Cattanooga Cats (segments)
- This article is about the segments. For other uses, see Cattanooga Cats.
| Cattanooga Cats | |
|---|---|
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| Network | ABC |
| Production company | Hanna-Barbera |
| Original release | September 6―November 1, 1969 |
| Starring | Jim Begg Julie Bennett Bill Callaway Casey Kasem |
| Producer(s) | William Hanna Joseph Barbera |
| Music composed by | Hoyt Curtin |
| Director(s) | William Hanna Joseph Barbera |
Cattanooga Cats is a series of animated segments as part of the Cattanooga Cats television series, produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions for ABC's Saturday morning children's programming debuting. It ran in 1969, airing 9 episodes that spanned one season.
The segments depicted the adventures of a fictitious rock band similar to The Archies, which are populated by Southern anthropomorphic cats consisting of lead singer/guitarist Country, singer/bassist Kitty Jo, bassists Scoots, and drummer Groove. Additionally, the band also traveled around in a van and Kitty Jo owns a big, blue dog named Teeny Tim.
The Cats also appeared in various bumpers between other cartoons of the series, some of which are musical segments containing strong psychedelic, pop art visuals.
Although the series never saw a home media release, the episode "Witch Whacky" was originally announced to be featured on the DVD, Best of Warner Bros. 25 Cartoon Collection: Hanna-Barbera, part of the Best of Warner Bros. series, but was removed for an unknown reason.[1]
Production
An album collection of the songs was released to coincide with the series. It only contained eleven of the songs.
Development
Music
The score was composed by Hoyt Curtin.
Episodes
| Episode | Number | Original air date |
|---|---|---|
| "Witch Whacky" | 1x01 | September 6, 1969 |
| "Geronihoho" | 1x02 | September 13, 1969 |
| "The Big Boo-Boo" | 1x03 | September 20, 1969 |
| "The Wee Greenie Goofie" | 1x04 | September 27, 1969 |
| "Mummy's Day" | 1x05 | October 4, 1969 |
| "Zoo's Who" | 1x06 | October 11, 1969 |
| "Autograph Hounded" | 1x07 | October 18, 1969 |
| "The Caribbean Kook" | 1x08 | October 25, 1969 |
| "Ghosting A-Go-Go" | 1x09 | November 1, 1969 |
Cast
- Jim Begg as Scoots
- Julie Bennett as Kitty Jo and Chessie
- Bill Callaway as Country
- Casey Kasem as Groove
Legacy
Country, Kitty Jo, Scoots, Groove, and Teeny Tim appear in the Jellystone! reboot as animatronics, with their focus episode being "Catanooga Cheese Explosion."
References
- ^ DVD Review: The Best of Warner Bros.: Hanna-Barbera 25 Cartoon Collection. Tiahblog Blogspot (June 7, 2013)
