Simon's Cat

Simon's Cat is a British animated web and book series written by Simon Tofield. It features a fat, hungry white cat who uses various tactics to get his owner to feed him.
Following the success of its first animated films, it was announced in January 2009 that Simon's Cat would be published in book format. Canongate Books released the first book on October 1st 2009 in the United Kingdom, which was later released in 26 other countries. Since then, 9 more titles have been released.
In June 2012, Walt Disney Animation Studios began releasing specially-made shorts of Simon's Cat. In addition to the shorts, the Daily Mirror ran a Simon's Cat newspaper strip, which ran from 2011 to 2013. Later, in August 2015, it was announced that Endemol Shine UK had acquired a stake in Simon's Cat.
In May 2016, Simon's Cat partnered with the American children's television program Sesame Street as part of their Love to Learn campaign.
Later on, many game developers made a variety of games based on Simon's Cat. In June 2017, the game Simon's Cat Crunch Time was created. In February 2018, Simon's Cat Dash was created, but as of 2023, this game is no longer available to download. In June 2018, the game Simon's Cat Pop Time was created. In April 2021, the Apple Arcade game Simon's Cat Story Time was developed.
Simon Tofield, who has over 14 years of experience with animating commercials for companies such as Marmite and Tesco, came up with the idea for his first short film as a way of teaching himself how to animate using Adobe Flash. He also revealed that the inspiration for the series came from his experiences with his four cats – Teddy, Hugh, Jess, and Maisie, with Hugh being the primary inspiration.
The series is animated with Adobe Flash Professional (now Adobe Animate) and TVPaint. The pictures are hand-drawn electronically, using an A4-size Wacom Intuos 3 graphics tablet. The animation is completed before the sound is recorded, which is unusual for western animation.
This is a comprehensive list of all the Black & White (rarely in colour) episodes of Simon's Cat including holiday specials. There are over 130 episodes of Simon's Cat, ranging from episodes published in 2008 all the way to 2024.
In the summer of 2015, a crowdfunding campaign was launched to raise funds to allow Simon and his team to make a 13-minute colour episode of Simon's Cat. Everybody who contributed at least £5 was offered free access to the clip and other perks. The campaign was successful and the clip was released to supporters in August 2015. In January 2017, the clip went on sale (unlike the other episodes, Off to the Vet previously was not offered for free viewing). It was released for free viewing on 26 October 2017. It was then re-released in black & white on 26 April 2018 at the request of fans who were curious to see what the film would be like in the series' signature black & white style.
A series of animated cartoons with embedded live footage that explains cats' traits and behaviour and what can be done to keep them happy and healthy. It is introduced and narrated by Simon Tofield (animated intro, live throughout the episode) and features cat behaviourist Nicky Trevorrow (live). Each episode is illustrated with animations of cats and excerpts from Simon's Cat episodes as well as Behind the Scenes footage.
Simon Tofield released a new series titled Simon's Cat – Sketches. Unlike its main shorts series, these episodes are faster to make, giving it a looser look and feel, while keeping the humour and relatable comedy intact. This series features fresh gags, adventurous characters and new locations.
Also, Simon's Cat: Pop Time, a video game for iOS, Android and Amazon Kindle, was nominated for "Best Casual Game" and "Best Puzzle Game" at The Independent Game Developers' Association Awards 2018; another game for iOS and Android, Simon's Cat Dash, was nominated for the "Heritage" award.
All books authored by Simon Tofield.