Cattanooga Cats (TV series)

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Cattanooga Cats
On-screen title card.
Network	ABC
Production company	Hanna-Barbera
Original release	September 6, 1969—September 5, 1971
Starring	Jim Begg Julie Bennett Howard Morris Daws Butler Bill Callaway Dick Curtis Marty Ingels Casey Kasem Paul Lynde Allan Melvin Don Messick Janet Waldo Bruce Watson
Producer(s)	William Hanna Joseph Barbera
Music composed by	Hoyt Curtin
Writer(s)	Neal Barbera Larz Bourne
Director(s)	William Hanna Joseph Barbera

Cattanooga Cats is an American animated anthology television series produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions for ABC's Saturday morning children's programming. It ran from 1969 to 1971, airing 17 episodes that spanned two seasons.

The show debuted with segments, Around the World in 79 Days, It's the Wolf and Motormouse and Autocat.

For the second season, it was repackaged as Motormouse, and only aired with Motormouse and Autocat and It's the Wolf segments, although bumpers featuring the Cattanooga Cats were present, the cats themselves don't have any episodes featured.

Segments

• Cattanooga Cats (1969)
• It's the Wolf (1969-1970)
• Around the World in 79 Days (1969)
• Motormouse and Autocat (1969-1971)

Music

The score was composed by Hoyt Curtin.

Opening theme song lyrics

Ja-ba-da, ja-ba-da, say ja-ba-da
Ja-ba-da, ja-ba-da, say ja-ba-da
Cattanooga Cats don't ever purr
They know how, but not what fer
Cattanooga Cats don't go meow
Wouldn't try, but they know how
They're doing their thing, ja-ba-da, ja-ba-da
They're doing their thing, ja-ba-da, ja-ba-da
The doing their thing, ja-ba-da, ja-ba-da
The Cattanooga Cats are doing their thing!

The Cattanooga Cats Show!
Staring Around the World in 79 Days...
It's the Wolf...
Motormouse and Autocat...
and the Cattanooga Cats!

We're doing that thing, ja-ba-da, ja-ba-da
A doing that thing, ja-ba-da, ja-ba-da
Yes, they're doing that thing, ja-ba-da, ja-ba-da
The Cattanooga Cats are doing their thing!
Ja-ba-da, ja-ba-da, say ja-ba-da
Ja-ba-da, ja-ba-da, say ja-ba-da

Episodes

Second season aired as part of Motormouse instead of Cattanooga Cats.

Episode	Original air date
1x01 Cattanooga Cats: "Witch Whacky" It's the Wolf: "It's the Wolf" Around the World in 79 Days: "The Race is On" Motormouse: "Wheelin' and Dealin'"	September 6, 1969
1x02 Cattanooga Cats: "Geronihoho" It's the Wolf: "When My Sheep Comes In" Around the World in 79 Days: "Swiss Mis-Adventure" Motormouse: "Party Crasher"	September 13, 1969
1x03 Cattanooga Cats: "The Big Boo-Boo" It's the Wolf: "A Sheep in the Deep" Around the World in 79 Days: "Arabian Daze" Motormouse: "Water Sports"	September 20, 1969
1x04 Cattanooga Cats: "The Wee Greenie Goofie" It's the Wolf: "High Hopes" / "Winter Blunder-Land!" Around the World in 79 Days: "Madrid or Busted" Motormouse: "What's the Motor with You?"	September 27, 1969
1x05 Cattanooga Cats: "Mummy's Day" It's the Wolf: "Merry Go Roundup!" Around the World in 79 Days: "Mr. Bom-Bom" Motormouse: "Mini Messenger"	October 4, 1969
1x06 Cattanooga Cats: "Zoo's Who" It's the Wolf: "Super Sheep Sitting Service" Around the World in 79 Days: "India or Bust" Motormouse: "Wild Wheelin' Wheels"	October 11, 1969
1x07 Cattanooga Cats: "Autograph Hounded" It's the Wolf: "Any Sport in a Storm" Around the World in 79 Days: "Snow Slappy" Motormouse: "Soggy to Me"	October 18, 1969
1x08 Cattanooga Cats: "The Caribbean Kook" It's the Wolf: "Magic Wanderer" Around the World in 79 Days: "Finney, Finney Fun, Fun" Motormouse: "Crash Course"	October 25, 1969
1x09 Cattanooga Cats: "Ghosting A-Go-Go" It's the Wolf: "Runaway Home" Around the World in 79 Days: "The Argentiney Meany" Motormouse: "Fueling Around"	November 1, 1969
1x10 It's the Wolf: "Smart Dummy" Around the World in 79 Days: "The Tree Man" Motormouse: Buzzin' Cousin"	November 8, 1969
1x11 It's the Wolf: "Cat Caper" Around the World in 79 Days: "Saucy Aussie" Motormouse: Snow-Go"	November 15, 1969
1x12 It's the Wolf: "Mask Me No Questions" Around the World in 79 Days: "Crumden's Last Stand" Motormouse: "Hard Days Day"	November 22, 1969
1x13 It's the Wolf: "Freeway Frenzy" Around the World in 79 Days: "Egyptian Jinx" Motormouse: "Tally Ha Ha"	November 29, 1969
1x14 It's the Wolf: "Slumber Jacks" Around the World in 79 Days: "Border Disorder" Motormouse: "Hocus Focus"	December 6, 1969
1x15 It's the Wolf: "Pow-Wow Wolf" Around the World in 79 Days: "Troubles in Dutch" Motormouse: "Kitty Kitty Bang Bang"	December 13, 1969
1x16 It's the Wolf: "Ghost of a Chance" Around the World in 79 Days: "The Fiji Weegees" Motormouse: King Size Kaddy"	December 20, 1969
1x17 Around the World in 79 Days: "Hawaiian Hangup"	December 27, 1969
2x01 It's the Wolf: "Lamb Scout Cook Out" Motormouse: "Catch as Cat Can"	September 12, 1970
2x02 It's the Wolf: "Wolf in Sheep's Clothing" Motormouse: "Catnapping Mouse"	September 19, 1970
2x03 It's the Wolf: "To Beach His Own" Motormouse: "Paint That Ain't"	September 26, 1970
2x04 It's the Wolf: "Sheep Scene Stealer" Motormouse: "I've Been Framed"	October 3, 1970
2x05 It's the Wolf: "Kookie Cook Book Cook" Mousemouse: "Match Making Mouse"	October 10, 1970
2x06 It's the Wolf: "Train Tripped" Motormouse: "Electronic Brainstorm"	October 17, 1970
2x07 It's the Wolf: "I Never Met a Lamb I Didn't Like!" Motormouse: "Brute Farce"	October 24, 1970
2x08 Motormouse: "Bouncing Buddies"	October 31, 1970
2x09 It's the Wolf: "Channel Chasers" Motormouse: "Ramblin' Wreck from Texas"	November 7, 1970
2x10 Motormouse: "Two Car Mirage"	November 14, 1970
2x11 Motormouse: "Alacazap'"	November 21, 1970
2x12 Motormouse: "Geni and the Meany"	November 28, 1970
2x13 Motormouse: "Choo Choo Cheetah"	December 5, 1970
2x14 Motormouse: "The Fastest Mouse in the West"	December 12, 1970
2x15 Motormouse: "Cat Skill School"	December 19, 1970
2x16 Motormouse: "The Cool Cat Contest"	December 26, 1970
2x17 Motormouse: "Lights! Action! Catastrophe!"	January 2, 1971
2x18 Motormouse: "Follow That Cat"	January 9, 1971

Songs

Songs in the Cattanooga Cats. These were featured in between each cartoon.

Songs	Episode
How Did I Ever Get So Lucky / My Group Has Too Many Cavities	1
My Girl Friend is a Witch / Alle Alle Oxen Free	2
Wait a Minute for Country / She's the Right One	3
Country Carnival / Come and Play with the Cattanooga Cats	4
My Birthday Suit / Super Love	5
Cold Wisconsin Night / Mother May I	6
Johnny Johnny Jump-Up / Day When Love Won't Stay Away	7
Merry Go 'Round / Story of My Life	8
Hoot Owl / I Wish I Was a Fire	9
Do You Dig the Music / It's Summertime	10
We're Incompatible / Love Could Be	11
Pretty As a Picture / Stop Right There	12
Magic Machine / Come Back, Baby, Come Back	13
Children Understand / Up, Down and On the Ground	14
She Sure Got Soul / Cash Register Romance	15
I Want to Sleep Tonight / Sing a Song of Sixpence	16
Daydream / Honey	17

Cast

• Jim Begg as Scoots
• Julie Bennett as Kitty Jo and Chessie
• Daws Butler as Crumden and Lambsy Divey
• Bill Callaway as Country
• Dick Curtis as Motormouse
• Marty Ingels as Autocat
• Casey Kasem as Groove
• Paul Lynde as Mildew Wolf
• Allan Melvin as Bumbler and Bristlehound
• Don Messick as Hoppy and Smirky
• Janet Waldo as Jenny Trent
• Bruce Watson as Phineas Fogg, Jr.