List of Herman and Katnip cartoons

This is a list of the various animated cartoons featuring Herman and Katnip. ^[1] In total the pair co-starred in 33 shorts during the Golden age of American animation.

Miscellaneous appearances in the Paramount Picture series and The Baby Huey Show

Herman and Henry in the Noveltoons series

• The Henpecked Rooster - February 18, 1944 - director: Seymour Kneitel/Orestes Calpini (first appearance of Herman).
• Scrappily Married featuring Herman and Henry - March 30, 1945 - Kneitel/Calpini
• Sudden Fried Chicken featuring Herman and Henry - October 18, 1946 - Bill Tytla/Calpini

Herman's solo appearances

Main appearances in the Noveltoons series

• Cheese Burglar featuring Herman - February 22, 1946 - I. Sparber/Jim Tyer (Herman's first solo cartoon. This cartoon appeared in Four Rooms ).
• Campus Capers featuring Herman - July 1, 1949 - Tytla/George Germanetti

Cameo guest appearance in the Noveltoons series

• Butterscotch and Soda featuring Little Audrey - July 16, 1948 - Kneitel/Al Eugster

Cameo guest appearance in Popeye the Sailor

• The Island Fling - December 27, 1946 - Tytla/John Gentilella (Herman's solo cameo guest appearance in this banned short).

Supporting appearance as Captain in Screen Songs

• Gobs of Fun - July 28, 1950 - Sparber/Eugster

Name only in Casper the Friendly Ghost

• Ground Hog Play - February 10, 1956 - Kneitel/Tom Golden (Note: Only Herman's name was shown in this short).

Buzzy and Katnip in the Noveltoons series

• Sock-A-Bye Kitty featuring Buzzy - December 2, 1950 - Kneitel/Dave Tendlar
• As The Crow Lies featuring Buzzy - June 1, 1951 - Kneitel/Tendlar
• Cat-Choo featuring Buzzy and Katnip - October 12, 1951 - Kneitel/Tendlar
• The Awful Tooth featuring Buzzy and Katnip - May 2, 1952 - Kneitel/Eugster
• Better Bait Than Never featuring Buzzy - June 5, 1953 - Kneitel/Tendlar
• Hair Today Gone Tomorrow featuring Buzzy - April 16, 1954 - Kneitel/Tendlar (Note: Katnip's final appearance in the Noveltoons short).

Proto-Katnip's solo appearance in a Noveltoons short

• Hep Cat Symphony - February 4, 1949 - Kneitel/Tendlar (Note: Proto-Katnip's only solo appearance).

Katnip's solo appearances in the Noveltoons series

• City Kitty - July 18, 1952 - Sparber/Eugster (Katnip's first solo appearance).
• Feast And Furious featuring Finny - December 26, 1952 - Sparber/Myron Waldman

Katnip's solo guest appearances in The Baby Huey Show

• Self Help Huey - October 28, 1995 - Joe Horne
• Three Ducks and a Dope - November 18, 1995 - Steve Loter

Herman and Katnip (1947, 1950–1959)

Herman and Proto-Katnip in the Noveltoons series

• Naughty But Mice featuring Herman - October 10, 1947 - Kneitel/Tendlar
• Saved by the Bell featuring Herman - September 15, 1950 - Kneitel/Tendlar

Herman and Official Katnip in the Noveltoons series

• Mice Meeting You featuring Herman - November 10, 1950 - Kneitel/Tendlar (Note: Katnip's first official appearance)
• Mice Paradise featuring Herman - March 9, 1951 - Sparber/Tendlar
• Cat Tamale featuring Herman and Katnip - November 9, 1951 - Kneitel/Tendlar
• Cat Carson Rides Again featuring Herman and Katnip - April 4, 1952 - Kneitel/Tendlar

Herman and Katnip short films

• Mice-Capades - October 3, 1952 - Kneitel/Eugster (First Herman and Katnip short).
• Of Mice and Magic - February 20, 1953 - Sparber/Tendlar
• Herman the Catoonist - May 15, 1953 - Sparber/Waldman
• Drinks on the Mouse - August 28, 1953 - Tendlar/Martin Taras
• Northwest Mousie - December 28, 1953 - Kneitel/Eugster
• Surf and Sound - March 5, 1954 - Tendlar/Taras
• Of Mice and Menace - June 25, 1954 - Kneitel/Golden (Note: Allen Swift voiced Herman ^[2] ).
• Ship A-Hooey - August 20, 1954 - Sparber/Golden
• Rail-Rodents - November 26, 1954 - Tendlar/Taras
• Robin Rodenthood - February 25, 1955 - Tendlar/Taras (Note: Allen Swift voiced Herman ^[2] ).
• A Bicep Built for Two - April 8, 1955 - Kneitel/Golden (Note: Allen Swift voiced Herman ^[2] ).
• Mouse Trapeze - August 5, 1955 - Sparber/Golden (Note: Allen Swift voiced Herman ^[2] ).
• Mousieur Herman - November 25, 1955 - Tendlar/Bill Hudson (Note: First with shorter instrumental theme music).
• Mouseum - February 24, 1956 - Kneitel/Eugster
• Will Do Mousework - June 29, 1956 - Knietel/Golden
• Mousetro Herman - August 10, 1956 - Sparber/Eugster
• Hide and Peak - December 10, 1956 - Tendlar/Morey Reden
• Cat in the Act - February 22, 1957 - Tendlar/Reden
• Sky Scrappers - June 14, 1957 - Tendlar/Reden (Note: Jack Mercer voiced Katnip).
• From Mad To Worse - August 16, 1957 - Kneitel/Thomas Johnson (Note: First appearance of new animated intro in the short).
• One Funny Knight - November 22, 1957 - Tendlar/Wm. B. Pattengill
• Frighty Cat - March 14, 1958 - Sparber/Johnson
• You Said a Mouseful - August 29, 1958 - Kneitel/Johnson (Note: Jack Mercer voiced Katnip).
• Owly To Bed - 1958 - Kneitel/Johnson
• Felineous Assault - 1958 - Kneitel/Johnson
• Fun on Furlough - April 3, 1959 - Kneitel/Frank Endres (Note: Jack Mercer voiced Katnip).
• Katnip's Big Day - October 30, 1959 - Kneitel (Note: This is the final Herman and Katnip short.)

Guest appearances in Casper the Friendly Ghost

• Ghost of Honor - July 19, 1957 - Sparber/Waldman (NOTE: Herman and Katnip's only guest appearances in this short along with the others).

References

1. Lenburg, Jeff (1999). The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons. Checkmark Books. pp. 91–92. ISBN   0-8160-3831-7 . Retrieved 6 June 2020.
2. "Famous Studios 1954-55 |". cartoonresearch.com. Retrieved 7 March 2025.