Cattanooga Cats
| Cattanooga Cats | |
|---|---|
| Genre |
Animation Comedy |
| Written by |
Neal Barbera Larz Bourne |
| Directed by |
William Hanna Joseph Barbera |
| Voices of |
William Callaway Casey Kasem Jim Begg Julie Bennett Bruce Watson Janet Waldo Don Messick Allan Melvin Daws Butler Marty Ingels Dick Curtis |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of episodes | 17 |
| Production | |
| Producer(s) |
William Hanna Joseph Barbera |
| Running time | 60 minutes |
| Production company(s) | Hanna-Barbera Productions |
| Distributor |
Taft Broadcasting Warner Bros. Television Distribution (current) |
| Release | |
| Original network | ABC |
| Original release | September 13, 1969 – September 5, 1971 |
Cattanooga Cats is an animated television series produced by Hanna-Barbera for ABC. It aired from September 6, 1969 to September 4, 1971.
The show was a package program similar to the Hanna-Barbera/NBC show The Banana Splits, except that it contained no live-action segments. During the 1969–1970 season, Cattanooga Cats ran one hour and contained four segments. During the 1970–1971 season, the segments It's the Wolf! and Motormouse and Autocat were spun off into a half-hour show. Around the World in 79 Days remained a part of Cattanooga Cats, which was reduced to a half-hour. Motormouse and Autocat ran concurrently with Cattanooga Cats until both met their demise at the end of the 1970–1971 season.
Cattanooga Cats depicted the adventures of a fictitious rock band similar to The Archies and The Banana Splits populated by anthropomorphic hillbilly cats consisting of:
A fifth member, a mouse keyboardist named "Cheesie", was storyboarded but cut out of the series. The group traveled around in a van, was chased by a female cat groupie named Chessie, the "Autograph Hound" (also voiced by Julie Bennett) and Kitty Jo owned a big blue dog named "Teeny Tim". The singing vocals for The Cattanooga Cats were performed by Michael Lloyd and Peggy Clinger. Producer Mike Curb was the musical director for the series and co-wrote all the songs performed by the Cattanooga Cats. Ted Nichols composed the background music. An LP, The Cattanooga Cats (Forward ST-F-1018), featuring some of the songs used in the series, was released in 1969.
The Cats also appeared in various "bumpers" between the other cartoons, but were best remembered for their animated musical segments. These cartoons showed a strong psychedelic and op-art influence and the Cattanooga Cats remain a cult favorite to this day.
Only nine cartoon story segments featuring the characters were produced.
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