CatDog - Sleepy Time CatDog
[Fading in from black, we see a still version of the later version of the 2022 Tiago Loud, where the text is already formed, albeit darker. It stays on-screen for a few moments, then fades to black. Then, we see the bylineless 2011/2012 Paramount logo in its finished form as it fades in, before it then fades out. (On international prints, the order of first two logos are swapped) Afterwards, the Nickelodeon logo fades in from black, then after a few moments, it fades out. Then, on a black screen, we see white text reading:The following is a re-enactment/parody of the SpongeBob SquarePants episode “Sleepy Time”, combined with re-enactments of some scenes of The Simpsons episode “Every Man’s Dream”. Keep in mind that this might be the strangest thing I’ve ever done.Thank you for understanding.-Tiago Segades Portawhich stays on-screen for a few moments, before it fades out. Another white text reading, “Tiago Loud and Paramount Pictures present” (or “Paramount Pictures and Tiago Loud present” in international releases) fades in, and stays on-screen for a few seconds, before fading out. Another text reading “a Nickelodeon production” fades in, stays on-screen for a few seconds, before fading out. Then, the CatDog logo fades in, with the text “A” and “Fanon Story” fading in, above and below, respectively. The screen fades out to black, and later, it fades in to a starry night sky. A half moon slides into view. The title, “Sleepy Time CatDog”, fades in next to the moon. After a few moments, the text fades out, as the camera pans down to a house, whose exterior is a bone and fish, both combined side-by-side. The scene then fades to a bedroom, where we see a large bed with two pillows in each end. Then, we see a conjoined hybrid of an orange-spotted cat and dog, side-by-side. The dog has a big purple-blue nose, and wears a blue tank top, whilst the cat has a red nose, and wears a white nightshirt.]Dog: “Time for bed, Cat.”[The dog gets to his side of the bed, whilst Cat gets to his side.]Cat: [yawns] “Yeah, time for bed. I wonder what dreams shall we have.”Dog: “You know what they say: curiosity hurts the cat! No offense, Cat.” [frowns and crosses his arms] “Excuse the expression, anyway.” [gets ready to sleep] “Sweet dreams, Cat.”Cat: [also gets ready to sleep] “Good night, Dog.”[As they both fall asleep, a dream cloud slowly appears and covers the screen. Then, the cloud fade to a view of Nearburg, before a garbage truck drives into view, then Dog chases after it whilst carrying Cat; albeit both in their normal appearances (without their sleepwear). Dog is heard howling loudly. The scene cuts to Dog chasing after the truck.]Cat: [yelling] “NOT... TOO… FAST… DOG!”Dog: [excited] “I can’t stop for now! I… have to chase… the truck!”[Then, in an alley, we see three dogs; one is male, has dark orange fur, buffed, and has orange hair. In addition, he has black shade in his eyes, and he wears a white shirt, with a black denim jacket and black pants, along with black boots. The second one is a small, female poodle, and wears a green shirt with a white sunburst and a red “S” on it, and blue jeans, along with black shoes. The third one is a tall and skinny brown dog, wearing a green vest and blue jeans, along with black boots. The buffed dog looks through the binoculars.]Buffed Dog: “When we see that cat, I’ll give the signal and youse better be prepared!”Poodle: [irritated] “I hope that tuna breath feline comes soon!”Skinny Dog: “Duhh, yeah! What they said!”Poodle: “You never change, Lube.”Lube: “Duh, thanks.”Poodle: [growling] “Are they there yet, Cliff?”Cliff: “Be patient. Youse don’t need to hurry, until I give the signal.”Lube: “Duhh, yeah, what he said!”[Through Cliff’s binoculars, CatDog appears into view, with Dog chasing the garbage truck.]Cliff: “The cat is here!”[The Greasers howl in unison, before Cliff and the poodle run after Cat, as Lube trips over, but stands up and chases after them. As the truck turns to the left, Dog runs towards the sky and jumps as he and Cat fly into the air. Suddenly, they get out of the dream cloud, and above the real CatDog, still sleeping.]Dog: “What is going on?”Cat: “Dog, that’s us! We’re still sleeping! We’re still dreaming!”[Then, another dream cloud appears.]Dog: “Look at this dream cloud. I wonder what’s in it.” [Dog looks at it, confused, before he jumps into it, whilst carrying Cat with it. Both of them fall into a library.] “Wow. Look at all these books.”Cat: “I can see that, Dog.”[Cat and Dog walk past a pile of books. Then, they come across a familiar orange cat, who has a black tuft of hair and wearing a cape, reading a book. They walk up to it.]Dog: “Excuse me, sir. Where can we find…?”[Just then, the familiar cat turns to face CatDog.]Cat and Dog: “Randolph?”Randolph: “Cat, Dog! Glad to see ya again! What brings you here?”Dog: “Well, we saw your dream cloud, and wanted to know what’s inside it.”Cat: “And here we are.”Randolph: “Well, I see. This is a dream cloud, and you can do pretty much anything you want.”Cat: [raising an eyebrow] “Anything?”Randolph: “Yes, anything.”[Just then, a female poodle, which is a caricature of Jennifer Carpenter, arrives into view]Female Poodle: “What's going on, Randolph?”Randolph: “Oh, Jacqueline! Meet Cat and Dog. They just arrived here.”Jacqueline: “Oh, hi there. Pleasure to meet you. I'm Jacqueline.”[Dog looks at Jacqueline, lovestruck.]Dog: [with hearts in his eyes] “A pl... a pleasure to meet you too.” [pants like a dog]Jacqueline: “Awww, isn't that dog a cutie?”Cat: “Yeah, he is. Now if you excuse us, we have to get back to our cloud.”Dog: [shakes it off] “Can we visit other people's dreams?”Cat: “What? No, Dog. We have to get back to our cloud, now.”Dog: “But what about the others?”Randolph: “Don't worry, Cat. Let Dog have some fun. But be careful, that sometimes when you mess around with them, there'll be consequences.”Cat: “Wait, consequences? [to Dog] You hear that, Dog?”Dog: “Yeah, but I wanna see other people's dreams. Can I? Please?”Randolph: “Alright, but don't say I didn't warn ya!”Dog: “Thanks, Randolph! See ya!”Randolph: “See ya!” [Just then, Cat and Dog exit Randolph's dream cloud. After that, a Ralph Bakshi-styled cat version of Tiago Loud appears into view.] “Did you just see that, Tiago?”Ralph Bakshi-styled Cat Tiago Loud: “Couldn't help it. Sorry.”[Then, Cat and Dog float across the sky and see another dream cloud.]Cat: [slightly irritated] “Winslow’s dream cloud? Are we going in there?”Dog: “I want to know what’s in there. It maybe something good!”Cat: [sighs] “Terrific.”[Cat and Dog then get inside the other dream cloud, and we see a city filled with cheese. Soon, a torquoise mouse wearing green overalls with rectangular brown stripes, comes out of one of the swiss cheeses.]Torquoise Mouse: [sniffs in and out] “Good morning, Cheeseburg!”[Some other mice appear coming out of their swiss cheeses.]Mice: “Good morning, Winslow!”[Then, Cat and Dog fly towards Winslow.]Dog: “Hey, Winslow!”Winslow: “CatDog? What are ya doin’ here? I thought only mice were allowed in Cheeseburg.”Dog: “I just wanted to visit you and I wanted to say--”Mice: [yelling] “A CAT!”Cat: [unamused, as the mice run around screaming] “Brilliant work, Dog.”Dog: [confused] “Did I do anything wrong?”Cat: [angry] “Did you do anything wrong?! Look at the mice! They are scared of me!” [calm] “Well, Winslow isn’t.” [angry] “But still!”Dog: “Hey, don’t blame me! I just wanted to know what are people dreaming about.”Winslow: “Wanted to know what are we dreaming?”[The mice then stop running.]Mice: “Why didn’t you say so?” [beat] “Well you better get out! Go! Go! Go!”Cat: “Come on, let’s go!”Dog: [sad] “Fine, Cat.” [to the mice] “Lovely to meet you guys.”Mice: “Lovely to meet you too!”[CatDog then come out of Winslow’s dream cloud. Flying across the sky again, they come across yet another dream cloud that comes out of the Greasers’ hut.]Cat: [shocked…] “The Greasers?! Oh, no!” […then anxious] “Dog! We’re not going through that! They’ll pound me in their dream!”Dog: [shrugs, whilst smiling] “Then we’ll just do a little peek, then we get out. Is that good?”Cat: “But, I…” [sees Dog doing the puppy eye pout; sighs] “Fine. But just for a few seconds, then we’re back on our cloud!”Dog: [smiles] “Great! You won’t regret it.”Cat: [muttering] “I probably will…”[Both Cat and Dog jump into the Greasers’ dream cloud, where we see Cliff punching a punching bag, with Cat’s face painted on it. Then, Shriek did the same thing, whilst Lube misses the punching bag.]Dog: “Oh… it seems that they’re punching a bag with a face that looks just like yours…” [realizes that…] “Ummm… I think they’re preparing to pound you, Cat.”Cat: [nervous] “I can see that… Alright, I think we peeked enough. We better get out, but quietly.”Dog: “Alright, Cat.”[CatDog try to sneak out of the cloud, but in the process, they got hit by a trash can, which falls. The Greasers heard the sound of the can, and turned to face both the cat and dog.]Cliff: [smiling menacingly] “Oh, hey Cat. We’ve been expecting you…” [his smile becomes more menacing] “It’s time to pound you, like we always do.”[Cat slowly turned to face the Greasers, who walk slowly towards Cat, as Cliff cracks his knuckles. Suddenly, Cat screams extremely loudly, and in the process his scream turns into a loud cat yowl. After a second, his yowl echoes as we cut to outside the dream cloud for a moment, before cutting back to Cat, who is still yowling like a real cat, before his yowl turns back to his normal scream. After a few seconds, he stops screaming and Cat runs fr his life, carrying Dog with him. The Greasers chase after it, and CatDog jump away from the Greasers’ dream cloud as they fly into the air again.]Cat: [yelling] “What did I even tell you, Dog?!”Dog: [shrugs] “I just wanted to take a peek on that cloud, but I accidentally knocked a can!”Cat: [yelling moderately] “Accidentally knocked a can?! ACCIDENTALLY KNOCKED A CAN?!” [yelling extremely loud] “I TOLD YOU THAT THEY’LL POUND ME IN THE GREASER’S DREAM!!” [Dog whimpers; normal voice] “No, no… don’t give me that puppy eye pout!” [Dog whimpers even more, as he does the puppy eye pout, making Cat feel miserable. Then, Cat gives in.] “Fine. I’ll let it slide this time, but don’t think I’m gonna go through that again!”Dog: [pants] “Thank you, Cat!” [licks Cat’s face a few times, then looks at another dream cloud far away from the Greasers] “Hey, is that…? Is that what I think it is?” [CatDog flies towards the cloud which is near a mansion.] “That must be Rancid’s dream cloud! Hi ho diggety! We better check his dream!”Cat: [stops Dog from doing so; angry] “No, Dog! You know how Rancid is! He’s a greedy rabbit!”Dog: [anxious] “Awww, come on! I wanted to see his dream!”Cat: [crossing his arms, frowning] “No, Dog! No. We’re not doing that again! We’re going back to our cloud, and that’s it!”Dog: “Please?”Cat: “No!”Dog: “Please, Cat?”[Dog whimpers again, but Cat tries to resist. He then sees Dog doing the puppy eye pout again, but Cat tries to resist again. He struggles for a few seconds, until he gives in.]Cat: [irritated] “Fine! Just one last dream cloud for tonight, and we’ll get back home!”Dog: [excited] “Thank you, thank you, thank you!”Cat: [sighs] “Double terrific…”[Then, CatDog gets inside the dream cloud, as we see a bigger mansion. A green rabbit with a pink nose wearing a blue bathrobe comes out of it.]Rabbit: “What a beautiful day out there. Hope nothing bad happens.”[CatDog then lands on the rabbit.]Dog: “Ehh… hi Rancid.”Rancid: [smiling, to Dog] “Oh, son Dog. Glad to have you here. Apart from that… cat.”Cat: [nervously] “Eh-heh, sorry Rancid. We were just checking what are you dreaming about.”Rancid: “Oh…” [raising an eyebrow] “So you were checking what was I dreaming about, huh?” [Cat nods; angry] “Well, then… I’ll give you something to check what I am dreaming about!” [he spins CatDog around, then stops] “Now get out!”Cat: [frowning angrily] “That’s exactly what we’re gonna do!”[Cat then flies out of the cloud, along with Dog. They float towards their own dream cloud where their real life selves are still sleeping. Inside, there appears the same bed Cat and Dog are sleeping in.]Dog: [sighs] “That was fun and all, Cat, but it’s good to be back on our dream cloud.”Cat: [sarcastic] “Yeah, fun…” [serious] “But do you remember what Randolph said? He said there might be consequences whilst we get involved in other people’s dream cloud! And now, apart from Randolph, the other people are unhappy with us for getting involved in their dreams!”Dog: [shrugs] “Oh, come on. What’s the worst that could happen?”[Just then, Winslow’s head starts circulating around CatDog.]Winslow: “CatDog!”Cat: [angry] “That’s the worst that could happen!”[The heads of Cliff, Lube, Shriek, and Rancid surround CatDog and also circulate around them.]All (except Cat and Dog): “CatDog! CatDog! CatDog! CatDog!”[Soon, Jacqueline flies into view, as the heads vanish.]Dog: [looks at Jacqueline, lovestruckingly] “Jac… Jacqueline?”Jacqueline: “Come with me if you want to live in peace.”[Dog grabs Jacqueline’s hand, before she, Dog and Cat fly away as the background turns sparkly.]Rancid: [looks up] “I better follow them to see where are they going! Just you wait, Cat! I’ll get back at you! You’ll see!”[After a few seconds, the scene cuts to Jacqueline, Cat and Dog, who are flying away, then the camera zooms in on Dog, who gleefully closes his eyes. The screen then transitions to him sleeping in a bed, albeit with a ripple effect. Just then, Dog wakes up and rubs his eyes, before he opens them up. We cut to a middle shot of Dog, who is now wearing his blue tank top.]Dog: “Whoa, what a strange dream I just had. My brother and I were seeing Winslow, the Greasers and… Rancid…” [sighs] “And now, Jacqueline came here to the rescue.”[A familiar female voice is heard next to Dog.]Familiar Voice: “Well, you are here with me.”[Dog looks to his left and looks shocked. The camera then zooms out to reveal that Dog was sleeping in a different bed, and Jacqueline is seen next to him.]Dog: [shocked] “How did I get here?!”Jacqueline: “While you passed out, I carried you and your brother here in my dream cloud just for safety.” [petting Dog] “Still, you are the cutest dog I have ever seen.”Dog: [confused] “So does that mean we’re still dreaming?”Jacqueline: “You are, as long as you’re exploring my dream cloud.”Dog: “Oh, I see.” [Dog gets out of the bed, as he looks down and gets shocked. The camera zooms out to reveal that he has legs and a dog tail, and not with Cat. He also wears blue shorts.] “I’m… I’m…”Jacqueline: [to Dog] “Yup, separated from your brother. Don’t worry, he’s on the other room.”Dog: [bewildered] “But how?”Jacqueline: “It’s a dream. In here, pretty much anything can happen.”Dog: “I can see that… but I have to find my brother!”Jacqueline: “I’ll show you the room if you want to.”[Dog nods quickly. Soon, Jacqueline leads Dog to a door. She opens the door, revealing Cat also separated; he has legs and a cat tail, and also wears a long white nightshirt.]Cat: [shocked] “Dog?!”Dog: [also shocked] “Cat?!” [howls; happy] “I’m so happy to see you!”Cat: “Me too, brother!” [looks at Jacqueline] “Jacqueline took you here while you were sleeping too?”Dog: [nodding] “That’s correct.”Jacqueline: [to Cat and Dog] “It seems you had an interesting night exploring other people’s dreams. And I saw what happened while you got back on your dream cloud. I had to get you out of this.”Cat: [to Jacqueline] “So that explains it.”[Soon, a door opens, revealing Rancid with his normal blue tuxedo and pants.]Rancid: “Jacqueline, Jacqueline, Jacqueline…” [crosses his arms] “We meet again. Where is that cat and his brother?”Jacqueline: “Rancid. How did you get in my dream cloud?”Rancid: “Glad you ask. I decided to get back at Cat, so I wanted to find him. I looked at almost every people’s dream cloud, and asked them if they saw him. Just then, the Greasers and I found him, at least for a few moments before you carried-- these guys!” [--points at CatDog]Jacqueline: “So what? I decided to bring them safe.” [protects CatDog by going in front of CatDog] “They’re not here, anyway!”Dog: “Of course we are here!”[Cat covers Dog’s mouth briefly.]Rancid: “Who said that?” [looks around, then behind Jacqueline] “I knew it! I knew you would protect those two!”[Jacqueline tickles Rancid, who then laughs. She then carries Cat and Dog and runs, whilst Rancid stops laughing and chases after them. They then run across doors, Scooby Doo-style. In the process, moving lamps and desks also run through doors a few times. Meanwhile, we see Tiago Loud looking at us, unamused.]Tiago Loud: “Can you believe it? I couldn’t think of anything relevant. Well, almost couldn’t. But keep in mind that I needed to write additional stuff for the previous pages to fix some plotholes.” [A hole appears, before Tiago Loud plasters it with a large adhesive bandage] “See what I mean?”[Finally, we see Jacqueline, Cat and Dog arrive in a large room with grey walls.]Cat: “How do we get out of here?”Jacqueline: “Don’t worry, guys. Just lay down, close your eyes,” [takes out a bag of magic dust] “and with this magic dust Randolph gave to me, you’ll be able get out of my dream.”Dog: [confused] “Are you sure, Jac?”Jacqueline: “Trust me, Dog. Trust me.” [kisses Dog on the forehead.]Dog: [sighs] “Thank you, Jacqueline!” [howls]Cat: [impatient] “Can we get on with it?”Dog: “Alright, alright!”[Cat and Dog lay down and close their eyes. Then, Jacqueline tosses the magic dust on both of them, as it fills the screen with sparkles. The screen fades to black, and after a few moments of black screen, the screen fades to a bush at daytime, which then moves. Just then, Cat and Dog, albeit in their normal appearances, poke out from under it one by one.]Cat: “Dog! Are you okay?”Dog: [shakes head quickly] “Yes, I am.”Cat: [sighs calmly] “I’m glad that we got out of Jacqueline’s dream cloud.”Dog: “And I’m glad we’re away from Rancid.” [looks down] “Cat, we’re conjoined again!”[Cat and Dog walk away from the bush, revealing themselves conjoined like usual.]Cat: “So we are.” [fairly irritated] “I wonder who wrote this part.”[Just then, the camera pans to a tree that is next to CatDog, where Tiago Loud is seen laying on.]Tiago Loud: [shrugs] “You got me, folks.” [sighs; to the viewers/readers] “This cartoon is slowly falling apart…”[Cut back to CatDog.]Cat: [sighs; unamused] “Let’s just go back home.”[The scene then fades to CatDog’s house, then cuts to the kitchen/dining room.]Dog: “Well, what a strange dream we just had. First, we were floating towards dream clouds, then we got to Jacqueline’s dream cloud, and now Rancid was after us.”Cat: [unamused] “I know, right? That was strange. Glad it’s all over.”[Winslow pokes out from his hole.]Winslow: “Hey, CatDog! Having a weird dream?”Cat: [crosses his arms; to Winslow] “What do you think? Of course we had one, and it was extremely crazy.” [sighs]Winslow: “Well, I think you need something to calm your nerves, Cat.” [Then, as Winslow comes out of the hole, he reveals that his lower part is a merman tail. He then floats towards Cat.] “Mermouse Winslow is here to help you out!”Cat: [shakes his head; yowls briefly] “What?! How did you…?”Winslow: [pats Cat’s head] “Don’t bother to ask. Anything can happen in your imagination.”Dog: [confused] “I thought we’re not dreaming anymore.”Winslow: [shrugs] “Well, you are still dreaming anyways.” [floats around Cat and Dog] “Why don’t we get started on your relaxing sesión?”[The background then turns psychedelic, as Cat looks around anxiously.]Cat: [yelling] “What is happening?!”Dog: [confused] “I don’t know! I’m also confused at what’s going on!”[Winslow then spins the table around, as Cat and Dog also spin around with it. The background ripples, as the screen transitions to CatDog’s bedroom at daytime with them tossing around in their sleep. They then land off the bed and wake up, then pant heavily.]Cat: [anxious] “I just had the strangest dream!”Dog: “So did I, Cat. First we explored through dream clouds, then Jacqueline showed us her dream cloud.”Cat: “And Winslow has became a mermouse, and floated around us saying that he wanted to calm us down.”Dog: “Glad it’s all over.”Cat: [concerned] “Dog! Don’t talk to quickly! What if we are dreaming again? To make sure we are not dreaming, someone should pinch one of us, to know if that hurts.”Dog: “Oh, okay. Here I go!” [pinches Cat’s arm]Cat: [yowls like a real cat] “Well, we are not dreaming then.” [crosses his arms] “Next time we’re dreaming, we should not mess around with other people’s dream clouds!”Dog: “Yes, Cat. Understood.”Cat: “Good dog. Glad you understand, and I’m glad it’s all over.”[Just then, Winslow comes out with a mermouse tail.]Winslow: “Mornin’, CatDog!”Cat: [looks at Winslow and gets shocked; screaming] “NOT AGAIN!”Dog: [confused] “Well, what do you know?” [Just then, a garbage truck appears as Dog sniffs the smell of it; excited] “A garbage truck!”[As Dog howls, he opens the balcony window and jumps down to the ground, before chasing after it, whilst carrying Cat who screams loudly. The scene cuts back to Winslow, who takes off his mermouse tail, revealing that the tail was just a blanket.]Winslow: [confused] “What’s wrong with my new blanket?”[The scene pans to Tiago Loud, who appears as a last cameo appearance for the story, crossing his arms. He then shows us a sign reading, “Strange story, wasn’t it?”. The screen irises out, and the closing credits play. After that, the Tiago Loud closing logo is seen, then the Paramount closing logo is seen as well (international releases have the first logos’ order swapped), and the Nickelodeon closing logo is shown. The screen then fades to black.]Trivia:This story parodies the SpongeBob SquarePants episode, “Sleepy Time”, as well as The Simpsons episode “Every Man’s Dream”.The story’s production began in March 18th, 2023. During production, Tiago Segades Porta took breaks, and had a few procrastinations, hence the delay. Its production wrapped in March 20th, 2023, and was published that same day.Tiago Loud, Tiago Segades Porta’s Loud House OC, has a cameo appearance a few times during the story, and at the end of it.Breaking the fourth wall, Tiago Loud explains to us that he wrote additional parts in the previous pages to avoid plotholes.Another fourth wall happens where Cat asks who wrote the scene where he and his brother are conjoined again, then Tiago says that this cartoon is “slowly falling apart”.The story’s original title was called “Sleepy Time Dog”, but was changed to “Sleepy Time CatDog” in March 20th.Cultural/Scene References:Jacqueline, the female poodle, is a caricature of American actress Jennifer Carpenter.The first cameo appearance of Tiago Loud in this story happens; Tiago appears as a cat in the style of the 1970’s Ralph Bakshi animated films.The scene where Cat slowly turns to see the Greasers in their dream cloud, before he screams loudly, is a slight re-enactment of a scene from Home Alone 2: Lost in New York, where Kevin McCallister (played by Macaulay Culkin) sees the Wet Bandits return in front of him, before he does his iconic scream.Jacqueline saying “Come with me if you want to leave in peace”, is a parody of one of the lines from Terminator 2: Judgement Day, “Come with me if you want to live”.The chase through doors in Jacqueline’s dream cloud references the iconic chase from the Scooby Doo franchise.A partial reference to one scene from Melinda’s Escape Room (by Kaneedian; the scene is about Alison showing us that the door is unlocked whilst explaining to us that the people who built the escape rooms are always “one big annoying troll”) happens when Tiago Loud explains us that he wrote additional stuff.The magic dust scene references a similar scene to the SpongeBob Squarepants episode “InSPONGEiac”.Another reference to Melinda’s Escape Room happens to be made, this time referencing a scene where Melinda says “This video is slowly falling apart”.
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