Samurai Pizza Cats (1990)

Season 1

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.

Released Feb. 1, 1990 Episode 25 min 7+

Genres: Action, Animation, Anime, Comedy, Kids

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Watch Providers: Crunchyroll Amazon Channel

Production Companies: Tatsunoko Production, TV Tokyo, Sotsu Agency

Network: TV Tokyo

Country: Japan
Languages: Japanese

IMDb

7.2

/1123/

Trakt

/58/

TMDb

/92/

MAL

7.0

/6437/

Mineo Fuji
Director

Kappei Yamaguchi
Yattarou

Ai Orikasa
Pururun

Jurota Kosugi
Sukashii

Satomi Korogi
Otama

Yuko Mizutani
Itsumono Oya, Omitsu

Kenyu Horiuchi
Tokugawa Iei Iei

Maria Kawamura
Usa-hima

Kenichi Ogata
Nekomata Reikainosuke

10.0

S1E1 - 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.

Feb. 1, 1990, midnight

8.0

S1E2 - 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.

Feb. 8, 1990, midnight

9.0

S1E3 - 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.

Feb. 15, 1990, midnight

S1E4 - 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.

Feb. 22, 1990, midnight

S1E6 - 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.

March 8, 1990, midnight

S1E5 - 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.

March 1, 1990, midnight

S1E7 - 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.

March 15, 1990, midnight

S1E8 - Kind of a Drag

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

March 22, 1990, midnight

S1E9 - 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.

March 29, 1990, midnight

S1E10 - Samurai Pizza Cats: The First 9 Episodes in 30 Minutes

A clip show with scenes from the first 9 episodes.

April 3, 1990, midnight

S1E11 - 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.

April 10, 1990, midnight

S1E12 - Candid Kitty

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

April 17, 1990, midnight

S1E13 - 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.

April 24, 1990, midnight

S1E14 - 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.

May 1, 1990, midnight

S1E15 - 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.

May 8, 1990, midnight

S1E16 - 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.

May 15, 1990, midnight

S1E17 - 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.

May 22, 1990, midnight

S1E18 - 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.

May 29, 1990, midnight

S1E19 - 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.

June 5, 1990, midnight

S1E20 - 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.

June 12, 1990, midnight

S1E21 - 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.

June 19, 1990, midnight

S1E22 - 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.

June 26, 1990, midnight

S1E23 - 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.

July 3, 1990, midnight

S1E24 - 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.

July 10, 1990, midnight

S1E25 - 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.

July 17, 1990, midnight

S1E28 - 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.

Aug. 7, 1990, midnight

S1E26 - 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.

July 24, 1990, midnight

S1E27 - 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.

July 31, 1990, midnight

S1E29 - Destructo Robots at Popular Prices

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

Aug. 14, 1990, midnight

S1E30 - 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.

Aug. 21, 1990, midnight

S1E31 - 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.

Aug. 28, 1990, midnight

S1E32 - 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.

Sept. 4, 1990, midnight

S1E33 - Close Encounters of the Pig Kind

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

Sept. 11, 1990, midnight

S1E34 - 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.

Sept. 18, 1990, midnight

S1E35 - Pizza Delivery of Doom!

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

Sept. 25, 1990, midnight

S1E36 - 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.

Oct. 2, 1990, midnight

S1E37 - Bad Bird Uncaged (1)

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

Oct. 9, 1990, midnight

S1E38 - Bad Bird Uncaged (2)

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

Oct. 16, 1990, midnight

S1E39 - 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.

Oct. 23, 1990, midnight

S1E40 - Unidentified Flying Oddballs

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

Oct. 30, 1990, midnight

S1E41 - 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.

Nov. 6, 1990, midnight

S1E42 - 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.

Nov. 13, 1990, midnight

S1E43 - 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.

Nov. 20, 1990, midnight