The Cattanooga Cats

Synopsis of Saturday Morning Show

The Cattanooga Cats were a feline rock ‘n’ roll combo that included lead singer and dancer Kitty Jo, drummer Groovey, guitarist Country, and cellist Scoots. The group served as a lynchpin for the show by connecting several various segments with their musical fillers.

One such segment was Around the World in 79 Days, a loose, modernized adaptation of the Jules Verne classic. Teenagers Phileas Fogg Jr., Jenny, and Happy traveled the globe, hoping to win a million pounds if they completed the tour. Standing in their way was Crumden, his buffoonish sidekick Bumbler, and their pet monkey, Smirky.

The first season of Cattanooga Cats also included the characters Motor Mouse and Auto Cat, who were spun off into their own show in 1970. This segment featured the oversized Auto Cat competing against Motor Mouse in a series of car races. As with Tom and Jerry, the rodent always managed to beat the feline.

When Motor Mouse and Auto Cat bolted, they took with them another Cattanooga Cats segment, It's the Wolf. In it, the vain and idiotic Mildew Wolf would endlessly chase cute little Lambsy, hoping to “have him over for dinner.” Lambsy, determined that winding up the wolf’s bill of faire would be entirely unfair, would yelp his famous tag-line: “It’s the wool-uff! It’s the wool-uff!”

The Cattanooga Cats ran for one more season after the departure of its component cartoons, airing only reruns.

See also: Motor Mouse and Auto Cat

Release History

9/6/69 - 9/5/71 ABC

TV Sub Categories

live-action
animated

TV Studio

Hanna-Barbera

Television Cast

Auto Cat Marty Ingles
Bumbler Allan Melvin
Bristol Hound Allan Melvin
Country Bill Callaway
Crumden Daws Butler
Lambsy Daws Butler
Groovey Casey Kasem
Hoppy Don Messick
Smirky Don Messick
Jenny Trent Janet Waldo
Kitty Jo Julie Bennett
Mildew Wolf Paul Lynde
Motor Mouse Dick Curtis
Phileas Fogg Jr.* Bruce Watson
Scoots Jim Begg

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