Wednesday, September 4, 2013

Saturday Morning Cartoon: Feed the Kitty


I've posted very few Chuck Jones cartoons on this blog...  the reason for that is because everyone has seen his best work practically everywhere.   In this blog I'm trying to bring you the different stuff, the stuff you don't see all the time.  For instance, you will NEVER see What's Opera Doc posted on this site.  They show that darn cartoon at every animation festival I attend.  I have seen it so much I can no longer enjoy the  Der Ring des Nibelungen without singing "Kill the Wabbit!"   And if you knew how much I enjoy the full 15 hours of the cycle, you'd understand my frustration.

I'm posting a Warner Bros. Merrie Melodie cartoon from 1952, Feed the Kitty, directed by Chuck Jones.   This cartoon has none of the famous Warner characters in it...  No Bugs, Daffy or Sylvester.   It stars a typical Warner Bros. bulldog and a kitten.   But in this short 7-minute film, Chuck gives the bulldog a personality and range of emotion that gets you instantly caught up in the proceedings.   The results is one of his best, and one of my personal favorites.  In 1994 it was selected as #36 on the list of 50 Greatest Cartoons of all Time.   Enjoy!


Feed the Kitty by AlbertHonore