Cats A-Weigh!
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Production company | Warner Bros. Cartoons |
Distributor | Warner Bros. Pictures The Vitaphone Corporation |
Release date | November 28, 1953 |
Starring | Mel Blanc |
Producer(s) | Edward Selzer |
Music composed by | Carl Stalling |
Story by | Tedd Pierce |
Animation | Phil De Lara Charles McKimson Herman Cohen Rod Scribner |
Director(s) | Robert McKimson |
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Cats A-Weigh! is the three hundred and seventy-third Merrie Melodies theatrical short. It was released by Warner Bros. Pictures and The Vitaphone Corporation on November 28, 1953. It was produced by Edward Selzer, written by Tedd Pierce, and directed by Robert McKimson.
Hoping to live a better life at sea rather than on the streets, Sylvester Jr. and his father take on the jobs of mouse catchers on a marines warship. While on duty, Junior chases a mouse into a baby kangaroo cargo hold crate and mistakens Hippety Hopper for a giant mouse.
Detailed summary
Memorable quotes
Sylvester Jr.: That's what makes me proud of my pop: Wherever he goes, he always makes a good impression.
Characters
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Locations
- Earth
- United States
- City wharf
- United States
Objects
- "Cat Wanted" sign
- Baby kangaroo crate
- Mallet
- Water bucket
- Super Muscle-Building Vitamins
Vehicles
- Cruise ship
Production
Development
Filming
Music
The music was composed by Carl W. Stalling.
Release
Dates are in order of release:
- United States: November 28, 1953 in theatres
Behind the scenes
- The title is a play on the word, castaway and the phrase, "anchors aweigh."
- This would be the last Merrie Melodies cartoon to use the green-yellow color rings sequences until the 1955 short Jumpin' Jupiter.
Legacy
- A small clip of this cartoon, the scene where Sylvester fights Hippety Hopper, would be used in the 1964 Looney Tunes cartoon, Freudy Cat.
Home availability
- In the United States:
References
- Films
- 1953
- Directed by Robert McKimson
- Hippety Hopper series
- Hippety Hopper theatrical shorts
- Sylvester and Hippety Hopper series
- Sylvester and Jr. series
- Sylvester Jr. series
- Sylvester series
- Sylvester theatrical shorts
- Sylvester Jr. theatrical shorts
- Merrie Melodies (theatrical shorts)
- Theatrical shorts
- Warner Bros. Cartoons
- Warner Bros. Pictures
- Written by Tedd Pierce