[citation needed] The cartoon also relies on slapstick humour much like its inspiration and spiritual predecessor "Tom and Jerry".

[3] only amplifying the level of extremities up a notch; while "traditional" slapstick cartoon characters prefer dropping anvils and pianos on each other, this show sometimes uses atomic bombs or submarines.

Although it differs noticeably from the original in terms of its visuals and tone, Gulli labels it as Oggy's eighth season.

The cockroaches' slapstick mischief ranges from plundering Oggy's refrigerator to hijacking the train he just boarded.

Some of the characters make a cameo in Xilam's other shows, such as Zig & Sharko and The Daltons and in the film, Go West!

In the second season, "Space Sailors" has a gag where the cockroaches greet Etno (in the aliens' now-flooded house), as they row by.

[citation needed] The project dates back to 1997, shortly after the success of Space Goofs, when Marc du Pontavice asked Jean-Yves Raimbaud to create an animated series in order to "counter the surge of superheroes, manga and Franco-Belgian comic book heroes.

After his death, Olivier Jean-Marie, director of the series, decided not to modify the design of Oggy, in particular his blue color.

The first name of each of the three cockroaches, Joey, Dee-Dee and Marky, refers to three of the members of the punk rock group called the Ramones.

Oggy, for his part, owes his first name to the famous singer Iggy Pop as well as the character of Ziggy Stardust created by David Bowie.

!, GulliGulli, GulliGang and GulliGood blocks), with reruns airing on other French networks like Canal J, Canal+, Télétoon+, France 4, and Tiji.

On 8 October 2008, a French DVD box-set of the complete first season, plus the pilot and the episode "Working Cat", was released.

A music album titled Oggy et les Cafards: Le Show du Chat was released in France[24] on CD and for digital download on 6 September 2010.

In March 2015, the series created controversy in the United States during its broadcast on Nicktoons when young viewers saw in an episode, the appearance of a portrait of a topless woman in Oggy's trailer.

19 Faced with the anger of parents and complaints from many viewers, Nickelodeon quickly intervened by removing the episode from its website and its television network.

[34] Oggy and the Cockroaches' slapstick would also get criticized as being too violent for younger audiences, though the violence has lessened in the new adaptations.