for Two Monkeys" / "Luck Be a Bat"
- 127 "Sagwa the Stray" / "...And Action"
- 128 "Ba-Do and the Lantern Festival" / "Fu-Fu's Full Moon Flight"
- 129 "A Catfish Tale" / "Wedding Day Mess"
- 130 "Spreading Rumors" / "Up, Up and Away"
- 131 "The Jade Rabbit" / "Dongwa's Best Friend"
- 132 "The Zodiac Zoo" / "The Four Dragons"
- 133 "Lost and Found" / "Three Graces"
- 134 "All Grown Up!" / "The Cat and the Wind!"
- 135 "Too Close for Comfort! / Sister Act!*
- 136 *Sick Day / The Name Game"
- 137 *Shei-Hu's Secret / Homesick Jun"
- 138 *The Return of the Rat / Great Balls of Fire*
- 139 *Catsitter / On the Run"
- 140 "Cha-Siu Bow Wow/Mutt That Would Be King"