Hitchcoc Warner Brothers often used caricatures of Hollywood stars in their cartoons. Here we have a pair of cats who are doing Abbott and Costello. I was never that fond of Bud Abbott because he always came across as a cruel man. Not just a straight man. Here the Costello cat is subjected to the nastiness of his partner and believes he is at fault. There is one element of significance here. This is the offering where Tweety Bird first appears. He is every bit as formidable as he ever becomes. He does look a little anemic, however.

Michael_Elliott A Tale of Two Kitties (1942) *** (out of 4)Babbit and Catstello are two cats who are hungry and find their chance at food in the small bird Tweety. What they don't know is that Tweety is a rather smart fellow who has enough fight in him to defend himself.I must admit that I was a little shocked to see how much of a wink to Abbott and Costello this Warner short was. The fact that it was a homage wasn't too uncommon but it's rather strange that Warner would pay so much respect to a comedy group that wasn't with them. With that said, the introduction to Tweety was certainly a winner and it's easy to see why he'd eventually have his own series. The Catstello cat was actually a great copy of Costello and I especially loved that child-like nature that they gave him. I thought the studio did a terrific job at making this cat just like the real Lou Costello and it certainly added a lot of fun. There's even a very fun joke aimed at the Hayes Office.

Edgar Allan Pooh . . . it's virtually impossible to view A TALE OF TWO KITTIES as anything other than a WWII allegory. With their willingness to invade the domain of an apparently defenseless neighbor, coupled with their use of seemingly overwhelming high-tech force when in their Blitzkreig Attack Mode (not to mention Babbit's condescending air of hubris), the cats of the title obviously represent Hitler's Nazi minions (S.S. storm troopers, by their colorization). Tweety Bird, ensconced in its Island of the Sky, plays the part of England. Though taken somewhat unaware at first (the Neville Chamberlain portion of the allegory), it doesn't take Tweety long to get on a solid War Footing, ready to ward off any ploy exercised by its nefarious feline enemies. Whether service member or civilian, a viewer's morale gets a giant boost from seeing the hardly defenseless bird triumphing again and again over an Ultimate Evil. Who needs AVENGERS when Tweety's around?

mirosuionitsaki2 Ah, I love the fat cat and the skinny cat, they're funny and reminds me of two classic comedians, but one of them died and the skinny one was depressed. I don't remember who they were. I think this was a parody of them. Tweety, who in this cartoon is known as Orson by this cartoon's developers, is sleeping peacefully in a nest and two cats are trying to capture Orson. His cute appearance is just an illusion for he can be quite a tough bird to catch. Many attempts have been tried but they all didn't work.One of the cats say, "If the Hays Office only let me, I'd give them the boid." Which means the middle finger. Very funny.Also, I thought the anvil accident was funny when the hole caused by the anvil sucked up everything. Haha.