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[[File:sagwa_2051.gif|frame]] A [[PBS]] series set in 19th-century China about, [[Exactly What It Says On the Tin|as the title says]], a cat named Sagwa. It was based on a children's book called ''The Chinese Siamese Cat'' (later renamed for the series) by [[Amy Tan]]. Sagwa and her family live in the palace of an [[No Name Given|unnamed magistrate]] and serve as his scribes, being able to write with their tails. The show taught children quite a bit about Chinese culture, legends, and even [[Gratuitous Foreign Language|language]]. Sadly for the fans, it was [[Too Good to Last]], lasting only from September 2001 to October 2002.
[[File:sagwa_2051.gif|frame]] A [[PBS]] series set in 19th-century China about, [[Exactly What It Says on the Tin|as the title says]], a cat named Sagwa. It was based on a children's book called ''The Chinese Siamese Cat'' (later renamed for the series) by [[Amy Tan]]. Sagwa and her family live in the palace of an [[No Name Given|unnamed magistrate]] and serve as his scribes, being able to write with their tails. The show taught children quite a bit about Chinese culture, legends, and even [[Gratuitous Foreign Language|language]]. Sadly for the fans, it was [[Too Good to Last]], lasting only from September 2001 to October 2002.
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* [[A Child Shall Lead Them]]: Sagwa herself, although as a kitten in a human world, she has to prove herself even more than most children would.
* [[A Child Shall Lead Them]]: Sagwa herself, although as a kitten in a human world, she has to prove herself even more than most children would.
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* [[Carnivore Confusion]]: One episode throws a [[Lampshade Hanging|Lampshade]] on it when Sagwa is called out for being friends with mice. Then, there's an episode where we see that her aunt and uncle have adopted a ''puppy'' who has learned how to meow!
* [[Carnivore Confusion]]: One episode throws a [[Lampshade Hanging|Lampshade]] on it when Sagwa is called out for being friends with mice. Then, there's an episode where we see that her aunt and uncle have adopted a ''puppy'' who has learned how to meow!
** All the cats catch and eat fish, including Sagwa's family. Yet Sagwa and her grandfather are apparently "relations" of catfish!
** All the cats catch and eat fish, including Sagwa's family. Yet Sagwa and her grandfather are apparently "relations" of catfish!
* [[Catch Phrase]]: "I've been inspired!" The Foolish Magistrate frequently says this, usually in an [[Adult Child|adult child]] frame of mind to the annoyance of all around him.
* [[Catch Phrase]]: "I've been inspired!" The Foolish Magistrate frequently says this, usually in an [[Adult Child]] frame of mind to the annoyance of all around him.
* [[Chronic Hero Syndrome]]: All of the Miao siblings, but especially Sagwa. This is a good thing.
* [[Chronic Hero Syndrome]]: All of the Miao siblings, but especially Sagwa. This is a good thing.
* [[Everythings Cuter With Kittens]]
* [[Everythings Cuter With Kittens]]
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** Cook was female in the book, male in the series.
** Cook was female in the book, male in the series.
* [[Gossip Evolution]]
* [[Gossip Evolution]]
* [[Gratuitous Foreign Language|Gratuitous Chinese]], putting it several years ahead of ''[[Ni Hao Kai Lan]]'' in that the language used was Mandarin. It was in the theme song, "Hao peng you, Hao peng you. Sa Gua shi wo de hao peng you, Sagwa you're my best friend," and also used regularly within episodes. The characters wrote calligraphy, so viewers got to both hear it spoken and see it written.
* [[Gratuitous Foreign Language|Gratuitous Chinese]], putting it several years ahead of ''[[Ni Hao, Kai-Lan]]'' in that the language used was Mandarin. It was in the theme song, "Hao peng you, Hao peng you. Sa Gua shi wo de hao peng you, Sagwa you're my best friend," and also used regularly within episodes. The characters wrote calligraphy, so viewers got to both hear it spoken and see it written.
* [[Hey, It's That Voice!]]: Some of the characters in the show are actually voiced by actors who originally voiced characters from ''[[Arthur (Animation)|Arthur]]''. For example, Sagwa = Fern Walters, Baba Miao = Mr. Ratburn, Dongwa = DW Read, etc.
* [[Hey, It's That Voice!]]: Some of the characters in the show are actually voiced by actors who originally voiced characters from ''[[Arthur (animation)|Arthur]]''. For example, Sagwa = Fern Walters, Baba Miao = Mr. Ratburn, Dongwa = DW Read, etc.
* [[I Was Quite a Looker]]: Tai-Tai. Meanwhile, Mama Miao and her sister, Chi-Chi, have still got it!
* [[I Was Quite a Looker]]: Tai-Tai. Meanwhile, Mama Miao and her sister, Chi-Chi, have still got it!
* [[The Ingenue]]: Sheegwa.
* [[The Ingenue]]: Sheegwa.
* [[Interspecies Romance]]: One episode told a legend about how the catfish came to be — a cat married a fish. Sounds obvious but no less nonsensical.
* [[Interspecies Romance]]: One episode told a legend about how the catfish came to be — a cat married a fish. Sounds obvious but no less nonsensical.
* [[Jerk With a Heart of Gold]]: Why Dongwa and the alley cats are the darkhorses. Tai-Tai also falls into this trope.
* [[Jerk with a Heart of Gold]]: Why Dongwa and the alley cats are the darkhorses. Tai-Tai also falls into this trope.
* [[No Name Given]]: The rest of Sagwa's family were not given names in the book, and The Reader of the Rules remains just that in both versions.
* [[No Name Given]]: The rest of Sagwa's family were not given names in the book, and The Reader of the Rules remains just that in both versions.
** The Foolish Magistrate and Cook are only known by their titles, as well.
** The Foolish Magistrate and Cook are only known by their titles, as well.
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