Kitty Kornered is a 1946 Warner Bros. Looney Tunes cartoon, directed by Robert Clampett.[1] The short was released on June 8, 1946, and stars Porky Pig and Sylvester.[2]
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| Directed by | Robert Clampett |
| Story by | Robert Clampett |
| Starring | Mel Blanc |
| Music by | Carl W. Stalling |
| Animation by | |
| Layouts by | Thomas McKimson |
| Backgrounds by | Dorcy Howard |
| Color process | Technicolor |
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| Distributed by | Warner Bros. Pictures |
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Running time | 7:06 |
| Language | English |
Porky and Sylvester would later be paired in a trio of shorts directed by Chuck Jones: Scaredy Cat, Claws for Alarm, and Jumpin' Jupiter. Both also appeared (with Daffy Duck) in The Scarlet Pumpernickel as a villain (the only time Sylvester spoke in a Chuck Jones-directed cartoon).
Plot
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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 frightens the cats 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 aliens and faking a War of the Worlds type radio bulletin which scares the heck out of Porky. Porky breaks the glass case on the wall containing a blunderbuss ("USE ONLY IN CASE OF INVASION FROM MARS") and aims it at the "martians" who are now advancing up the stairs with swords, all dressed as Teddy Roosevelt ("Charge!!"). Porky 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
editComics 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."[3]
Cultural references
edit"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.
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 (possibly in reference to the film Arsenic and Old Lace).
References
edit- ^ Beck, Jerry; Friedwald, Will (1989). Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies: A Complete Illustrated Guide to the Warner Bros. Cartoons. Henry Holt and Co. p. 167. ISBN 0-8050-0894-2.
- ^ Lenburg, Jeff (1999). The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons. Checkmark Books. pp. 124–126. ISBN 0-8160-3831-7. Retrieved June 6, 2020.
- ^ Beck, Jerry, ed. (2020). The 100 Greatest Looney Tunes Cartoons. Insight Editions. p. 111. ISBN 978-1-64722-137-9.
External links
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Quotations related to Kitty Kornered at Wikiquote- Kitty Kornered at IMDb
