Feed the Kitty

Feed the Kitty
Title card
Directed byCharles M. Jones
Story byMichael Maltese
Produced byEdward Selzer (uncredited)
StarringMel Blanc
Bea Benaderet (both uncredited)
Music byCarl Stalling
Animation byKen Harris
Phil Monroe
Lloyd Vaughan
Ben Washam
Abe Levitow (uncredited)
Richard Thompson (uncredited)[1]
Harry Love (uncredited)
Layouts byRobert Gribbroek
Backgrounds byPhilip DeGuard
Color processTechnicolor
Production
company
Distributed byWarner Bros. Pictures
Release date
  • February 2, 1952 (1952-02-02)
Running time
7:22
LanguageEnglish

Feed the Kitty is a 1952 Warner Bros. Merrie Melodies cartoon directed by Chuck Jones and written by Michael Maltese.[2] The cartoon was released on February 2, 1952, and introduces bulldog Marc Anthony and kitten Pussyfoot.[3]

In the cartoon, a fierce bulldog adopts an adorable little kitten, and tries to keep it a secret from his owner, who insists that the dog stop bringing things into the house.

In 1994, Feed the Kitty was voted #36 of the 50 Greatest Cartoons of all time by members of the animation field.[4]

  1. ^ "Animation Breakdowns #21". Retrieved 10 December 2020.
  2. ^ Beck, Jerry; Friedwald, Will (1989). Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies: A Complete Illustrated Guide to the Warner Bros. Cartoons. Henry Holt and Co. p. 231. ISBN 0-8050-0894-2.
  3. ^ Lenburg, Jeff (1999). The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons. Checkmark Books. p. 102. ISBN 0-8160-3831-7. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
  4. ^ Beck, Jerry (1994). The 50 Greatest Cartoons: As Selected by 1,000 Animation Professionals. Turner Publishing. ISBN 978-1878685490.