Bill and Coo (1948)

Directed by: Dean Riesner

Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film!

Synopsis: An all-animal cast comprised mostly of birds tells the story of a town called Chirpendale which is menaced by a dangerous crow.

Kitty Cameos: When a circus comes to town, two of the cages include kittens. The black kitten is called a panther and the ginger tabby kitten is a tiger.

Babe - black kitten in circus wagon cage
Babe - ginger tabby kitten in circus wagon cage

The kittens are seen several times in their cages, often interested in the acrobatics the parakeets are performing.

Babe - black and ginger tabby kitten in circus wagon cages in background
Babe - black kitten in circus wagon cage behind parakeet performers
Babe - black kitten in circus wagon cage

One parakeet is riding around in the ring on a motorcycle while the ginger tabby is circling in the cage in the background.

Babe - out of focus ginger tabby kitten in circus wagon cage in background
Bill and Coo - ginger tabby kitten circling in circus wagon cage behind parakeet riding motorcycle around ring animated gif

At the end of the movie the circus pulls out of town and the kittens are in the parade once more.

Babe - ginger tabby kitten in circus wagon cage
Babe - black kitten in circus wagon cage
Bill and Coo - black and ginger tabby kittens in circus wagon cage processing animated gif

Final Mewsings: Kittens would enjoy bird circuses more if they were allowed to run free.

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