A Tale of Two Kitties (1942)

Director:

Robert Clampett

Writer:

Warren Foster (writer)

Release Date:

21 November 1942 (USA)

Genre:

Animation | Family | Short | Comedy

Plot:

Babbit and Catstello, take-offs on Bud Abbott and 'Lou Costello' try to catch the little Tweety bird...

Plot Keywords:

Tweety | Babbit And Catstello | Cartoon Cat | Merrie Melodies | Breaking The Fourth Wall

Cast

Mel Blanc	...	Catstello / Tweety (voice) (uncredited)
Tedd Pierce	...	Babbit (voice) (uncredited)

Runtime:

7 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Company:

Leon Schlesinger Studios

Trivia:

The pink bird in this short is an early form of the character "Tweety Bird". Early model sheets indicated Tweety Bird's original name was "Orson", which is the bird's name in this short. Later, after censors complained that the pink bird looked naked because he had no feathers, Tweety Bird's color was changed to yellow.

Quotes:

Tweety: Aw, da poor puddytat. He cah-wushed his widdle head.

Movie Connections:

Featured in Thou Shalt Not: Sex, Sin and Censorship in Pre-Code Hollywood (2008) (TV)

Soundtrack:

We Did It Before (and We Can Do It Again)

Still funny after all this time.

Actually, the response phrase, "I did! I taw a puddy tat!" WAS included. It was clever how the filmmakers got around the Hayes office to include the line about Catstello wanting to give Babbet "the bird". A solid 8 of 10.