Klondike Kat

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Klondike Kat is a cartoon produced by Total Television and originally aired as part of The Beagles on CBS-TV in 1966, and later found in the U.S. syndicated Underdog and Tennessee Tuxedo cartoon series, in between episodes as an animated short. [1]

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Klondike Kat (voiced by Mort Marshall) [2] is an anthropomorphic wild cat member of the Klondike Kops [3] , a parody of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police. His commanding officer was Major Minor, [4] and he was stationed at Fort Frazzle in the Yukon. [5]

Klondike was always pursuing a mouse with a French accent named Savoir Fare, who had an appreciation of gourmet food. The mouse had a loyal Malamutt who pulled Savior Faire in a dog sled. [6] Klondike Kat’s catch phrase was “I'm gonna make mincemeat out of that mouse!” [7]

Clumsy and incompetent, [8] Klondike Kat appeared to be no match for Savoir Fare, but he never gave up, and so won in the end. [6]

Episodes

No. Title Directed by Written by Original air date
1"Honor at Steak"TBDTBD1966 (1966)
Major Minor assigns Klondike Kat to stop Savoir Fare from stealing food, only to have the mouse steal the steaks the two Klondike Kops were about to eat. (4:20 long)
2"Secret Weapon"TBDTBD1966 (1966)
Klondike is putting up Wanted posters, but Savoir Fare immediately pulls them down, so Klondike invents a secret weapon to stop him. (5:03 long)
3"The Big Fromage"TBDTBD1966 (1966)
Major Minor leaves Klondike in charge of guarding his newly arrived cheese. Savoir Fare steal it, but Klondike is able to rescue the cheese.(4:52 long)
4"Hard to Guard"TBDTBD1966 (1966)
Klondike is put in charge of guarding the fort's food supply. Malamute and Savoir Fare try many ways to steal the food but Klondike wins in the end. (4:52 long)
5"The Candy Mine"TBDTBD1966 (1966)
Someone is stealing from the Candy Mine. Klondike discovers Savoir Fare is behind the crime. (4:49 long)
6"Rotten to the Core"UnknownUnknownOctober 20, 1964 (1964-10-20)
Fort Frazzel's new crate of apples is nothing but apple cores. Klondike discovers Savoir Fare is at the top of a sheer mountain, so he must find a way to the top. (5:02 long)
7"The Trap Baiting"TBDTBD1966 (1966)
Savoir Fare eats Major Minor's roast turkey. Klondike sets a trap for him using food as bait, but catches a bear by mistake.(5:01 long)
8"Gravy Train"TBDTBD1966 (1966)
Klondike is put in charge of delivering roast beef to Fort Frazzle by railroad. Savoir Fare tricks Klondike out of the railroad car, but Klondike is still able arrest the mouse. (4:49 long)
9"Cream Puff Buff"TBDTBD1966 (1966)
Klondike is told to buy cream puffs for the governor's visit, but Savoir Fare and Malamute fasten Klondike's snow shoes to the floor. Klondike is still able to stop the theft. (4:51 long)
10"Plane Food"TBDTBD1966 (1966)
Savoir Fare steals all of the fort's food supply so Klondike is sent out with an airplane to bring back more supplies. The mouse comes onboard the food-laden vehicle, the plane goes into a tail spin, but fortunately it crashes into the fort's mess hall. (4:51 long)
11"Banana Skinned"TBDTBD1966 (1966)
Klondike is put in charge of guarding bananas, Savoir Fare tries to steal them, but Klondike fools him with dynamite painted yellow. (4:50 long)
12"Up a Tree"TBDTBD1966 (1966)
Savoir Fare steals Major Minor's food, and takes it to the top of a tree. Klondike keeps trying to climb up ladders to arrest the mouse, and finally succeeds. (5:03 long)
13"Pie Fly"TBDTBD1966 (1966)
Klondike uses a pie as bait to catch Savoir Fare, but the mouse eats the pie without falling into the trap. In the end Klondike gets his mouse. (4:51 long)
14"Jail Break"TBDTBD1966 (1966)
Klondike uses cheese as bait to catch Savoir Fare. The mouse is put in jail, but Savoir Fare says Klondike will be out of a job without him to catch. (4:51 long)
15"Fort Frazzle Frolics"TBDTBD1966 (1966)
First prize in the Fort Frazzle Frolics is a chocolate cake. Savoir Fare, dressed as a Klondike Kop, wins all the contests. (4:26 long)
16"Sticky Stuff"TBDTBD1966 (1966)
Klondike uses super glue to trap Savoir Fare, but Klondike and Major Minor are the ones who gets stuck. (4:21 long)
17"Who's a Pill"TBDTBD1966 (1966)
A psychiatrist gives Klondike a pill that will make Savoir Fare do whatever he’s commanded, but Klondike is the one who takes the pill.(4:22 long)
18"Getting the Air"TBDTBD1966 (1966)
Klondike is in New York City getting rare cheese. The city police gives him a hot air ballon to get home, but Savoir Fare sneaks on board. (4:22 long)
19"If I'd Known You Was Coming"TBDTBD1966 (1966)
Major Minor is baking a cake, but Savoir Fare finds out about it. Can Klondike stop the mouse? (4:25 long)
20"The Big Race"TBDTBD1966 (1966)
Klondike builds a motorized sled to keep Savoir Fare from winning the annual sled race. (4:22 long)
21"Date on the Desert"TBDTBD1966 (1966)
Klondike Kat is in the Klondobi Desert to get dates (fruit) for Fort Frazzle, but Savoir Fare tries to rob him. (5:05 long)
22"Klondike Goes to Town"TBDTBD1966 (1966)
Klondike is sent to the roughest place in town in search of Savoir Fare, but the mouse keeps tricking him. (4:23 long)
23"Motorcycle Mountie"TBDTBD1966 (1966)
Savoir Fare steals the Klondike Kops' dinner, but Klondike Kat goes after him on a motorcycle. (4:32 long)
24"Island in the Sky"TBDTBD1966 (1966)
Savoir Fare is staying on a tiny island, but Klondike goes after him in a boat. When that fails Klondike is shot out of a cannon. (5:04 long)
25"Island Hideout"TBDTBD1966 (1966)
Savoir Fare is on another island, and Klondike tries many ways to capture him. (4:27 long)
26"The Kat Napper"TBDTBD1966 (1966)
Savoir Fare and Malamute steal all of the fort's food. Klondike goes after them, but the mouse has placed a device in Klondike's hat that makes him take naps. (4:25 long)

Characters' name legacy

References

  1. ↑ Rovin, Jeff (1991). The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Cartoon Animals. Prentice Hall Press. pp. 148–149. ISBN   0-13-275561-0 . Retrieved 8 April 2020.
  2. ↑ Chance, Norman, Who Was Who on TV - Vol. 3, page 408, Xlibris US, 2011
  3. ↑ Erickson, Hal, Television Cartoon Shows, page 883, McFarland, Inc., 2005
  4. ↑ Terrace, Vincent, The Complete Encyclopedia of Television Programs, 1947-1979, page 533, A. S. Barnes, 1979
  5. ↑ Brown, Matt & Davies, Rhys B., Atlas of Imagined Places, page 26, Batsford, 2021
  6. 1 2 Fischer, Stuart, Kids’ TV: The First Twenty-Five Years, Open Road Media, 2014
  7. ↑ Burke, Timothy & Kevin, Saturday Morning Fever, page 115, St. Martin's Press, 1998]
  8. ↑ Lehman, Christopher P., American Animated Cartoons of the Vietnam Era, page 80, McFarland, Inc., 2014
  9. ↑ Kawasaki, Jay, The Big 50: Chicago Blackhawks, Triumph Books, 2020
  10. ↑ Walker, Lance Scott, DJ Screw: A Life in Slow Revolution, page 45, University of Texas Press, 2022
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