![]() ![]() The moral being: while there are forces out there who will always mean you harm, with a little courage, they can be overcome. ![]() The show's villains often acted as allegories for the kinds of people in the world who would try to hurt you, but it always ended with them being defeated by Courage, with the episode ending with him resting calmly on Murial's lap. The designs of many of the antagonists throughout the series were made to be as creepy and unsettling to a child as possible, and many scenes would have surreal shifts in art style that would trigger the uncanny valley effect to add another layer of uneasiness. In the series, Courage would have to fight his fears every episode by protecting his sweet owner Murial from all kinds of monsters and shady characters. The show was an instant hit, with the premiere being the highest-rated in the history of the network at the time, and the series quickly became one of the staples of Cartoon Network's golden age. ![]() This trend would continue with Cartoon Network's release of Courage the Cowardly Dog, another animated series about a dog fighting supernatural forces. ![]()
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