Sesame Street – “Snow Day” (1972)

Sesame Street – “Snow Day” (1972)

Directed by: Jim Simon Synopsis: A lovely animated segment from director Jim Simon (who also animated Hey Diddle Diddle) shows a little girl excited for the coming of a fun snow day. Cartoon Cat: As the girl plays a flute and dances around her room, a white cat is lying on the floor waving its […]

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 […]

Sesame Street – “Cat Hears Squeaking”

Sesame Street – “Cat Hears Squeaking”

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 […]

Sesame Street – “Kitty Blocks”

Sesame Street – “Kitty Blocks”

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. […]

Sesame Street – “C is for Counting Cats”

Sesame Street – “C is for Counting Cats”

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 […]

Sesame Street – “Six Song (Song of Six)”

Sesame Street – “Six Song (Song of Six)”

Original Air Date: November 24, 1969 Directed by: Jim Henson Synopsis: The memorable counting song (categorized as Numerosity) features the number 6. Kitty Cameos: A man opens a door to reveal six cats which are then counted. Final Mewsings: Every cat counts! Relevant Links: To discuss this show and other cats in movies and on […]

Old Lady Feeding Cats

Old Lady Feeding Cats

Directed by: Bruce Cayard Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: An old woman feeds her cat and then unexpected guests show up. Cartoon Cats: This short segment which appears to have been directed by animator and cartoonist Bruce Cayard shows an old woman calling for her […]

Sesame Street – “Cat and Mouse Chase”

Sesame Street – “Cat and Mouse Chase”

Original Air Date: May 14, 1971 Directed by: John and Faith Hubley Synopsis: A cat chases a mouse into a hole where they communicate via knocks. Cartoon Cat: The grey cat chases after the mouse. The mouse ducks into a hole and the cat hits the wall. The cat then knocks on the wall and the mouse answers with […]