Sagwa, the Chinese Siamese Cat

children's animated television series

Sagwa is the name of a siamese cat in the children's book, Sagwa the Chinese Siamese Cat by Amy Tan. Sagwa's popularity with children prompted a Canadian educational animated series of the same name on PBS Kids. In the series, which is set circa 1900 during the Qing dynasty, Sagwa has fun in her day-to-day life while teaching the Chinese language and learning valuable life lessons. The show is notable for its setting and messages about family and loyalty.

Sagwa, the Chinese Siamese Cat
Created byAmy Tan
Directed byJoseph Jacques
Voices ofHolly G. Frankel
Oliver Grainger
Jesse Vinet
Rick Jones
Arthur Holden
Ellen David
Hiro Kanagawa
Khaira Ledeyo
Kathy Tsoi
Leanne Adachi
Rosa Yee
Raugi Yu
Russel Yuen
Country of originCanada
United States
China
Original languagesEnglish
French
No. of episodes48 (27 Segments) (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producers
  • Michael Hirsh
  • Leon G. Arcand
  • Piratck Loubert (S1)
  • Paticrna Enggstion
  • Doug Murphy (S3-23)
  • Clive A Simth (S1)
  • Scott Dyer (S2-23)
ProducerLéon G. Arcand
Running time27 minutes
Production companiesCinéGroupe
Industrial FX Productions
Sesame Workshop
Wang Film Productions
Original release
NetworkKnowledge Kids (Canada)
PBS Kids (USA)
ReleaseSeptember 6, 2001 (2001-09-06) –
June 15, 2002 (2002-06-15)

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Cast notes

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Season 1: (2001-2002)

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  • 101 "How Sagwa Got Her Colors" (Sprout & PBS Kids)
  • 102 "New Year's Clean Up" / "Firefly Nights"
  • 103 "Royal Cats" / "Acrobat Cats"
  • 104 "Tung, the Singing Cricket" / "Sagwa's Lucky Bat"
  • 105 "Cat Burglar" / "Sagwa's Good Deed"
  • 106 "Harvest Festival Race" / "The Foolish Magistrate's New Robes"
  • 107 "Fur Cut" / "Magistrate Loses His Post"
  • 108 "Sagwa's Swan Song" / "Tribal Cats"
  • 109 "Stinky Tofu" / "Cat and Mouse"
  • 110 "The Foolish Magistrate's Aching Tooth" / "Sheegwa and the Blizzard"
  • 111 "By the Light of the Moon" / "Treasure Hunters"
  • 112 "Fraidy Cats" / "The Tortoise and the Cat"
  • 113 "Cats of a Different Class" / "Alley Cat Opera"
  • 114 "Fu-Fu and the Whistling Pigeon" / "Princess Sheegwa"
  • 115 "Ciao, Meow" / "Sagwa Rules"
  • 116 "Explorer's Club" / "Time for Everything"
  • 117 "Not-So-Purrfect Patient" / "Comic Opera"
  • 118 "Panda-monium" / "Festival of Lanterns"
  • 119 "Snagged by a Thread" / "Master of Mistakes"
  • 120 "Collar of Time" / "The Birds, the Bees, and the Silkworms"
  • 121 "Invention By Mistake" / "Dongwa the Sailor"
  • 122 "New Cook in the Kitchen" / "Cool Fu-Fu"
  • 123 "Tough Guy Dongwa" / "The Competition"
  • 124 "Lord of the Fleas" / "A Precious Gift"
  • 125 "My Fair Kitty" / "The Favorite"
  • 126 "Tea for Two Monkeys" / "Luck Be a Bat"
  • 127 "Sagwa the Stray" / "...And Action"
  • 128 "Ba-Do and the Lantern Festival" / "Fu-Fu's Full Moon Flight"
  • 129 "A Catfish Tale" / "Wedding Day Mess"
  • 130 "Spreading Rumors" / "Up, Up and Away"
  • 131 "The Jade Rabbit" / "Dongwa's Best Friend"
  • 132 "The Zodiac Zoo" / "The Four Dragons"
  • 133 "Lost and Found" / "Three Graces"
  • 134 "All Grown Up!" / "The Cat and the Wind!"
  • 135 "Too Close for Comfort! / Sister Act!*
  • 136 *Sick Day / The Name Game"
  • 137 *Shei-Hu's Secret / Homesick Jun"
  • 138 *The Return of the Rat / Great Balls of Fire*
  • 139 *Catsitter / On the Run"
  • 140 "Cha-Siu Bow Wow/Mutt That Would Be King"

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