That cat looks a lot like Jones' Pepe LePew in the first two minutes, especially in the bathtub.
BTW Re the grapefruit eating scene, Jones in his autobiography, Chuck Amuck, discusses a cat he had called Johnson who LOVED grapefruit and wore the empty half skin on its head. Jones says he learned a lot about unique character from that cat, but Johnson was one tough customer unlike Claude. But he also liked water if I remember aright.
The abstract or stylized backgrounds were pioneered by Jones, first appearing in Dover Boys, and ultimately that style, probably for economic reasons, would dominate cartooning, the strongest examples coming from UPA in the 50s, but by the late 50s it was a commonplace, and sometimes quite beautiful, making the inexpensive look quite elegant. But it could get monotonous. And early TV animation got even simpler and usually just looked crappy.
@AEMoreira81 : Slight update: Evidently in this first Hubie-Bert cartoon, writers Mike Maltese and Ted Pierce provided the voices, but Blanc-Freberg did them in later outings.
Is it just me or is the part where he is calling out for Meadows very reminiscent of the scene from Bambi where Bambi is calling out for his mother after she dies?
Nice cartoon! :) The cat looks, by the way, very much like the one in Odor-able Kitty (1945). :) The way Mel Blanc voices him reminds me of the voice he created for Marvin the Martian. The cat speaks at a bit higher pitch, though.
HUBIE & BERTIE ♥
ZebraStripezz123 3 days ago
That cat looks a lot like Jones' Pepe LePew in the first two minutes, especially in the bathtub.
BTW Re the grapefruit eating scene, Jones in his autobiography, Chuck Amuck, discusses a cat he had called Johnson who LOVED grapefruit and wore the empty half skin on its head. Jones says he learned a lot about unique character from that cat, but Johnson was one tough customer unlike Claude. But he also liked water if I remember aright.
gnikcohs 3 weeks ago
The abstract or stylized backgrounds were pioneered by Jones, first appearing in Dover Boys, and ultimately that style, probably for economic reasons, would dominate cartooning, the strongest examples coming from UPA in the 50s, but by the late 50s it was a commonplace, and sometimes quite beautiful, making the inexpensive look quite elegant. But it could get monotonous. And early TV animation got even simpler and usually just looked crappy.
gnikcohs 3 weeks ago
How come we never see Hubie or Bertie on CN anymore as well as Speedy Gonzales?
TeamRocket2010 1 month ago
Righteous!
SBMPLYMA 2 months ago
I liked the way this cat scream Meadows.
woody1948able 2 months ago
Stan freberg Really?
I did`t know it.
woody1948able 2 months ago
Bullcrap! My cat loves cheese. He doesn't get it often, but he tears it up when he does!
JRodHacker 4 months ago in playlist Looney Tunes 2
Curious: Who would have voiced Hubie here?
AEMoreira81 5 months ago
@AEMoreira81 : Mel Blanc voiced Hubie, Stan Freberg was Bert.
MelosAntropon 4 months ago
@MelosAntropon is it their first appearance?
arlos411 2 months ago
@AEMoreira81 : Slight update: Evidently in this first Hubie-Bert cartoon, writers Mike Maltese and Ted Pierce provided the voices, but Blanc-Freberg did them in later outings.
MelosAntropon 4 months ago
F.E. Line. Get it? Feline.
Gundamknight100 5 months ago
Is it just me or is the part where he is calling out for Meadows very reminiscent of the scene from Bambi where Bambi is calling out for his mother after she dies?
grizabella626 7 months ago
One of my all-time favorite WB cartoons. Thank you.
SenhordoBonfim 7 months ago
This is the only Hubie and Bertie cartoon produced by Leon Schlesinger. Just thought I'd bring that up.
BWayans2001 9 months ago 4
I love the abstract backgrounds in this cartoon !!!!!!!
latercerapalabra 9 months ago 4
MEADOWS!!!
neptunesism 9 months ago 10
Nice cartoon! :) The cat looks, by the way, very much like the one in Odor-able Kitty (1945). :) The way Mel Blanc voices him reminds me of the voice he created for Marvin the Martian. The cat speaks at a bit higher pitch, though.
N10me 10 months ago 3
what was the episode when they act like the cat is dead.
MOVIEmania709 11 months ago 3
@MOVIEmania709 The Hypochondri-Cat
Zangoose15 11 months ago 3
A wonderful cartoon from my childhood! Thanks for posting!
meilee44 11 months ago 3
Originally released on June 19, 1943 (Blue Ribbon re-issue November 11, 1950).
dnm728part3 11 months ago 3
Wie die katze lacht
1Kristaldogy1 11 months ago 2
Thank you
teemell19 11 months ago 3
Long a favorite! Thanks!
cliffordsville 1 year ago 6
this is great...thanks!!!
flipside1545 1 year ago 5