| Kitty Kornered | |
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| Directed by | Robert Clampett |
| Story by | Robert Clampett |
| Starring | Mel Blanc |
| Music by | Carl W. Stalling |
| Animation by | |
| Layouts by | Thomas McKimson |
| Backgrounds by | Dorcy Howard |
| Color process | Technicolor |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Warner Bros. Pictures |
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Running time | 7:06 |
| Language | English |
Kitty Kornered is a 1946Warner Bros.Looney Tunes cartoon, directed byRobert Clampett.[1] The short was released on June 8, 1946, and starsPorky Pig andSylvester.[2]
Porky and Sylvester would later be paired in a trio of shorts directed byChuck Jones,Scaredy Cat,Claws for Alarm, andJumpin' Jupiter where the explorer spooky settings, and also appeared withDaffy Duck (who also has a lisp like Sylvester) inThe Scarlet Pumpernickel asvillain roles to him.
Porky Pig kicks his four cats, including Sylvester, out of the house for the night. Outside, it's cold and snowy and the cats aren't having it, so they turn the tables on Porky and throwhim out, instead.Porky, extremely angry, returns to the house and finds the cats smoking, drinking and eating chocolates. He frightens them away by making a shadow puppet of his dog "Lassie" with his fingers.When Sylvester discovers they've been duped, the cats plot revenge by dressing up asMartians and faking aWar of the Worlds type radio broadcast, which Porky initially dismisses as silly; but after being kissed goodnight by three "Martians", Porky is frightened out of his wits and flees the bed in terror ("MEN FROM MARS!").Porky breaks a glass case on the wall containing ablunderbuss ("USE ONLY IN CASE OF INVASION FROM MARS") and aims it at the "Martians", who are now advancing up the stairs with swords drawn, all dressed asTeddy Roosevelt ("Charge!!"). Porky retreats, jumps through a window, and the cats laugh at him. Shivering in the snow in his nightshirt, Porkyasks the audience if they know of anyone with a house for rent.
Comics historianCraig Yoe writes, "In this uproariously funny film written by director Robert Clampett himself, everything and everyone is made of rubber. The last half has some of the most exhilirating action ever put on film."[3]
"Milkman, Keep Those Bottles Quiet" was a World War II hit song byElla Mae Morse, and was sung byNancy Walker in the filmBroadway Rhythm.
The wine that the grey drunken cat was drinking says "Arsenic and Old Grapes" is a parody reference toArsenic and Old Lace.
OnThe Sylvester & Tweety Mysteries, the "Men from Mars" characters made an appearance in "Spaced Out".
The cats charging up the stairs at Porky assume the appearances ofTheodore Roosevelt and hisRough Riders cavalry (possibly in reference to the filmArsenic and Old Lace).
Quotations related toKitty Kornered at Wikiquote