Kit for Cat

Kit for Cat
Lobby card.
Production company	Warner Bros. Cartoons
Distributor	Warner Bros. Pictures The Vitaphone Corporation
Release date	November 6, 1948
Run time	7:25
Starring	Mel Blanc Arthur Q. Bryan Bea Benaderet
Producer(s)	Edward Selzer
Music composed by	Carl Stalling
Story by	Michael Maltese Tedd Pierce
Director(s)	I. Freleng
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Kit for Cat is the two hundred and forty-fifth Looney Tunes theatrical short. It was released by Warner Bros. Pictures and The Vitaphone Corporation on November 6, 1948. It was written by Michael Maltese and Tedd Pierce, produced by Edward Selzer, and directed by Friz Freleng.

In order to survive the cold, cruel winter, Sylvester decides to flop at Elmer's house. But he must also do battle with a little kitten when Elmer decides to keep only one of them in his home.

Characters

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Character debut	Speaking debut	Ep. debut	No lines	Mentioned

In order of appearance:

Character	Actor
Sylvester	Mel Blanc
Elmer Fudd	Arthur Q. Bryan
Melvin	Mel Blanc
Beatrice	Bea Benaderet
Landlord	Mel Blanc

Locations

• Earth
  • United States
    • Elmer's residence

Objects

• Trashcans

Production

Second Lobby Card

Music

The music was composed by Carl Stalling.

Release

Dates are in order of release:

• United States: November 6, 1948 in theatres

Behind the scenes

• The title is a pun on the phrase "tit for tat."
• The title card's background is similar to that of the title card from the Merrie Melodies cartoon, Back Alley Oproar.
• Most of the cartoon's plot concepts were recycled from the 1944 Merrie Melodies cartoon, Hare Force.
• The radio soap opera characters Melvin and Beatrice are references based on Mel Blanc and Bea Benaderet, who voiced them.
• The scene of Sylvester looking through trash cans is reused from the 1945 Merrie Melodies cartoon Life with Feathers.

Errors

• On the version present in the Golden Collection and Spotlight Collection DVD releases, the audio is of a noticeably lower pitch.

Everlasting Influence

• The animation of Sylvester looking through trashcans would be reused again in the 1951 Merrie Melodies short Tweety's S.O.S..

Home availability

• In the United States:
  • October 28, 2003: Warner Home Video releases Looney Tunes Golden Collection: Volume 1 on DVD.
  • October 28, 2003: Warner Home Video releases Looney Tunes Spotlight Collection: Volume 1 on DVD.