Motormouse and Autocat
| Motormouse and Autocat | |
|---|---|
 On-screen title card. | |
| Network | ABC |
| Production company | Hanna-Barbera |
| Original release | September 6, 1969—January 9, 1971 |
| Starring | Dick Curtis Marty Ingels |
| Producer(s) | William Hanna Joseph Barbera |
| Music composed by | Hoyt Curtin |
| Director(s) | William Hanna Joseph Barbera |
Motormouse and Autocat is a series of animated segments as part of the Cattanooga Cats, produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions for ABC's Saturday morning children's programming debuting. It ran from 1969 to 1971, airing 34 episodes that spanned two seasons.
The shorts' second season were featured in their own half hour spinoff show, alongside the It's the Wolf shorts.
In this twist on a Tom and Jerry-based plot, the series follows Autocat chasing Motormouse, who uses a motorcycle of his own, while using different vehicles in order to maintain his job at the Spin-Your-Wheels Garage as a mouse catcher, however, these schemes usually backfire on Autocat.
Although the series never saw a home media release, the episode "Wheelin' and Dealin'" 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
Development
Music
The score was composed by Hoyt Curtin.
Many of the underscore tracks used for the series were borrowed from Wacky Races, which premiered a year prior.
Episodes
| Episode | Original air date |
|---|---|
| 1x01 | September 6, 1969 |
| 1x02 | September 13, 1969 |
| 1x03 | September 20, 1969 |
| 1x04 | September 27, 1969 |
| 1x05 | October 4, 1969 |
| 1x06 | October 11, 1969 |
| 1x07 | October 18, 1969 |
| 1x08 | October 25, 1969 |
| 1x09 | November 1, 1969 |
| 1x10 | November 8, 1969 |
1x11
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November 15, 1969 |
| 1x12 | November 22, 1969 |
| 1x13 | November 29, 1969 |
| 1x14 | December 6, 1969 |
| 1x15 | December 13, 1969 |
| 1x16 | December 20, 1969 |
| 2x01 | September 12, 1970 |
| 2x02 | September 19, 1970 |
| 2x03 | September 26, 1970 |
| 2x04 | October 3, 1970 |
| 2x05 | October 10, 1970 |
| 2x06 | October 17, 1970 |
| 2x07 | October 24, 1970 |
| 2x08 | October 31, 1970 |
| 2x09 | November 7, 1970 |
| 2x10 | November 14, 1970 |
| 2x11 | November 21, 1970 |
| 2x12 | November 28, 1970 |
| 2x13 | December 5, 1970 |
| 2x14 | December 12, 1970 |
| 2x15 | December 19, 1970 |
| 2x16 | December 26, 1970 |
| 2x17 | January 2, 1971 |
| 2x18 | January 9, 1971 |
Cast
References
- ^ DVD Review: The Best of Warner Bros.: Hanna-Barbera 25 Cartoon Collection. Tiahblog Blogspot (June 7, 2013)
