Theshapeshifter Review of The Cat Came Back

The Cat Came Back (1988)

"But the cat came back, the very next day, we thought he was a goner, but he wouldn't stay away!"

[8/10 · 8 January 2006]

I recall watching this ages ago on Cartoon Network, very late at night and it was hilarious. I can't recall how it happened exactly, but it was marvelous. The story is a short one; the story of a man named Mr. Johnson who lives alone in an if- anything, orderly house. With this in mind, it turns out one fateful day that a cat, adorable as can be, is left on his doorstep as an orphan would be. Eventually, the cat somehow makes it into the house and in but a few seconds, causes nothing but trouble for poor Mr. Johnson, by wrecking his home. Mr. Johnson does what he can to get rid of the cat, but is continually greeted with the cat's image in his home wrecking every single thing in sight, accompanied by none other than an off- screen chorus of: "But the cat came back, the very next day, The cat came back, We thought he was a goner, but he wouldn't stay away"

This cartoon is obscure, but ultimately funny and I highly recommend it to those who enjoy a good, if somewhat morbid, comedy.