Wild West C.O.W.-Boys of Moo Mesa

Wild West C.O.W.-Boys of Moo Mesa is an American animated series from 1992, the creation of comic book artist Ryan Brown, who also worked on Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. It was part of ABC's Saturday morning schedule. The show was a joint production of Greengrass Productions and King World Productions, with animation handled by Gunther-Wahl Productions for the first season and Ruby-Spears Enterprises for the second. Its initial broadcast was September 11, 1992, and it lasted two seasons, each containing thirteen episodes.

The story begins when an irradiated comet hits the late 19th-century Western plains, forming a mesa shrouded in clouds. Everything on top of the mesa is transformed by the comet's light into a "bovipomorphic" state. Inspired by Wild West tales, this bovine society develops a culture that mimics that era, complete with criminals and dishonest sheriffs, but their knowledge is incomplete, so they improvise to fill the gaps. The series uses steampunk and Weird West elements. The plot centers on keeping order in this frontier territory. The corrupt regulators of Cowtown—Mayor Oscar Bulloney and Sheriff Terrorbull—cannot handle the lawbreakers alone. A group of peacekeepers called the C.O.W.-Boys (short for "Code of the West") helps them, led by Marshal Moo Montana, with deputies Dakota Dude and Cowlorado Kid. They face various ruffians and outlaw gangs threatening the town.

Marshal Moo Montana, voiced by Pat Fraley, leads the C.O.W.-Boys as the marshal of Moo Mesa. He is brave and quick, living by the Code of the West, which he often makes up as he goes. His gun fires star-shaped badges, and he rides a horse named Cyclone. Dakota Dude, voiced by Jim Cummings, is the quiet, strong member of the group, calm and rarely angry even in dangerous situations, though he fears heights. He marries Cowlamity Kate in one episode to save her father's inheritance, and his horse is named Rebel. Cowlorado Kid, voiced by Jeff Bennett, is a Holstein bull, the youngest of the trio, who sees himself as a ladies' man and sings well, though his lasso and guitar skills are questionable.

Supporting characters include Lily Bovine, voiced by Charity James, a bartender and former showgirl who owns the Tumbleweed saloon and is Moo Montana's love interest, with Cowlamity Kate as her best friend.