The Supreme Cat

The Supreme Cat

The Supreme Cat is a minor character in theLooney Tunes series created byRobert McKimson. He was voiced byMel Blanc.

History[]

The Supreme Cat made his debut in "Paying the Piper", where he is a leader of several cats who have been rendered unemployed due toPorky Pig. He attempts to deal with Porky by disguising himself as a giant mouse throughout the cartoon. He made his next appearance in "Swallow the Leader" where he tries to eat a swallow during their migration in Capistrano. In these cartoons, Supreme was designed as a plump tuxedo cat with a head resemblant to that of Sylvester.

The cat would be best known for his appearances in "It's Hummer Time" and "Early to Bet". In these cartoons, he is a victim to various crude and ridiculous punishments set up bythe Talking Bulldog due to harassing him or losing a game of gin rummy to him. These outlandish punishments range from being given a faux birthday party with an exploding birthday cake to having to roll out a powder keg while the bulldog lights the gunpowder trailing it. Before each punishment, the cat often remarks "No, not that! Not (punishment name)," and remarks that he hates the punishment after it is performed. Starting from these two cartoons, the cat was redesigned to be a bit thinner, with more white fur on his head.

Supreme would also be paired withFoghorn Leghorn for two cartoons. In "A Fractured Leghorn", he attempts to catch a worm for fishing bait, although Foghorn is also in similar pursuit for a meal. However, in the end, the two loses the worm. The cat is silent throughout the aforementioned cartoon except for an "Ah shaddup!" at the ending. He was given a minor cameo role in his final appearance, "Leghorn Swoggled", where he asks for a fish fromHenery Hawk in exchange for a bone, which he gets while Henery gives the bone toBarnyard Dawg.

Filmography[]

Cartoons[]

•  "Paying the Piper" (1949) 
•  "Swallow the Leader" (1949) 
•  "It's Hummer Time" (1950) 
•  "A Fractured Leghorn" (1950) 
•  "Early to Bet" (1951) 
•  "Leghorn Swoggled" (1951) 

Notes[]

• The official name of the cat remains unknown. He was referred to as "The Supreme Cat" in his debut short, "Paying the Piper", but is sometimes referred to by fans as the "McKimson Cat".
• This cat is similar toSylvester, as they are both black, with a white tuxedo, Sylvester has red nose while Supreme sometimes has black or red nose. However, this cat does not lisp, and speaks with a New York accent, whereas Sylvester speaks with lisping regular American accent.
• All of his cartoons were givenBlue Ribbon reissues.

Gallery[]

The Supreme Cat's early appearance in "Paying the Piper"