Also Known As: Mooch Goes to Hollywood Directed by: Richard Erdman Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this show! Synopsis: This star-studded TV special stars a dog named Mooch (played by Higgins, best known for later playing Benji) who travels to Hollywood to become a star. Cat Burglar (Scene […]
Original Air Date: circa mid-70’s and early 80’s Synopsis: Celebrities say “Good morning, Captain!” to Captain Kangaroo (Bob Keeshan) in the opening of his children’s program. Kitty Cameos: From 1974 through the 1980’s, a wide variety of celebrities appeared in these opening segments. Gwen Verdon and her silver tabby cat Fatrick offered one of these […]
There is a special place in the hearts of movie lovers and cat fanciers alike for the Disney films which feature cats. True they are not as numerous as Disney dog pictures, but there are several. And among them The Cat From Outer Space rates pretty high; maybe not for its plot or kooky special […]
English Title: Tiger the Cat Directed by: Arnolds Burovs Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: In this Latvian short film a naughty little boy is shrunk in size and becomes threatened by the very cat he teased in a clever combination of live action footage and […]
Directed by: Pat Jackson Synopsis: The police race against time to find seventy dangerous pills which were found by a group of kids who think they are candy. Kitty Cameos: The kids, who are in a gang called The Rockets, have a secret clubhouse. A young boy named Dickie (Ronnie Johnson) discovers the hideout and […]
Directed by: Harley Cokeliss This review contains a Kitty Carnage Warning! Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: A boy named Billy (Ben Buckton) fights back when he realizes a local pond has been contaminated with chemicals dumped there by a company. Cat Burglar (Scene Stealer): Billy […]
Directed by: Mark Burton, Richard Starzak Synopsis: Shaun the sheep decides to take a day off from the farm which leads to a crazy adventure in the city. Cartoon Cat: At one point Shaun is caught by animal control nut A. Trumper and taken to the man’s Animal Containment Unit which resembles a prison. As […]
Directed by: Robert McKimson Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Matilda (voiced by June Foray) and Clyde (voiced by Mel Blanc) are a mouse couple who adopt a kitten then visit him as an adult cat in the human home. Cartoon Cat: The opening placard is the […]
Original Title: La belle et la bĂȘte Directed by: Jean Cocteau Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: The classic telling of the fairy tale finds Belle (Josette Day) sacrificing herself to the whims of a Beast (Jean Marais) in order to save her father (Marcel AndrĂ©). […]
Directed by: Harry Winer Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Upset by the news that their parents are separating, Grover Beindorf (Kyle Howard) and his sister Stacey (Amy Sakasitz) lock them in the basement hoping for a reconciliation. Cat Burglar (Scene Stealer): The Beindorfs own a […]