Sagwa, the Chinese Siamese Cat (2001)

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Sagwa the Chinese Siamese Cat is an educational Chinese-Canadian-American animated television series based on a 1994 novel by Amy Tan which aired on PBS Kids, produced by Montreal based Canadian animation studio CinéGroupe and Sesame Street creator Sesame Workshop. In the series, which is set c. 1861-1912, during the late Qing Dynasty, Sagwa has fun in her day-to-day life while learning and teaching valuable life lessons. The show is notable for its setting and messages about family obligations and loyalty. The series was developed and produced for television by executive producers George Daugherty and Michel Lemire, and producers David Ka Lik Wong and Leon G. Arcand.

Original Release

09/03/2001 on Ukids

US Release

09/03/2001

Cast

Name

Character

Holly Gauthier-Frankel

Sagwa Miao

Dongwa Miao

Sheegwa Miao

Magistrate / Wukong

Tai Tai / Moon Maiden

Ellen David

Mama Miao

Arthur Holden

Baba Miao / Baba Wim Bao Miao

Russell Yuen

Reader

Raugi Yu

Cook

Kathy Tsoi

Ba-Do (Daughter) / Hun-Hun

(see additional cast & crew)

#	Title	Air Date
1	How Sagwa Got Her Colors	Monday, 03 September 2001
2	The New Year's Clean-Up/Firefly Nights	Tuesday, 04 September 2001
3	Royal Cats/Acrobat Cats	Wednesday, 05 September 2001
4	Tung, the Singing Cricket/Sagwa's Lucky Bat	Thursday, 06 September 2001
5	Cat Burglar/Sagwa's Good Deed	Friday, 07 September 2001
6	Harvest Festival Race / The Foolish Magistrate's New Robes	Monday, 10 September 2001
7	Fur Cut/Magistrate Loses His Post
8	Tribal Cats/Sagwa's Swan Song
9	Cat and Mouse / Stinky Tofu	Thursday, 13 September 2001
10	The Foolish Magistrate's Aching Tooth	Friday, 14 September 2001
11	By the Light of the Moon	Monday, 17 September 2001
12	Fraidy Cats / The Tortoise and the Cat	Tuesday, 18 September 2001
13	Alley Night Opera/Cats of a Different Class
14	Sagwa, Fu-Fu and the Whistling Pigeon/Princess Sheegwa
15	Sagwa Rules	Sunday, 23 September 2001
16	Explorer's Club	Monday, 24 September 2001
17	Comic Opera / Not-So-Purrfect Patient	Tuesday, 25 September 2001
18	Panda-monium/Festival of Lanterns	Wednesday, 26 September 2001
19	Snagged by a Thread/Master of Mistakes
20	Collar of Time / The Birds, the Bees, and the Silkworms	Friday, 28 September 2001
21	Dongwa the Sailor / Invention by Mistake	Tuesday, 12 February 2002
22	Cool Fu-Fu / A New Cook in the Kitchen	Wednesday, 13 February 2002
23	Tough Guy Dongwa / The Competition	Thursday, 14 February 2002
24	Precious Gift / Lord of the Fleas	Friday, 15 February 2002
25	My Fair Kitty / The Favorite	Monday, 18 February 2002
26	Luck be a Bat / Tea for Two Monkeys	Tuesday, 19 February 2002
27	Sagwa the Stray / And Action	Tuesday, 02 April 2002
28	Ba-Do and the Lantern Festival/Fu-Fu's Full Moon Flight
29	Wedding Day Mess / A Catfish Tale	Thursday, 04 April 2002
30	Up, Up and Away / Spreading Rumors	Friday, 05 April 2002
31	The Jade Rabbit / Dongwa's Best Friend	Monday, 08 April 2002
32	The Four Dragons	Tuesday, 09 April 2002
33	Lost and Found / Three Graces	Wednesday, 10 April 2002
34	All Grown Up/ The Cat in the Wild	Thursday, 11 April 2002
35	Sister Act / Too Close for Comfort	Friday, 12 April 2002
36	Sick Day / The Name Game	Saturday, 13 April 2002
37	Shei-Hu's Secret / Homesick Jun	Friday, 27 September 2002
38	The Return of the Rat / Great Balls of Fire	Saturday, 28 September 2002
39	Catsitter / On the Run	Friday, 04 October 2002
40	Cha-Siu Bow Wow / Mutt That Would Be King	Monday, 20 May 2002