It's a Fun, Fun, Fun, Funtime of Catnip Cat (1963)

**It's A Fun, Fun, Fun, Funtime Of Catnip Cat** is a 1963 American animated feature film produced by Aldo Boomer Productions Inc. and distributed by Format Films Inc.

## Availability

* (2019) Streaming - FilmxshowsMAX Plus (Restored)

## Notes

* Features animation and live action.
* Recorded on April 29, 1963
* Recording date: April 29, 1963
* The dialogue was recored April 29, 1963
* The orchestra was recorded August 26, 1963

## Sound Effects Used

* It's A Fun, Fun, Fun, Funtime Of Catnip Cat (1963)/Sound Effects

## Featured Clips

* A Thief Catcher (1914)
* The Champion (1915)
* Safety Last (1923)
* Moscow Strikes Again (1942)
* Frankenstein (1931)
* Rodents Madness (1930)
* Catnip Goes To Army (1942)
* Battery Baseball (1960)
* Same Cartoon (1963) (behind the scenes, drawing cartoons)

## Characters

* Catnip Cat
* Catnip Junior
* Scrooge Cat
* Rocky Cat
* Fiona Cat
* Bruce Dog
* Dick Van Dyke
* Ventriloquist Puppet Cat
* Gorilla (played by Kenneth MacDonald)
* Aldo Boomer
* Bartender
* Police Officer
* Calvin
* Mr. Spencer

## Voice Characterizations

* Dick Van Dyke - Himself
* Mel Blanc - Catnip Cat, Bruce Dog, Ventriloquist Puppet Cat
* Don Messick - Catnip Junior
* Mort Marshall - Scrooge Cat, Bartender
* Daws Butler - Rocky Cat
* June Foray - Fiona Cat
* Larry Storch - Narrator
* Aldo Boomer - Himself
* Dudley Dickerson - Police Officer
* Kenneth MacDonald - Calvin, Gorilla (disguised)
* Kenny Delmar - Mr. Spencer

## Credits

* Director: Wally Washer
* Sequence Directors: George Nicholas, Abe Levitow, Rudy Larriva, Marshall Branson
* Writters: Mike O'Connor, Riley Townsend, Dennis Fraser, Joseph Stewart, Cal Howard, Wesley Bennett, Irving Leaf
* Character Design: Wally Washer
* Animation: Bob Bransford, Ed Friedman, Virgil Ross, Phil Duncan, Ruth Kissane, Lance Edison, Doris Collins, Charles McKimson, George Cannata, Phil DeLara, John Carey, Tom McDonald, Fred Abranz, Ruben Apodaca, Hank Smith, Wanda Nordberg, Don Williams, Amby Paliwoda, Maurie Faigin, Ed Lackey, Carole Barnes
* Animation Director: Hal Ambro
* Layouts: Owen Fitzgerald, Robert Griffin, Greg Wanker, Dave Hanan, Robert Givens, Ken Hultgren, Herb Johnson, Rene Garcia, Geoff Lipton, Richard Bickenbach
* Backgrounds: Walt Peregoy, John Didrik Johnsen, Bob McIntosh, Rosemary O'Connor, Peggy Morrow, Connie Matthews, Robert Gentle
* Film Editor: Wesley Brasher
* Art Directors: Raymond Jacobs, Roman Zingler, John Hubley, Lance Nolley, Dick Kelsey
* Sound Effects Editors: Joe Siracusa, Jack King
* Sound Directors: C.O. Stevens, Robert Crissman
* Sound Engineers: Marne Fallis, Ted Keep
* Production Supervision: Gregory Handley
* Production Managers: Herbert Klynn, Wally Foss, Ray Thursby
* Camera: Bill Kotler, Jerry Kingsley, Jack Eckes, Buf Nerbovig
* Effects Animation: Monty McDonald, Brad Case
* Assistant Director: Leighton Black
* Ink and Paint: Vera McKinney
* Checking: Paul Marron
* Music: Eric Maddox
* Songs: Sammy Timberg, Elliot Kaplan
* Music Editor: Larry J. Phillips
* Orchestrations: Herman Frenkel, Del Castillo
* Live-Action Sequences:
	+ Director: Fred Hamilton
	+ Screenplay: William Morrow, Richard Marchand, Bob Schiller, Billy Friedberg
	+ Film Editor: Mel Thorsen
	+ Art Director: John Salter
	+ Director of Photography: L. William O'Connell
	+ Costumer: John Briggs
	+ Settings: Jack Landau
	+ Sound Recording: Jim Shields
	+ Starring: Dick Van Dyke, Dudley Dickerson, Kenneth MacDonald, Mort Marshall, Kenny Delmar