History YMMV / CatBurglar

* SurpriseDifficulty: The game is brutally unforgiving if you make even one mistake. Answering even ''one'' of the three quick-fire questions incorrectly will guarantee a bad ending to whatever section you're on, losing a life as a result, and the player will have to start the section over again, being unable to move on until you answer the questions flawlessly. The questions themselves are ''mostly'' simple, but it's still very easy to get caught out, ''especially'' with the short time limit adding to your anxiety.

* HilariousInHindsight: The death involving the shovel [[VideoGame/HenryStickminSeries isn't the first time]] someone digs underground and gets blown up by a gas tank.

* {{Main/Tearjerker}}: The [[PlayedForDrama Cleocatra]] [[DownerEnding bad ending]]. Peanut will scoop up Cleocatra (actually Rowdy in disguise) and kiss the bride if you fail. Despite the hope in his eyes, Rowdy can only utter a LittleNo as you see what happens after they marry. Their marriage has devolved into a loveless one, with Peanut becoming a JerkAss, Rowdy doing everything around the apartment, and their 5 children being restless. Factor in a kettle, a knocking door, the phone ringing, and Peanut asking rudely, "Are you gonna take care of that?", the cat passes the DespairEventHorizon. He opens the window and [[DrivenToSuicide deliberately falls to his death]]. It's the only bad ending that is PlayedForDrama instead of PlayedForLaughs, with no comedic jokes or even a wacky death for Rowdy.

** He sets up some fairly dangerous booby traps for the paintings, "accidentally" breaking the lever for some of them. One can't help but snicker if you accidentally or on-purpose fail the questions and watch how gloriously Rowdy fails, like with the land mines.

** Being DrivenToSuicide due to a loveless relationship is a depressing realistic concept. That being the result of Peanut flirting with Rowdy ''WesternAnimation/PepeLePew'' style due to Rowdy's attempt to distract him by disguising himself as "Cleocatra"? A true example of messed up ''and'' hilarious.

* SurpriseDifficulty: The game is brutally unforgiving if you make even one mistake. Answering even ''one'' of the three quick fire questions incorrectly will guarantee a bad ending to whatever section you're on, losing a life as a result, and the player will have to start the section over again, being unable to move on until you answer the questions flawlessly. The questions themselves are ''mostly'' simple, but it's still very easy to get caught out, ''especially'' with the short time limit adding to your anxiety.
* {{Main/Tearjerker}}: The [[PlayedForDrama Cleocatra]] [[DownerEnding bad ending]]. Should you fail, Peanut will kiss the bride (Rowdy in his Cleocatra disguise) and you see what happens after they marry. Rowdy and Peanut are in a loveless marriage with many children, with the cat coming apart at the seams. When Peanut says "Are you gonna take care of that?" for Rowdy to get the door, the cat passes through the DespairEventHorizon and [[DrivenToSuicide kills himself by jumping out the window]]. It's probably the only bad ending in the game that is PlayedForDrama instead of PlayedForLaughs, with no comedic jokes or even a wacky death for Rowdy.

* {{Main/Tearjerker}}: The [[PlayedForDrama Cleocatra]] [[DownerEnding bad ending]]. Should you fail, Peanut will kiss the bride (Rowdy in his Cleocatra disguise) and you see what happens after they marry. Rowdy and Peanut are in a loveless marriage with many children, with the cat coming apart at the seams. When Peanut says "Are you gonna get that?" for Rowdy to get the door, the cat passes through the DespairEventHorizon and [[DrivenToSuicide kills himself by jumping out the window]]. It's probably the only bad ending in the game that is PlayedForDrama instead of PlayedForLaughs, with no comedic jokes or even a wacky death for Rowdy.

* SugarWiki/FunnyMoments: Being an homage to Tex Avery shorts, there are bound to be a ton of funny moments, pending on whether you let Rowdy succeed or lose. Examples include...
** When Rowdy tries to use some fake sea waves he cut up from the blue paper in hopes to get Peanut seasick. Fail this, and Peanut will misunderstand the intention, get the fishing gear out and hook Rowdy's shirt up, tying the fishing line to blunt objects. Once Rowdy gets beat up, a shark comes out of nowhere and eats the cat.
** When Rowdy tries shadow puppets to distract Peanut to chase after them. Fail this, and when Rowdy is about to cut the wires, he hears some whistling from Peanut and comes out to see that Peanut had successfully arrested the shadow puppets AND also uses the shadow of a fake statue to bash the actual Rowdy on the head.

* UnexpectedlyObscureAnswer: You get questions that are simple like "Things that make for a good fireman" then you get asked "[[Creator/WilliamShakespeare Shakespeare]] wrote about him" and they ask you which King Henry Shakespeare wrote about, they also ask for breakfast items then throw in a foreign breakfast dish which you might not have heard of, or for the geographically challenged "Countries That Start With B".

** When Rowdy is caught by Peanut trying to enter the museum in one scene, Peanut asks why Rowdy is here. Rowdy has to pull down the EpisodeTitleCard to show him who Rowdy is supposed to be.

** A moment at the moment before the painting scene, where Rowdy has to pass through a minefield that Peanut had managed to set up. In both situations, Rowdy passes the minefield unharmed, BUT... in the failing scene, a bead of sweat falls in slow motion, [[OhCrap much to Rowdy's horror]], and the scene of Rowdy jumping around and exploding on each mine plays out to the tune of the 1812 Overture, complete with Rowdy's ghost coming out with cymbals and crashing them in tune.

** The art and animation during the sequence where Rowdy goes to hell, despite nightmare fuel, is just beautiful with fluid animation and bright/dark colors.

** It turns out that he's a master fencer. When he and Rowdy have at it as Rowdy fights for the vault key, he defends himself quite well.

** If Rowdy tries ascending to heaven after three failures, Peanut gets some revenge by literally clipping his angel wings.

** Committing suicide due to a loveless relationship is a depressing realistic concept. That being the result of Peanut flirting with Rowdy ''WesternAnimation/PepeLePew'' style due to Rowdy's attempt to distract him by disguising himself as "Cleocatra"? A true example of messed up ''and'' hilarious.

** When Rowdy is caught by Peanut trying to enter the museum in one scene, Peanut asks why Rowdy is here. Rowdy has to pull down the title card to show him who Rowdy is supposed to be.

* UnexpectedlyObscureAnswer: You get questions that are simple like "Things that make for a good fireman" then you get asked "Shakesphere wrote about him" and they ask you which King Henry Shakespeare wrote about, they also ask for breakfast items then throw in a foreign breakfast dish which you might not have heard of, or for the geographically challenged "Countries That Start With B"
* WhatDoYouMeanItsNotForKids: This series was released a few days after ''WesternAnimation/TheCupheadShow'', another Creator/{{Netflix}} title with a {{Retraux}} take on the UsefulNotes/TheGoldenAgeOfAnimation. While that series aimed to be an all-ages affair, ''Cat Burglar'' was developed through Netflix Animation's adult division. Thus, it landed with a [[UsefulNotes/MediaClassifications TV-14 rating]] on release.

* UnexpectedlyObscureAnswer: You get questions that are simple like "Things that make for a good fireman" then you get asked "Shakesphere wrote about him" and they ask you which King Henry Shakespeare wrote about, they also ask for breakfast items then throw in a foreign breakfast dish which you might not have heard of, or for the geographically challenged "Countries That Start With B"* WhatDoYouMeanItsNotForKids: This series was released a few days after ''WesternAnimation/TheCupheadShow'', another Creator/{{Netflix}} title with a {{Retraux}} take on the UsefulNotes/TheGoldenAgeOfAnimation. While that series aimed to be an all-ages affair, ''Cat Burglar'' was developed through Netflix Animation's adult division. Thus, it landed with a [[UsefulNotes/MediaClassifications TV-14 rating]] on release.

* WhatDoYouMeanItsNotForKids: This series was released a few days after ''WesternAnimation/TheCupheadShow'', another Creator/{{Netflix}} title with a {{Retraux}} take on the UsefulNotes/TheGoldenAgeOfAnimation. While that series aimed to be an all-ages affair, ''Cat Burglar'' was developed through Netflix Animation's adult division. Thus, it landed with a [[UsefulNotes/MediaClassifications TV-14 rating]] on release.

* SugarWiki/AwesomeArt: The series absolutely nails its visual aspirations, from the color design and faux-film grain, to homage the late Creator/TexAvery's humor and timing. More so than another [[WesternAnimation/TheWackyWorldOfTexAvery previous attempt]] from the 1990s.

** In the suit of armor encounter, he does ScoobyDooDoors with the suits of armor. When Rowdy attempts to tape up the armor and set up a cannon, Peanut sneaks out and makes Rowdy bite the dust instead, via cannonball to the face.

** When Rowdy tries to use some fake sea waves he cut up from blue paper in hopes to get Peanut seasick. Fail this, and Peanut will misunderstand the intention, get fishing gear out and hook Rowdy's shirt up, tying the fishing line to blunt objects. Once Rowdy gets beat up, a shark comes out of nowhere and eats the cat.
** When Rowdy tries shadow puppets to distract Peanut to chase after them. Fail this, and when Rowdy is about to cut the wires, he hears some whistling from Peanut, and comes out to see that Peanut had successfully arrested the shadow puppets AND also uses the shadow of a fake statue to bash the actual Rowdy on the head.

** A moment in the moment before the painting scene, where Rowdy has to pass through a minefield that Peanut had managed to set up. In both situations, Rowdy passes the minefield unharmed, BUT... in the failing scene, a bead of sweat falls in slow motion, [[OhCrap much to Rowdy's horror]], and the scene of Rowdy jumping around and exploding on each mine plays out to the tune of the 1812 Overture, complete with Rowdy's ghost coming out with cymbals and crashing them in tune.

* SurpriseDifficulty: The game is brutally unforgiving if you make even one mistake. Answering even ''one'' of the three quick fire questions incorrectly will guarantee a bad ending to whatever section you're on, losing a life as a result, and the player will have to start the section over again, being unable to move until you answer the questions flawlessly. The questions themselves are ''mostly'' simple, but it's still very easy to get caught out, ''especially'' with the short time limit adding to your anxiety.

** When Rowdy tries shadow puppets to distract Peanut to chase after them. Fail this, and when Rowdy is about to cut the wires, he hears some whistling from Peanut, and comes out to see that the Peanut had successfully arrested the shadow puppets AND also uses the shadow of a fake statue to bash the actual Rowdy on the head.

** A moment in the moment before the painting scene, where Rowdy has to pass through a mine field that Peanut had managed to set up. In both situations, Rowdy passes the mine field unharmed, BUT... in the failing scene, a bead of sweat falls in slow motion, [[OhCrap much to Rowdy's horror]], and the scene of Rowdy jumping around and exploding on each mine plays out to the tune of the 1812 Overture, complete with Rowdy's ghost coming out with cymbals and crashing them in tune.
* WhatDoYouMeanItsNotForKids: This series was released a week after ''WesternAnimation/TheCupheadShow'', another Creator/{{Netflix}} title with a {{Retraux}} take on the UsefulNotes/TheGoldenAgeOfAnimation. While that series aimed to be an all-ages affair, ''Cat Burglar'' was developed through Netflix Animation's adult division. Thus, it landed with a [[UsefulNotes/MediaClassifications TV-14 rating]] on release.

* FunnyMoments: Being an homage to Tex Avery shorts, there are bound to be a ton of funny moments, pending on whether you let Rowdy succeed or lose. Examples include...

* WhatDoYouMeanItsNotForKids: This series was released a week after ''WesternAnimation/TheCupheadShow'', another Creator/{{Netflix}} title with a {{Retraux}} take on the UsefulNotes/TheGoldenAgeOfAnimation. While that series aimed to be an all-ages affair,''Cat Burglar'' was developed through Netflix Animation's adult division. Thus, it landed with a [[UsefulNotes/MediaClassifications TV-14 rating]] on release.