Original Air Date: circa early 1970s Synopsis: A pink circle becomes a cat who chases a mouse made from a blue circle. Cartoon Cat: The circle divides in two and becomes a cat who preens itself. A small blue ball is bouncing nearby and the cat plays with it. The ball then splits in two […]
Directed by: Jim Duffy Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Based on the children’s book, a boy tries to find help for his dying turtle, Boxer. Cartoon Cats: The boy first asks help from his cat Tabby. Tabby seems interested but obviously can’t do anything. The […]
Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: A silent filmed experiment from the University of Rochester shows several cats used in the study of learned token-reward habits. Reality Cats: The tests involve placing the cat subjects into a lighted box with a window so they can be […]
Synopsis: An educational film shows children about the care of pets living in the city. Cat Burglar (Scene Stealer): The film focuses on a boy named Jimmy and his little dog Spot. On the way to the park, they pause at a pet store where we see many different animals but no cats. A boy […]
Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains spoilers for this film! Synopsis: A Coronet Instructional Film about a boy named Jimmy who visits a farm and thinks about all the ways animals help humans. Featured Feline: Jimmy is walking to his grandfather’s farm when he finds a lost tuxedo kitten in the grass. […]
Original Air Date: October 27, 1976 Synopsis: Dolly Parton visits the Captain. Cat Burglars (Scene Stealers): Late in the episode a film is shown featuring a mama cat and her kittens. The kittens are newborns in the beginning. The kittens then grow and are shown eating and playing. A woman (not Dolly Parton!) sings about […]
Directed by: Tom Shirk Synopsis: An educational short film about food, nutrition and health safety. Kitty Cameo: Most of the film covers what constitutes healthy food and the proper way to prepare it. The last part of the film moves into health issues, mostly regarding cleanliness. A sleeping tabby cat is shown on a floor […]
Synopsis: A partially animated segment finds someone making a group of building blocks into a cat. Cat Burglar (Scene Stealer): A tabby kitten inspects the blocks at the beginning of the segment. When the block cat is finished, the kitten returns, only to have the tail fall of first and then the whole thing collapse. […]
Synopsis: From the Adolescent Development series of educational films, this short offer a look at the sexual development of a girl and a boy growing up in two different households. Cat Burglars (Scene Stealers): The boy is named Bob and his mother, a widow, is open and honest with Bob about the subject of sex, […]
Original Air Date: 2017 Directed by: Oh Yeah Wow Synopsis: Cats are used to spotlight the letter C and to count to the number ten. Cartoon Cats: Ten cute stylized cats are seen in this short animated segment which has a little girl counting them. One cat spots a basket of yarn. The girl wonders […]