TheLittleSongbird Feed the Kitty is a classic, one of the best cartoons ever. While its follow-ups are not quite on that level they are still worthy and entertaining. And Kiss Me Cat is certainly that, it starts off slow but once it gets going, which is very quickly, you are thoroughly entertained for the whole duration. The animation is bright and colourful, with all the backgrounds and characters(that for the mouse is quite unique) really nicely drawn. You can always rely on Carl Stalling to provide great music, and Kiss Me Cat does not disappoint in this regard. It matches splendidly with the action, is very characterful and is orchestrated beautifully. The gags are very well executed and clever, the standouts were Marc Anthony calmly being slapped around the face with the newspaper and his dancing, not to mention the priceless final two minutes or so. His facial expressions and gestures also make for some of the funniest parts of the cartoon, while there is some witty dialogue to add to the entertainment value. You can't go wrong with the characters either, Marc Anthony sticks in the memory the most with his facial expressions, gestures and antics(his dancing has to be one of the hilarious things this character does in any of the cartoons we see him in), though Pussyfoot is very cute and the mouse almost steals the show without even saying a word. Mel Blanc and Bea Beanderet are without complaint with their vocals. In conclusion, a great follow-up to a classic if not quite a classic itself. 9/10 Bethany Cox

phantom_tollbooth Chuck Jones's 'Kiss Me Cat' is the first of his follow-ups to the masterpiece 'Feed the Kitty', starring bulldog Marc Anthony and his beloved kitten Pussyfoot. My first impression was that 'Feed the Kitty' was such a perfect film that it should have remained a one-shot and that I would spend the entirety of 'Kiss Me Cat' just wishing I was watching its predecessor. However, if you clear your mind of all presuppositions, 'Kiss Me Cat' is actually a very fine cartoon indeed and a worthy sequel to 'Feed the Kitty'. The plot has Marc Anthony attempting to fool his owners into believing that Pussyfoot is a champion mouser when in fact the kitten would rather act as the mouse's beast of burden, assisting the rodent in his acquisition of food from the fridge. With Pussyfoot's position as house cat at stake, this plot allows Marc Anthony to once again perform a pantomime tour-de-force of facial expressions and wild gestures. Also wonderful is the mouse character, who is completely mute but so hilariously designed and animated that he need not say a thing. Although it doesn't quite live up to 'Feed the Kitty' (and, to be fair, few things could), 'Kiss Me Cat' is another triumph for two of Jones's sweetest characters.

Lee Eisenberg In this sequel of sorts to "Feed the Kitty", Marc Anthony has to train Pussyfoot how to catch mice, lest the owners throw them both out. Is that kitten so naive as to not even know to chase animals?! I liked the original better, as it seems like "Kiss Me Cat" sort of repeats everything. The surprise in the original was that a cute kitten melted the heart of a big, mean bulldog. The main addition here is that the mistress from the previous one now has a husband named Tom; as with the mistress, the audience never sees the guy's face.So, Chuck Jones turns Marc Anthony and Pussyfoot into recurring characters. This one isn't bad, just a little bit of a rehash.

Robert Reynolds This short stars the duo of Marc Anthony and Pussyfoot, an unlikely pairing of a bulldog and a kitten. Because I want to talk about some of the gags, this will be a spoiler warning: The people who give Marc Anthony and Pussyfoot a home are having a disagreement over whether or not Pussyfoot is carrying his own weight around the house, with the husband feeling that he should be ridding the house of mice. Marc Anthony, worried that his friend might lose his home, tries to make Pussyfoot a fierce and effective mouse-catcher. Unfortunately, what happens is that the mouse turns him into a draft animal, in harness and pulling a cart full of food back from the refrigerator.Other attempts to make Pussyfoot look good backfire as well and there are some hilarious sight gags in the middle portion of the short, including the sight of Marc Anthony as a ballerina! After the mouse sends a ransom note as a "katnapper" and Marc Anthony gets walloped for shoving a wheel of cheese, piece by piece, into the mouse-hole, a solution comes to our hero. He gets a powerful magnifier, places it in front of the hole, sits Pussyfoot down in front of it and shapes his face into a ferocious expression. This sends the mice scurrying from the house and the day is saved. The final scene is priceless.This short is available on the Looney Tunes Golden Collection, Volume 4 and is well worth seeing. Recommended.