Kitty Kornered


Kitty Kornered is a 1946 Warner Bros. Looney Tunes cartoon, directed by Robert Clampett. The short was released on June 8, 1946, and stars Porky Pig and Sylvester.
Porky and Sylvester would later be paired in a trio of shorts directed by Chuck Jones, Scaredy Cat, Claws for Alarm, and Jumpin' Jupiter where the explorer spooky settings, and also appeared with Daffy Duck in The Scarlet Pumpernickel as villain roles to him.

Plot

Porky Pig kicks his four cats, including Sylvester, out of the house for the night. Outside, it's cold and snowy and the cats aren't having it, so they turn the tables on Porky and throw him out, instead.
Porky, extremely angry, returns to the house and finds the cats smoking, drinking and eating chocolates. He frightens them away by making a shadow puppet of his dog "Lassie" with his fingers.
When Sylvester discovers they've been duped, the cats plot revenge by dressing up as Martians and faking a War of the Worlds (1938 radio drama)|War of the Worlds] type radio broadcast, which Porky initially dismisses as silly; but after being kissed goodnight by three "Martians", Porky is frightened out of his wits and flees the bed in terror.
Porky breaks a glass case on the wall containing a blunderbuss and aims it at the "Martians", who are now advancing up the stairs with swords drawn, all dressed as Teddy Roosevelt. Porky retreats, jumps through a window, and the cats laugh at him. Shivering in the snow in his nightshirt, Porky asks the audience if they know of anyone with a house for rent.

Reception

Comics historian Craig Yoe writes, "In this uproariously funny film written by director Robert Clampett himself, everything and everyone is made of rubber. The last half has some of the most exhilirating action ever put on film."

Cultural references

"Milkman, Keep Those Bottles Quiet" was a World War II hit song by Ella Mae Morse, and was sung by Nancy Walker in the film Broadway Rhythm.
The wine that the grey drunken cat was drinking says "Arsenic and Old Grapes" is a parody reference to Arsenic and [Old Lace (film)|Arsenic and Old Lace].
On The Sylvester & Tweety Mysteries, the "Men from Mars" characters made an appearance in "Spaced Out".
The cats charging up the stairs at Porky assume the appearances of Theodore Roosevelt and his Rough Riders cavalry.