The Mouse-Merized Cat is a 1946 Merrie Melodies short directed by Robert McKimson.
Title[]
The title is a play on "mesmerized."
Plot[]
Babbit hypnotizes Catstello who initially resists, but finds himself acting like Bing Crosby, Frank Sinatra, Jimmy Durante, Rochester, and then a chicken that lays an egg, and a dog that chases the cat. Babbit and the cat alternately try to hypnotize Catstello, but he turns the tables and hypnotizes Babbit into a cowboy and the cat into a horse. They ride off and crash through a window, leaving him to enjoy his cheese in peace.
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Censorship[]
- Cartoon Network, Boomerang and The WB cut the scene of Babbit hypnotizing Catstello to act like Rochester receiving a telephone call from Jack Benny.[3] Cartoon Network USA initially aired this short uncut in the early-to-mid-1990s.[4] In the late-1990s and early-2000s, this scene was cut.[5] During the 2009 New Year's Day Looney Toonormous Marathon, Cartoon Network USA aired this scene uncensored. Whether this was a mistake or a sign that their censors were allowing objectionable content is unknown.[6][7]
- While the Rochester scene is usually censored on Cartoon Network/Boomerang USA, international Cartoon Network/Boomerang feeds keep this scene uncut.[8]
Notes[]
- Much like Frank Tashlin's "Tale of Two Mice" (1945), in this cartoon both Babbit and Catstello are recast as mice wanting to get cheese while avoiding a cat, and has Catstello turning against Babbit in the end.
- Because the short credits Warner Bros. on Blue Ribbon re-release, the original closing title card was kept.
- Although the original titles exist, the Blue Ribbon reissue titles were restored on HBO Max instead.
- The audio of Catstello's Bing Crosby and Jimmy Durante impressions are taken from "Swooner Crooner" and the audio for his Frank Sinatra impression is taken from "Hollywood Canine Canteen".
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References[]
- ↑ https://archive.org/details/catalogofc19733271213libr/page/115/mode/1up
- ↑ (3 October 2022) Cartoon Voices of the Golden Age, Vol. 2 (in en). BearManor Media.
- ↑ http://www.intanibase.com/gac/looneytunes/censored-m.aspx
- ↑ https://archive.org/details/cartoon-network-tape-11-18-1995
- ↑ http://chomikuj.pl/SSNN/*e2*96*ac*e2*96*ac*e2*96*ac*e2*96*ac*e2*96*ac*e2*96*ac*e2*96*ac*e2*96*ac*e2*96*ac*e2*96*ac*e2*96*ac*e2*96*ac+*e2*97*84*e2*9d*b6*e2*96*ba+Bajki+*e2*97*84*e2*9d*b6*e2*96*ba/*e2*96*ac*e2*96*ac*e2*96*ac*e2*96*ac*e2*96*ac*e2*96*ac*e2*96*ac*e2*96*ac*e2*96*ac*e2*96*ac*e2*96*ac+*e2*97*95+Zwariowane+Melodie/Wersje+Angielskie/Rok+1946/101946+The+Mouse-Merized+Cat+MM+BR+CN+CENSORED,1989594260.mpg(video)
- ↑ https://archive.org/details/title_t00_20210422
- ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H3db7Jr5u6g
- ↑ https://drive.google.com/file/d/1BZtq86oBYSeuSRHMU7HACqNs7L_aR3oP/view