Cosby – “That Darn Cat”

Original Air Date: March 3, 1997 Starring: Bill Cosby, Phylicia Rashad Directed by: John Whitesell Cat Out of the Bag Alert!  This review contains spoilers for this episode! Synopsis: Hilton (Bill Cosby) and Ruth’s (Phylicia Rashad) daughter Erica (T’Keyah Crystal Keymáh) moves into their home temporarily bringing her tabby cat Sherman, to whom Hilton is allergic. Cat Burglar (Scene […]

Astro Boy – “The Mysterious Cat”

Also Known As: The Red Cat Original Air Date: September 24, 1963 Cat Out of the Bag Alert!  This review contains spoilers for this episode! Synopsis: The American incarnation of Tetsuwan Atomu or Mighty Atom, based on the popular manga created by Osamu Tezuka.  In this episode, Astro Boy has to try to stop a scientist whose passion […]

The Buccaneers (1924)

Hal Roach Studios Starring: Joe Cobb, Mickey Daniels, Jackie Condon Directed by: Mark Goldaine, Robert F. McGowan Synopsis: The Gang play pirates and attempt to build a pirate ship so they can take to the high seas. Cat Cattle Call: In one scene Joe (Joe Cobb) is told by his mother to buy some fish.  She gives him the […]

This Gun for Hire (1942)

Paramount Pictures Starring: Alan Ladd, Veronica Lake, Robert Preston Directed by: Frank Tuttle Cat Out of the Bag Alert!  This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Philip Raven (Alan Ladd) is a paid assassin who is double-crossed when the men who hired him pay him in marked bills, causing him to set out after the ones […]

The Spy in Black (1939)

London Film Productions Starring: Conrad Veidt, June Duprez, Esma Cannon Directed by: Michael Powell Synopsis: Captain Hardt (Conrad Veidt) is a decorated German submarine commander who is assigned to act as a spy in the Orkney Islands in an effort to destroy British ships. Kitty Cameo: Early in the film we see Anne Burnett (June Duprez) as she prepares […]

Midnight Shadow (1939)

Midnight Shadow (1939)

Sack Amusement Enterprises Starring: Buck Woods, Richard Bates Directed by: George Randol Synopsis: The father of beautiful Margaret Wilson (Frances Redd) is murdered and there are several suspects.  Can amateur detective Junior Lingley (Richard Bates) solve the crime? Purr Blur: In one scene Junior Lingley and his partner Lightfoot (Buck Woods) are looking for clues at the scene of […]

Zotz! (1962)

Columbia Pictures Corporation Starring: Tom Poston, Margaret Dumont, Jim Backus Directed by: William Castle Cat Out of the Bag Alert!  This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Prof. Jonathan Jones (Tom Poston), a soft-spoken professor of ancient language, has a mysterious coin come into his possession which endows him with supernatural powers, bringing chaos into his […]

U.F.O. – “The Cat With Ten Lives”

Original Air Date: September 30, 1970 Starring: Alexis Kanner, Geraldine Moffat, Ayshea Brough Directed by: David Tomblin Cat Out of the Bag Alert!  This review contains spoilers for this episode! Synopsis: SHADO pilot Jim Reagan (Alexis Kanner) and his wife Jean (Geraldine Moffat) stop their car on a country road to avoid hitting a Siamese cat, only to have […]

Express Yourself (1989)

Music Artist: Madonna Synopsis: Madonna’s take on the Fritz Lang classic film Metropolis with her own sexual twist. Featured Feline: At the beginning of the video Madonna is seen in a tall skyscraper holding a black cat against her breast. She releases the cat which runs off. Madonna is singing to the slave workers below, in particular one […]

Cat and Duck Issue Title is Good Grounds (1943)

British Pathé Synopsis: Newsreel footage shows a cat and a duck in a miniature boxing ring with a kookaburra as referee, plus more kookaburras and a cockatoo for an audience. Reality Cat: The narrator introduces this match as Don the Demon vs. Tom the Terror, but what is actually going on here is never quite explained.  Why […]