Fin 'n' Catty

Fin 'n' Catty is a 1943 Merrie Melodies short directed by Charles M. Jones.
== Title ==
The title is a pun on the Scottish dish "finnan haddie."
== Plot ==
Goldfish need water to survive, and cats need goldfish to survive. However, goldfish hates cats while cats hate water. Wanting to get a meal, Claude Cat attempts to get the fish while staying dry.
Claude first tries rubber gloves, but is bitten by the goldfish with dentures. He tries to fish it out, but the goldfish steals the bait and sprays water onto Claude's face. Claude utilizes a hose which the goldfish uses to blow water and excess air back at Claude. The goldfish replaces the toilet paper with fly paper at one point, leaving Claude in a sticky situation. However, when he tries to return to his bowl, Claude has covered it with a plate.
Without water, the goldfish begins to slowly become thirsty. Claude attempts additional schemes to dry out the goldfish, which are all equally in vain. However, when the goldfish fills the shower with cold water, Claude locks the door and swallows the key to corner his prey, before realizing he's underwater. The cat tries to get out of the shower, but he finds himself swimming and enjoying being underwater. Claude steals the goldfish's bowl, and now sleeps inside of it, forcing the goldfish to reside in a smaller cup, much to the latter's dismay.
== Availability ==
lt fin 8mm.jpg|8mm (Associated Artists Productions print)
Golden-Age-of-Looney-Tunes-3-F.jpg|(1992) LaserDisc The Golden Age of Looney Tunes, Vol. 3, Side 3: Chuck Jones
lt old acq.jpg|(2006) DVD Old Acquaintance (USA 1995 Turner print)
346061 front.jpg|(2023) Blu-ray Looney Tunes Collector's Choice: Volume 2 (restored)
=== Streaming ===
lt hbo max.jpg|HBO Max (2020 - 2023) (restored)
lt max.jpg|Max (2023 - 2024) (restored)
== Notes ==
* This short continues to experiment with strongly graphic, nearly abstract backgrounds, seen throughout Jones cartoons from late 1942–1943. It is also the final Chuck Jones cartoon from that time period to use these experimental backgrounds.
* The short has no dialogue other than narration, and consists of visual gags.
* A cel of the original title, a black and white photo of the original title, and a cel of the credits was revealed on Facebook in 2021, revealing that the true name of the cartoon is Fin 'n' Catty. The film was re-released as Fin 'n Catty, dropping the second apostrophe.
** A film element of the original titles is presumed lost, as the cartoon was instead restored on HBO Max with its Blue Ribbon titles.
== Gallery ==
Fin-'N'-Catty-Original-title2.jpg|Original title card cel
Fin-'N'-Catty-Original-credits.jpg|Original credits
13046 lg.jpg|Lobby card poster
FinNCattyRestored.jpeg|Cropped screenshot of 2020 restoration
Fin-n-catty-bw-title-still.jpg|Black and white file still photo showing the original title
File:1943 - Fin'n Catty 02.jpg|Panoramic view of the final scene
== References ==
 
Category:Shorts
Category:1943
Category:Merrie Melodies Shorts
Category:Blue Ribbon reissues
Category:Cartoons directed by Chuck Jones
Category:Cartoons written by Michael Maltese
Category:Cartoons with music by Carl W. Stalling
Category:Cartoons with layouts by John McGrew
Category:Cartoons with backgrounds by Gene Fleury
Category:Cartoons with backgrounds by Bernyce Polifka
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 Robert C. Bruce
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