Cat's Paw

Cat's Paw is a 1959 Looney Tunes short directed by Robert McKimson.
== Title ==
While the title obviously states the part of the cat, it seems to primarily be based off the "cat's feat" and "cat's feet" pun, with the paw being considered the feet of a cat.
== Plot ==
Sylvester is taking Junior up a mountain so he can earn his Bird Stalking merit badge. Sylvester asks why they need to climb so high, and Junior points to a huge buzzard nearby. Sylvester says they should stalk small birds instead. Junior sees a small bird in a nest above them. As Sylvester climbs higher, Junior's bird book identifies it as a very dangerous dwarf eagle.
When Sylvester reaches the nest, the bird's shrill squawk shocks him, and he falls to the ledge below. Sylvester tries again, but the bird thrashes him, and tears off patches of fur. With Junior's encouragement, he tries again, and is pummeled again. He hits the bird with a boomerang, but when it returns he is thrashed yet again. He climbs up above the nest and drops a boulder on it, but the branch springs the boulder back up to smash Sylvester.
Through with birds, Sylvester tosses his stalking equipment and starts chasing butterflies instead. He catches one, but it thrashes him as easily as the dwarf eagle did. Junior puts a bag over his head in shame.
== Availability ==
LooneyTunesSuperStars SylvesterAndHippetyHopper.jpg|(2013) DVD Looney Tunes Super Stars' Sylvester & Hippety Hopper: Marsupial Mayhem
=== Streaming ===
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== Notes ==
* This cartoon marks the first cartoon to star Sylvester and Sylvester Junior together without Hippety Hopper.
== Gallery ==
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Cat'sPawLC.jpg|Lobby card
Cat'sPawColorGuide.jpg|Color guide, circa 1958
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=== TV Title Cards ===
Screenshot 20191130-210651.jpg|The Bugs Bunny and Tweety Show
Category:1959
Category:Looney Tunes Shorts
Category:Shorts
Category:Sylvester Cartoons
Category:Sylvester Junior Cartoons
Category:Cartoons directed by Robert McKimson
Category:Cartoons animated by George Grandpré
Category:Cartoons animated by Warren Batchelder
Category:Cartoons written by Tedd Pierce
Category:Cartoons with music by Milt Franklyn
Category:Cartoons animated by Ted Bonnicksen
Category:Cartoons with layouts by Robert Gribbroek
Category:Cartoons with backgrounds by William Butler
Category:Cartoons animated by Tom Ray
Category:Cartoons with film editing by Treg Brown
Category:Cartoons with sound effects edited by Treg Brown
Category:Cartoons produced by John W. Burton