Oggy and the Cockroaches (also known as Oggy et les Cafards in French) is a French animated comedy series produced by Gaumont Film Company

Gaumont Film Company

Gaumont Film Company is a French film production company founded in 1895 by the engineer-turned-inventor, Léon Gaumont . Gaumont is the oldest continously operating film company in the world....

, creator of the popular series Space Goofs

Space Goofs

Space Goofs is a French animated series produced by Gaumont Film Company, Gunther-Waul Productions and Xilam for France 3 that first aired in 1997...

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The show centers on Oggy, a content and lazy, albeit very tender fat blue cat, who would usually spend his days watching TV and cooking - if it wasn't for the three roaches

Cockroach

Cockroaches are insects of the order Blattaria or Blattodea, of which about 30 species out of 4,500 total are associated with human habitations...

 in the household: Joey

Joey Ramone

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, Dee Dee

Dee Dee Ramone

Dee Dee Ramone was an American songwriter and musician, best known as founding member, bassist and main songwriter of the punk rock band the Ramones....

 and Marky

Marky Ramone

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 (named after members of the punk group Ramones

Ramones

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).