1943 - Hubie & Bertie - The Aristo-Cat

1943 WB Hubie & Bertie cartoon directed by Chuck Jones.Mice's first appearance

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[neptunesism]

MEADOWS!!!

[cliffordsville]

Long a favorite! Thanks!

[gnikcohs]

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]

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.

[TeamRocket2010]

How come we never see Hubie or Bertie on CN anymore as well as Speedy Gonzales?

[SBMPLYMA]

Righteous! 

[arlos411]

@MelosAntropon is it their first appearance?

[woody1948able]

I liked the way this cat scream Meadows.

[woody1948able]

Stan freberg Really?

I did`t know it.

[JRodHacker]

Bullcrap! My cat loves cheese. He doesn't get it often, but he tears it up when he does!

[MelosAntropon]

@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]

@AEMoreira81 : Mel Blanc voiced Hubie, Stan Freberg was Bert.