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A Tale of Two Kitties (1942)

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A Tale of Two Kitties

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8/10

Spoofing Abbott & Costello, And Introducing 'Tweety'

A takeoff on Bud Abbott and Lou Costello, famous comedians of the classic era, we have two cats: "Babbit" and "Catstello" just trying to survive and find food, like climbing a very tall tree for a bird snack, if they can get it. That little bird turns out to be "Tweety," the little yellow (later on) canary making his Looney Tunes debut.

Actually, more than half of this cartoon features Tedd Pierce and Mel Blanc imitating the two comedians. They are far more scenes than the little bird but the best scenes are the ones with the little bird high up in his nest. Tweety is naked - no feathers. It's kind of weird, being skin color all over. It's like he's just a tiny baby that has been recently hatched. Anyway, he won't put up with a cat trying to get him - this is one strong little "boid."

"Catstello" can get a little too loud and abrasive (Blan was never subtle with his voices!) but otherwise this was a fun cartoon and interesting Tweety's start in animated films.

I thought the best thing about the cartoon was the direction by Bob Clampett. There are some great "camera" angles in here and it's drawn cleverly in many spots.
  • ccthemovieman-1
  • 10 nov. 2007
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7/10

Tweety introduces that famous "putty tat" line...

This is one of the better Warner Bros. cartoons of the era ('42), with two cats patterned after Abbott and Costello (Babbitt and Catstello), with Abbott trying to get Costello to pry a teeny bird (who turns out to be Tweety Bird), out of his nest.

The gimmicks Abbott uses to get Costello launched into space are hilarious, each one more clever than the one before. This leaves little time to devote to Tweety Bird, but this is Tweety's first film and he doesn't look quite like the finished product that he became several cartoons later.

The usual high standard of animation is present, along with the character voices supplied by Mel Blanc (Catstello and Tweety) and Tedd Pierce (Babbit).
  • Doylenf
  • 21 févr. 2008
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8/10

Enertaining Tweety cartoon

At 17, I still enjoy Looney Tunes, and a Tale of Two Kitties is no exception. It is not a favourite by all means, but it is fun to watch and a funny takeoff of Bud Abbott and Lou Costello. With the exception of an odd-looking Tweety (as if he had just hatched), the animation is fine. The backgrounds are nice in particular and the camera angles are clever. The music is very good, and the humour is all intact and well timed. I particularly loved the "this little piggy went to market" bit, reminded me of Who Framed Roger Rabbit.

The voice acting is commendable. While Mel Blanc slightly overdoes it as Catstello, he does a stellar job as Tweety, who is just as sweet, funny and likable as he is now. Strictly speaking, he is quite bad ass as well. Plus Ted Pierce does well as Babbit in a good grouchy straight talking impression. All in all, it is a lot of fun, not the best Looney Tunes cartoon, but recommended. 8/10 Bethany Cox
  • TheLittleSongbird
  • 15 janv. 2010
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Abbott, Costello and Tweety

A Tale of Two Kitties (1942)

*** (out of 4)

Babbit and Catstello are two cats who are hungry and find their chance at food in the small bird Tweety. What they don't know is that Tweety is a rather smart fellow who has enough fight in him to defend himself.

I must admit that I was a little shocked to see how much of a wink to Abbott and Costello this Warner short was. The fact that it was a homage wasn't too uncommon but it's rather strange that Warner would pay so much respect to a comedy group that wasn't with them. With that said, the introduction to Tweety was certainly a winner and it's easy to see why he'd eventually have his own series. The Catstello cat was actually a great copy of Costello and I especially loved that child-like nature that they gave him. I thought the studio did a terrific job at making this cat just like the real Lou Costello and it certainly added a lot of fun. There's even a very fun joke aimed at the Hayes Office.
  • Michael_Elliott
  • 28 mars 2016
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6/10

Fundamental Cruelt

Warner Brothers often used caricatures of Hollywood stars in their cartoons. Here we have a pair of cats who are doing Abbott and Costello. I was never that fond of Bud Abbott because he always came across as a cruel man. Not just a straight man. Here the Costello cat is subjected to the nastiness of his partner and believes he is at fault. There is one element of significance here. This is the offering where Tweety Bird first appears. He is every bit as formidable as he ever becomes. He does look a little anemic, however.
  • Hitchcoc
  • 9 avr. 2018
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10/10

a more sadistic bird thou shalt never find

In this day and age, we have seemingly come to interpret Tweety Bird as "cute". In his first appearance, he was nothing like that; quite the opposite, he was a bad-ass. In "A Tale of Two Kitties", wandering felines Babbit and Catstello (spoofing Abbott and Costello) find a bird's nest. Grouchy, straight-talking Babbit sends the nervous Catstello up to get the bird, only the tiny avian - whose name isn't actually identified - proves to be the nastiest mother ever. There's naturally an anvil gag.

It's just great to see how the guys behind the Looney Tunes weren't afraid to show anything that they wanted. Definitely one to see.
  • lee_eisenberg
  • 1 mars 2007
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10/10

First Tweety Cartoon

This is the cartoon where Clampett first introduced Tweety. He is a funnier and much more aggressive character here. His design is slightly different from the later Tweety everyone remembers. He looks more like a bird that has just been hatched; tiny, featherless and colored a pinkish hue. The actually stars of the cartoon, though, are a couple of cat caricatures of Abbot and Costello. "Babbit" tries to use "Catstello" to catch Tweety for himself. The cats are very appealing as characters, the timing of the gags is crisp and the dialogue is very clever. This cartoon also marks the beginning of Clampett's breaking away from a more literal style of animation to a more expressive, cartoonier one.
  • Markc65
  • 27 juin 2001
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10/10

masterpiece comedy

Somehow Bob Clampett cartoons were among the first I can remember seeing as a kid - they were the ones from the early days of the Warner brothers animation - and often they were on VHS tapes that even in the late 80's you could buy relatively cheaply as compilations. This involves a very anxious climb up a telephone pole for Catstello as Babbit is down below rooting him on (I think even as a kid it's evident who Mel Blanc is voicing, hint, it's the one who sounds like Daffy when he's exasperated).

This is fully of fantastic visual comedy and plenty of character-driven humor; it's "safe" for kids, don't get nervous parents about early Looney Tunes cartoons being too "edgy" (and even if it was who cares) - but it's more than simply a spoof of Abbott and Costello. It's its own brand of wild humor all about tensions and suspense and if the mission to go up that damn pole will work. I love it and think about it often, the kind of characterizations you see as a child and stays with you for the rest of your life. In that sense it's as essential as learning scripture for a Christian as a tot!
  • Quinoa1984
  • 29 avr. 2016
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9/10

Tale of "BABIT!", A

Soon after Tweety is hatched he is attacked by two dumb but HILARIOUS cats that are made to resemble Abbot and Costallo.

This short directed by Bob Clampett is an HILARIOUS short packed with the debut of Tweety! The short is filled with great gimmicks and outstanding voice work by Mel Blanc.

4(****)out of 4(****)stars

TURN OFF THOSE LIGHTS!!!!
  • TheMan3051
  • 11 nov. 2002
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4/10

Potential for more

  • Horst_In_Translation
  • 11 mai 2016
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Hey, Babbott, weren't WE supposed to be the stars in this picture?

  • slymusic
  • 15 mai 2011
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8/10

Tweetie Pie's first appearance - and Sylvester is not included.

The cats included instead are Babbit and Castello, spoofs on people called Bud Abbot and Lou Castello. Tweetie Pie is a lot different from the Tweetie Pie we know today, in this episode the bird has more of a mean streak and is not yellow. The two cats are very entertaining, Castello being a plump, cowardly cat who receives most of the action and Babbit is a braver, more grown-up cat.

I quite like this Looney Tunes episode because it is funny and Tweetie Pie does a good job in his first appearance. The only things here that bothered me were the references to WWII at the time, Castello pretends to be a Spitfire (he has a large wooden plank around him that resemble wings) and he is shot at. The way he falls to the ground is surprisingly disturbing.

The plot is similar to Tweetie Pie and Sylvester plots, Tweetie Pie sees a putty tat trying to eat him and he makes sure that he does not become breakfast, lunch or dinner. In this episode, Tweetie Pie is trying to make sure he is not eaten by Castello, who is hungry. Unfortunately, Castello is not finding his job easy at all...

I recommend this is anyone who likes Tweetie Pie and to anyone who does not mind references to WWII in a cartoon. Enjoy "A Tale of Two Kitties"! :-)
  • Mightyzebra
  • 14 juill. 2008
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10/10

Still funny after all this time.

Actually, the response phrase, "I did! I taw a puddy tat!" WAS included. It was clever how the filmmakers got around the Hayes office to include the line about Catstello wanting to give Babbet "the bird". A solid 8 of 10.
  • jack-260
  • 26 oct. 2000
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10/10

I Thaught I Saw A Putty Cat

  • mirosuionitsaki2
  • 25 juill. 2007
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8/10

Tweety Bird's First Cartoon, Foiling Two Abbott and Costello Lookalike Cats

Tweety, the yellow pet canary in Warner Brothers Looney Tunes, wasn't always the caged bird battling his feline adversary, Sylvester. In his first cartoon appearance, November 1942's "A Tale of Two Kitties," Tweety was a wild baby bird nesting high in an outdoor tree. Two hungry cats in the shape of Abbott and Costello are hungry for the little bird. Once aroused, Tweety becomes a powerhouse dynamo, frustrating several attempts by the two cats, Babbit and Catstello, to catch and eat him.

Designed by Warner Brothers' animated director Bob Clampett, Tweety joined the artist's innovative characters Porky Pig and Daffy Duck into the studio's fold. Clampett was inspired by Spanish surrealist artist Salvador Dali, shaping his objects into abstract forms, as evident when Catstello, on the receiving end of a falling anvil, is mushed into a pancake. In "A Tale of Two Kitties," Tweety says his signature line, 'I taut I taw a puddy tat,' voiced by Mel Blanc for the first time as the canary breaks the 'fourth wall' and talks into the camera. Like the later 'Roadrunner' episodes, Tweety's adversaries ramp up ingenious methods in the cats' attempts to capture the bird, only to be frustrated, mostly with Catstello bearing the brunt.

Tweety was first known as Orson on the drawing boards. By combining the words 'sweetie,' which was the bird's initial disposition while snoozing in his nest, with 'tweet,' the sounds birds make, Tweety's baptism name came about. During the course of the Golden Age of Cartoons lasting until 1964, the bird was drawn in 46 different forms. At first, Tweety was pink. The censors, viewing the original sketches, told the studio the pink bird, looking sunburned, appeared naked. So the artists shaded the bird yellow, similar to a canary, the color he's kept throughout his life.

"A Tale of Two Kitties" contains several references to World War Two. Catstello is inside a 'victory garden' when an anvil falls on his head. These gardens were situated both on private and public lands to increase food supplies and to alleviate vegetable shortages, much of it shipped overseas. When Babbitt launches Catstello tied to a board serving as airplane wings, the the cat spits high into the air claiming he's a Spitfire, the British fighter plane which played such a crucial role during the Battle of Britain. And Tweety dons a helmet reading air raid warden, where volunteers in this position were tasked with enforcing area blackouts as well as sounding the air raid alarm.

Clampett left Warner Brothers after the war. Artist Friz Freleng shortly came up with Sylvester the cat, and gave Tweety a more adorable look. The pair emerged as one of the most popular rivalries created in cartoons.
  • springfieldrental
  • 9 oct. 2024
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The First Time For "I Tawt I Taw A Puddie Tat"???

As the two cats struggle to retrieve Tweety from the nest high in a tree, each ploy is designed by Babbit and carried out by his dupe, Catstello. At one point Tweety says his characteristic "I tawt I taw a puddie tat!" This is possibly the first time he used the legendary line. But in this episode it is not joined by the response, "I did! I taw a puddie tat!"
  • donzilla
  • 11 sept. 2000
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