The Mouse-Merized Cat

Robert Mckimson directed this 1946 cartoon. This was the third appearance of Babbit and Catstello based on the popular comedy duo Abbott and Costello. They had earlier appearances in A Tale of Two Kitties (1942) and A Tale of Two Mice (1945). The voices were performed by Mel Blanc and Ted Pierce. I personally think they did a remarkable job of imitating Abbot and Costello.

The plot centers around Babbit's desire to rid the house of the cat . He's not willing to do this himself, he is however willing to hypnotize Catstello into thinking he's a dog and telling him to chase the cat away. Catstello refuses, but fails and finds himself acting like Bing Crosby, Frank Sinatra, Jimmy Durante, Rochester, and then a chicken, and a dog.

The scene where Babbit is hypnotizing Catstello to act like Rochester receiving a telephone call from Jack Benny is usually eliminated from this short. It's included here because as I have stated previously, I think it's important to show the work in it's original form.