Sesame Street – “Cat Hears Squeaking”

Nov 2, 2020

Original Air Date: March 4, 1981

Directed by: Irra Verbitsky

Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains spoilers for this short segment!

Synopsis: An animated cat hears some squeaking and thinks he is about to have a mouse dinner.

Cartoon Cat: The cat is sleeping by a fence when he first hears a squeak.

Sesame Street - Cat Hears Squeaking - white cat sleeping by fence

Immediately the cat thinks of a mouse.

Sesame Street - Cat Hears Squeaking - white cat lying by fence thinking of mouse
Sesame Street - Cat Hears Squeaking - white cat lying by fence smiling

When more squeaking occurs, the cat starts to run toward the sound, imagining two mice.

Sesame Street - Cat Hears Squeaking - white cat sitting by fence
Sesame Street - Cat Hears Squeaking - white cat running by fence thinking of mouse
Sesame Street - Cat Hears Squeaking - white cat running by fence thinking of two mice

Even more squeaking gets the cat super excited, thinking of three mice!

Sesame Street - Cat Hears Squeaking - white cat running by fence thinking of three mice

When the cat finally finds the source of the sound, it is three kids swinging on squeaky swings.

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Sesame Street - Cat Hears Squeaking - white cat looking around fence shocked
Sesame Street - Cat Hears Squeaking - white cat looking around fence at kids on swings

Final Mewsings: Cats should be able to tell the difference between mice and swings.

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