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Sheep in the Big City

30min

Animation

Comedy

Kids

Sheep in the Big City is an American animated television series which ran on Cartoon Network for two seasons, from November 17, 2000, to April 7, 2002. The series' pilot first premiered as part of Cartoon Network's "Cartoon Cartoon Summer" on August 18, 2000. Created by Mo Willems, the bulk of the show follows a runaway sheep, Sheep, in its new life in "the Big City". It also features several unrelated sketches and shorts, similar to The Rocky & Bullwinkle Show. With an emphasis on more "sophisticated" humor, using multiple forms of rhetoric from the characters to the plots, it was more popular with older audiences. It was also unusual in featuring many comic references to film-making and television broadcasting. At the time, the premiere of Sheep in the Big City was the highest-rated premiere for a Cartoon Network original series.

Production Companies

Curious Pictures

Rough Draft Korea

Episodes

Cast

Season 1

In the Baa-ginning

1. In the Baa-ginning

4th Nov 2000

Sheep decides to leave Farmer Brown in pursuit of a happy life in the Big City. Little does he know that from now on he will be chased by a secret military organization.

Be Still My Bleating Heart

2. Be Still My Bleating Heart

22min

17th Nov 2000

Sheep falls in love with a poodle called Swanky, and coincidentally, Swanky's owner hates sheeps.

To Bleat or Not to Bleat

3. To Bleat or Not to Bleat

16min

24th Nov 2000

A girl called Lisa Rental saves Sheep from General Specific so that she can keep him as a pet.

Belle of the Baaah

4. Belle of the Baaah

17min

1st Dec 2000

Sheep gets more than he bargained for when he accidentally swallows a diamond and receives much of the town's adoration and attention.

Going Off the Sheep End

5. Going Off the Sheep End

22min

8th Dec 2000

While Sheep tries to grab Swanky's attention by making unnecessary changes to himself, the Angry Scientist comes up with less-than-foolproof and idiotic plans to capture Sheep.

Home for the Baa-lidays

6. Home for the Baa-lidays

22min

29th Dec 2000

Sheep returns to the farm for the holidays.

Can't Live Without Ewe

7. Can't Live Without Ewe

22min

12th Jan 2001

While Sheep goes into a fake sheep convention set up by the military wearing a mustache, Farmer John misses him, and hires The German Sheperd to bring Sheep home.

15 Muttons of Fame (aka They'll Flock to See Ewe)

8. 15 Muttons of Fame (aka They'll Flock to See Ewe)

22min

26th Jan 2001

When an agent for a dishwashing commercial discovers Sheep, Sheep decides to become a model to avoid General Specific. However, he might have to give up his friends.

The Agony of De-Bleat

9. The Agony of De-Bleat

22min

2nd Mar 2001

When General Specific actually captures Sheep, he fires all of the people that work at the Secret Military Base. However, the crew decide to free Sheep to get their jobs back.

Baa-ck In Time

10. Baa-ck In Time

22min

23rd Mar 2001

Sheep escapes through time to find a better life.

Fleeced to Meet You

11. Fleeced to Meet You

22min

10th Jun 2001

General Specific hires X-Agent to befriend Sheep and entrap him so they can use him for the sheep powered ray gun. X-Agent successfully entraps Sheep but later changes his mind because he realizes that friendship with Sheep mattered more.

A Star Is Shorn

12. A Star Is Shorn

22min

24th Jun 2001

Sheep gets a job in a hip club as a waiter but soon General Specific finds him and almost knocks over the plates sheep was carrying. Sheep catches the plates and starts spinning them hypnotizing General Specific and while this happens Farmer John appears and convinces Sheep to go pro with his plate spinning act.

Mistaken Identi-sheep

13. Mistaken Identi-sheep

22min

8th Jul 2001

A sheep-like creature robs the town, while Sheep is blamed.

To Sheep, Perchance to Dream

14. To Sheep, Perchance to Dream

22min

29th Jul 2001

This episode is all about the nightmares of people in the Big City.

First air date

4th Nov 2000

Last air date

7th Apr 2002

Status

Ended

Type

Scripted

Original language

en

Networks