Scat Cats

1957

Animation / Comedy / Family

IMDb Rating 6.9/10 10 367 367

short film

Plot summary

Spike's owner is going out of town and leaves Spike and Tyke in charge.

Director

Top cast

Daws Butler Photo
Daws Butler as Spike
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59.73 MB
1280*534
English 2.0
NR
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23.976 fps
12 hr 6 min
Seeds 15
110.78 MB
1920*800
English 2.0
NR
Subtitles us  
23.976 fps
12 hr 6 min
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Movie Reviews

Reviewed by 8 / 10

"It feels like a dog...it is a dog"

For those who are looking for Tom and Jerry, you won't find them here, just to warn you in advance. This is the second cartoon where they don't appear and Spike and Tyke do. And I did find Scat Cats an improvement over the still pretty good Give and Tyke previously. The animation at the start is not the best there is with some sketchiness and lack of fluidity but it very quickly improves throughout the rest of the cartoon. The music throughout is great, giving a lot of energy to the humour without being too obvious as well as being catchy and lush-sounding, and while there is no real mystery as to how the story is going to unfold and end it is well told through a lively pace and clever gags. The one where Spike apologises to the fake neighbours after Tyke tries to foil their plan is particularly funny. The dialogue is not a lot, nor did it need to be, but it is very humorous. In particular "It feels like a dog...it is a dog" is a gem. And I think Daws Burtler's voice work helped a lot, it is practically a one-man show and he does a splendid job. The characters are hugely engaging, and don't actually make you miss Tom and Jerry too much. All in all, a very good and fun cartoon. 8/10 Bethany Cox
Reviewed by 7 / 10

Hanna Barbera fun

Spike and Tyke are taking care of the place while their humans are away for the night. The family cat Butch calls up his cat friends for a party but Spike and Tyke are on guard. It's Joseph Barbera and William Hanna. It's simple. It's easy. It's cats vs dogs. It's 7 minutes of Hanna-Barbera cartoon fun. The human disguises put it over the top.
Reviewed by 6 / 10

Variations On A Theme

When the homeowner leaves for the night, he tells Spike the Bulldog and his son Tyke to make sure nothing goes wrong. Before he's out of the front gate, the cat is calling up his friends to come over.The rest of the cartoon is back and forth, between the cats trying to get in, and the dogs trying to prevent them, with much mayhem along the way. Hanna and Barbera were experts at creating this tit-for-tat series of gags, and it's an amusing cartoon.
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