“Havoc, farce and mayhem on the rocky path to Enlightenment, with a Buddhist Cat,
a novice Monk and a Mouse hell-bent on cheese.”

BACKGROUND:

These 13x 22-minute animated comedy-dramas showcase Bodhi as the enthusiastic Master of the How Not To school of Enlightenment.

And Bodhi’s earnest bumbling gives Dharma The Cat the chance to show off his full range of patronising insults and gags.  Dharma thus establishes himself as The King Of Cool, and The Wisest Of Wits.  He’s an insightful student of human nature, and he doesn’t mind if the truth hurts – others, that is.
 

Meanwhile, over time Siam The Mouse has gained command of Bodhi’s pantry, through sheer persistence and unreasonableness.  Now that she’s achieved this, she branches out to find many amusing ways in which to manipulate and consternate both Bodhi and Dharma, thereby establishing herself as The Princess Of Prank.

THE PILOT EPISODE
"Leaving For India"
Script for a 22-minute animated comedy-drama

SYNOPSIS: Bodhi is rushing madly to leave for the airport on time, to catch a plane to India because he needs to see his guru.  But last time he tried this, his fear of flying produced a total disaster.  Will he do better on this attempt?

How will Dharma & Siam behave?  Siam wants Bodhi on that plane, so she can raid the pantry at will. 

But Dharma has Bodhi's psychology all worked out.  According to Dharma's prediction, Bodhi's effort is doomed to fail, and Bodhi will give us a classic display of his famous 4 Stages Of Demise: Panic, Self-Defeat, Capitulation and Denial.

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The Other Episodes
Here are the 13 episode titles, and their themes:

1. “Human Folly” Bodhi believes that as a novice monk he is now qualified to write the most inspirational book ever produced, called “Enlightenment – How I Did It.”  But Dharma & Siam think it should be called “Work In Progress – Will It Ever End?”
2. “Getting Even” Bodhi becomes embroiled in a feud with his neighbour.
3. “The Gracious Host” Dharma & Siam undermine Bodhi’s attempt to make a good impression on Bodhi’s important guests from India.
4. “The Happy Camper (Not)” Bodhi takes Dharma & Siam camping, to teach them about nature, with disastrous results for Bodhi.
5. “No Exceptions” Bodhi tries to cope with the unfamiliar pressures of globalisation.
6. “Cruisin’ The ‘Hood” Bodhi takes Dharma & Siam for a twilight stroll through their neighbourhood, and they become unwittingly drawn into a series of eccentric conflicts.
7. “Pet Therapy” Bodhi volunteers the services of Dharma & Siam to visit old people, which produces a wildly misguided version of the intended ‘rehabilitation effect.’
8. “Vet House-Call” The veterinarian gets more challenged than he wants to when trying to give Dharma and Siam their vaccinations.
9. “Home Improvement” Bodhi’s attempts  at do-it-yourself renovations are mischievously sabotaged by Dharma & Siam.
10. “In The Garden” Dharma & Siam protect nature’s bio-diversity against Bodhi’s ignorance-driven foray into his little patch of nature.
11. “The War Museum” The trio visit a war museum, and are dismayed by military logic and the concepts that make up ‘national pride.’
12. “Don’t Ask” Bodhi finally makes it to India.  After a long and difficult journey to find his guru in a cave high on a remote mountaintop, his payoff is a profound surprise.
13. "Leaving For India," Bodhi gives us a hilarious display of his famous 4 Stages Of Demise: Panic, Self-Defeat, Capitulation and Denial.