▁Fe iss ▁first ▁created ▁Cow ▁and ▁Ch icken ▁as ▁a ▁story ▁for ▁his ▁daughter . ▁Fe iss ▁was ▁an ▁anim ator ▁who ▁had ▁worked ▁with ▁H anna - Bar ber a ▁and ▁related ▁projects ▁since ▁ 1 9 7 8 . ▁ ▁Years ▁later , ▁Fe iss ▁was ▁called ▁to ▁submit ▁ideas ▁for ▁What ▁a ▁Cart oon !, ▁a ▁series ▁of ▁various ▁animated ▁short s ▁from ▁numerous ▁cre ators ▁and ▁writers . ▁Fe iss ▁submitted ▁three ▁ideas ▁to ▁executive ▁producer ▁Larry ▁H uber , ▁one ▁of ▁which ▁was ▁Cow ▁and ▁Ch icken . ▁Cow ▁and ▁Ch icken ▁premier ed ▁on ▁What ▁a ▁Cart oon ! ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 5 . ▁Later , ▁H anna - Bar ber a ▁decided ▁to ▁turn ▁Cow ▁and ▁Ch icken ▁into ▁a ▁full ▁series , ▁following ▁many ▁letters ▁from ▁fans ▁asking ▁for ▁more . ▁ ▁Vo ice ▁actors ▁A ▁single ▁actor , ▁Charlie ▁Ad ler , ▁vo iced ▁the ▁three ▁leading ▁roles ▁of ▁Cow , ▁Ch icken , ▁and ▁the ▁Red ▁Guy . ▁Support ing ▁voices ▁included ▁Cand i ▁Mil o ▁and ▁De e ▁Brad ley ▁Baker ▁as ▁M om ▁and ▁D ad , ▁and ▁Dan ▁Cast ellan eta ▁and ▁Howard ▁Morris ▁as ▁Earl ▁and ▁F lem . ▁ ▁Gu est ▁stars ▁included ▁Fe iss , ▁Will ▁Fer rell , ▁Carlos ▁A laz ra qui , ▁Tom ▁Ken ny , ▁J ill ▁Tal ley , ▁Dom ▁De Lu ise , ▁Michael ▁G ough , ▁Mark ▁Ham ill , ▁Jess ▁H arn ell , ▁Pam ela ▁Ad