History YMMV / TheCatCameBack

** For all the children who it scared, it didn't help that it was made into a TV commercial in the UK (and possibly other territories) for a potato-based hoop-shaped snack in the early 90s.

* SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic:The background music during the forest, balloon, and handcar scenes, which play frantic, fast-paced renditions of the original song.

** Old Mr. Johnson will never get rid of the cat -- ''ever''. [[spoiler:Not even death can free him from the cat. He accidentally kills himself attempting to blow up the cat. The cat also dies...and follows him to heaven, presumably to pester him forever.]]

* AlternateCharacterInterpretation: Is the cat oblivious to the torture it's causing Mr. Johnson, or is it fully aware and enjoying it.

* NightmareFuel: Old Mr. Johnson will never get rid of the cat -- ''ever''.
** [[spoiler: Not even death can free him from the cat. He accidentally kills himself attempting to blow up the cat. The cat also dies...and follows him to heaven, presumably to pester him forever.]]

** For all the children who it scared, it didn't help that it was made into a TV commercial in the UK (and possibly other territories) for a potato-based hoop-shaped snack in the early 90s

* AwesomeMusic:The background music during the forest, balloon, and handcar scenes, which play frantic, fast-paced renditions of the original song.

* EarWorm: The background music, particularly during the forest, balloon, and handcar scenes.

* EarWorm: The eponymous song.

* AwardSnub: Lost to ''WesternAnimation/TinToy'' for Best Animated Short Oscar (alongside ''Technological Threat'', a 3D/2D hybrid directed by Bill Kroyer (''WesternAnimation/FernGullyTheLastRainforest'') and Brian Jennings).

* AwardSnub: Lost to WesternAnimation/TinToy for Best Animated Short Oscar (alongside ''Technological Threat'', a 3D/2D hybrid directed by Bill Kroyer (Ferngully: The Last Rainforest) and Brian Jennings).

* AwardSnub: Lost to WesternAnimation/TinToy for BestAnimatedShort Oscar (alongside ''Technological Threat'', a 3D/2D hybrid directed by Bill Kroyer (Ferngully) and Brian Jennings).

** At one point Mr. Johnson tries to drown the cat, which is pretty horrifying enough, but when he accidentally falls into the water himself, there are dozens of other tied up bags already down there, [[FridgeHorror implying that they may be full of more dead cats]].

** [[spoiler: Not even death can free him from the cat. He accidentally kills himself attempting to blow up the cat. The cat also dies...and follows him to heaven, presumably to pester him forever.]]

[[spoiler: Not even death can free him from the cat. He accidentally kills himself attempting to blow up the cat. The cat also dies...and follows him to heaven, presumably to pester him forever.]]

* NightmareFuel: Old Mr. Johnson will never get rid of the cat -- ''ever''.

* EarWorm: The eponymous song.