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''Wild West C.O.W.-Boys of Moo Mesa''. A show most young'uns assume is only the product of the drug-addled minds of us that were born in the [[The Seventies|1970s]] and [[The Eighties|1980s]], but was quite real. It was a [[Saturday Morning Cartoon]] that aired on [[ABC]] starting in 1992 created by comic artist Ryan Brown (who inked several dozen issues of the ''[[Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles]]'' comics and designed several figures for the toy lines, which probably [[Follow the Leader|explains a few of the themes of the show]]). The show focused on the exploits of three anthropomorphic cows who were in fact cowboys (har har).
'''''Wild West C.O.W.-Boys of Moo Mesa'''''. A show most young'uns assume is only the product of the drug-addled minds of us that were born in the [[The Seventies|1970s]] and [[The Eighties|1980s]], but was quite real. It was a [[Saturday Morning Cartoon]] that aired on [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] starting in 1992 created by comic artist Ryan Brown (who inked several dozen issues of the ''[[Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Mirage|Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles]]'' comics and designed several figures for the toy lines, which probably [[Follow the Leader|explains a few of the themes of the show]]). The show focused on the exploits of three anthropomorphic cows who were in fact cowboys (har har).


See, in the 19th century, a random comet crashed into the Southwestern United States causing a massive transformation among not only the land, but the animals as well, turning them into intelligent versions of themselves that decided to create their own city, Moo Mesa. In this city, they basically acted as humans of the Old West did, and as such, there were good guys and bad guys....the former being the trio of C.O.W. Boys (Marshall Moo Montana, The Cowlarado Kid, and Dakota) and the latter being composed of the city's shady politician Mayor Bulloney, and Sheriff Terribull who took on the alias of the Masked Bull, a criminal mastermind.
See, in the 19th century, a random comet crashed into the Southwestern United States causing a massive transformation among not only the land, but the animals as well, turning them into intelligent versions of themselves that decided to create their own city, Moo Mesa. In this city, they basically acted as humans of the Old West did, and as such, there were good guys and bad guys....the former being the trio of C.O.W. Boys (Marshall Moo Montana, The Cowlarado Kid, and Dakota) and the latter being composed of the city's shady politician Mayor Bulloney, and Sheriff Terribull who took on the alias of the Masked Bull, a criminal mastermind.
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=== Tropes: ===
* [[Absolute Cleavage]]: Lilli Bovine and Sadie Wowcow.
* [[Absolute Cleavage]]: Lilli Bovine and Sadie Wowcow.
* [[Absurdly Spacious Sewer]]: The Underground City.
* [[Absurdly Spacious Sewer]]: The Underground City.
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* [[Art Evolution]]: The series is a lot more detailed in the second season.
* [[Art Evolution]]: The series is a lot more detailed in the second season.
* [[Awesome McCoolname]]: Many characters had these, but Shock Holiday stands out quite a bit in this area.
* [[Awesome McCoolname]]: Many characters had these, but Shock Holiday stands out quite a bit in this area.
* [[Back From the Dead]]/[[Came Back Wrong]]: {{spoiler|Tom Duggery who is resurrected as Skull Duggery.}}
* [[Back from the Dead]]/[[Came Back Wrong]]: {{spoiler|Tom Duggery who is resurrected as Skull Duggery.}}
* [[Badass]]: In so many ways.
* [[Badass]]: In so many ways.
** [[Badass Crew]]/[[Power Trio]]: The three main heroes.
** [[Badass Crew]]/[[Power Trio]]: The three main heroes.
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** [[Badass Longcoat]]: Bat Blastagun and Shock Holiday.
** [[Badass Longcoat]]: Bat Blastagun and Shock Holiday.
** [[Badass Mustache]]: Five Card Cud has one.
** [[Badass Mustache]]: Five Card Cud has one.
* [[Barefoot Cartoon Animals]]
* [[Barefoot Cartoon Animal]]s
* [[Bash Brothers]]: Moo and his deputies, along with Sheriff Terribull and Horibull who are actually brothers.
* [[Bash Brothers]]: Moo and his deputies, along with Sheriff Terribull and Horibull who are actually brothers.
* [[Bat Out of Hell]]: Bat Blastagun.
* [[Bat Out of Hell]]: Bat Blastagun.
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* [[Canon Immigrant]]: Buffalo Bull was made up for the arcade game in order to provide a fourth player character, but he became a real character on the show.
* [[Canon Immigrant]]: Buffalo Bull was made up for the arcade game in order to provide a fourth player character, but he became a real character on the show.
* [[Can't Catch Up]]: Cowlarado's horse Jezebelle is fast, but nowhere near as fast as Cowline's horse Tornado.
* [[Can't Catch Up]]: Cowlarado's horse Jezebelle is fast, but nowhere near as fast as Cowline's horse Tornado.
* [[Catgirl]]: Barbara, {{spoiler|a.k.a. Barbwire Babs.}}
* [[Cat Fight]]: Lilli Bovine and [[The Rival|Sadie Wowcow]] have a pretty big one in the episode "Thoroughly Moo-dern Lilli".
* [[Cat Fight]]: Lilli Bovine and [[The Rival|Sadie Wowcow]] have a pretty big one in the episode "Thoroughly Moo-dern Lilli".
* [[Catgirl]]: Barbara, {{spoiler|a.k.a. Barbwire Babs.}}
* [[Cats Are Mean]]: {{spoiler|Barbara, a.k.a. Barbwire Babs}} proves this.
* [[Cats Are Mean]]: {{spoiler|Barbara, a.k.a. Barbwire Babs}} proves this.
* [[Character Development]]: Actually, there was a pretty decent amount in this show.
* [[Character Development]]: Actually, there was a pretty decent amount in this show.
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* [[Curb Stomp Battle]]: When Cowlamity Kate is attacked and aged by Skull Duggery's gang, Dakota tries to avenge her, but it ''really'' doesn't go as planned.
* [[Curb Stomp Battle]]: When Cowlamity Kate is attacked and aged by Skull Duggery's gang, Dakota tries to avenge her, but it ''really'' doesn't go as planned.
* [[Cute Bruiser]]/[[Hot Amazon]]: Cowlamity Kate.
* [[Cute Bruiser]]/[[Hot Amazon]]: Cowlamity Kate.
* [[Damsel in Distress]]: Lilli Bovine, at times. This is taken [[Up to Eleven]] in the arcade game where you have to save her.
* [[A Day in the Limelight]]: Several characters aside from the main heroes had episodes that focused on them and allowed for some nice [[Character Development]] along the way.
* [[A Day in the Limelight]]: Several characters aside from the main heroes had episodes that focused on them and allowed for some nice [[Character Development]] along the way.
* [[Deadpan Snarker]]: The Masked Bull.
* [[Deadpan Snarker]]: The Masked Bull.
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* [[Disguised in Drag]]: Cowlarado Kid does this to try to infiltrate Barbwire Babs' gang. It doesn't go very well.
* [[Disguised in Drag]]: Cowlarado Kid does this to try to infiltrate Barbwire Babs' gang. It doesn't go very well.
** Also Boothill Buzzard tries to pose as the school's female teacher to trick the children into helping him commit crimes.
** Also Boothill Buzzard tries to pose as the school's female teacher to trick the children into helping him commit crimes.
* [[Distressed Damsel]]: Lilli Bovine, at times. This is taken [[Up to Eleven]] in the arcade game where you have to save her.
* [[Dr. Jerk]]: Dr. Wolfenstein.
* [[Dr. Jerk]]: Dr. Wolfenstein.
* [[Dumb Muscle]]: Ma Belle's biggest son qualifies for this.
* [[Dumb Muscle]]: Ma Belle's biggest son qualifies for this.
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* [[Everyone Loves Blondes]]: Moo for his first girlfriend Bessy, and Lilli for Moo.
* [[Everyone Loves Blondes]]: Moo for his first girlfriend Bessy, and Lilli for Moo.
* [[Everything Sounds Sexier in French]]: This is how Jacque Le Beef is able to win over the ladies of Moo Mesa, {{spoiler|although it turns out that he's a con artist and his real name is Barney Finklestein who was just using a fake French accent and a disguise to hide his true identity.}}
* [[Everything Sounds Sexier in French]]: This is how Jacque Le Beef is able to win over the ladies of Moo Mesa, {{spoiler|although it turns out that he's a con artist and his real name is Barney Finklestein who was just using a fake French accent and a disguise to hide his true identity.}}
* [[Everything's Better with Cows]]: No duh.
* [[Evil Counterpart]]: Sheriff Terribull and his deputies for Moo Montana and his deputies.
* [[Evil Counterpart]]: Sheriff Terribull and his deputies for Moo Montana and his deputies.
** Also Sadie Wowcow for Lilli Bovine.
** Also Sadie Wowcow for Lilli Bovine.
* [[Everything's Better with Cows]]: No duh.
* [[Evil Redhead]]: Sheriff Terribull.
* [[Evil Redhead]]: Sheriff Terribull.
* [[Exactly What It Says on the Tin]]: The Hole In The Ground Gang.
* [[Exactly What It Says on the Tin]]: The Hole In The Ground Gang.
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* [[Fat Bastard]]: Mayor Bulloney.
* [[Fat Bastard]]: Mayor Bulloney.
* [[Fetish Fuel Station Attendant]]: Lilli Bovine and Sadie Wowcow.
* [[Fetish Fuel Station Attendant]]: Lilli Bovine and Sadie Wowcow.
* [[Fiery Redhead]]: Lilli Bovine has had her moments.
* [[Fiery Redhead]]: Lilli Bovine has had her moments.
** Sheriff Terribull is a rare male example of this.
** Sheriff Terribull is a rare male example of this.
* [[First Girl Wins]]: Averted, as Moo chose to stay with Lilli in Cowtown as opposed to staying with his hometown girlfriend Bessy Bluebell.
* [[First Girl Wins]]: Averted, as Moo chose to stay with Lilli in Cowtown as opposed to staying with his hometown girlfriend Bessy Bluebell.
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** [[The Sixth Ranger]]/[[Tagalong Kid]]: Cody
** [[The Sixth Ranger]]/[[Tagalong Kid]]: Cody
* [[Fragile Speedster]]: Cowlarado Kid and his horse Jezebelle were the fastest of the main heroes, but they also got into the most trouble.
* [[Fragile Speedster]]: Cowlarado Kid and his horse Jezebelle were the fastest of the main heroes, but they also got into the most trouble.
* [[Freudian Trio]]:
** Id: Cowlorado Kid
** Ego: Moo Montana
** Superego: Dakota Dude
* [[Friend to All Children]]: Lilli Bovine.
* [[Friend to All Children]]: Lilli Bovine.
* [[Friend to All Living Things]]: J.R.
* [[Friend to All Living Things]]: J.R.
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* [[Furry Confusion]]: Justified, as the theme song explains that only "the chosen few" were affected by the comet and turned into anthropomorphic creatures.
* [[Furry Confusion]]: Justified, as the theme song explains that only "the chosen few" were affected by the comet and turned into anthropomorphic creatures.
* [[Furry Fandom]]: Mainly because of Lilli Bovine.
* [[Furry Fandom]]: Mainly because of Lilli Bovine.
* [[Getting Crap Past the Radar]]: Lilli and Sadie's fight in the episode "Thoroughly Moo-dern Lilli" involved them tearing apart each others' skimpy dresses and causes Dakota to put his hand over Cody's eyes when he seemed a little too interested.
* [[Genius Bruiser]]: Moo Montana, Buffalo Bull, and The Masked Bull.
* [[Genius Bruiser]]: Moo Montana, Buffalo Bull, and The Masked Bull.
* [[Getting Crap Past the Radar]]: Lilli and Sadie's fight in the episode "Thoroughly Moo-dern Lilli" involved them tearing apart each others' skimpy dresses and causes Dakota to put his hand over Cody's eyes when he seemed a little too interested.
* [[Greed]]: Mayor Bulloney and Tom Duggery. {{spoiler|In fact, it was Tom Duggery's greed and selfishness of his silver mine that got him trapped inside and eventually killed during a cave in, which caused him to return to the living world as Skull Duggery.}}
* [[Greed]]: Mayor Bulloney and Tom Duggery. {{spoiler|In fact, it was Tom Duggery's greed and selfishness of his silver mine that got him trapped inside and eventually killed during a cave in, which caused him to return to the living world as Skull Duggery.}}
* [[Green Eyes]]: Sadie Wowcow has these, which probably reference [[Green-Eyed Monster|her jealousy of Lilli Bovine.]]
* [[Green Eyes]]: Sadie Wowcow has these, which probably reference [[Green-Eyed Monster|her jealousy of Lilli Bovine.]]
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* [[Heroes Want Redheads]]: Moo for Lilli.
* [[Heroes Want Redheads]]: Moo for Lilli.
* [[Honest John's Dealership]]: Major Bulloney does this during an episode about a drought.
* [[Honest John's Dealership]]: Major Bulloney does this during an episode about a drought.
* [[Hot-Blooded]]: Cowlarado Kid.
* [[Hot Guys Are Bastards]]: Jacque Le Beef.
* [[Hot Guys Are Bastards]]: Jacque Le Beef.
** [[Hot Guys Are Bastards|Hot Girls Are Bitches]]: Sadie Wowcow and Barbwire Babs.
** [[Hot Guys Are Bastards|Hot Girls Are Bitches]]: Sadie Wowcow and Barbwire Babs.
* [[Hot Mom]]: Lilli is like a mother figure to Cody, although this trope is completely averted with Ma Belle.
* [[Hot Mom]]: Lilli is like a mother figure to Cody, although this trope is completely averted with Ma Belle.
* [[Hot-Blooded]]: Cowlarado Kid.
* [[Impossibly Cool Weapon]]: Moo Montana's weapon is a shuriken pistol that shoots tin stars.
* [[Impossibly Cool Weapon]]: Moo Montana's weapon is a shuriken pistol that shoots tin stars.
* [[Improbable Aiming Skills]]: Moo Montana had these.
* [[Improbable Aiming Skills]]: Moo Montana had these.
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* [[Incredible Shrinking Man]]: One episode had the lawcows shrunk by a ray gun powered by a comet fragment.
* [[Incredible Shrinking Man]]: One episode had the lawcows shrunk by a ray gun powered by a comet fragment.
* [[Indian Maiden]]/[[The Chief's Daughter|The Chief's Niece]]: Tejua.
* [[Indian Maiden]]/[[The Chief's Daughter|The Chief's Niece]]: Tejua.
* [[Insistent Terminology]]: Cowlorado Kid let his friends call him "Cowlorado", but wanted everyone else to call him "Kid".
* [[Insistent Terminology]]: Cowlorado Kid let his friends call him "Cowlorado", but wanted everyone else to call him "Kid".
* [[Intelligence Equals Isolation]]: Dr. Wolfenstein.
* [[Intelligence Equals Isolation]]: Dr. Wolfenstein.
* [[Interspecies Romance]]: Swifty Buckhorn attempts to woo Cowlamity Kate's cousin Cowline.
* [[Interspecies Romance]]: Swifty Buckhorn attempts to woo Cowlamity Kate's cousin Cowline.
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* [[Lightning Bruiser]]: Shock Holiday, appropriately enough.
* [[Lightning Bruiser]]: Shock Holiday, appropriately enough.
* [[A Load of Bull]]: Obviously.
* [[A Load of Bull]]: Obviously.
* [[Made of Iron]]: Dakota Dude.
* [[Mad Scientist]]: Dr. Wolfenstein.
* [[Mad Scientist]]: Dr. Wolfenstein.
* [[Made of Iron]]: Dakota Dude.
* [[Man Behind the Man]]: {{spoiler|Mayor Bulloney for the Masked Bull.}}
* [[Man Behind the Man]]: {{spoiler|Mayor Bulloney for the Masked Bull.}}
* [[Meaningful Name]]: Most characters had these.
* [[Meaningful Name]]: Most characters had these.
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* [[Nitro Express]]
* [[Nitro Express]]
* [[Non-Mammal Mammaries|Non-Hominid Boobies]]: Like woah.
* [[Non-Mammal Mammaries|Non-Hominid Boobies]]: Like woah.
* [[Non Standard Character Design]]: J.R. and Tejua were both drawn without ears, unlike the rest of the characters.
* [[Non-Standard Character Design]]: J.R. and Tejua were both drawn without ears, unlike the rest of the characters.
* [[Not Blood Related]]: Lilli and Cody aren't directly related, but have a mother and son sort of bond.
* [[Not Blood Related]]: Lilli and Cody aren't directly related, but have a mother and son sort of bond.
* [[Not So Different]]: Cowlorado Kid and Swifty Buckhorn.
* [[Not So Different]]: Cowlorado Kid and Swifty Buckhorn.
* [[Only Known by Their Nickname]]: The Cacklin' Kid, which makes sense considering he's a hyena.
* [[On One Condition]]: Cowlamity Kate's father, who left Cowtown seven years ago, once wrote a letter that was declared a [[will]] naming Cowlamity and her husband as heirs to his gold mine. However, this will won't be valid unless she has a husband by the time her father dies. Mayor Bulloney once tried to have her father declared dead so he could use the lack of a will to claim the mine for the town.
* [[On One Condition]]: Cowlamity Kate's father, who left Cowtown seven years ago, once wrote a letter that was declared a [[will]] naming Cowlamity and her husband as heirs to his gold mine. However, this will won't be valid unless she has a husband by the time her father dies. Mayor Bulloney once tried to have her father declared dead so he could use the lack of a will to claim the mine for the town.
* [[Only Known by Their Nickname]]: The Cacklin' Kid, which makes sense considering he's a hyena.
* [[Paper-Thin Disguise]]: In order to discredit Moo Montana's witness when Sheriff Terribull was taken to the courts for the Masked Bull's crimes, Saddlesore Scorpion and Boothill Buzzard showed up dressed as the Sheriff to see if the witness could tell which one was the real Sheriff Terribull. {{spoiler|The witness claimed there were ''three'' Sheriff Terribull in the courtroom, thus destroying the prosecution's case}}.
* [[Paper-Thin Disguise]]: In order to discredit Moo Montana's witness when Sheriff Terribull was taken to the courts for the Masked Bull's crimes, Saddlesore Scorpion and Boothill Buzzard showed up dressed as the Sheriff to see if the witness could tell which one was the real Sheriff Terribull. {{spoiler|The witness claimed there were ''three'' Sheriff Terribull in the courtroom, thus destroying the prosecution's case}}.
* [[Passing the Torch]]: When Moo returns to Miller Glen, Sheriff T-Bone attempts to do this with him and says his old student Moo Montana would be perfect take his place as the new sheriff, {{spoiler|but Moo respectfully turns the offer down and suggests that he train Bessy's younger brothers Frank and Beans to be the next sheriffs of Miller Glen instead.}}
* [[Passing the Torch]]: When Moo returns to Miller Glen, Sheriff T-Bone attempts to do this with him and says his old student Moo Montana would be perfect take his place as the new sheriff, {{spoiler|but Moo respectfully turns the offer down and suggests that he train Bessy's younger brothers Frank and Beans to be the next sheriffs of Miller Glen instead.}}
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* [[Plucky Girl]]: Tejua, Carly, Cowlamity Kate, and even Lilli Bovine has her moments of this.
* [[Plucky Girl]]: Tejua, Carly, Cowlamity Kate, and even Lilli Bovine has her moments of this.
* [[Power Blonde]]: Moo Montana.
* [[Power Blonde]]: Moo Montana.
* [[Power Trio]]:
** Id: Cowlorado Kid
** Ego: Moo Montana
** Superego: Dakota Dude
* [[Pride]]: This was mainly the cause of most Sheriff Terribull's, {{spoiler|and by extension, the Masked Bull's}} defeats by Moo and his deputies.
* [[Pride]]: This was mainly the cause of most Sheriff Terribull's, {{spoiler|and by extension, the Masked Bull's}} defeats by Moo and his deputies.
* [[Proper Lady]]: Lilli Bovine.
* [[Proper Lady]]: Lilli Bovine.
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* [[Stone Wall]]: Dakota Dude.
* [[Stone Wall]]: Dakota Dude.
* [[Stripperific]]: Lilli Bovine and Sadie Wowcow's outfits bordered on this.
* [[Stripperific]]: Lilli Bovine and Sadie Wowcow's outfits bordered on this.
* [[Super Strength]]: Dakota has plenty of this.
* [[Super Speed]]: Cowlarado's horse Jezebelle has plenty of this. {{spoiler|Cowline's horse Tornado has even more.}}
* [[Super Speed]]: Cowlarado's horse Jezebelle has plenty of this. {{spoiler|Cowline's horse Tornado has even more.}}
* [[Super Strength]]: Dakota has plenty of this.
* [[Supreme Chef]]: Lilli Bovine.
* [[Supreme Chef]]: Lilli Bovine.
* [[Sweet Tooth]]: Cody has this.
* [[Sweet Tooth]]: Cody has this.
* [[Tagalong Kid]]: Cody, Carly, Jacob, and Tejua.
* [[Tagalong Kid]]: Cody, Carly, Jacob, and Tejua.
* [[Terrible Trio]]: Most of the main villains traveled in teams of three.
* [[Terrible Trio]]: Most of the main villains traveled in teams of three.
* [[Theme Naming]]: The cowboys are all named after states.
* [[Theme Naming]]: The cowboys are all named after states.
** Also Sheriff Terribull and his brother Horribull.
** Also Sheriff Terribull and his brother Horribull.
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* [[Tomboy and Girly Girl]]: Cowlamity Kate and Lilli Bovine respectively.
* [[Tomboy and Girly Girl]]: Cowlamity Kate and Lilli Bovine respectively.
* [[Too Dumb to Live]]: Boothill Buzzard is literally so dumb that he is actually immune to the hypnotic effects of Bovini's magic crystal.
* [[Too Dumb to Live]]: Boothill Buzzard is literally so dumb that he is actually immune to the hypnotic effects of Bovini's magic crystal.
* [[Took a Level In Badass]]: Cody and Tejua on several occasions.
* [[Took a Level in Badass]]: Cody and Tejua on several occasions.
* [[Two Guys and a Girl]]: The lawcows horses fall under this. Moo and Dakota had their stallions Cyclone and Rebel, and Cowlarado had his mare Jezebelle.
* [[Two Guys and a Girl]]: The lawcows horses fall under this. Moo and Dakota had their stallions Cyclone and Rebel, and Cowlarado had his mare Jezebelle.
** Also Cody, and his friends Carly and Jacob.
** Also Cody, and his friends Carly and Jacob.
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Left to right: The Cowlorado Kid, Marshal Moo Montana, and The Dakota Dude.


Wild West C.O.W.-Boys of Moo Mesa. A show most young'uns assume is only the product of the drug-addled minds of us that were born in the 1970s and 1980s, but was quite real. It was a Saturday Morning Cartoon that aired on ABC starting in 1992 created by comic artist Ryan Brown (who inked several dozen issues of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles comics and designed several figures for the toy lines, which probably explains a few of the themes of the show). The show focused on the exploits of three anthropomorphic cows who were in fact cowboys (har har).

See, in the 19th century, a random comet crashed into the Southwestern United States causing a massive transformation among not only the land, but the animals as well, turning them into intelligent versions of themselves that decided to create their own city, Moo Mesa. In this city, they basically acted as humans of the Old West did, and as such, there were good guys and bad guys....the former being the trio of C.O.W. Boys (Marshall Moo Montana, The Cowlarado Kid, and Dakota) and the latter being composed of the city's shady politician Mayor Bulloney, and Sheriff Terribull who took on the alias of the Masked Bull, a criminal mastermind.


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