Heathcliff and the Catillac Cats, known as Les Entrechats in French) is a children's animated television series that debuted on September 3, 1984.
Mel Blanc, who provided the voice of Heathcliff in the Ruby-Spears series, reprised his role as the titular cat.
The year after the series ended, the film Heathcliff: The Movie was released, which consisted of a compilation of segments.
The theme was composed and written by Haim Saban and Shuki Levy and sung by Noam Kaniel.
According to an interview with Donna Christie, the voice for Iggy Nutmeg and Cleo, the series did not continue because of Mel Blanc's failing health.
In 2004, General Mills offered free DVDs of DiC series with assorted episodes in cereal boxes, including Heathcliff.
Factory released Heathcliff and The Catillac Cats in a 4-disc boxset featuring the first 24 episodes of the series in its original, complete and uncut television broadcast form.
The episode "Going Shopping / Cat in the Fat" was included as a bonus in the DVD release of the first half of the Beverly Hills Teens series.
[16] Heathcliff: The Movie was released to theaters on January 17, 1986, and subsequently on VHS in 1988 by Paramount Home Video.