What is Courage the Cowardly Dog about?
The bizarre misadventures of a cowardly dog named Courage and his elderly owners in a farmhouse in Nowhere, Kansas.
A timid dog protects his elderly owners from bizarre, darkly-comic threats in rural Kansas.
Absurdist humor. A family watch at a measured pace. Emotionally it carries some weight.
Streaming on Tubi (free).
Courage the Cowardly Dog parents guide
Heads up on several jump scares. That is past what the TV-Y7 on the box suggests. Beyond that, no swearing and a few tense moments.
Our estimate: fine from about 10. Rated TV-Y7.
- Scare
- Mildly scary
- A few tense or eerie moments.
- Jump scares
- Several
- More than a couple of sudden jolts.
- Gore
- No gore
- Violence
- Some violence
- Some fighting or peril.
- Sex and nudity
- None noted
- Language
- None noted
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Three questions
- Is Courage the Cowardly Dog scary?
- Only a little. Courage the Cowardly Dog has a few tense moments, nothing that follows you to bed.
- How gory is Courage the Cowardly Dog?
- No gore and some violence. Squeamish viewers are fine here.
- What is Courage the Cowardly Dog rated, and is it OK for kids?
- It is rated TV-Y7, but it runs warmer than that: several jump scares. Know your kid.
Cast and crew
Created byJohn R. Dilworth
StarringMarty Grabstein, Thea White, Simon Prebble, Billie Lou Watt, Paul Schoeffler, Arthur Anderson
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Courage the Cowardly Dog is on our Kids under 10, Absurdist, 1990s, Tubi and Comedy on Tubi lists.
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