Katnip Kollege

Katnip Kollege is a 1938 Merrie Melodies short directed by Cal Howard and Cal Dalton.
==Plot==
In the "Swingology" classroom at Katnip Kollege, the cats are learning about jazz and how to swing. The cats sing a good morning to the professor cat who rises up out of the floor with his desk while producing musical instrument jazz with his vocal ability solely. The professor first calls on Mr Jones to recite his history lesson. Mr Jones sings about Columbus discovering America. Next, the professor calls on Downtown Miss Kitty Bright who sings her homework about Napoleon. Next to be called on is Johnny, who doesn't know how to swing. The professor calls his attempt "corny" and, to make matters worse, gives him a ten-hour sentence to the corner to sit on a stool and wear a dunce cap. All the cats are dismissed, with the exception of Johnny (because he won't go anywhere due to his punishment), at which the other students tease him for not knowing how to swing. Kitty returns his fraternity pin to him as she leaves, and tells him to call her when he learns how to swing.
Later that night, as all the other cats jam at an outdoor caterwaul, Johnny is suddenly inspired by the rhythm of a cuckoo clock. He runs to join the group and shocks everyone with a flawlessly jazzy rendition of "Easy as Rollin' off a Log" sung (and trumpeted) to Kitty. At the end of the song they fall into each other's arms, "rolling" off the log they were using as their stage. Kitty covers his face in kisses as the action ends.
==Availability==
Golden Age LT Vol 1.jpg|(1991) LaserDisc The Golden Age of Looney Tunes, Volume 1
The golden age of looney tunes vhs 1.jpg|(1992) VHS The Golden Age of Looney Tunes, Volume 1: 1930s Musicals
Lt the adventures of robin hood.jpg|(2003) DVD The Adventures of Robin Hood (1995 USA Turner dubbed version)
Golden Collection box 2.jpg|(2004) DVD Looney Tunes Golden Collection: Volume 2, Disc Four (with cue marks)
Large.jpg|(2004) DVD Looney Tunes Spotlight Collection: Volume 2, Disc 2 (with cue marks)
Lt cas3.jpg|(2005) DVD All Stars: Volume 3
Lt rh hd.jpg|(2006) HD DVD The Adventures of Robin Hood
Lt rh blu.jpg|(2008) Blu-ray The Adventures of Robin Hood (restored with cue marks)
51LA0AzTVqL. SL500 AA300 .jpg|(2011) Blu-ray Looney Tunes Platinum Collection: Volume 1, Disc Two
LTPC VOL 1 DVD.jpg|(2012) DVD Looney Tunes Platinum Collection: Volume 1, Disc Two
Lt spotlight df.jpg|(2014) DVD Looney Tunes Spotlight Collection: Volumes 2-3 Repack
Lt musical masterpieces.jpg|(2015) DVD Looney Tunes Musical Masterpieces (same as Platinum print)
Lt mtf.jpg|(2016) DVD Music Triple Feature
Lt spotlight v1-3.jpg|(2018) DVD Looney Tunes Spotlight Collection: Volumes 1–3
==Notes== 
*The music in the short is pieced together from a number of contemporary Warner Bros. features. The main song "Easy as Rollin' off a Log" by M. K. Jerome and Jack Scholl, is sung by Johnnie "Scat" Davis and Mabel Todd in the film Over the Goal. Other songs used include "You're an Education" by Al Dubin and Harry Warren which was written for, but never used in Warner Brothers' 1938 feature film Gold Diggers in Paris and the Richard A. Whiting/Johnny Mercer song "We're Working Our Way Thru College" from Warner Bros.' 1937 feature Varsity Show.
*The statue of Prof. Dalton is a nod to director Cal Dalton.
*The Golden Collection print retains the cue mark at the iris out and the ending titles when given to Associated Artists Productions in 1956 upon its copyright being sold. This restoration likely used the cartoon's interpositive for the Golden Collection. However, the cue mark is absent on the Platinum Collection, despite being the same master.
* A cel of the original title surfaced, courtesy of Mike Glad.https://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=10156117777110578/ However, because it is only a cel and not an actual print with the titles, it wasn't transferred, thus the Blue Ribbon print was restored instead for home media releases.
*The working title was "As Easy as Rolling Off A Log".
==Gallery ==
KatnipTITLECEL.png|Original title card cel setup
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Ktpk.jpg|Lobby card
Katnipkolledge.jpg|Reissue lobby card
File:Kat nip q.png|Model Sheet with working title.
==References==
*Beck, Jerry (31 August 2006) "Old Movies and Cartoons". Cartoon Brew weblog.
 
Category:1938
Category:Shorts
Category:Merrie Melodies Shorts
Category:Cartoons directed by Cal Dalton
Category:Cartoons directed by Cal Howard
Category:Blue Ribbon reissues
Category:Cartoons with music by Carl W. Stalling
Category:Cartoons with film editing by Treg Brown
Category:Cartoons with sound effects edited by Treg Brown
Category:Cartoons with orchestrations by Milt Franklyn
Category:Cartoons with characters voiced by Mel Blanc
Category:Cartoons with backgrounds by Art Loomer
Category:Cartoons produced by Leon Schlesinger
Category:Cartoons in a.a.p. package
Category:Cartoons with missing Leon Schlesinger credits
Category:Re-released cartoons whose original titles are known to exist
Category:One-Shot Cartoons