Heathcliff - Opening Theme

[TheWhatisjuice]

thumbs up if you remember the big soda bottles with the aluminum caps and black round bottoms

[shogunrommel]

Heathcliff is the pimp.

[RainanHipHop]

OHHHH oh oh oh oh oh oh ohhhhhhh whoa oh oh oh oh oh oh oh ohhhhhhh

[howitzergun]

That song is actually really good - teachin` the kids how the real piece of music should sound!

[Sonic3nKnuckles]

"The game will reign supreme, and no one can deny-ny-ny-ny."

PROOF that Heathcliff is all the pimp Garfield never was.

[Holloway6151975]

thumbs up if you watched heathcliff just to see him kick ass especially THE SI-A-MESE TWIIINNNNSSSS..........lol

[donkeyshow92]

its been more than 10 years, still its my favourite intro song to any cartoon.. on the same level as Johny Bravo :)

[2koolken]

nice graphics

[Johnlindsey289]

Awesome cartoon, loved it since i was 4 and Heathcliff is funnier than Garfield despite i love the specials and TV show of Garfield. Cleo was one cute feline chick that i thought since i was 4

[scoobydunb]

they don't make cartoons like this anymore, that's just too bad, I love this show

[WebsterJake]

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

[octivenote]

This is pure nostalgia :)

[MrRupefashu]

great theme!

do you guys know another theme from this guy or band ? :D

[wrestletube1]

Here you go matey. Both of the themes at -30 +30 speed.

watch?v=X7AqJOfP8Tc

[wrestletube1]

Harder lyrics slightly revised on this one.

Fixing "instead of mixing" with the ladies fair, being charming, debanarre.

Only difference being first letter. :P

[wrestletube1]

Due to there being new episodes still being made during 1985 the 4 thumbs down people should be shot for not having good taste in cartoon years. :P

[wrestletube1]

This was 1984 with second half carrying into my birth year 1985. :D

[zava55]

This strangely reminds me of the music video to Major Tom

[ambicraig]

I loved this show when I was little, too! Awhhh...memories!

[ChivasLaPresa17]

Best cartoon intro lyrics EVER!

[riknbj2]

Ahh, the memories come flooding back to me. Those were the days.

[davidpar2]

there are two versions of this theme. the other one starts, "cats and company have fu-un, playing pranks on everyone..." i think it may be the earlier of the two

[sbmthompson]

I love this show

[TheAmericanEvita]

The 80's was my childhood I saw all the cartoons you can name and some you've forgotten. Heathcliff was not good enough for Cable like Disney Channel. I remember this was on either channel 7, 5, or 9 in LA, I get the feeling this was on early in the morning before school as opposed to after school.

[wrestletube1]

@TheAmericanEvita Wouldn't be on that channel anyway. It's more of a Fox Kids/Nickelodeon thing as it's not Disney although Fox Kids has been brought out by Disney.

[Johnlindsey289]

@TheAmericanEvita

The 80s and early 90s were my childhood as well

[QuixoticUkulele]

I remember tryin' to sing this theme song as a kid. This theme is indeed complicated.

[evilphil]

"Heathcliff" is on Netflix Instant now. I might watch it just to see if it's as bad as I remember it being as a kid. Always loved the theme song, never liked the show itself. It was one of those rare types of shows that NOBODY liked (as least nobody I knew) that was ALWAYS on.

Maybe I'm talking out of my ass though. Maybe it's really the greatest thing ever and I just liked "The Super Mario Brothers Super Show" or "Mask" (oh dear God!) better.

[aldoreshgaramok]

Damn. Good quality!

[retroguy1976]

they got it on netflix lol I have watched every episode funny memories

[BenW783a]

@retroguy1976 That's awesome. Thanks for the heads up on that one.

[LUFUJ]

@retroguy1976 lol you mustve watch like 40 episodes in a weekend or something lol. I think I'm up to like 8 on netflix and I started watching last week. Good show, good memories :) On a side not Heatchliff should dump Sonya,she's not loyal,lol.

[Quadstriker]

Another 80s cartoon where the theme is FAR better then the show itself.

[uberdude1988]

Hooray 1980's!!! Who's want to do cocaine?

[TheSolidJon]

Garfield meets Heathcliff

That would be interesting :P

[RyanofAndor]

@TheSolidJon Robot Chicken already did it...it wasn't that great. IMO.

[moshomaniac1]

The 80s cartoons always had the catchiest intros.

[S1L3NT4WP]

When i was 7 i thought it was garfield 0_o but that was 6 years ago when i got a dvd in a cereal box....still watch it at 6 am every weekday! :+) now adays the morning/saturday cartoons are just horrible..not like the shows i grew up with b4 '05

[francescahatessally]

I used to watch that show I really loved it, I remember that theme song.

[rshandy]

Too much -ish going on in the beginning....just play HEEF cliff!

[BryonYoungblood]

Heathcliff, Heathcliff, no one should terrify their neighborhood

But Heathcliff just won't be undone, 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 denyyyyy

They'll make 'em history and always have another fine time

So join in the jubilee, the cats are great, they'll all agree

Find in each calamity, the cat superiority

Enjoy the lyrics! XD Most of 'em...

[MartenFerret]

@BryonYoungblood "have another fine time" It's "and always have an alibi"

[asianthor]

Cleo was so hot, made me made lot's of messes(if you know wat I mean).

[zetalore]

man so wonderfull.

[liwowoli]

Wow -- after all these years, I still think Riff Raff's girlfriend is hot.

[Shenruss]

@liwowoli Yeah, no lie; Heathcliff had more power, skill, clout and street cred, but Riff Raff came toppa TOPS in the Girlfriend area. Cleo is SMOKIN' for a cat

[Johnlindsey289]

@Shenruss

Damn right, isn't it amazing how they use to make cartoon catgirls in cartoons hot back then in the 80s and 90s? i mean you had her, Cheetara, M'ress on Star Trek TAS, Kitten Kaboodle on Talespin, Aishia Clan Clan on Outlaw Star, Felicia on Darkstalkers, Mirage on Aladdin, April O'Neil as a mutated catwoman, Jenny on Bucky O'Hare and even Catwoman in that one Batman TAS episode where she got transformed into a REAL cat-woman were all hot, agree?

[KitCloudkickerUK]

@Johnlindsey289 On Talespin, Rebecca and Myra were way better than kitten but the're not cats but meh, Agreed

[Darvinho9]

@liwowoli agreed! haha

[thecchannel]

Oh my god. I was happy that they aired this on Thisdetroit this morning. Now this is a morning cartoon.

[yours4evr]

i love this show(: i watch it every day at 5 a.m.

[MrYardlebird]

whats with the excessive introduction to the vid?

[joiles01]

Effin' Heathcliff.

[RobochaoXX]

This show and its theme. Just superb. 

[heisannhoppsann90]

i just learned it on guitar hehe. the chords are G, Em, C, D. and C, D. when the modulation comes in it is G#, Fm, C#, D#

[solidbase123]

haha kult så jävla skön låt

[MartinShortLover]

Yes!! I was trying to remember what the name of this show was!! Use to watch this one all the time! Thanks for posting!

[Grapes428]

The good thing about being a kid in the late 80's/early 90's was that there were different kinds of cartoon shows on all day, during the week and on weekends. Certain days you could watch a couple hours of cartoon shows on 1 channel, and then right after you could watch others on a different channel. You could go all day without being bored.

[Skankindragon1]

 BetternGarfield.

[samahnord]

heathcliff > garfield ;)

[shegwa1]

I was born in the 90s so i only started watching Heathcliff a few months ago. I was like what is this but then i kept watching it and loved it.

[LemonCurdAddict1234]

This bears a striking resemblance to Garfield. They're both orange, fat cats who originated in comic books. I personally think George Gately just copied Jim Davis - or is it the other way around?

[hamsterama]

@LemonCurdAddict1234 Actually, it is the other way around. Just do a quick Google search....you'll see that the Heathcliff comic strip debuted several years before Garfield.

[abysmalatrocious]

@LemonCurdAddict1234 I'm 38, and the first time when I saw Garfield when I was 8 or so, I thought that Garfield was Heathcliff!! Big differences: Heathcliff is much tougher, and unlike Garfield, Heathcliff has a girlfriend!

[panteirra84]

@abysmalatrocious another big difference between Heathcliff and Garfield: Heathcliff is very active and chases dogs, mice, and the dumb cats in the neighborhood and Garfield is fat and lazy

[charlietherealcat]

@LemonCurdAddict1234 jim davis had an comic called gnorm gnat it ran for 7 years nothing was working a guy said the gags are great but bugs! nobody can relate to bugs! he switched the bug to a cat and now you know! hope this helped! ;)

[Gigamammoth]

UNDERRATED

[tekbarrier]

I watched this as a kid but I don't remember the theme song being so lame :( also, the cat with the white hat and walking stick reminds me of Pip from South Park

[ninjamonkeyzquake]

I love the part of this song that says "The game will reign supreme!" while hes showing that girl to the door :)

[ObiWanBillKenobi]

This was by far the most 80s-style kid's cartoon theme song of the 1980s.

[shenloken2]

Oh Lord.

Cleo the cat: she was one of the many anthros back then that further confused my childhood.

But the theme song is catchy as Hell.

[Johnlindsey289]

@shenloken2 i became a fan of catgirls thanks to Cleo, Cheetara and M'ress from Star Trek TAS when i was 4. Isn't it incredible yet funny how back in the 80s and 90s the got away with making sexy feline girls in cartoons? you had those 3 i mentioned plus Jenny on Bucky O'Hare, April O'Neil as a Catgirl, Callie Briggs, Mirage, Aishia Clan Clan, Felicia, Kit Mambo on Animalympics and even Selina Kyle as an ACTUAL Cat-Woman from that Batman TAS episode (Remember that?)

[Northvssn]

I still watch this even am I 17 years old :D

[hydro5135]

@Northvssn where do you watch I haven't seen it in about 15+ years

[MustangAce36Kills]

I remember watching this on Nickelodeon when I was like in 2nd or 3rd grade. More than 20 years ago!

[shmuli9]

Was this cartoon made in Montreal?

[EZR09]

I watched Heathcliff a long time ago.

[TheRoguishOne]

"Whoa-oh-oh-o-o-oh-oh-oh!

Whoa-o-oh-oh-oh-o-o-oh-oh-oh!

"Heathcliff, Heathcliff, no-one should

Terrify their neighborhood

But Heathcliff just won't be undone

You should realize, he can win it with you!"

[TheRoguishOne]

"Heathcliff, Heathcliff, no one should Terrify their neighborhood But Heathcliff just won't be undone 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-y-y-y They'll make 'em history And always have an alibi "So join in the jubilee, 'The cats are great', they'll all agree Find in each calamity The cats' superiority...

[NinjaGhostScorpion]

Not all fat, organge comic book cats are lazy. One kicks ass.

[KillerKahn]

@NinjaGhostScorpion don't let the garfield movies ruin the cartoons and comics. i still read the garfield books. don't get me wrong, i do remember loving heathcliff (except the heathcliff and marmaduke cartoons. that series was pretty dry from what i remember) but i always preffered garfield.

[perhaps333]

wow, flashback! hadn't heard this tune in about... 20 years??

Very complicated lyrics, too... :/

[BenW783a]

@perhaps333 The lyrics are pretty awesome. When I began searching the Internet for my favorite childhood cartoons about 6 or 7 years ago, I looked up the Heathcliff lyrics and said "So THAT'S what they're saying!" :) I'm terrible when it comes to deciphering lyrics by ear, and these are probably some of the hardest for the untrained ear.

Thanks for commenting!

[InvaderPet]

@BenW783a I still haven't figured out if the lyric is "They'll make SOME history", "They'll make THEM history", or "They'll make DUMP history".

The DUMP lyric is what Fox Family had in their closed captions.

[wrestletube1]

@BenW783a It's easy with all the technology these days for making lyrics clearer. :P

[burtonrules123]

WOW i used to watch this alllll the time as a kid on nickelodeon!! aah back when nick was awsome!! now its gone to crap and i mean CRAP.

[datgrlzblesd05]

i am going to buy this dvd!!!

[deepmelody1991]

I only saw like one episode back then, but I never forgot that transforming 50's convertible, which as a G1 Transformers fan then and now, thought it was the bomb!

[sema6008]

i remember loving heathecliff over garfield

[PitFiend2001]

For me they both were great. Garfield had that special saturday morning appeal...especially with the garfield and friends segment with all the farm animals, but heathecliffe as a regular weekday show ruled.

[krazygreen]

Love Heathcliff, I'm 27 and this brings back fond memories. Come to think of it now, Heathcliff was your prototypical 80's New York Hobo. He's even courting a prostitute at the 42 second mark. What a guy!

[needlescrape123]

That was Riff Raff

[mummycat15]

where do you get these DVDs at?

[BenW783a]

I got this particular DVD at Wal-Mart in their $1 bin way back in 2004.

The DVD was called "Fish Tales," and it has 9 episodes on it.

There's a good chance you can find this (and others) on eBay & Amazon, among other places.

Good luck!

[JohnnyP1776]

@mummycat15 The Full Series Boxed Set is available on Amazon.

[insertshittynamehere]

oh the memories.

when I was a kid i spent all my afternoons and weekend mornings watching this kind of cartoons.

today kids dont have none of this. not even a little cartoon.

portuguese tv blows donkey ass. lol

thanks for the memories you brough back with this video man!

[Calhizzel]

I forgot all about this little show. Thanks for posting this it's great.

[BenW783a]

Hey, no problem. I'm glad you like it. Thanks for the praise.