Rat in a Hot Tin Can
| Rat in a Hot Tin Can | |
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| Network | Cartoon Network |
| Premiere date | July 2, 1995 |
| Run time | 7:33 |
| Starring | Harvey Korman Marvin Kaplan Nancy Dussault |
| Music composed by | Jerry Reynolds |
| Writer(s) | Jerry Reynolds |
| Director(s) | Jerry Reynolds |
| Voice director(s) | Kris Zimmerman |
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"Rat in a Hot Tin Can" is the eleventh episode of What a Cartoon! season one. It aired on July 2, 1995 on Cartoon Network. It was written and directed by Jerry Reynolds, and voice directed by Kris Zimmerman. It was an unsuccessful backdoor pilot to a fully realized O. Ratz with Dave D. Fly spin-off series created by Reynolds and Russ Harris.
A rat and his fly companion try to find someplace warm during the winter--anywhere but the trash can they are forced to keep returning to.
Detailed summary
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Memorable quotes
Characters
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Organizations
- The Daily News (mentioned)
Locations
- Earth
- United States
- What's Yours is Wine (and Cheese) Shop
- Homeless shelter
- Antarctica (indirectly mentioned)
- United States
- The Moon
Objects
- The Daily News newspaper
Vehicles
- Snowplow
Production
Development
Filming
It was copyrighted in 1995.
Music
The What a Cartoon! theme song was performed by Gary Lionelli. The episode's main music was composed by its co-creator, Jerry Reynolds. The director of music production was Bodie Chandler.
Crew credits
- Executive producer: Buzz Potamkin
- Supervising producer: Larry Huber
- Producer: Michael N. Ruggerio
- Line producer: Yves Laniel
- Unit production supervisor: Sylvia Edwards
- Unit production coordinator: Rachel Rutledge
- Animators: Charlie Cooper, Andy Kuhn, Kyle Hayworth
- Background stylist: Andy Friz
- Casting director: Kris Zimmerman
- Talent coordinator: Cindi Lyn Peltier
- Supervising recording engineer: Ed Collins
- Recording engineer: Preston Oliver
- Ink and pain artists: Rachel Rutledge, Aszura Taylor
- Executive in charge of post production: John Forrest Niss
- Supervising film editor: Paul Douglas
- Camera and film editor: Russ Harris
- Post-production supervisor: Gayle Mnookin
- Post production coordinator: Gail D. Silvers
- Sound services provider: Editel
- Re-recording engineer: Brian Reed
- Video services provider: Modern Videofilm
- Production manager: Debby Hindman
- International production coordinator: Brooke Williams
- Production assistants: Erin Vernon, Sandra Benenati, Linda Moore, Jeffrey Collins
- Production liaison: Heather Kenyon
- Executive in charge of production: Joe Mazzuca
- Development executive: Janet Mazzotti
- Produced in association with: Perennial Pictures
Release
Dates are in order of release:
- United States: July 2, 1995 on Cartoon Network
Behind the scenes
- The episode title is a reference to the 1958 film Cat on a Hot Tin Roof.
Errors
Critical reception
In other languages
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Home availability
- Not available. 😢
