He was splashed all over the television in the 1980’s and could be considered a cheap version of Garfield, the famous cartoon cat. He even had two television series and a movie, but Heathcliff may be on the last of his nine lives. Like Garfield, Heathcliff was another orange, wise cracking cartoon cat spent most of his time knocking garbage cans in the air, trying to steal fish from the local fish store and winning over his girlfriend, Sonja.  At times he could be as outgoing as Garfield, but in contrast would often apologize for his mishaps and was generally less sarcastic. Heathcliff started as a simple Sunday newspaper comic in 1973. It was usually a single cell strip with a special Sunday edition that expands to multiple panels. In the fall of 1980, ABC would bring Heathcliff to television as part of their Saturday morning cartoon lineup.  Remember when there actually were Saturday morning cartoons?  He was paired with Dingbat and the Creeps, a vampire dog, and in season two was joined by another comic strip character Marmaduke. Heathcliff was voiced by one of the most legendary cartoon voice actors ever: Mel Blanc.  Mel, nicknamed “The man of a thousand voices” is well known as the voice of Bugs Bunny and dozens of other Looney Tunes characters, as well as Barney Rubble, Woody Woodpecker, and Tom Cat to name a few.  Heathcliff was one of the last new voices the actor would perform before his death. After two seasons and 26 episodes on the network, Heathcliff was cancelled and aired his last show in September 1982. While continuing on in the newspapers and now comic books, Heathcliff was brought back to the air for syndication in the fall of 1984.  Airing in syndication meant that...