Sagwa, the Chinese Siamese Cat

*Sagwa, the Chinese Siamese Cat*
Sagwa, the Chinese Siamese Cat
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; Russell Yuen
Country of origin	Canada; United States
Original languages	English; Chinese
No. of episodes	40 (79 segments)
Production
Executive producers	Jacques Pettigrew; George Daugherty; Michel Lemire;
Producer	Léon G. Arcand
Running time	27 minutes
Production companies	CinéGroupe; Sesame Workshop
Original release
Network	TVOKids (Canada); PBS Kids (USA)
Release	September 3, 2001 –; October 5, 2002

Sagwa, the Chinese Siamese Cat 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 of the same name that is otherwise referred to as Sagwa for short, 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.

Voice cast

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
Cameron Ansell as Fam

Cast notes

Holly G. Frankel, Oliver Grainger, Cameron Ansell and Sonja Ball previously worked together on two other animated series: Arthur and Mona the Vampire. Grainger & Ansell are the original voices of D.W. Read in Arthur.

Episodes

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"

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