Robin Cat
- Studio
- Filmation Associates
Characters
Waldo, Felicia, Tyrone, Sparrow
Credits
Directing
- Director
- Hal Sutherland
Producing
- Producer
- Lou Scheimer, Norm Prescott
Writing
- Writer
- Bill Danch, Jim Ryan
Animation
- Animator
- Bob Carr, Jesse Cosio, Zeon Davush, Otto Feuer, Ed Friedman, John W. Garling, Fred Grable, Dick Hall, Marsh Almore, Fred Myers, Larry Miller, Tony Pabian, Karen Peterson, Casey Onaitis, Jack Ozrak, Bill Pratt, Virgil Raddatz, Len Rogers, Don Ruch, Don Schloat, Larry Silverman, Hank Smith, Irv Spector, Dardo Velez, Ron Westlund
Voices
- Voice
- Howard Morris (Waldo), Jane Webb (Felicia), Allan Melvin (Tyrone)
Editing
- Editor
- Doreen Dixon, Jim Blodgett
Crew
- Creative Director
- Don Christensen
- Animation Directors
- Rudy Larriva, Bill Reed, Lou Zukor
- Based On An Idea By
- Lorna Smith
- Animation Storyboard Supervision
- Kay Wright
- Animation Storyboard
- Sherman Labby, Paul Fennell, Mike O'Connor, Roy Wilson
- Art Director
- Alberto De Mello
- Key Assistant
- Mike Hazy
- Layout
- Jim Fletcher, George Goode, Clark Haas, Wes Herschensohn, Bob Kline, Ken Leonard, Carol Lundberg, Tom Knowles, Martin Miller, John Perry, Mario Piluso, Lorna Smith, Wendell, Washer, David West, Jim Willougby
- Director Of Color
- Ervin L. Kaplan
- Background Artists
- Barbara Benedetto, Patricia Keppler, Tom O'Loughlin, Rolly Oliva, Curt Perkins, Douglas Stevenson
- Checking Supervisor
- Marion Turk
- Xerography Supervisor
- John Remmel
- Paint Supervision
- Betty Brooks
- Camera Supervisor
- Bob Pope
- Camera
- Thane Berti, Joe Ponticelle, F.T. Ziegler
- Post Production And Editorial Supervision
- Joe Simon
- Film Coordinator
- June Gilham
- "Waldo Kitty" Theme Written By
- Jackie Mills, Joyce Taylor
- Background Music
- Jeff Michael, Yvette Blais
- Music Publisher
- Shermley Music Co
- Color By
- TECHNICOLOR
- Live Action Sequence By
- Filmart
- Animals Supplied By
- Frank Inn
Companies and other credits
- Music And Sound Effects: Horta-Mahana Corp
- Music Publisher: A.S.C.A.P
- Animals Supplied By: Inc
- A Filmation ProductionCopyright 1975 Filmation Associates
Production notes
James Thurber's The Secret Life of Walter Mitty was a story about a passive man with an active imagination, who daydreamed about crushing his enemies, saving the girl, and being an all-around hero. The Secret Lives of Waldo Kitty was a half-live-action, half-animated TV show about a passive cat with an active imagination, who daydreamed about crushing his enemies, saving the girl, and being an all-around hero.
No wonder Thurber sued.
After the lawsuit, the show changed its name to The New Adventures of Waldo Kitty, but the premise stayed the same.
Each half-hour episode began with two real cats, Waldo and his girlfriend Felicia, usually being chased by the bulldog Tyrone. Since Waldo was powerless against the dominating dog, he would ruminate about all the things he "wished" he could do, at which point the show's format would switch over to animation.
Here, Waldo would act out his imagined adventures, assuming a variety of heroic aliases like Catzan, The Lone Kitty, Robin Cat, and Catman. Once the show returned to live-action, Waldo would take whatever he learned from his daydreams and use it to defeat Tyrone and free Felicia.
The show resurfaced in syndication as a segment on The Groovie Ghoulies and Friends.
No wonder Thurber sued.
After the lawsuit, the show changed its name to The New Adventures of Waldo Kitty, but the premise stayed the same.
Each half-hour episode began with two real cats, Waldo and his girlfriend Felicia, usually being chased by the bulldog Tyrone. Since Waldo was powerless against the dominating dog, he would ruminate about all the things he "wished" he could do, at which point the show's format would switch over to animation.
Here, Waldo would act out his imagined adventures, assuming a variety of heroic aliases like Catzan, The Lone Kitty, Robin Cat, and Catman. Once the show returned to live-action, Waldo would take whatever he learned from his daydreams and use it to defeat Tyrone and free Felicia.
The show resurfaced in syndication as a segment on The Groovie Ghoulies and Friends.