TAMING THE CAT

Released January 1948. With Heckle & Jeckle.

[@HassoBenSoba]

This is H and J's best, in my opinion. Continually funny and fast paced. Love the old vaudeville style "take-down" of the cat's devious plan to capture more birds with his "Songbirds Wanted" sign. The Jimmy Durante ("schnozzola") imitation is hilarious (yes, Julie S (below), especially "And not next Tuesday", and the multiple "curtain call" routine at 2:29 is great. I often use the cat's line "What Am I Doin'!!?" (2:58) in my everyday activities--more proof that old, classic cartoons can bring a smile 70 years after they were made.

[@craigdavis4265]

I grew up watching them.I remember they used to be on in afternoons on channel Philly 57.

[@clarkhum]

One of the birds' best.

[@BlueLineGroovy]

The “couple a songbirds today” sing along… oh my G did I ever. Over and over and over… each time slamming a door. Any door. I always laughed so hard.

[@jeffmissinne3866]

Great, fast-moving cartoon with lots of original gags you won't see anywhere else.

[@brissadlr9939]

🎵Get a couple of songbirds today! Tomorrow, a couple of songbirds today!🎵

[@craigdavis4265]

Underrated!!!

[@lollipopsnsugarsmiles4176]

And not next Tuesday.... LOL Me and my mom use this line every time the word Tuesday comes up

[@dpf4058]

Someone bought the rights to the Terrytoon cartoons and never released them on dvd,big mistake,all I've found online are bootleg copies,but I guess that's better than nothing,I really loved these as a kid.

[@garfeldi_gaming]

I’m pretty sure Paramount (who owns the Terry catalogue) just downright refuses to release these cartoons

[@Klook6950Extras]

This one actually comes from Steve Stanchfield’s Special dvd sets

[@logoboy95returns]

This is the first Terrytoons cartoon in which the text "Distributed by Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation" was moved from the beginning to the end.

[@67nairb]

Austin Alexander What movie company distributed the Terrytoons before 20th Century Fox?

[@logoboy95returns]

brian sedlock Educational Pictures.

[@67nairb]

Austin Alexander These cartoons were anything but educational, but they sure were fun.

[@jeffmissinne3866]

Educational Pictures actually started out as a distributor of educational films, but failed badly and switched to distributing comedy shorts and cartoons to pay their debts!

[@billkotenski5459]

They had great artwork in the cartooning Paul Terry with two wise ass birds

[@dpf4058]

To Stephen treadwell,the reason for the round beak is because he's imitating Jimmy durante,known as the shnoze.

[@craigdavis4265]

True Legends!!!

[@gnikcohs]

Quietly gruesome opening.

[@craigdavis4265]

Classic!!!

[@sairungboontua2158]

Thank you

[@kieranorourke766]

Loved H & J

[@Stephen10528]

That cat looks like Katnip.

[@brissadlr9939]

Stephen Treadwell Sort of

[@dakentaijutsu2010]

Not even close

[@fromthesidelines]

Dayton Allen provides most of the voices [Tom Morrison duets with him on "A Couple of Songbirds"]. Jim Tyer provides some tasty "rubbery" animation.....

[@richardranke7878]

+Barry I. Grauman Thanks for the info about Tom Morrison. By the way, I read elsewhere that Dayton Allen also voiced many puppets on Howdy Doody from 1949 to 1952.

[@Klook6950Extras]

Carlo Vinci animates the A Couple of Songbirds Today sequence

[@fromthesidelines]

And he appeared as some quirky "live" characters as well {"Ugly Sam", "Sir Archibald", "Pierre the Chef", et. al.}

[@fromthesidelines]

He was the studio's dance expert.

[@craigdavis4265]

Nice!!!

[@janellirving4625]

Get a couple of songbirds today!

[@NJGuy1973]

And not tomorrow!

[@lollipopsnsugarsmiles4176]

And not next Tuesday.....

[@kumahachi8145]

Mis favoritos las urracas parlanchinas ❤👍😂

[@gabrieldjatienza6971]

Well...H and J get the win since that Cat was the aggressor!

[@ronaldworthy157]

A couple of song birds today , 🤕........I wouldn't advise it !

[@Stephen10528]

Whichever bird's singing, why does his beak get round then?

[@nan9mo]

Stephen Treadwell..... He was imitating Jimmy Durante, one of the great comedians and pop stars of the 1940's!

[@laranaarana]

He is supposed to be Jimmy Durante I guess.

[@charlesmangum3108]

As the two birds said, "We are cartoon characters. We can do anything." And, they are a couple of characters.

[@eascec8374]

This has Original Titles.

[@McCraeTheMediaLover]

Wow!,Terry was so close to getting an Acadamy Award nomination for this one starring his own magpies like how he did with his other star,Mighty Mouse for Gypsy Life,when it was nominated for best animated short at the 18th Acadamy Awards cartoonresearch.com/index.php/cartoons-considered-for-an-academy-award-1948/

[@morrisfar]

Some of the times I want them to be captured or go to jail this much these cartoons are strong brings emotions to you

[@sauluribe7082]

We may not know it but some of the once appeared characters in those Looney Tunes are based on movies and show characters of that time

[@McCraeTheMediaLover]

very zany Jim Tyer Animation! at 2:34

[@grazielalopes1888]

Eu gosto de desenhos antigos

[@penguinguy2723]

Jim Tyer 0:26-0:52

[@penguinguy2723]

1:04-1:35

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2:31-3:18

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3:37-4:11

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4:19-4:53

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5:14-5:59

[@alialrmally313]

لا آله إلا ألله لا آله إلا ألله لا آله إلا ألله لا آله إلا ألله لا آله إلا ألله لا آله إلا ألله لا آله إلا ألله لا آله إلا ألله

[@ahmedahmed-hv2dv]

😂😂😂😂😂جننو البس

[@muhammadawisabdshahadan1117]

Hahaha,next

[@LAPO5511]

6:18 What did he say ?

[@HassoBenSoba]

@B.D Duck I think it's "I WOULDN'T advise it", which makes more sense.