Pizzicato Pussycat

Pizzicato Pussycat is a 1955 Merrie Melodies cartoon directed by Friz Freleng.
==Summary==
Mr. and Mrs. Jones hear a piano being played in their living room. They automatically assume it is their cat who is making the music, when in fact, the talented one is a mouse whom the cat has forced into being his stooge to make him famous. The cat is showered with media attention and set to play at Carnegie Hall, where he hopes nobody will notice that he is pantomiming the movements with the keys while the mouse is playing his miniature piano inside the full-scale model.
==Plot==
A couple are startled to hear jazz piano-playing coming from somewhere in their home. In a ploy for amnesty, the mouse responsible for the music agrees to make it appear as though the couple's cat is really the maestro. The couple goes public with their fantastic feline, garnering widespread attention. When the cat is booked at a large concert hall, the mouse's glasses break so the mouse cannot read (or play) any music. The cat, exposed as a farce, later realizes that he is an excellent drummer. Not wanting to relive the embarrassment of public disapproval, the couple are satisfied to enjoy the duo's performances within the safety of their own home.
==Trivia==
This cartoon reuses animation from Bunker Hill Bunny, Bugs Bunny Rides Again, and Drip-Along Daffy.
Category:Cartoons
Category:Merrie Melodies Cartoons
Category:One-Shot Cartoons
Category:1955 cartoons
Category:Warner Bros. Cartoons
Category:Cartoons directed by Friz Freleng
Category:Cartoons written by Warren Foster
Category:Cartoons animated by Virgil Ross
Category:Cartoons animated by Manuel Perez
Category:Cartoons with layouts by Hawley Pratt
Category:Cartoons with backgrounds by Richard H. Thomas
Category:Cartoons with voice characterizations by Mel Blanc
Category:Cartoons with music by Milt Franklyn