this film was shown alllllll the time when I was little. And thank GOD! I now play piano at the WWII Museum (here in New Orleans!) It's because of THIS FILM that i know this great WWII song!!!
Originally released in March 1943 (this is the 1950 "Blue Ribbon" reissue), and directed by Friz Freleng; music by Carl Stalling. Remember, this is a World War II allegory of what happened when "Axis" countries found "fifth-columnists" in other countries to do their dirty work and help them conquer those countries {as Germany did to France and Norway}. The mouse "heiling" the cat at 3:00 is a not-too-subtle reference towards Germany and its "partners"...
A common theme with WW2 cartoons is that they took full advantage of the fact that the Morse code for "V" (for "victory") was dit-dit-dit-dah, which is also the opening notes of Beethoven's 5th Symphony.
It is!!!!! Oh my god I've been looking for this for YEARS!!!!! I never could find it. the Herman cartoon, Naughty but Mice was my best lead, and now I've found it again.
1:47... that actually scared the crap out of me when I was a kid back in the early 90s! The music when he peers out of the fake hole is quite unnerving.
I haven't seen this yet... not for years, but the opening music brings back strong memories. Is this the one where I see the cat in profile jaws open the other side of the muse hole?
All I could remember about this from my childhood was the mice singing "We did it before and we can do it again".
Amazing how propaganda works on the minds of the young.
FlameAdder 1 week ago
And they say these cartoons are for kids. I laugh at whoever thought of that crap.
TeamRocket2010 3 months ago
@TeamRocket2010 I always thought that cat was a Sylvester prototype.
TeamRocket2010 3 months ago
that was a smart cat in the begining
MelodyTheHedgehog456 1 year ago
@ zachmisfitsrule: That's not Herman, he just has a character design similar to Herman's.
muybridge54 1 year ago
this film was shown alllllll the time when I was little. And thank GOD! I now play piano at the WWII Museum (here in New Orleans!) It's because of THIS FILM that i know this great WWII song!!!
8unclewayne8 1 year ago
i thought Herman was a Harveytoons and noveltoon
zachmisfitsrule 2 years ago
I've had the song from this stuck in my head all day and I haven't seen it since about 1988. Instant gratification.
soyconor 2 years ago
Cartoons aren't just for kids.
Belgoluga 3 years ago 2
"Now listen men...." I use this on my telephone answering machine!
"You got that? OK!"
CrummyCurtis 3 years ago
Originally released in March 1943 (this is the 1950 "Blue Ribbon" reissue), and directed by Friz Freleng; music by Carl Stalling. Remember, this is a World War II allegory of what happened when "Axis" countries found "fifth-columnists" in other countries to do their dirty work and help them conquer those countries {as Germany did to France and Norway}. The mouse "heiling" the cat at 3:00 is a not-too-subtle reference towards Germany and its "partners"...
fromthesidelines 3 years ago 2
At :59-What infamous dictator does the cat look like?;)
glowworm2 3 years ago
@glowworm2 hitler
YouToons100 6 months ago
@YouToons100 Exactly!
glowworm2 6 months ago
Look closely at 3:00, you will see an offensive salute that present-day Germans would hate to see. Why in the world the WB had to put that there?
excelsior27 3 years ago
Because this is a WWII cartoon-the cat obviously represents Hitler-that's why this cartoon was hardly shown on TV these days.
glowworm2 3 years ago 5
A common theme with WW2 cartoons is that they took full advantage of the fact that the Morse code for "V" (for "victory") was dit-dit-dit-dah, which is also the opening notes of Beethoven's 5th Symphony.
Also, the Roman numeral for 5 is V!
OldsVistaCruiser 3 years ago 4
Holy shit!!! haven't seen this in years!
villeppi 3 years ago
It is!!!!! Oh my god I've been looking for this for YEARS!!!!! I never could find it. the Herman cartoon, Naughty but Mice was my best lead, and now I've found it again.
1:47... that actually scared the crap out of me when I was a kid back in the early 90s! The music when he peers out of the fake hole is quite unnerving.
michaelgadsby 3 years ago
I haven't seen this yet... not for years, but the opening music brings back strong memories. Is this the one where I see the cat in profile jaws open the other side of the muse hole?
michaelgadsby 3 years ago