Heathcliff is a comic strip created by George Gately in 1973 and taken over by his nephew Peter Gallagher in 1998 featuring Heathcliff, an orange tabby cat. The comic strip was spun off into two television series, an animated film, and multiple series of comic books.
Appearances[]
- Heathcliff was one of the main stars of the Marvel Comics reprint digest Star Comics Magazine, appearing in the new cover art of every issue, usually with Baby Piggy or Baby Kermit from Muppet Babies, one of the Care Bears, and others.
Muppet Mentions[]
The October 16, 2007, strip features Oscar the Grouch
November 18, 2016, strip, again with Oscar the Grouch
Heathcliff and Oscar the Grouch singing at the Garbage-Men's Ball.
The May 15, 2016, strip features a cameo by Big Bird.
The August 16, 2016, strip also features an appearance by Big Bird.
Oscar again, on July 10, 2018.
Oscar yet again, on July 26, 2020.
September 9, 2021
The July 8, 2023, strip features another appearance by Big Bird.
March 14, 2024, with Oscar the Grouch as a gatekeeper to the dump.
May 6, 2024, yet another Oscar appearance
May 8, 2024, shows Kermit the Frog as part of Jimmy (the frog)'s posse.
May 23, 2024, shows Statler and Waldorf heckling Jimmy the Frog in the Muppet Theater Auditorium (with a reference to The Simpsons).
On December 3, 2024, Heathcliff is again hanging out with Oscar.
Connections[]
- Mel Blanc voiced Heathcliff
- Danny Mann voiced Hector in Heathcliff and the Catillac Cats and Heathcliff: The Movie
- Russi Taylor voiced Barbie Winslow in the 1980 television series