The BEST episodes of Heathcliff and the Catillac Cats

Every episode of Heathcliff and the Catillac Cats ever, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Heathcliff and the Catillac Cats!

Heathcliff was a big orange striped cat who went around his neighborhood playing practical jokes on a lot of people. He tormented his owner, Grandpa, but was friendly to Grandma, and Iggy Nutmeg. When he wasn't stealing fish from the fish market, he was out on a romantic evening with his girlfriend Sonja, or outsmarting the neighbor's bulldog Spike.

Last Updated: 6/30/2025Network: SyndicationStatus: Ended

7.75

4 votes

#1 - Wishful Thinking [Catillac Cats]

Season 1 - Episode 10 - Aired 9/21/1984

Mungo becomes master of his very own genie when he rubs a magic milk bottle one day. But everyone wants a piece of the action - and his three wishes - as Mungo tries desperately to save his claim.

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Monstro vs. the Wolf Hound [Catillac Cats]

7.67

3 votes

#2 - Monstro vs. the Wolf Hound [Catillac Cats]

Season 1 - Episode 22 - Aired 10/1/1984

Riff Raff and the cats watch a horror movie, and that night Riff Raff dreams he is Dr. Frankencat and has created a monster. It's a regular nightmare, with even Leroy showing up as the Wolfman. Riff Raff wakes up screaming for help, and glad it was all a dream.

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The Farming Life Ain't for Me [Catillac Cats]

7.60

5 votes

#3 - The Farming Life Ain't for Me [Catillac Cats]

Season 1 - Episode 8 - Aired 9/20/1984

When Cleo visits her cousin, LuluBelle, in the country and takes the Catillac Cats along, it's love at first sight for Mungo and LuluBelle. But the amorous boy-next-door, Orville, already has designs on LuluBelle and will stop at nothing to keep his new competition from edging in.

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7.50

10 votes

#4 - Carnival Capers [Catillac Cats]

Season 1 - Episode 4 - Aired 9/18/1984

Riff Raff takes Cleo to a carnival after hours but their fun is thwarted by Bruno, Geldorf and a carnie.

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7.20

5 votes

#5 - Heathcliff's Pet [Heathcliff]

Season 1 - Episode 19 - Aired 9/28/1984

Heathcliff hears Iggy saying how wonderful it is to have a pet, and decides he should have a pet too. He tries out Spike and Mungo, but they do not make good pets at all. He frees a live lobster from the fish store which makes a great pet until the lobster begs to go home to the ocean and Heathcliff generously complies.

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7.16

38 votes

#6 - Chauncey's Great Escape [Heathcliff]

Season 1 - Episode 3 - Aired 9/18/1984

Heathcliff hears through the grapevine that an over-friendly and slightly dim-witted canine friend of his named Chauncey has been captured by the dogcatcher in the next town. Heathcliff decides that Chauncey isn't all that bad and tries to spring him from the pound.

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7.00

1 votes

#7 - The Whitecliffs of Dover [Heathcliff]

Season 2 - Episode 1 - Aired 9/9/1985

There's a new arrival in the neighborhood. A highbrow English couple, and their equally-arched cat - Reginald.

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7.00

2 votes

#8 - Mungo Lays an Egg [Catillac Cats]

Season 1 - Episode 126 - Aired 12/12/1984

Hector is tired of Mungo being nice to birds, so he swipes a stork egg and places it next to Mungo, and makes him think he laid it!

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7.00

1 votes

#9 - Leroy's in Love [Catillac Cats]

Season 1 - Episode 90 - Aired 11/16/1984

Leroy wants to meet a rich poodle.

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7.00

1 votes

#10 - Mungo's Dilemma [Catillac Cats]

Season 1 - Episode 56 - Aired 10/24/1984

Riff Raff sees a picture of a cat that looks like Mungo in the paper for which a reward is offered. The cats turn Mungo in and collect the reward, only to find they have left their friend in the clutches of a mad scientist. A rescue plan saves Mungo just in the nick of time.

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7.00

5 votes

#11 - Cat's Angels [Catillac Cats]

Season 1 - Episode 24 - Aired 10/2/1984

An old dirt bike arrives in the junkyard and the cats fix it up to stage a little competition. A gang of tough cats arrives to challenge the Catillac Cats, but our heroes emerge the victors.

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7.00

4 votes

#12 - For the Birds [Catillac Cats]

Season 1 - Episode 18 - Aired 9/27/1984

Riff Raff enlists the Catillac Cats to aid his attempt to break into a bird sanctuary. After trying everything from a hang-glider to a trampoline, Riff Raff manages to gain entry, only to be bludgeoned by a giant feathered bouncer.

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7.00

6 votes

#13 - Cat Can Do [Catillac Cats]

Season 1 - Episode 12 - Aired 9/24/1984

It's the Cats vs. sneaky Admiral Catsk in a race up the slopes of Mount Whoji next. Bears and mountain goats add to the surprises and fun up the trial; but the biggest surprise of all is Cleo waiting at the top of the mountain to toast the losers with champagne.

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7.00

1 votes

#14 - The Super M.A.C. Menace [Heathcliff]

Season 1 - Episode 101 - Aired 11/26/1984

Dooley the dogcatcher has been replaced by a robot called the super Mechanical Animal Catcher (M.A.C.). It starts catching all animals in town. Heathcliff destroys the M.A.C. menace and reprograms it to set all the animals free.

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7.00

4 votes

#15 - Smoke Gets in My Eyes [Heathcliff]

Season 1 - Episode 13 - Aired 9/25/1984

The Nutmegs tour the fire station and are very embarrassed by Heathcliff's behavior. That night, while sleepwalking, Grandpa Nutmeg sets the house on fire and Heathcliff saves everyone by getting the firemen there in time, thus redeeming himself for the way he'd acted earlier.

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7.00

3 votes

#16 - King of the Beasts [Heathcliff]

Season 1 - Episode 11 - Aired 9/24/1984

Heathcliff and Iggy go to visit the zoo so that Heathcliff can finally meet the king of the beasts, the lion. But to Heathcliff's dismay, the lion is a kind-hearted and gentle creature and not at all to Heathcliff's liking. The apes in the zoo make fun of the lion because he is so tame. Heathcliff gives the cowardly lion some pointers on being fierce and strong which helps the lion put those nasty apes in their place!

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7.00

3 votes

#17 - Heathcliff's Middle Name [Heathcliff]

Season 1 - Episode 9 - Aired 9/21/1984

A movie star named Rock comes to town to film a new movie, and Sonja is thoroughly smitten. Heathcliff is wildly jealous, but Sonja forbids any fighting. However, when Rock is exposed as a fake - from his toupee to his false teeth - Sonja's affections return to our hero.

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7.00

6 votes

#18 - Mad Dog Catcher [Heathcliff]

Season 1 - Episode 5 - Aired 9/19/1984

Heathcliff gets into mischief with the local dogcatcher. Sonja is concerned about the dogs that are being picked up so Heathcliff investigates. Once Heathcliff gets involved you know there is going to be some real excitement.

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6.88

16 votes

#19 - The Great Pussini [Heathcliff]

Season 1 - Episode 1 - Aired 9/17/1984

The Great Pussini, opera star, comes into town and immediately takes to Sonja, winning her affection. Meanwhile, Heathcliff is furious and tries to show Sonja that Pussini is a fake. The voice of Pussini is really a little nerd cat. Sonja ends up leaving with him. Heathcliff is embarrassed and puzzled. The jealous Heathcliff exposes Pussini as a fraud and turns his concert into a fiasco.

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6.85

67 votes

#20 - Kitty Kat Kennels [Catillac Cats]

Season 1 - Episode 2 - Aired 9/17/1984

Cleo's owners are going on vacation and plan to put her in a kennel, so Riff Raff and the Catillac Cats decide to rescue her. They break into the kennel and rescue Cleo, but not until they completely demolish the building in their attempt.

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6.80

5 votes

#21 - City Slicker Cat [Heathcliff]

Season 1 - Episode 15 - Aired 9/26/1984

J.B. is a rich, snobbish cat who comes to visit the Nutmegs. He expects Heathcliff to wait on him paw and paw, and even vies for Sonja's attention. However, Heathcliff discovers the dark secret of J.B.'s past and uses the information to his advantage.

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6.75

4 votes

#22 - Swamp Fever [Catillac Cats]

Season 1 - Episode 20 - Aired 9/28/1984

Wordsworth is convinced he has a rare cat disease which Riff Raff read about in the paper, so the gang take him to a cat witch-doctor who tells them the only cure is an alligator hair. The cats risk their lives in a swamp before returning to tell the doc that alligators don't have hair. No matter, Wordsworth seems better.

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6.75

4 votes

#23 - Rebel Without a Claws [Heathcliff]

Season 1 - Episode 7 - Aired 9/20/1984

A kitten shows up in the neighborhood with an enormous case of hero worship for Heathcliff. However, he is so much like the object of his esteem that Heathcliff himself can hardly stand his new little shadow. Eventually, the kitten moves on and leaves Heathcliff alone.

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6.67

3 votes

#24 - Spike's Cousin [Heathcliff]

Season 1 - Episode 17 - Aired 9/27/1984

Spike's cousin, Bull, is a ferocious looking guard dog who sports a bone out of his mouth the way a tough guy might use a cigar. He convinces Spike that he no longer should take guff from Heathcliff and proceeds to teach him to defend himself but to no avail. After Bull has harassed everyone in the neighborhood, he challenges Heathcliff to a fight in the vacant lot on Elm Street and guess who wins? Who else, Heathcliff!

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6.67

3 votes

#25 - Teed Off [Heathcliff]

Season 1 - Episode 21 - Aired 10/1/1984

Grandpa takes Iggy to the country club where Grandma challenges Grandpa to a game. Meanwhile, Heathcliff's quarrel with the mice causes chaos in the dining room.

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