History WesternAnimation / FeedTheKitty

* {{Leitmotif}}: For Pussyfoot, "Ain't She Sweet". This is actually one of the few cartoon shorts not to end with a big crescendo, instead ending quietly with "Ain't She Sweet" while Pussyfoot sleeps (as a nod to this, when Pussyfoot made a split-second cameo decades later in the 2000 short ''Another Froggy Evening'', the kitten's blink-and-miss-it appearance is likewise underscored by the opening notes of "Ain't She Sweet").

* ShoutOut: Marc Antony's name is a reference to politican and general [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Antony Mark Antony.]]

* WindUpKey: Marc Anthony takes a key off of a toy car and pretends to wind up Pussyfoot with it to fool his owner that the cat is a toy. He succeeds, and Pussyfoot then gets himself into the before mentioned toy car, minus key. Marc Anthony finds it cute, until Pussyfoot manages to get the toy car working and starts driving erratically, possibly because of the [[NiceJobBreakingItHero before mentioned removal of the key]].

The film is notably #36 on Main/The50GreatestCartoons list and is one of Literature/The100GreatestLooneyTunes.

A bulldog named Marc Anthony encounters an adorable little tuxedo kitten (retroactively named "Pussyfoot") who is unfazed by Marc's attempts to scare him, and in fact takes a liking to Marc as he naps on the dog's back. Marc Anthony takes the kitten home with him, but also tries to hide Pussyfoot from his owner, who is fed up with him bringing junk home.

"Feed The Kitty" is a [[UsefulNotes/TheGoldenAgeOfAnimation 1952]] [[WesternAnimation/LooneyTunes Merrie Melodies]] short, and one of Creator/ChuckJones' most beloved shorts.

!!This cartoon provides examples of:

* BlackComedy: Marc Anthony watching in horror and what he believes to be his beloved kitten getting turned into cookie batter.

A bulldog named Marc Anthony encounters an adorable little tuxedo kitten (retroactively named "Pussyfoot" and looking similar to Penelope Cat from the Pepe Le Pew cartoons) who is unfazed by Marc's attempts to scare him, and in fact takes a liking to Marc as he naps on the dog's back. Marc Anthony takes the kitten home with him, but also tries to hide Pussyfoot from his owner, who is fed up with him bringing junk home.

* KindHeartedCatLover: Marc Anthony again!! His mistress also proves to have a soft spot for cats, letting Pussyfoot stay once she discovers him.

* The50GreatestCartoons: #36.

A bulldog named Marc Anthony encounters an adorable little tuxedo kitten (retroactively named "Pussyfoot") who is unfazed by Marc's attempts to scare him, and in fact takes a liking to Marc as he naps on the dog's back. Marc Anthony takes the kitten home with him, but also tries to hide Pussyfoot from his owner, who is fed up with him bringing junk home.

* {{Leitmotif}}: For Pussyfoot, "Ain't She Sweet". This is actually one of the few cartoon shorts not to end with a big crescendo, instead ending quietly with "Ain't She Sweet" while Pussyfoot sleeps.

* HeroicBSOD: Marc Anthony breaks down sobbing when he believes that Pussyfoot suffered an unpleasant demise in his master's baking. His breakdown gets worse when he is given a cookie in the likeness of a kitten, [[spoiler:but suddenly, the real Pussyfoot, who managed to climb out of the batter bowl earlier, shows up and meows, overjoying the grief-stricken bulldog]].

* PapaWolf: Marc Anthony's role to Pussyfoot, played up in "Feline Frame-Up" and "Cat Feud." In both cartoons, Claude Cat is the antagonist: In "Feline Frame-Up," he plays the role of jealous house cat who schemes to get rid of Marc Anthony so he can easily do away with Pussyfoot. "Cat Feud" saw a scraggly looking "Claude" harass Pussyfoot (who in this cartoon has been thrown in a sack and left for dead at a construction site), and Marc Anthony stop the bully cat at every turn.

* {{Leitmotif}}: For Pussyfoot, "Ain't She Sweet". This is actually one of the few cartoon shorts not to end with a big crescendo, instead it ends quietly with "Ain't She Sweet" while Pussyfoot sleeps.

* AngryGuardDog: Marc Anthony tries to represent this when he first meets Pussyfoot, barking at him. [[JerkWithAHeartOfGold It fails miserably]].

* [[LickedByTheDog Licked by the Cat]]: Marc Anthony starts to warm up to Pussyfoot once he licks him in the mouth, even after he barked at him.

** Even the cat-shaped cookie that Marc Anthony thinks it's Pussyfoot is ridiculously adorable.

** He tried the trick a second time, but the owner doesn't buy it.

* {{Housewife}}: Marc Anthony's owner is your standard '50s housewife, taking care of the household for an unseen .

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%%* AngryGuardDog: Marc Anthony tries to represent this in their first meeting. [[JerkWithAHeartOfGold It fails miserably]].
%%* BadlyBatteredBabysitter: Poor Marc Anthony.
%%* BigFriendlyDog: It's no good denying it, Marc Anthony.

%%* BullyBulldog: Marc Anthony turns out to be a subversion.

%%* EekAMouse: The mistress of the house reacts this way when mistaking Pussyfoot for a mouse, after Marc Anthony covered Pussyfoot up with a bowl and Pussyfoot walked away.

%%* GentleGiant: Marc Anthony.
%%* {{Housewife}}: Marc Anthony's owner.

%%* KindHeartedCatLover: Marc Anthony again!!

%%* [[LickedByTheDog Licked by the Cat]]
%%* LittleGuyBigBuddy: The trope even used to be named "Marc Anthony and Pussyfoot".

%%* RidiculouslyCuteCritter: Pussyfoot.
%%** Especially when we see his face in a measuring cup (just eyes, nose and mouth).
%%** Even the cat-shaped cookie.

** He tried the trick a second time, but she doesn't buy it.

* ShesGotLegs: Marc Anthony's owner. Shown a bit more when [[http://33.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m33ptjs8Qb1qm6sfao1_500.gif she pulled up her skirt upon seeing what she thought was a mouse]]. She wears [[StockingFiller pantyhose]] (a line is shown on the back of her legs) and high heels.

Not to be confused with PetTheDog.

* AngryGuardDog: Marc Anthony tries to represent this in their first meeting. [[JerkWithAHeartOfGold It fails miserably]].
* BadlyBatteredBabysitter: Poor Marc Anthony.
* BigFriendlyDog: It's no good denying it, Marc Anthony.

* BullyBulldog: Marc Anthony turns out to be a subversion.

* CuteKitten: Invoked with Pussyfoot's design. The artists wanted to make Pussyfoot as cute as possible.

* EekAMouse: The mistress of the house reacts this way when mistaking Pussyfoot for a mouse, after Marc Anthony covered Pussyfoot up with a bowl and Pussyfoot walked away.

* GentleGiant: Marc Anthony.
* {{Housewife}}: Marc Anthony's owner.

* KindHeartedCatLover: Marc Anthony again!!

* [[LickedByTheDog Licked by the Cat]]
* LittleGuyBigBuddy: The trope even used to be named "Marc Anthony and Pussyfoot".

* RidiculouslyCuteCritter: Pussyfoot.
** Especially when we see his face in a measuring cup (just eyes, nose and mouth).
** Even the cat-shaped cookie.
* ScreamingWoman: Marc Anthony's owner scream a few times.

-->'''Lady:''' Well I never.

* LittleGuyBigBuddy: the trope even used to be named "Marc Anthony And Pussyfoot".

* DramaticIrony: Unlike Marc Anthony, the audience knows that Pussyfoot climbed out of the batter and is safe and sound. Good thing too, because otherwise what comes next would've been '''brutal''' (Pussyfoot being ground up into cookie dough).

* DramaticIrony: Unlike Marc Anthony, the audience knows that Pussyfoot climbed out of the batter and is safe and sound. Good thing too, because otherwise what comes next would've been '''brutal''' (Pussyfoot being grinded up into cookie dough).

* DramaticIrony: Unlike Marc Anthony, the audience knows that Pussyfoot climbed out of the batter and is safe and sound. Good thing too, because otherwise what comes next would've been '''brutal'''.

* SweetDreamsFuel: This cartoon will ensure many sweet dreams.