Samurai Pizza Cats

Samurai Pizza Cats

1990
8.1
1 Seasons
Animation Comedy Action & Adventure Kids

The setting is a Japanese looking village named "Little Tokyo" where the Pizza Cats run a pizza fast food business. Little Tokyo is populated by all kinds of animals. The official governor of the town is the Emperor, but since he has gone bananas a council takes care of the well-being of the village. One of the members of this council is called Seymour "Big" Cheese, who secretly wishes to take over control of the village. The pizza take away restaurant is merely a cover for their true job... Whenever evil is afoot, the Pizza Cats are launched towards the danger from the gun-lookalike clock tower that emerges from the top of their restaurant.

Season

Episodes

Episode 1
Ep 1

Stop Dragon My Cat Around!

Speedy is serving a pizza to Lucille but then Guido pops up and steals the Pizza to deliver it Lucille. As they continue to reach their destination, they continuously steal the pizza from each other. When Speedy gives it to Lucille, Guido says that Lucille and he are in love, and the two get into a brawl. Lucille stops them by blow them up. Bad Bird sends out a giant, robotic dragon and it wreaks havoc on Little Tokyo. Speedy and Guido notices Ninja Crows inside the Dragon and they decide to defeat this machine before it demolishes every structure in the city.

Episode 2
Ep 2

If You Knew Sushi Like I Know Sushi

Lucille's brother, a sushi-maker named Wally, is walking home with his eyes closed and is captured by the Ninja Crows.

Episode 3
Ep 3

Underground, Underwater, Undercooked

On her way to the mall, Lucille notices that the subway train she is on is comandeered by Bird Bird and the Ninja Crows.

Episode 4
Ep 4

The Great Golden Cluck

A flying demon emerges in Little Tokyo but is finally recognized as a giant gold chicken with Bad Bird as the pilot. He announces that his robot can tell the future and grant wishes - for a price.

Episode 6
Ep 6

Let The Cellar Beware

There have been reports of strange noises in the palace, and a nightwatchman has been hired to investigate and discovers a giant bug and runs in terror. Meanwhille, Princess Vi decides to quit school as Speedy has a slight cold. The Council Members believe that there is a ghost amongst them while Princess Vi is excited and wants to meet this spirit. Working on his latest scheme, Cheese wants his minions to create a giant carousol that would spin Little Tokyo. When the workers are tired, they order pizza and Francine wonders why the group wants so many pizzas and discovers that it is the Big Cheese. The Pizza cats decide this is a chance to investigate the cellar of the palace. When Speedy rushes into the palace, he bumps into Princess Vi and the two discover a robotic bug and try to escape. The robotic bug continues to find and attack them and it is finally destroyed in a room full of machines, and exposes Big Cheese's plan with the carousol.

Episode 5
Ep 5

Singing Samurai Sensai-tion

A man who calls himself Charlie Bird enters the Parlour, revealing he is a talent agent and thinks that Polly and Lucille could be big music stars.

Episode 7
Ep 7

The Nuclear Potato

Bad Bird's robots are attacking the city but are disposed by the Pizza Cats. Cheese successfully has Emperor Fred let his friends dump their toxic potato peelings in Little Tokyo.

Episode 8
Ep 8

Kind of a Drag

Big Cheese is embarrassed when walked in on, and he wants revenge.

Episode 9
Ep 9

Double Trouble For Princess Vi

The Pizza Cats are busy preparing for the Little Tokyo Arts Festival. When Al Dente receives a message that Princess Vi is going to the festival disguised, he asks the Pizza Cats to protect her.

Episode 10
Ep 10

Samurai Pizza Cats: The First 9 Episodes in 30 Minutes

A clip show with scenes from the first 9 episodes.

Episode 11
Ep 11

Hot and Kold Kitties

A dark cloud fires a ray that freezes a bunch of kids solid in ice. Seconds later, it melts them, and then flies off, unnoticed. At the Pizza Parlour, a bunch of kids are pushing Professor Ohm's son. A fight commences between Speedy and the kids but are interrupted by Francine. The boy explains that his father is out late and that his dad invented a device that can increase the power of any machine.

Episode 12
Ep 12

Candid Kitty

The Bad Guys gather in a movie theater to watch their past mistakes and look for the Pizza Cats' weakness.

Episode 13
Ep 13

The Pizza Cats Are Only Human (1)

After discovering the Pizza Cats are solar powered the Big Cheese has a satellite launched that will block out the sun. The Pizza Cats try to stop the launch but come up against the Rude Noise.

Episode 14
Ep 14

The Pizza Cats Are Only Human (2)

The Pizza Cats turn to Guru Lou in hopes that he can help them to defeat the Rude Noise.

Episode 15
Ep 15

Those Transformin' Felines

The Pizza Cats have been getting a big reputation in Little Tokyo. The Big Cheese, now jealous, decides to build his reputation by sending a robot out to attack, but make the Big Cheese look like the hero instead of the Cats.

Episode 16
Ep 16

The Case of the Bogus Billionaire

The Big Cheese gets a picture of a potato farmer who looks mysteriously like Emperor Fred. Al Dente then sends the Pizza Cats to find the nanny that raised the Emperor, in hopes that she can identify the true Emperor. However, Big Cheese knows of the plan and sends the Ninja Crows and the Rude Noise to get her first.

Episode 17
Ep 17

The Big Cheese's I.Q. Corral

The Big Cheese is having scientists kidnapped to be forced to work on his secret weapon. Now the Ninja Crows are after Guru Lou.

Episode 18
Ep 18

Field of Screwballs

The Bad Guys use a mind controlling robot on a popular baseball player Princess Vi has a crush on. To impress her, they challenge the Pizza Cats to a baseball game.

Episode 19
Ep 19

Speedy's Double-Time Trick

Speedy makes a date with Lucille but he forgets that he also made a date with Polly to run some low level missions. He decides to zip back and forth between his engagements. Between dates he uncovers the Big Cheese's plan to attack Little Tokyo with a giant Hot Tub robot.

Episode 20
Ep 20

Samurai Charm School

Polly decides she needs to be less temperamental so she goes to a model school, which is really a front for the Big Cheese's plan to hire some women warriors.

Episode 21
Ep 21

Drummin' Up Trouble With a Big Bad Beat

Big Cheese builds a robot that can bang out a hypnotic drum beat, thus enslaving the town.

Episode 22
Ep 22

Pizza Bird Delivers!

The Big Cheese is short on cash and can no longer afford to pay his minions. As a result, the Ninja Crows have to go find day jobs. Bad Bird takes a job at the Pizza Cat pizzeria.

Episode 23
Ep 23

Big Cheese Shows His Filmy Substance

Princess Vi wants to make a movie so the Big Cheese, Guido and Speedy run an obstacle course which will determine the male lead.

Episode 24
Ep 24

Son of Big Cheese

Francine is in love with a deer named Bucky, but her responsibilities with the Pizza Cats cause problems with the relationship.

Episode 25
Ep 25

Gender Bender Butterflies!

Francine's date with a deer named Bucky is ruined when the Bad Guys release a swarm of butterflies that can make people act like the opposite gender.

Episode 28
Ep 28

Pizza Cat Performance Review

Big Al isn't satisfied with the Pizza Cats' work, so he sends them to the suburbs, while the Rescue Team Cats take over the main shop.

Episode 26
Ep 26

Cold and Crabby in Little Tokyo

Emperor Fred comes down with a bad cold. Big Al Dente summons the Pizza Cats to go to Mount Coochie to bring back the CooCoo bird which will restore Emperor Fred's insanity and cure his cold. But the Big Cheese also has a cold and he sends Bad Bird to get the CooCoo bird first.

Episode 27
Ep 27

The Terror of Prisoner Island

There is a flaw in the palace. The Pizza Cats are sent to find the architect, who has been banished to an island by Princess Vi, but the Ninja Crows are after him too.

Episode 29
Ep 29

Destructo Robots at Popular Prices

The Rude Noise spy on the Pizza Cats to try to find a way to beat them.

Episode 30
Ep 30

No Talent Guido

Guido feels left out when Polly, Lucille, and even Speedy become music stars. But now it's up to him to save the city from Big Cheese's singing.

Episode 31
Ep 31

All You Need is Love

Big Cheese decides to marry his way up, so the Bad Guys make a cupid robot to make Princess Vi fall in love with him, but things don't go as planned.

Episode 32
Ep 32

Polly's Magical Flute

Big Cheese discovers a legend about a flute that can be used to find a treasure, so he collects all the flutes in the city, including Polly's.

Episode 33
Ep 33

Close Encounters of the Pig Kind

Speedy befriends a pig from space, but this pig's appetite is out of control.

Episode 34
Ep 34

Big Cheese's High Definition TV

After reviewing their previous encounters with the Pizza Cats, the Big Cheese decides to combine the features from previous robots into one.

Episode 35
Ep 35

Pizza Delivery of Doom!

Spritz disappears while making a delivery to a lakeside village, where mysterious creatures have been frightening the locals.

Episode 36
Ep 36

Youth is for Exploding

The city is in terrorized by a group of exploding robot teens. And to make things worse, Guru Lou is testing his new formula.

Episode 37
Ep 37

Bad Bird Uncaged (1)

Bad Bird is back with powerful new weapons, and challenges Speedy to a battle. Can Speedy defeat him?

Episode 38
Ep 38

Bad Bird Uncaged (2)

Speedy goes to Guru Lou to learn the secret of the Pizza Cats' power.

Episode 39
Ep 39

A Mission in Manhattan

The Pizza Cats travel to meet the New York Pizza Cats. The Big Cheese also goes to New York for a crime conference.

Episode 40
Ep 40

Unidentified Flying Oddballs

A flying saucer appears, and kidnaps Princess Vi. The Pizza Cats have to rescue her.

Episode 41
Ep 41

Princess Vi's Hippy-Dippy Mom

Princess Vi's mother returns, and gives Vi a gem that the Big Cheese needs for his latest robot.

Episode 42
Ep 42

A Wet & Wild Weekend

The Pizza Cats go to a spa to protect Emperor Fred and Princess Vi, but Big Cheese and the Ninja Crows are there too, trying to get some rest and relaxation.

Episode 43
Ep 43

Kung Fu Kitty Contest

Princess Vi holds a martial arts fighting contest to see who is the top fighter in the city. The Pizza Cats, Lucille, Bad Bird and one of Big Cheese's robots are among the entrants into battle.

Episode 44
Ep 44

Gone With the Ginzu

The bad guys steal the Speedy's magical Ginzu Sword and make a copy of it.

Episode 45
Ep 45

A Little Bit'O Luck

Jerry and Bad Bird builds a robot that brings luck. It was supposed to be delivered to Big Cheese, but was lost to Speedy instead.

Episode 46
Ep 46

Samurai Savings Time

The Big Cheese builds a robot that can travel through time. His plan is to travel back in time to stop the Pizza Cats from being formed.

Episode 47
Ep 47

Phoney Baloney Cat

Big Cheese, Jerry, and Bad Bird dress up like the Pizza Cats to ruin the cats' reputations.

Episode 48
Ep 48

The Cheese Who Stole Christmas

Big Cheese is having a bad Christmas, so he dress up like Santa and gives kids masks that won't come off.

Episode 49
Ep 49

Emperor Fred Does Hard Time

Speedy gives Princess Vi's pizza to Emperor Fred, who ruins it. The Princess has a temper tantrum and banishes both of them.

Episode 50
Ep 50

Quake, Rattle, & Roll

The Ninja Crows build an earthquake creating robot, which terrifies Speedy, and Big Cheese.

Ep 51

The very best of Big Cheese's failures

A recap on the Big Cheese's greatest failures

Episode 52
Ep 52

The Big Comet Caper (1)

In a last desperate act the Big Cheese diverts a comet towards Little Tokyo and blackmails the city.

Episode 53
Ep 53

The Big Comet Caper (2)

Speedy and Bad Bird join forces to save the world from the comet.

Episode 54
Ep 54

The Cats Cop Cartoon Careers

A look back at some of the character's best moments in the series.

Cast

Kappei Yamaguchi

Kappei Yamaguchi

Yattarou

Ai Orikasa

Ai Orikasa

Pururun

Jurota Kosugi

Jurota Kosugi

Sukashii

Satomi Korogi

Satomi Korogi

Otama

Yuko Mizutani

Yuko Mizutani

Omitsu

Kenyu Horiuchi

Kenyu Horiuchi

Tokugawa Iei Iei

Maria Kawamura

Maria Kawamura

Usa-hima

Kenichi Ogata

Kenichi Ogata

Nekomata Reikainosuke

Chieko Honda

Chieko Honda

Okara

Yuko Mizutani

Yuko Mizutani

Itsumono Oya

Ryo Horikawa

Ryo Horikawa

Michael

Hiromi Tsuru

Hiromi Tsuru

Madonna