lon , ▁and ▁many ▁others . ▁ ▁Epis odes ▁ ▁Cow ▁and ▁Ch icken ▁has ▁a ▁total ▁of ▁ 5 2 ▁episodes ▁in ▁ 3 ▁seasons ▁that ▁were ▁produced ▁from ▁November ▁ 1 9 9 6 ▁to ▁April ▁ 1 9 9 9 . ▁Each ▁half - hour ▁contains ▁ 2 ▁Cow ▁and ▁Ch icken ▁and ▁ 1 ▁I ▁Am ▁We as el ▁segment . ▁Cow ▁and ▁Ch icken ▁premier ed ▁as ▁a ▁full ▁half - hour ▁on ▁July ▁ 1 5 , ▁ 1 9 9 7 . ▁The ▁series ▁ran ▁for ▁ 5 2 ▁episodes ▁through ▁ 1 9 9 9 . ▁As ▁a ▁supporting ▁segment , ▁the ▁show ▁included ▁a ▁cart oon ▁called ▁I ▁Am ▁We as el ; ▁this ▁segment ▁was ▁sp un ▁off ▁as ▁an ▁independent ▁series ▁late ▁in ▁the ▁show ' s ▁run . ▁Typ ically , ▁an ▁episode ▁would ▁consist ▁of ▁two ▁seven - min ute ▁Cow ▁and ▁Ch icken ▁short s ▁playing ▁back - to - back , ▁then ▁followed ▁by ▁a ▁seven - min ute ▁I ▁Am ▁We as el ▁short ▁before ▁the ▁end ▁cred its . ▁The ▁exception ▁to ▁this ▁structure ▁was ▁episode ▁ 1 0 5 ▁(" The ▁U g liest ▁We enie "), ▁which ▁had ▁the ▁We as el ▁short ▁(" I ▁Are ▁Big ▁Star ") ▁play ▁in - between ▁the ▁two ▁Cow ▁and ▁Ch icken ▁short s , ▁possibly ▁because ▁said ▁short s ▁were ▁one ▁story line . ▁ ▁R er uns ▁continued ▁to ▁be ▁shown ▁on ▁Cart oon ▁Network