The Mouse-Merized Cat

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The Mouse-Merized Cat is a 1946 Merrie Melodies short directed by Robert McKimson.
== Title ==
The title is a play on "mesmerized."
== Plot ==
Babbit hypnotizes Catstello who initially resists, but finds himself acting like Bing Crosby, Frank Sinatra, Jimmy Durante, Rochester, and then a chicken that lays an egg, and a dog that chases the cat. Babbit and the cat alternately try to hypnotize Catstello, but he turns the tables and hypnotizes Babbit into a cowboy and the cat into a horse. They ride off and crash through a window, leaving him to enjoy his cheese in peace.
== Caricatures ==
* Bud Abbott and Lou Costello
* Bing Crosby
* Frank Sinatra
* Jimmy Durante
* Eddie "Rochester" Anderson
== Availability ==
Golden-Age-of-Looney-Tunes-2-F.jpg|(1992) LaserDisc The Golden Age of Looney Tunes, Vol. 2, Side 6: McKimson & Davis
=== Streaming ===
Lt hbo max.jpg|HBO Max (2020 - 2023) (restored)
Lt max.jpg|Max (2023 - ) (restored)
== Censorship ==
* Cartoon Network, Boomerang and The WB cut the scene of Babbit hypnotizing Catstello to act like Rochester receiving a telephone call from Jack Benny.http://www.intanibase.com/gac/looneytunes/censored-m.aspx Cartoon Network USA initially aired this short uncut in the early-to-mid-1990s. In the late-1990s and early-2000s, this scene was cut. During the 2009 New Year's Day Looney Toonormous Marathon, Cartoon Network USA aired this scene uncensored. Whether this was a mistake or a sign that their censors were allowing objectionable content is unknown.
** While the Rochester scene is usually censored on Cartoon Network/Boomerang USA, international Cartoon Network/Boomerang feeds keep this scene uncut.
*Despite having a history of editing out Rochester impressions in other cartoons, MeTV airings of this cartoon leave the scene intact.
== Notes ==
* Much like Frank Tashlin's "Tale of Two Mice" (1945), in this cartoon both Babbit and Catstello are recast as mice wanting to get cheese while avoiding a cat, and has Catstello turning against Babbit in the end.
* Because the short credits Warner Bros. on Blue Ribbon re-release, the original closing title card was kept.
* Although the original titles exist, the Blue Ribbon reissue titles were restored on HBO Max instead.
* The audio of Catstello's Bing Crosby and Jimmy Durante impressions are taken from "Swooner Crooner" and the audio for his Frank Sinatra impression is taken from "Hollywood Canine Canteen".
== Gallery ==
TheMouse-MerizedCatRestoredSmall.jpg|Cropped screenshot of 2020 restoration
Mouse-merized-cat.jpg|Lobby card
McKimsonAndSelzer0001.jpg|Bob McKimson with Warren Foster and Eddie Selzer (seated) during the production c. 1945
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== References ==
Category:Cartoons directed by Robert McKimson
Category:Shorts
Category:1946
Category:Looney Tunes Shorts
Category:Babbit and Catstello Shorts
Category:Blue Ribbon reissues
Category:Cartoons written by Warren Foster
Category:Cartoons animated by Don Williams
Category:Cartoons with layouts by Cornett Wood
Category:Cartoons with layouts by Richard H. Thomas
Category:Cartoons with backgrounds by Cornett Wood
Category:Cartoons with backgrounds by Richard H. Thomas
Category:Cartoons with music by Carl W. Stalling
Category:Cartoons with orchestrations by Milt Franklyn
Category:Cartoons with film editing by Treg Brown
Category:Cartoons with sound effects edited by Treg Brown
Category:Cartoons produced by Eddie Selzer
Category:Cartoons with characters voiced by Mel Blanc
Category:Cartoons with characters voiced by Tedd Pierce
Category:Caricatures of real people
Category:Merrie Melodies Shorts
Category:Cartoons in a.a.p. package
Category:Re-released cartoons whose original titles are known to exist
Category:Cartoons that contain excerpts from "Powerhouse"