C.O.W. Boys of Moo Mesa - The Saturday morning animated fantasy WILD WEST C.O.W. BOYS OF MOO MESA/ABC/1992-94 told the tale about cattle who were turned into cowboys (cows that ride horses) after a comet from outer space crash-landed on a plateau in the Old West. The citizenry of Moo Messa included Marshal Moo Montana, the steadfast leader of the C.O.W.-Boys, his cousins the Cowlorado Kid (a guitar-playing party animal) and Dakota Dude (a gruff hot-tempered bovine); Geronimoo, a strong silent Native-American; Colonel Cudster, the military leader of the C.O.W.-Boys; Buffalo Bull, the strongest of the C.O.W-Boys (who likes blacksmithing); and their female friends Cowlamity Kate and Miss Lily. Together, the C.O.W-Boys followed the Code of the West (C.O.W.) and maintained law and order in the town of Moo Mesa. The bad guys in town included the evil Mayor Bull-loney; the town's corrupt Sheriff Terrorbull (a.k.a. The Masked Bull) and the loudmouthed leader of the outlaw gang The Wild West Bullies. These C.O.W-Bullies included the nasty Saddle Sore, a cold-blooded, venomous hooligan; Boot Hill Buzzard, Saddle Sores' fowl sidekick, and Five Card Cud, a two-faced cheating gambler.     

CODES OF THE WEST

• Always steer your friends in the right direction

• Always keep your barn clean so it won't look like a pig sty

• Never lock up an innocent bull

• Always wash behind your horns

• Never chew your cud with your mouth open

• A real C.O.W.- Boy never cusses

• Always leave a little grazing room for unexpected guests

• Never sit down in a cactus field

• Always clean up after your horse

• Never kiss a horse unless you mean it

• Always start each day with a glass of moo juice

• Always finish your grub before you leave the table

• Always tip your horns to a lady

• It's rude to drool on the salt lick

• Stand tall, be brave and never take any bull from a bully

• Never horn in on another bull's territory

• Never wear red pants around a bull with sharp horns

• Never act like a bully

• Always wear clean underwear to a showdown

• Never wear your spurs to bed

• Always bring a bale to get out of jail

• Never play tag with a rattlesnake

• Never mistake a snake for a lasso

• On a desert trail, a scorpion always has the right of way

• Never wear your boots to bed (or in the shower)

• Never hit a cow

• Always eat your prairie veggies

• Never steal another cow's horse

• Never cheat at cards

• Never drink from another bull's trough

(Codes of the West taken off the packaging of C.O.W.-Boy toys made by Hasbro)