Sagwa, The Chinese Siamese Cat (partially lost original English audio of animated series; 2001-2004)
Sagwa, The Chinese Siamese Cat is an animated educational show created by Amy Tan and produced by CinéGroupe and Sesame Workshop that originally aired on PBS and TVO-Kids from September 3rd, 2001, to October 5th, 2004,[1] with 40 episodes made (79 total segments). It followed the misadventures of Sagwa, her two siblings, and occasionally their friends as they went to various locations and learned more about their family's history, China's residents, and themselves.
The show was very successful and popular during its run, winning four awards and generally getting good ratings on the network. Consequently, the show frequently re-ran on most PBS affiliates until 2009. The show was re-broadcasted on TVO until 2013, on the Knowledge network until 2014, and for a short time on TFO in early 2017.
Episode List
# | Segment Title | Status | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
1 | How Sagwa Got Her Colors | Found | Released on Cat Tales VHS, Cat Tales and Celebrations DVD, and TFO's website. |
2 | The New Year's Clean-Up | Found | Released on Feline Festivities VHS and Cat Tales and Celebrations DVD. |
3 | Firefly Nights | Found | Released on Cat Nights, Flights and Delights VHS and Sagwa's Storybook World DVD. |
4 | Royal Cats | Found | Released on Family Fun VHS and Feline and Friends and Family DVD. |
5 | Acrobat Cats | Found | Released on TFO's website. |
6 | Tung, the Singing Cricket | Found | Released on Kitty Concerto VHS, Great Purr-formances DVD, and TFO's website. |
7 | Sagwa's Lucky Bat | Found | Released on Best Friends VHS, Feline and Friends and Family DVD, and TFO's website. |
8 | Cat Burglar (1|2) | Found | Released on both TFO's sensical.tv's websites. |
9 | Sagwa's Good Deed (1|2) | Found | Released on both TFO's sensical.tv's websites. |
10 | Harvest Festival Race | Found | |
11 | The Foolish Magistrate's New Robes | Found | |
12 | Fur Cut | Found | Released on Cat Tales VHS, Cat Tales and Celebrations DVD, and TFO's website. |
13 | Magistrate Loses His Post | Found | Released on TFO's website. |
14 | Tribal Cats | Found | Released on TFO's website. |
15 | Sagwa's Swan Song | Found | |
16 | Cat and Mouse | Found | Released on Best Friends VHS, Feline and Friends and Family DVD, and TFO's website. |
17 | Stinky Tofu | Found | Released on Cat Tales VHS, Cat Tales and Celebrations DVD, and TFO's website. |
18 | Foolish Magistrate's Aching Tooth | Found | |
19 | Sheegwa and the Blizzard | Found | |
20 | By the Light of the Moon | Found | Released on Feline Festivities VHS and Cat Tales and Celebrations DVD. |
21 | Treasure Hunters | Found | Released on Feline Frenzy VHS and Sagwa's Storybook World DVD. |
22 | Fraidy Cats | Found | Released on TFO's website. |
23 | The Tortoise and the Cat | Found | Released on TFO's website. |
24 | Alley Night Opera | Found | Released on Kitty Concerto VHS, Great Purr-formances DVD, and TFO's website. |
25 | Cats of a Different Class | Found | Released on TFO's website. Better audio quality may be wanted. |
26 | Sagwa, Fu-Fu and the Whistling Pigeon | Found | Released on Sagwa's Petting Zoo VHS and Great Purr-formances DVD. |
27 | Princess Sheegwa | Found | Released on TFO's website. |
28 | Sagwa Rules (1|2) | Found | |
29 | Ciao, Meow! | Found | Released on Family Fun VHS, Feline and Friends and Family DVD, and TFO's website. |
30 | Explorer's Club | Found | Released on Feline Frenzy VHS and Sagwa's Storybook World DVD. |
31 | Time for Everything (1|2) | Found | |
32 | Comic Opera | Found | Released on Kitty Concerto VHS and Great Purr-formances DVD. |
33 | Not-So-Purrfect Patient | Found | Released on Volume 6 DVD. |
34 | Panda-monium | Found | Released on Sagwa's Petting Zoo VHS and Great Purr-formances DVD. |
35 | Festival of Lanterns (1|2) | Found | |
36 | ...Snagged by a Thread | Found | Released on TFO's website. |
37 | Master of Mistakes | Found | Better quality may be wanted. |
38 | Collar of Time (1|2) | Found | |
39 | The Birds, the Bees, and the Silkworms | Found | Released on Sagwa's Petting Zoo VHS and Great Purr-formances DVD. |
40 | Dongwa the Sailor | Found | |
41 | Invention by Mistake | Found | Released on Vol. 4 DVD. |
42 | Cool Fu-Fu | Found | Cam-rip recording; better quality is wanted. Released on Vol. 4 DVD. |
43 | A New Cook in the Kitchen | Partially Lost | Brazilian Portuguese Dub. |
44 | Tough Guy Dongwa | Found | |
45 | The Competition | Found | |
46 | Precious Gift (1|2) | Found | |
47 | Lord of the Fleas | Found | |
48 | My Fair Kitty | Found | Better quality may be wanted. |
49 | The Favorite (1 | 2) | Found | |
50 | Luck be a Bat | Found | |
51 | Tea for Two Monkeys | Found | Better quality is wanted. |
52 | Sagwa the Stray | Found | Cam-rip recording; better quality is wanted. |
53 | And Action | Partially Lost | Brazilian Portuguese dub. |
54 | Ba-Do and the Lantern Festival | Found | Released on Feline Festivities VHS and Cat Tales and Celebrations DVD. |
55 | Fu-Fu's Full Moon Flight | Found | Released on Cat Nights, Flights and Delights VHS and Sagwa's Storybook World DVD. |
56 | Wedding Day Mess (1|2) | Found | |
57 | A Catfish Tale (1|2) | Found | |
58 | Up, Up and Away | Found | |
59 | Spreading Rumors | Found | |
60 | The Jade Rabbit | Found | |
61 | Dongwa's Best Friend | Found | Released on Best Friends VHS and Feline and Friends and Family DVD |
62 | The Zodiac Zoo | Found | Cam-rip recording; better quality is wanted. |
63 | The Four Dragons (1|2) | Found | |
64 | Lost and Found | Found | Cam-rip recording; better quality is wanted. |
65 | Three Graces | Partially Lost | Brazilian Portuguese dub. |
66 | All Grown Up | Found | |
67 | The Cat and the Wind | Found | Released on Family Fun VHS and Feline and Friends and Family DVD. |
68 | Sister Act | Found | Better quality is wanted for the first twenty five seconds. |
69 | Too Close for Comfort | Found | Better quality may be wanted. |
70 | Sick Day | Found | Released on Feline Frenzy VHS and Sagwa's Storybook World DVD. |
71 | The Name Game | Found | Better audio quality is wanted. |
72 | Shei-Hu's Secret (1|2) | Found | Released on Cat Nights, Flights and Delights VHS and Sagwa's Storybook World DVD. |
73 | Homesick Jun | Partially Lost | Chinese dub. |
74 | The Return of the Rat (1 | 2) | Found | |
75 | Great Balls of Fire | Found | |
76 | Catsitter | Found | Cam-rip recording; better quality is wanted. |
77 | On the Run | Found | Better quality is wanted. |
78 | Cha-Siu Bow Wow | Found | Better quality is wanted. |
79 | Mutt That Would Be King | Found | Better quality is wanted for the first four minutes. |
Availability
Despite the show's popularity, less than half of the show's episodes were released on any official home media. Additionally, 16 segments (five of which were also released on home media) are available on TFO's French website, but they are region-locked to Canada.
In 2021/2022, a streaming site called "sensical" has the first 16 episodes that were used for the PBS Kids airings.
However, many fans of the show have collectively uploaded nearly every episode online, primarily on YouTube. The entire Portuguese dub is available on YouTube. Only four episodes in their original English dubs are unaccounted for.
External Link
- Wikipedia page for Sagwa, The Chinese Siamese Cat. Retrieved 07 Aug '17
Reference
- ↑ A PBS press release announcing the series. Retrieved 15 May '20