The Discontented Canary (1934)

The Discontented Canary (1934)

Directed by: Rudolf Ising This review contains a Cartoonish Kitty Carnage Warning! Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains spoilers for this film! Synopsis: A caged canary bird longs for freedom but finds the world scarier than he imagined in this MGM Happy Harmonies short. Cartoon Cat: After tricking his elderly owner into […]

The Most Important Person – “Smelling” (1972)

The Most Important Person – “Smelling” (1972)

Synopsis: This episode of the children’s education series focuses on the sense of smell. Cartoon Cat: Fumble and the kids are talking about smelling with a bird whose nest had been on fire. The bird had not been able to smell the smoke because of having a cold. A dog then approaches them and asks […]

Puss Gets the Boot (1940)

Puss Gets the Boot (1940)

Directed by: Joseph Barbera, William Hanna Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Jasper the cat delights in chasing Jinx the mouse but is warned by the housekeeper that if he breaks one more thing he’ll get the boot, opening the door for Jinx to exact revenge. […]

The Wayward Pups (1937)

The Wayward Pups (1937)

Directed by: Rudolf Ising Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: A housecat (voiced by Russ Powell) is disturbed by two playful puppies and is happy when they are turned outside. But when the puppies don’t return, the cat goes looking for them. Cartoon Cat: At the […]

The Freak Brothers – “Are You Ready for an Edible?” (2020)

The Freak Brothers – “Are You Ready for an Edible?” (2020)

Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: A series of animated shorts promoting the new series based on the underground classic comic The Fabulous Furry Freak Brothers by Gilbert Shelton. Cartoon Cat: In the series the Freak Brothers, Freewheelin’ Franklin Freek (voiced by Woody Harrelson), Phineas T. […]

Sniffles Bells the Cat (1941)

Sniffles Bells the Cat (1941)

Directed by: Chuck Jones Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Sniffles the mouse (voiced by Margaret Hill-Talbot) is recruited by his fellow rodents to place a bell on a cat’s neck. Cartoon Cat: The unnamed blue and white cat is chasing Sniffles and his friends (relatives?) […]

Luca (2021)

Luca (2021)

Directed by: Enrico Casarosa Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Luca (Jacob Tremblay) is an underwater dweller who finds adventure when he rises to the surface, befriends a fellow “sea monster” named Alberto (voiced by Jack Dylan Grazer) and spends a summer in an Italian fishing […]

Dinky Doodle’s Bed Time Story (1926)

Dinky Doodle’s Bed Time Story (1926)

Directed by: Walter Lanz Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: In this Bray Studios short, Dinky Doodle and his dog Weakheart sit with creator Walter Lanz to tune in to some fairy tale bed time stories on the radio. Cartoon Cat: Lanz takes the screen off […]

Sesame Street – “Circles Become Cat and Mouse”

Sesame Street – “Circles Become Cat and Mouse”

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 […]

Tomcats (2001)

Tomcats (2001)

Directed by: Gregory Poirier Synopsis: A group of bachelors bet each other they will stay single. Seven years later and in debt, Michael Delany (Jerry O’Connell) has to get his friend Kyle (Jake Busey), the only other remaining bachelor, married to win the money. Cartoon Cats: The opening sequences show an animated cat and dog […]