Directed by: Friz Freleng

This review contains a Cartoonish Kitty Carnage Warning!

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

Synopsis: Porky Pig is desperate for a good night’s sleep but a musical alley cat has other ideas.

Cartoon Cat: Right after Porky goes to bed and falls fast asleep, a black alley cat sets up his music stand on the back fence and tunes up.

The cat starts singing loudly (not just cat calls but Figaro!) and Porky starts throwing items at him. The cat ducks them then taunts a rather hesitant vase.

The throwing items continues with no luck. Porky then gets a shotgun and pours some milk for the cat before falling asleep while waiting. The cat drinks the milk then bangs on the pan, waking Porky with a start.

Porky stalks the cat in the backyard, sneaking by a fence which reveals the cat on the other side through some large openings.

Finding himself cornered, the cat sings a lullaby to Porky, sending him to sleep.

The cat carries Porky to his bed and even kisses him goodnight.

But the solace is short lived as the cat turns on loud music on the radio, waking Porky again.

The cat continues his backyard concert singing The Old Umbrella Man.

The song Jeepers Creepers takes on new meaning when the cat throws open the door giving Porky two black eyes.

The cat then breaks into Make Love with a Guitar. This is the last straw.

Cartoonish Kitty Carnage Warning! Porky fires his shotgun out the window and hits the cat who dies while gasping Farewell to Thee (Aloha Oe.)

After a moment of regret, Porky really learns the word when the nine ghosts of the cat start singing on the backyard fence.

This cartoon was later remade as Back Alley Oproar with Elmer Fudd as the disturbed man and Sylvester as the persistent pussy.

Final Mewsings: At least the cat could carry a tune!

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