Tale of Two Mice

Tale Of Two Mice
Tale Of Two Mice
	Lobby card
Directed by	Frank Tashlin (uncredited)
Story by	Warren Foster
Produced by	Edward Selzer (uncredited)
Starring	Mel Blanc ; Tedd Pierce (both uncredited)
Music by	Carl W. Stalling
Color process	Technicolor
Distributed by	Warner Bros. Pictures
Release date	June 30, 1945;
Running time	7:48
Language	English

Last updated February 06, 2025

Tale of Two Mice (reissued as A Tale Of Two Mice) is a 1945 Warner Bros. cartoon in the Looney Tunes series, directed by a uncredited Frank Tashlin.^[1] It is a sequel to 1942's A Tale of Two Kitties , with the Abbott and Costello characterizations ("Babbit and Catstello") now cast as mice.^[2] They are voiced by Tedd Pierce and Mel Blanc respectively.

Plot

Catstello is being chased by a cat rapidly at high speed around the house, yelling "Hey Babbit!" Catstello narrowly escapes into the mousehole, while the cat crashes into a wall. Babbit notices this and asks Catstello for the cheese. Catsstello replies that he hasn't got any, because he is scared of the cat. Babbit then chastises Catstello for his cowardice, but he fails to change Catstello's behavior. Babbit then continuously slaps his partner on the head.

They attempt to steal cheese that is being guarded by a cat. Their schemes include creeping past a sleeping cat, which doesn't go so well as Catstello runs off at first time, a small airplane and a rope and pulley system. Finally, Catstello manages to escape the cat with a wedge of Swiss cheese, which unfortunately Babbit doesn't like. Fed-up with Babbit constantly ordering him around and repetitively slapping him as well as his ingratitude for all of Catsello's efforts, Catstello continuously slaps him and force-feeds Babbit chunks of Swiss cheese, remarking "Ooohhh, I'm a baaaaaaad boy!"

Home media

Laserdisc - The Golden Age of Looney Tunes Volume 2 Side 3 Frank Tashlin
DVD - San Antonio (USA 1995 Turner print)
DVD - TCM Spotlight: Errol Flynn Adventures (USA 1995 Turner print)
Blu-ray - Looney Tunes Collector's Choice (restored)

Notes

This cartoon was re-released into the Blue Ribbon Merrie Melodies program on January 10, 1953, retitled A Tale of Two Mice. Because the cartoon was re-released in the 1952-53 animation season, the Lydian "THE END" ending card is present in place of the original ending title card. Despite the re-release, the original opening and ending titles, as well as the title card and credits, are known to exist.

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References

↑ Beck, Jerry; Friedwald, Will (1989). Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies: A Complete Illustrated Guide to the Warner Bros. Cartoons. Henry Holt and Co. p. 161. ISBN 0-8050-0894-2.
↑ Lenburg, Jeff (1999). The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons. Checkmark Books. p. 52. ISBN 0-8160-3831-7 . Retrieved 6 June 2020.

External links

Tale of Two Mice at IMDb

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[Beck-1] Beck, Jerry; Friedwald, Will (1989). Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies: A Complete Illustrated Guide to the Warner Bros. Cartoons. Henry Holt and Co. p. 161. ISBN 0-8050-0894-2.

[2] Lenburg, Jeff (1999). The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons. Checkmark Books. p. 52. ISBN 0-8160-3831-7 . Retrieved 6 June 2020.

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