Tuesday, March 15, 2011

Yeah Yeah, Sure Sure!

Many of my favorite cartoon stars were invented by the late, and great, Chuck Jones. He worked as an animator in the ending days of cartoon's Golden Age. Chuck invented Road Runner, Wile E. Coyote, Pepe Le Pew, and other ones as well. Like Marc Anthony and Pussyfoot, there was another character often forgotten in history. His name was Claude Cat, a yellow feline who was antagonized by two mice, Hubie and Bertie. He first starred in the cartoon called The Hypo-Chondri-Cat. Claude was scared silly when it came to germs and anything that could make him sick. The two rats used this flaw as an advantage and made Claude believe he was dead. They then sent the cat to Cat Heaven and be rid of him forever. This was a very great cartoon, and allowed Claude to star in other ones as well. He gained enemies with Marc Anthony and Pussyfoot and Frisky Puppy. Ultimately, Hubie, Bertie, and Claude suffered like others stars in their age: They lost popularity. Even so Claude's legacy lives on in the hearts of fans. He's been awarded brief cameos, but may be forced to stay retired forever. To be Claude is just a character to torture for fun. He couldn't probably be granted full stardom, but a little would be nice. Maybe one day I'll get to watch Hubie and Bertie irritate him again. It's not impossible, but maybe far fetched. Anyway, I'm going to give this cartoon a 5 out of 5. It's one of my, and even my Grandmother's, favorite shorts ever.

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