List of I Am Weasel episodes

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I Am Weasel is an American animated television series created for Cartoon Network by David Feiss, who directed all the episodes[1] with the co-directions of Robin Steele[a][1] and Robert Alvarez.[b][1] The series follows the adventures of I.M. Weasel (voiced by Michael Dorn), a charismatic, genius, anthropomorphic weasel who is given great status in the world; and I.R. Baboon (voiced by Charlie Adler), a dimwitted, envious, and easily provoked baboon who constantly tries to outdo Weasel in his escapades.

David Feiss created I Am Weasel for Cartoon Network as a spin-off of Cow and Chicken. The spin-off first appeared on Cow and Chicken episodes in 1997, and a full half-hour series ran from 1999 to 2000.

The first four seasons were originally produced as segments featured on Feiss' other animated television series Cow and Chicken. Beginning in 1999, the segments were separated into a full series, which was joined by a fifth season. Overall the series includes 79 episodes.

Official airdates of seasons 3 to 5 are mostly unknown, including the last airdate. Only production dates for the episodes are entirely known.

Seasons

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SeasonEpisodesOriginally aired
First airedLast aired
113July 22, 1997 (1997-07-22)[2]December 16, 1997 (1997-12-16)[2]
213January 13, 1998 (1998-01-13)[2]April 7, 1998 (1998-04-07)[2]
313August 1998 (1998-08)November 1998 (1998-11)
413January 1999 (1999-01)April 1999 (1999-04)
527June 10, 1999 (1999-06-10)[3]2000 (2000)[4]

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Season 1 (1997)

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11"This Bridge, Not Weasel Bridge"UnknownDavid FeissSeptember 16, 1997 (1997-09-16)34-5387
After a chief engineer is hit by a comet, Weasel is summoned by Admiral Bullets (voiced by Jess Harnell) to help finish the transatlantic bridge project from New York to Paris.
22"I.R. on Sun"Richard PurselDavid FeissJuly 22, 1997 (1997-07-22)34-5386
Ignorant to Weasel's warnings, I.R. attempts to become the first baboon on the sun.
33"Deep Sea Tour"Richard PurselGordon Clark and Glen KennedyJuly 29, 1997 (1997-07-29)34-5388
Weasel sets forth to rescue three children and Captain I.R. Baboon from their sinking bathysphere.
44"I.R. Gentlemans"Richard PurselRobin SteeleAugust 5, 1997 (1997-08-05)34-5390
Weasel attempts to teach I.R. Baboon proper etiquette in preparation for a royal gathering in Yurp.
55"I Are Big Star"Richard PurselGordon Clark and Glen KennedyAugust 12, 1997 (1997-08-12)34-5389
Weasel earns a major role for a film that I.R. was after.
66"Power of Odor"Richard PurselGordon ClarkAugust 19, 1997 (1997-08-19)34-5391
I.R.'s organic pig farm causes an uproar in a city, leaving it up to Weasel to solve the problem.
77"Ping Pong at Sea"Richard PurselCharlie BeanAugust 26, 1997 (1997-08-26)34-5392
I.R. manages to get himself into a live ping-pong game against Weasel, but he gets disqualified because he used an egg as a ball.
88"Disease Fiesta"Richard PurselChris HaugeSeptember 2, 1997 (1997-09-02)34-5393
I.R. creates a disease which transforms people into amoebas, leaving it up to Weasel to clean this mess up.
99"I.R. Plant Life"Richard PurselKen Mitchroney and Beth MitchroneySeptember 9, 1997 (1997-09-09)34-5394
I.R. is running a failing plant stall and attempts to do a better job by selling a rare thistle from a nearby plant museum.
1010"I Am Ambassador"Richard PurselKen Mitchroney, Beth Mitchroney, and Gordon ClarkDecember 2, 1997 (1997-12-02)34-5395
Weasel attempts to save the lives of 5 French-Canadian beavers from being held at saw-point by two surfers.
1111"Law of Gravity"Richard PurselChris HaugeDecember 9, 1997 (1997-12-09)34-5397
I.R. constantly makes changes to the Law of Gravity, much to the annoyance and disapproval of Weasel.
1212"Happy Baboon Holidays"Richard PurselGordon ClarkSeptember 23, 1997 (1997-09-23)34-5396
I.R.'s Christmas celebrations go wrong when his family are thawed out at Weasel's pent-house.
1313"I. Architect"UnknownRichard PurselDecember 16, 1997 (1997-12-16)34-5398
Both Weasel and I.R. end up in hospital after a collision course. However, a slight mix-up in the operation room leads to both having the other's brain.

Season 2 (1998)

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141"I.R. Mommy"Robert AlvarezStory by: Richard PurselDavid FeissJanuary 13, 1998 (1998-01-13)34-5678
I.R. adopts a baby, but is soon given lessons in motherhood by Weasel. This episode had to be revised in 1999 to remove the letter "N" from I.R.'s helmet after a lawsuit from the University of Nebraska.[2][5][6]
152"I Am Deity"Bill ReedSteve MarmelButch HartmanJanuary 20, 1998 (1998-01-20)34-5680
Weasel and I.R. concoct life, but the red-butt baboon soon becomes jealous when Weasel's world evolves faster than his.
163"I Am Crybaby"Robert AlvarezStory by: Richard PurselVincent WallerJanuary 27, 1998 (1998-01-27)34-5681
Weasel tries to help provide a good source for people with a severe crying syndrome.
174"I.R.'s Phantom Foot"Dave BrainStory by: Richard PurselDavid FeissFebruary 3, 1998 (1998-02-03)34-5677
After tripping over an invisible pot-hole, I.R. breaks his "phantom foot". Ultimately, he attempts to sue Weasel over his injury.
185"Queen of DeNile"Dave BrainStory by: Steve MarmelBob CampFebruary 10, 1998 (1998-02-10)34-5679
It's the Egyptian times, and Weasel and I.R. are both asp exterminators, attempting to save the queen Cleopantless (The Red Guy) from this infestation.
196"I Are Music Man"Bob JaquesStory by: Richard Pursel and Michael RyanNora JohnsonFebruary 17, 1998 (1998-02-17)34-5682
In an attempt to prove his claim that he's a better musician than Weasel, I.R. gatecrashes a live event, armed with a theremin.
207"I Am My Lifetime"Bill ReedStory by: Richard PurselChris ReccardiFebruary 24, 1998 (1998-02-24)34-5685
Weasel and I.R. (now both senior citizens) look back upon their memories.
218"I.R. Pixie Fairie"Brian HoganStory by: Richard PurselBob CampMarch 3, 1998 (1998-03-03)34-5686
Uncle Breezybum (The Red Guy) tells a story about Weasel, I.R. and pixie fairie versions of the same characters.
229"I.R. Ice Fisher"Robert AlvarezStory by: Richard PurselCharlie BeanMarch 10, 1998 (1998-03-10)34-5684
Weasel and his guest spend some quality time together in Saskatchewan, Canada. Later, Weasel teaches I.R. about ice fishing.
2310"I.R. Role Model"Robert AlvarezStory by: Steve Marmel
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Celia Kendrick and David FeissMarch 17, 1998 (1998-03-17)34-5688
Weasel saves a woman (The Red Guy) from a fire, but everyone thinks I.R. did it and the Red Guy frames Weasel of starting the fire.
2411"I.R. in Wrong Cartoon"Dave BrainSteve MarmelChris SavinoMarch 24, 1998 (1998-03-24)34-5687
With help from the Red Guy, Cow manages to fish Weasel out of her TV and into her home, leaving it up to I.R. to find him.
2512"My Friend, the Smart Banana"Robert AlvarezStory by: Michael RyanBob CampMarch 31, 1998 (1998-03-31)34-5689
Weasel befriends an intellectual banana.
2613"I.R. Wild Baboon"Bill ReedSteve MarmelCelia KendrickApril 7, 1998 (1998-04-07)34-5683
Whilst in prison, Weasel explains his crime when he stalked I.R. Baboon as a subject for a wildlife study, which turns out to all be a bad weasel dream that Cow had.

Season 3 (1998)

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271"Time Weasel"Brian HoganDavid Feiss, Steve Marmel and Michael RyanMaxwell AtomsAugust 1998 (1998-08)34-5753
Weasel and I.R. travel in time, changing it in the process (expect dinosaurs and the inventions of glasses and onion rings).
282"The Hole"Bill ReedDavid Feiss and Steve MarmelMaxwell AtomsAugust 1998 (1998-08)34-5755
Weasel studies one of the natural wonders of the world, a gigantic hole. Unfortunately, I.R. has come over as well, along with his obsession to fill up every single hole in the world.
293"I Stand Corrected"Brian HoganDavid Feiss and Michael RyanMaxwell AtomsAugust 1998 (1998-08)34-5756
Serving a 99-year sentence at a correctional facility with I.R. Baboon, Weasel starts to feel concerned about the inhumane correctional devices that are set up on fellow prisoners.
304"I Am Bush Pilot"David BrainDavid Feiss and Michael RyanBob CampAugust 1998 (1998-08)34-5757
Weasel is an aircraft pilot, with I.R. as his co-pilot. Their job is to bring passengers upstream because of a dam, created by beavers, getting in the way. However, things go wrong when there's too much weight aboard.
315"Dessert Island"Robert Alvarez and Ron MyrickMaxwell AtomsMaxwell AtomsAugust 1998 (1998-08)34-5706
Weasel and I.R. end up stranded on an island made entirely of confectioneries (i.e., chocolate, ice cream, cupcakes, etc.).
326"Unsinkable I.R."Brian HoganDavid Feiss and Michael RyanChris SavinoOctober 1998 (1998-10)34-5758
I.R. is the captain of his own ship, but Admiral Weasel is concerned over his rules and the condition of the actual ship.
337"I Am Vampire"Bill ReedMaxwell AtomsMaxwell AtomsSeptember 1998 (1998-09)34-5761
Weasel and I.R. are vampires looking for some fun. What's more, they get on well with the villagers. Later on the Red Guy (who's a vampire hunter) tries to put steaks through their hearts.
348"Honey I Are Home"Ron MyrickMaxwell AtomsMaxwell AtomsSeptember 1998 (1998-09)34-5763
I.R. Baboon is jealous over his neighbor, Weasel, because he has a better life, job, and family (married to a beautiful Hispanic woman with half-weasel children) than him. However, when he's invited over to Weasel's house for a barbecue, I.R. tries to impress him with his own "family" (his pretend marriage to a pantsless woman, the Red Guy, with junk as his children).
359"Driver's Sped"David BrainDavid Feiss and Michael RyanMarc PerryOctober 1998 (1998-10)34-5759
A poetic I.R. attempts to get a driving license, with Weasel being his instructor.
3610"A Tree Story"Robert AlvarezDavid Feiss and Michael RyanSteve FontiOctober 1998 (1998-10)34-5764
Weasel tries to settle a dispute between a group of trees and those that hurt them (notably I.R. Baboon).
3711"I.R. Do"Ron MyrickDavid Feiss, Nora Johnson and Michael RyanNora JohnsonNovember 1998 (1998-11)34-5765
Weasel attends I.R.'s wedding, only to find that the bride hasn't shown up yet.
3812"I Are Good Dog!"Rumen PetkovMaxwell AtomsMaxwell AtomsNovember 1998 (1998-11)34-5766
Weasel and I.R. are adopted as dogs by a young boy.
3913"He Said, He Said."Michael LongdenSteve Marmel and Michael RyanLynne NaylorNovember 1998 (1998-11)34-5767
Weasel and I.R. simultaneously tell their psychiatrist (The Red Guy) about each other's mishaps.

Season 4 (1999)

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401"Enemy Camp"Dave BrainDavid Feiss and Steve MarmelDavid FeissJanuary 1999 (1999-01)34-5754
Best friends turned enemies, Weasel and I.R. look back to when they attended a camp where they were trained to become arch enemies.
412"I Am Clichéd"Rumen PetkovSteve Marmel and Michael RyanPaul McEvoyJanuary 1999 (1999-01)34-5770
Weasel and I.R. star in Louie B. Bare's (the Red Guy as a parody of Louis B. Mayer) "original" cartoon that actually contains classic cartoon clichés.
423"I Are Gladiator"Michael LongdenMaxwell AtomsMaxwell AtomsJanuary 1999 (1999-01)34-5771
Weasel and I.R. battle each other as gladiators in the Roman times.
434"Revolutionary Weasel"Rumen PetkovDavid Feiss and Michael RyanSteve FontiJanuary 1999 (1999-01)34-5768
Weasel and I.R. (as senior citizens) tell their grandchildren about their ancestors' involvement in the War of Independence.
445"I Are Ghost"Dave BrainDavid Feiss and Michael RyanLynne NaylorFebruary 1999 (1999-02)34-5769
Weasel and I.R. (as ghosts) are called to haunt a famed Hollywood starlette (The Red Guy) out of her home. And as always, things don't go to plan.
456"The Magnificent Motorbikini"Robert Alvarez and Rumen PetkovMaxwell AtomsMaxwell AtomsFebruary 1999 (1999-02)34-5772
Weasel and I.R. test out a new form of transport that's half motorcycle, half bikini, with dramatic (and disastrous) results.
467"I Am Hairstylist"Dave BrainDavid Feiss and Michael RyanLynne NaylorFebruary 1999 (1999-02)34-5773
Weasel and I.R. run one of the best hair salons around. However, the hair police (The Red Guy) soon has a look into this in an attempt to shut them down.
478"I Am Whale Captain"Robert AlvarezMaxwell AtomsMaxwell AtomsFebruary 1999 (1999-02)34-5776
Traveling by Whale, Weasel and I.R. set sail to find a giant octopus.
489"Dream Weasel"Robert Alvarez and Bill ReedDavid Feiss and Michael RyanCarey YostMarch 1999 (1999-03)34-5774
Weasel creates a device that controls peoples' sleeping patterns, and decides to use it in order to help give the public their ability to dream again.
4910"The Sackless Games"Ron MyrickDavid Feiss, Steve Marmel and Michael RyanDavid FeissMarch 1999 (1999-03)34-5762
Lance Sackless (The Red Guy) creates his own athletic games, with Weasel and I.R. as his only contestants.
5011"The Baboon's Paw"Rumen PetkovMaxwell AtomsMaxwell AtomsMarch 1999 (1999-03)34-5772
After seeing a Monkey's Paw sold in Chinatown, I.R. starts making wishes using the fingers of his hands.
5112"Who Rubbed Out Cow and Chicken?"Robert AlvarezDavid Feiss and Michael RyanBob CampApril 1999 (1999-04)34-5778
Weasel and I.R. investigate to see who has done the heinous crime of erasing Cow and Chicken out of existence. Eventually they discover that the culprit is the Red Guy trying to take over the show, and this was all a dream Cow had.
5213"I Are Good Salesmans"Ron MyrickDavid Feiss and Michael RyanDavid FeissApril 1999 (1999-04)34-5775
Weasel attempts to stop I.R. and The Red Guy from selling wild fire and fire extinguishers respectively door-to-door.

Season 5 (1999–2000)

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531"I Are Terraformer!"Brian HoganMaxwell AtomsMaxwell AtomsJune 10, 1999 (1999-06-10)[3]34-5951
Weasel and I.R. travel to the Moon to create a new form of living, through oxygen, cities and plants.
542"I Am Viking"Robert Alvarez and Ron MyrickDavid Feiss and Michael RyanDavid FeissJune 10, 1999 (1999-06-10)[3]34-5956
Weasel and I.R. are vikings, who are ready, willing and able to pillage and plunder anything in sight. However, is it not too late to join The Red Guy in being a viking cheerleader?
553"The Drinking Fountain of Youth"Robert Alvarez and Bill ReedDavid Feiss and Michael RyanDavid FeissJune 10, 1999 (1999-06-10)[3]34-595?
In a Christopher Columbus-like story, Weasel and I.R. set sail to find the Drinking Fountain of Youth.
564"Leave It to Weasel"Dave BrainMaxwell AtomsMaxwell AtomsJune 18, 1999 (1999-06-18)34-5954
Weasel and I.R. are called in as replacement kids after a couple's real children go away to camp.
575"The Fairy Godfather"Rumen PetkovDavid Feiss and Michael RyanDavid FeissJune 18, 1999 (1999-06-18)34-5955
Based on Cinderella, Cinder-Weasel tries to make it to the evening ball, despite the interference of his evil stepbrother, I.R. Baboon. He relies on the help from his fairy godfather (the Red Guy).
586"I Are Robin Hood"Bill ReedDavid Feiss and Michael RyanNora JohnsonJune 18, 1999 (1999-06-18)34-5958
I.R. Baboon takes the role of Robin Hood, with Weasel being his ally, Little John.
597"The Incredible Shrinking Weasel!"Brian HoganDavid Feiss and Michael RyanMaxwell AtomsJune 25, 1999 (1999-06-25)34-5957
Doctors Weasel and I.R. shrink themselves in order to perform an operation, which is to repair a crack in The Red Guy's butt cheek.
608"Baboon Man and Boy Weasel"Brian HoganDavid Feiss and Michael RyanDavid FeissJune 25, 1999 (1999-06-25)34-5961
Based on Batman, I.R. Baboon is the hero known as Baboon Man, whereas Weasel is his sidekick, Weasel Boy.
619"I.M.N. Love"Robert AlvarezDavid Feiss and Michael RyanNora JohnsonJune 25, 1999 (1999-06-25)34-5952
Whilst at the gym, Weasel and I.R. fall in love with Cow and Chicken's teacher.
6210"I.R.'s First Bike"Robert AlvarezDavid Feiss and Michael RyanDavid FeissAugust 20, 1999 (1999-08-20)34-????
I.R. gets a bike for Christmas. Learning of his inexperience, Weasel tries to help him.
6311"The Sorcerer's a Dentist"Rumen PetkovMaxwell AtomsMaxwell AtomsAugust 20, 1999 (1999-08-20)34-????
Back in the medieval times, Weasel is a dentist with wizardry powers with Baboon as his envious nurse.
6412"The Wrong Bros."Ron MyrickDavid Feiss and Michael RyanDavid FeissAugust 20, 1999 (1999-08-20)34-????
Based on the true story of The Wright Brothers, The Red Guy narrates a documentary about The Wright Bros. and the Rong Bros. (Weasel and I.R.), competing to see who could invent the first plane.
6513"I Am Cave Weasel"Robert AlvarezDavid Feiss and Michael RyanSteve FontiAugust 21, 1999 (1999-08-21)34-5968
Weasel and Baboon are cavemen living back in the prehistoric times, while Weasel tries to invent new products to create the future.
6614"My Blue Hiney"David Feiss and Dave BrainDavid Feiss and Michael RyanDavid FeissAugust 21, 1999 (1999-08-21)34-5980
A narrator tells the story about the travelling country-singing duo of Weasel and Baboon.
6715"Mission: Stupid"Bill ReedMaxwell AtomsMaxwell AtomsAugust 21, 1999 (1999-08-21)34-5971
Weasel and Baboon are troops enlisted in the U.S Ground Force and must rescue a lone kitty stuck in a tree.
6816"Back to School"Brian HoganDavid Feiss and Michael RyanNora JohnsonNovember 26, 1999 (1999-11-26)34-5970
Weasel and I.R. are sent back to repeat the 4th Grade, in which they would go to the same school as Cow and Chicken.
6917"I Are a Artiste"David Feiss and Ron MyrickDavid Feiss and Michael RyanDavid FeissNovember 26, 1999 (1999-11-26)34-5964
The Red Guy narrates the story of when Weasel and Baboon moved to Paris in 1909 to become famous artists.
7018"Fred: Last of the Idiots"Dave Brain and Rumen PetkovDavid Feiss and Michael RyanDavid FeissNovember 26, 1999 (1999-11-26)34-5965
Weasel and Baboon are on an expedition to capture a wild, dim-witted savage named Fred. When they manage to capture him, Weasel, however, cannot understand his unusual language.
7119"I Are Bellhop"Bill ReedMaxwell AtomsMaxwell AtomsNovember 19, 1999 (1999-11-19)34-5967
Weasel works at a hotel as the manager, whereas I.R. is his incompetent bellhop. However, Weasel needs to rely on I.R.'s help when an acclaimed cannibal actor (The Red Guy) wants to eat him for dinner.
7220"Take I.R. Out to the Ballgame"Robert AlvarezDavid Feiss and Michael RyanDavid FeissNovember 19, 1999 (1999-11-19)34-????
Weasel attempts to take I.R. out to a baseball game.
7321"I Bee Weasel"David Feiss and Ron MyrickDavid Feiss and Michael RyanDavid FeissNovember 19, 1999 (1999-11-19)34-5966
Weasel and I.R. are worker bees, and our red-butt baboon wants to do a honey dance like all the other bees, but it soon results in further problems.
7422"I Am Franken-Weasel"Dave BrainDavid Feiss and Michael RyanSteve FontiNovember 12, 1999 (1999-11-12)34-5972
Based on the story of Frankenstein, Weasel is a mad scientist, whereas I.R. is his assistant.
7523"A Troo Storee"Rumen PetkovMaxwell AtomsMaxwell AtomsNovember 12, 1999 (1999-11-12)34-5974
Weasel's theory on monkeys typing Shakespeare goes wrong when almost every monkey involved walks out on him. However, he sees hope in the form of I.R. Baboon, who writes a book entitled "A Troo Storee", despite the fact that it lowers peoples' I.Q. level.
7624"Rodeo Weasel"Brian HoganDavid Feiss and Michael RyanNora JohnsonNovember 12, 1999 (1999-11-12)34-5973
Weasel is famous cowboy working in a rodeo in which Baboon is a clown. Cow and Chicken's teacher and her husband appear in this episode.
7725"The Legend of Big Butt"Robert AlvarezDavid Feiss and Michael RyanDavid Feiss2000 (2000)[4]34-5975
Weasel and I.R. are in search of a legend known as Big Butt, which later happens to be The Red Guy.
7826"I Am Dragon Slayer"Dave BrainDavid Feiss and Michael RyanDavid Feiss2000 (2000)[4]34-5976
It's the Middle Ages, and Weasel and I.R. are looking for a dragon to slay.
7927"I Are Legend"Bill ReedDavid Feiss, Maxwell Atoms and Michael RyanDavid Feiss2000 (2000)[4]34-5977
Series finale, based on the novel I Am Legend. Weasel, I.R. and The Red Guy are believed to be the last beings on Earth, until they discover that everybody has been watching their show... where it turns out that Baboon is really the star!

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Notes

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  1. ^ Steele directed episodes from "This Bridge, Not Weasel Bridge" to "Happy Baboon Holidays".
  2. ^ Alvarez directed the episode "I. Architect".

References

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  1. ^ a b c Episodes title cards of I Am Weasel.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l Feiss, David (January 12, 2000). "Episode Guide: Cow and Chicken and I Am Weasel". David-Feiss.Netfirms.com. Archived from the original on 2006-12-12. Retrieved 2011-05-29.
  3. ^ a b c d King, Susan (June 10, 1999). "From MTV Awards to Olsen Twins". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on 2012-11-07. Retrieved May 30, 2011.
  4. ^ a b c d Lenburg, Jeff (2006). Who's Who in Animated Cartoons. New York: Hal Leonard Corporation. p. 81. ISBN 978-1-55783-671-7. Retrieved 2011-10-20 – via Internet Archive.
  5. ^ Pannozzi, John. "Platypus Comix Interviews.... David Feiss!". Platypus Comix. Archived from the original on 2020-08-09. Retrieved 2018-10-15.
  6. ^ Collioud, Luz. "¡Recordamos Soy la Comadreja!". VIX (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2023-04-07. Retrieved 2017-12-10.
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