Goldimouse and the Three Cats
Goldimouse and the Three Cats | |
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Directed by | Friz Freleng |
Story by | Michael Maltese[1] |
Produced by | John W. Burton |
Starring | Mel Blanc June Foray |
Narrated by | June Foray |
Edited by | Treg Brown |
Music by | Milt Franklyn |
Animation by | Gerry Chiniquy Virgil Ross Arthur Davis Harry Love |
Layouts by | Hawley Pratt |
Backgrounds by | Tom O'Loughlin |
Color process | Technicolor |
Production company | |
Distributed by | Warner Bros. Pictures |
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Country | United States |
Language | English |
Goldimouse and the Three Cats is a 1960 Warner Bros. Looney Tunes animated cartoon directed by Friz Freleng.[2] The short was released on March 15, 1960, and stars Sylvester and Sylvester Jr.[3]
This cartoon was included in the 1982 feature film Bugs Bunny's 3rd Movie: 1001 Rabbit Tales.
Plot[]
In a cottage live the Three Cats: Sylvester (father cat), Mrs. Sylvester (mother cat), and Sylvester Jr. (baby cat alias "Spoiled Brat" as Sylvester calls him). Sylvester finds his porridge is too hot and Mrs. Sylvester finds her porridge too cold, but Sylvester Jr. complains on why they are having to eat porridge instead of mice like other cats. Sylvester suggests that they go for a walk in the woods to wait for the porridge to cool down (commenting "Now where have I heard that before?").
While they are away, Goldimouse (a mouse with curly blonde locks) enters the house through a tiny door, spies the porridge, and eats it. Afterwards, Goldimouse feels sleepy and tries all three beds and finds Sylvester Jr.'s just right, so Goldimouse takes it and goes to sleep.
Later on, Sylvester and his family return from their walk and discover Goldimouse's handiwork. While going through the whole "Somebody's been eating my porridge" and "Somebody's been sleeping in my bed" bit, Sylvester Jr. is relieved that his porridge is all gone and that the intruder in his bed is a mouse. When he says this, Goldimouse wakes up, freaks out at the sight of Sylvester Jr. and turns to Sylvester for help, but then notices that he, too, is a cat and escapes out the tiny door.
At his son's insistence, Sylvester tries to get Goldimouse out of the mousehole, but she thwarts his multiple attempts. After Sylvester's latest failure to rid Goldimouse with explosives, Sylvester brings Junior his breakfast, consisting of a bowl of porridge. He dumps it on Junior's head, indicating that he has had enough of Junior's spoiled attitude.
Voice cast[]
- Mel Blanc as Sylvester / Sylvester Jr.
- June Foray as Narrator / Mrs. Sylvester / Goldimouse (uncredited)
References[]
- ^ Beck, Jerry (1991). I Tawt I Taw a Puddy Tat: Fifty Years of Sylvester and Tweety. New York: Henry Holt and Co. p. 145. ISBN 0-8050-1644-9.
- ^ Beck, Jerry; Friedwald, Will (1989). Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies: A Complete Illustrated Guide to the Warner Bros. Cartoons. Henry Holt and Co. p. 323. ISBN 0-8050-0894-2.
- ^ Lenburg, Jeff (1999). The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons. Checkmark Books. pp. 140–142. ISBN 0-8160-3831-7. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
External links[]
- 1960 films
- English-language films
- 1960 short films
- 1960 comedy films
- 1960 animated films
- 1960s American animated films
- 1960s children's comedy films
- 1960s children's fantasy films
- 1960s children's animated films
- 1960s fantasy-comedy films
- 1960s English-language films
- 1960s Warner Bros. animated short films
- American films
- American children's animated comedy films
- American children's animated fantasy films
- American animated short films
- American fantasy-comedy films
- American parody films
- Fairy tale parody films
- Surreal comedy
- Looney Tunes shorts
- Films based on Goldilocks and the Three Bears
- Films featuring Sylvester the Cat
- Films featuring Sylvester Jr.
- Animated films about families
- Films about mice and rats
- Films set in forests
- Short films directed by Friz Freleng
- Films with screenplays by Michael Maltese
- Films scored by Milt Franklyn
- Warner Bros. Cartoons animated short films