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Writers:
Neal Barbera (story) (1969)
Larz Bourne (story) (1969)
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Release Date:
6 September 1969 (USA) See more »
Genre:
Animation | Comedy | Family | Music See more »
Plot Keywords:
User Reviews:
Groovy, Outta This World, Like Gone, Man! See more (1 total) »

Cast

 (Series Cast) (in credits order)
William Callaway ... Country (voice)

Casey Kasem ... Groovy (voice)
Jim Begg ... Scoots (voice)
Julie Bennett ... Kitty Jo / Chessie (voice)

Paul Lynde ... Mildew Wolf (voice)
Allan Melvin ... Bumbler / Bristle Hound (voice)
Bruce Watson ... Phineas Fogg, Jr. (voice)

Janet Waldo ... Jenny Trent (voice)
Don Messick ... Hoppy / Smirky (voice)

Daws Butler ... Lambsy Divey / Crumden (voice)
Dick Curtis ... Motormouse (voice)
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Marty Ingels ... Autocat (1969-1971) (voice)
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Directed by
Joseph Barbera 
William Hanna 
 
Writing credits
(in alphabetical order)
Neal Barbera  story (1969)
Larz Bourne  story (1969)
Eddie Brandt  story (1969) (as Ed Brandt)
Tom Dagenais  story (1969)
Len Janson  story (1969)
Earl Klein  story (1969)
Bill Lutz  story (1969)
Michael Maltese  story (1969) (as Mike Maltese)
Chuck Menville  story (1969)
Bill Perez  story (1969)
Joe Ruby  story (1969)
Dalton Sandifer  story (1969)
Martin Smith  story (1969)
Ken Spears  story (1969)

Produced by
Joseph Barbera .... producer
William Hanna .... producer
Lewis Marshall .... associate producer (1969) (as Lew Marshall)
 
Original Music by
Mike Curb 
Ted Nichols 
 
Film Editing by
Earl Bennett (1969)
Milton Krear (1969)
 
Production Design by
Iwao Takamoto 
 
Production Management
Victor O. Schipek .... production supervisor
 
Art Department
Jim Carmichael .... story director (1969)
Nick George .... story director (1969)
Earl Klein .... story director (1969)
Bill Perez .... story director (1969)
Paul Sommer .... story director (1969)
Howard Swift .... story director (1969)
Warren Tufts .... story director (1969)
 
Sound Department
Richard Olson .... sound director (1969)
 
Camera and Electrical Department
John Aardal .... camera operator (1969)
Dick Blundell .... camera operator (1969)
George Epperson .... camera operator (1969)
Charles Flekal .... camera operator (1969)
Roy Wade .... camera operator (1969)
Dennis Weaver .... camera operator (1969)
 
Animation Department
Ray Abrams .... animator (1969)
John Ahern .... layout artist (1969)
Carlos Alfonso .... animator (1969)
Vincent Bassols .... animator (1969) (as Vincente Bassols)
Richard Bickenbach .... layout artist (1969) (as Dick Bickenbach)
Brad Case .... layout artist (1969)
Walt Clinton .... layout artist (1969)
Lee Dyer .... animator (1969) (as Shannon Lee Dyer)
Jerry Eisenberg .... layout artist (1969)
Hugh Fraser .... animator (1969)
Gino Giudice .... background artist (1969)
George Goepper .... animator (1969)
Fernando Gonzalez .... animator (1969) (as Fernando Gonzales)
Roberta Greutert .... ink and paint supervisor (1969)
Terence Harrison .... animator (1969) (as Terry Harrison)
Gary Hoffman .... layout artist (1969)
Bob Inman .... background artist (1969)
Willie Ito .... layout artist (1969)
Homer Jonas .... layout artist (1969)
Volus Jones .... animator (1969)
Lou Kachivas .... animator (1969)
Richard Khim .... background artist (1969)
Charles A. Nichols .... animation director
Casey Onaitis .... animator (1969)
Ed Parks .... animator (1969)
Jack Parr .... animator (1969)
Don Patterson .... animator (1969)
Walt Peregoy .... background stylist (1969)
Eric Semones .... background artist (1969)
Don Watson .... background artist (1969)
Robert 'Tiger' West .... xerographer (1969)
 
Music Department
Mike Curb .... musical director: "Cattanooga Cats" (1969)
Ted Nichols .... background music director (1969)
 
Other crew
Frank Paiker .... technical supervisor (1969)
Robert Schaefer .... titles (1969)
 

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Additional Details

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Runtime:
60 min (17 episodes)
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.33 : 1 See more »
Sound Mix:
Mono
Certification:
USA:TV-G | Argentina:Atp
Company:
Hanna-Barbera ProductionsSee more »

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Movie Connections:
Referenced in "Mystery Science Theater 3000: City Limits (#5.3)" (1992)See more »

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Groovy, Outta This World, Like Gone, Man!, 20 January 2012
Author: richard.fuller1

*** This review may contain spoilers ***

Cattanooga Cats was apparently supposed to be a follow-up to the Banana Splits, tho this time so they don't have to pay actors in the costumes. Haha.

I was 3 when this thing came on, almost 4, I remember it and to what extent a 4-yr-old can like something, I did.

I think the show is known better for It's the Wolf, with Allan Melvin and Paul Lynde, than for the Cattanooga Cats, which is understandable.

Yet for some odd reason, the Cats' songs seem to hold up better than the Splits' songs did. Really don't know why.

Cats is very dated, definitely, mainly for their outfits and attempts to sound groovy and hip, but mainstream middle-of-the-road.

They were colorful, as was Top Cat and his gang, but Top Cat wasn't about music (thank goodness).

There is one episode with an Indian who ends up mimicking the so-called 'rock-and-roll' sound of the Cats.

They also have an interesting character called Chessy or Chessie, maybe even Jessie, the autograph hound, and she too is a cat. She pursues the Cats like an obsessed fan.

I've seen this depiction in an Archie comic book as well. It's strange to see it played out as acceptable, for young girls to be so obsessed like this, bordering on what we know today as stalking.

As I had already done, someone observed that Kitty Jo's outfit was the same as Daphne's in Scooby Doo. It was simply the fashion at the time, nothing more. And both shows came out at the same time.

Cattanooga Cats seems to have a hold-on to their music among quirky fans tho. Surprised in doing some reading about them that just the songs were used as bumpers on a UK program, probably a kids show (I hope!) Still, I was a near-4-yr-old fan, so I've always liked them. I recorded a few eps a couple of years ago off Cartoon Network's Boomerang segment and just looked over them last night. Cuh-razy.

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