Kitty Kornered
- Studio
- Warner Bros. Cartoons, Inc.
- Distributor
- Warner Bros.
Synopsis
It's a battle of wills at Porky's house this winter evening, as it's time for cats to go out for the night. But with the snow on the ground, Porky's four cats (who all look like Sylvester) have other plans. Porky scares them out of the house for the night, but they get revenge on him by broadcasting news through his radio of flying saucers and Martians landing. The cats wind up throwing Porky out, and take over his house eating, smoking cigars and drinking.
Characters
Porky Pig, Sylvester, Porky's Four Cats, Butler, Fishes, Moose, Mars Creatures
Credits
Directing
- Director
- Robert Clampett
Producing
- Producer
- Edward Selzer
Animation
- Animator
- Manny Gould, Rod Scribner, J. C. (Bill) Melendez
Voices
- Voice
- Mel Blanc (Porky Pig, Sylvester, Cats, Fish, Creature)
Music
- Music
- Carl W. Stalling
Crew
- Layouts and Backgrounds
- Thomas McKimson, Dorcy Howard
Production notes
The first pairing of Porky and Sylvester.
Sylvester is off-model in this cartoon, with a black nose and yellow eyes.
The last Sylvester cartoon directed by Bob Clampett and his only Sylvester cartoon. The first animated by Manny Gould, J. C. (Bill) Melendez and Rob Scribner.
Inspired by Orson Welles' October 31, 1938 Mercury Theater broadcast of H.G. Wells' The War of the Worlds.
Final line (by Porky): "Does anyone in the audience know somebody who has a house to rent?"
The "Merrie Melodies" ending theme is used at the end.
Sylvester is off-model in this cartoon, with a black nose and yellow eyes.
The last Sylvester cartoon directed by Bob Clampett and his only Sylvester cartoon. The first animated by Manny Gould, J. C. (Bill) Melendez and Rob Scribner.
Inspired by Orson Welles' October 31, 1938 Mercury Theater broadcast of H.G. Wells' The War of the Worlds.
Final line (by Porky): "Does anyone in the audience know somebody who has a house to rent?"
The "Merrie Melodies" ending theme is used at the end.
Pictures
Reviews
Kitty Kornered
Clampett did his best work just before leaving the studio. This cartoon is one of those greats.
Consider this the Porky / Clampett team's farewell performance. This was one of the last cartoons Clampett made before leaving the studio. The premise is simple, Porky is trying to put his four cats (one being Sylvester) out for the night. However, this quickly turns into a battle of "Clampettian" proportions. Basically, the whole cartoon ends with a War of the Worlds broadcast and cats dressed like Teddy Roosevelt chasing Porky out into the snow.
I guess a good way to view this cartoon is to imagine that this was Bob's vision all along when he was working on the black & white Porky's back in the late '30's. It seems as though all those cartoons were merely practice time in order to create this masterpiece. This is Porky and Clampett truly at their best.
This cartoon is significant for Sylvester for two reasons. One, is that this is the first time someone else besides Friz worked with Sylvester. This would be Clampett's only cartoon with the cat (he was getting ready to leave the studio at this time) but it sparked inspiration for the other directors to work with him. McKimson would use him to great affect against his Hippety Hopper character and give him a smashing guest appearance with Foghorn Leghorn in Crowing Pains. Chuck Jones and Art Davis would find uses for him as well, thereby making him one of the more rich and comlex characters at Looney Tunes.
Reason number two is just for the fact that this marks one of the only times where SLYVESTER WINS!! (The other time being Back Alley Oproar.) Poor old Sylvester would never have it so good ever again.
Kitty Kornered
The only thing that prevents this from being one of the ten greatest cartoons ever made is the weak ending. Otherwise, it is absolutely loaded with hilarity.
"Brother pussycats, we've been skidded out, scooted out, backed out and booted out. But tonight, we were scared out". "Smack!"
The cat flushing himself down the drain, another using his TOES to poke Porky in the eyes, the moosehead, the fishbowl, the cats drinking "arsenic and old grapes".....this cartoon is loaded with great gags. And Mel Blanc's Martian Radio announcement is a scream, as is Porky's reaction when he realizes he is in bed with M-MM-M-Men from Mars!!