A Tale of Two Kitties
A Tale of Two Kitties is a 1942 Warner Bros. Merrie Melodies cartoon directed by Bob Clampett. It was released on November 21, 1942.
The short features the debut of Tweety, originally named Orson until his second cartoon, who delivers the line that would become his catchphrase: "I tawt I taw a puddy tat!"
Plot
Two cats, Babbit and Catstello, are looking for food to alleviate their hunger. Babbit gets a ladder when they see a bird on top of a frail tree. Catstello is at first reluctant, but manages to go up the ladder. As Babbit demands his partner to get the bird, Catstello experiences "heightrophobia" and falls down the ladder after failing to catch Tweety from his nest. Babbit then puts Catstello in the following attempts to catch the bird to only end in vain:- First he tries to launch Catstello in the air with the use of jack-in-the-box springs. When Tweety first encounters Catstello, he speaks to the audience in surprise before violently attacking him, culminating in him blowing the cat up with a stick of dynamite.
- Babbit's next plan is to send the demotivated Catstello up a tree with the use of a TNT barrel. However, Catstello careens off course and crashes onto the roof of a farmhouse before hanging upside down on a wire. Tweety then plays "This Little Pitty" with his foot, causing him to fall. He attempts to "save" the cat by giving him a rope tied to an anvil, which falls off the roof and crash lands onto Catstello deep into the ground.
- Finally, Babbit constructs a makeshift glider for Catstello that he can use to swoop down and catch the bird. Tweety reports this as an air raid and Catstello is swiftly shot down. Catsello's descent jump cuts between him and a shot of a pitchfork, but Catstello halts midair and safely lands on Babbit.
Voice cast
- Mel Blanc as Catstello and Tweety
- Tedd Pierce as Babbit