| Pizzicato Pussycat | |
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| Directed by | I. Freleng |
| Story by | Warren Foster |
| Produced by | Edward Selzer |
| Starring | Mel Blanc Marian Richman Norman Nesbitt |
| Narrated by | Norman Nesbitt |
| Edited by | Treg Brown |
| Music by | Milt Franklyn |
| Animation by | Virgil Ross Manuel Perez |
| Layouts by | Hawley Pratt |
| Backgrounds by | Richard H. Thomas |
| Color process | Color |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Warner Bros. Pictures |
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Running time | 7:20 |
| Language | English |
Pizzicato Pussycat is a 1955Warner Bros.Merrie Melodies animated short directed byFriz Freleng.[1] The short was released on January 1, 1955.[2]
Mr. and Mrs. Jones, a suburban couple, are puzzled by mysterious piano music in their home, long after their daughter's toy piano vanished. A mouse strikes a deal with their cat, promising a piano performance in exchange for his life. The cat hides the mouse and toy piano in a real piano, deceiving the Joneses. Media frenzy ensues, with scientists baffled by the cat's musical talent. Contracts are signed for public performances, culminating in a disastrous show atCarnegie Hall. Exposed as a fraud, the cat and mouse revert to their usual antics until they bond over jazz music with the cat realizing that he is talented with the drums with the mouse inspired to play his piano with him as a duo. The Joneses, unwilling to go through the same fuss again, keep their unconventional pets a secret and enjoy the music by themselves.