A Small Star is Born

**A Small Star is Born** (orginally known as **A Semi-Star is Born**) is the twelfth episode of *Fraidy Cat*. This was the last episode to be produced.

## Synopsis

Fraidy, with the help of a retired animal actor Mister Fred, disguises himself as famous star Boris the Cat in an attempt to get food.

## Plot

Fraidy is sitting on a fence as he enjoys the peace and quiet of the countryside, he wonders where he could get food until an white elderly horse replies that there food where he's at, which Fraidy immedietly regonized the horse of being Mister Fred the TV talking horse, and then ask what's he doing in the country, as the Mr. Fred tells he lives by the animal actors retirement home, as Fraidy tells that he couldn't join the home, Mister Fred gets an idea and gives him a scarf, and shades like Boris the Cat as a disguise to get in the retirement home, he tells Fraidy that the landlore is strict to who stays in the place, a pink panther look-alike just got thrown out by him.

As their landlord is a lion called Lawrence the Lop-sided Lion comes stomping by, Fraidy plans to leave before lion hold on his tail, he questions to Mister Fred to who the cat was, Mister Fred tells him that the cat is Boris, the lion was skecptical but allowed him inside with his roar.

Fraidy is dining with many animal actors, as Mister Fred introudces Fraidy to many of the actors, one of them they meet is Gentle Babs, Fraidy greets her, but she rudely tells him to quiet, Laffy laughs as she is holding dinner, Mister Fred also tells him about Laffy, before Fraidy could say something, Lawrence interupts that he finds Fraidy susipisous since he dones't act finicky, as Fraidy tries to explains that he should taste the food first, Laffy noticed "Boris" is here, and points out to the real Boris the Cat, When Fraid says "Uh oh! Looks like there's one Boris... "too" many here! Ooo-ooops!" summons Kitty Wizard, as the cat magican greets the real Fraidy, Fraidy shushes him as he is pointing at Boris, Kitty Wizard looks at Boris and think he's the real "Fraidy", Lawrence and Kitty Wizard noticed one of them are a fake Fraidy or Boris.

Kitty Wizard believe that the real Fraidy to being an "fake", he chases after Fraidy in a chase scene, Lawrence believes that the real Boris is a "fake" as Boris sass mouth him, to only run outside to run away from the lion, Fraidy and Boris run into each other, they breifly interact before the two identical cats split up, Kitty Wizard runs into Lawrence, the cat magican timidly leaves after seeing the lion.

Gentle Babs tries to get an apple off a tree, when she couldn't get it, she inuslts it, with one of the identical cats, Boris runs into Babs, as she reminds him of her, she scares Boris to get him to run into Cling-Clong's gong as Babs point it out, Boris asks why is he called "Cling Clong", as Clong shows him why, the vibration of the intrument gets Boris walking away shaking.

Lawrence finds Fraidy, as the cat tries to run away, after losing him, Fraidy Cat meets Boris the Cat as he questions to Fraidy to who he was, Fraidy says he pretending to be him, as Boris tells him he should continue this charade, as Fraidy wants to get out of here as Boris agrees... to getting interupted by Lawrence who jumps on the two cats to grabbing, to found out who was the imposter, Lawrence tests the two to see who is fincky, as the lion asks Clong to bring their food, they start the test, the Boris gets finicky with his food and refuses to tastes, his awhile Fraidy couldn't resist but to eat the dish of cat food.

Lawrence finds out that Fraidy is the fake Boris, he tells Cling Clong to grab and kick him out, Fraidy is kicked back to city as Fraidy is cheerful that he's back home in the city, the dog (from previous episodes) barks at him as Fraidy is still reliefed to not deal with lop-sided lions, as Fraidy continues to running away from the dog.

## Characters

* Fraidy Cat
* Mister Fred
* Pink Panther Phooney
* Lawrence the Lop-sided Lion
* Gentle Babs
* Laffy
* Boris Cat
* Kitty Wizard
* Cling Clong
* Dog (cameo)

## Trivia

* The dog from "Love Is a Many Feathered Thing" makes a cameo appearance in this episode.
* Only one ghost appears in this episode.
* The title was orignally named "A Semi-Star is Born" in orignal script, but is translated to be "A Small Star is Born".
* When the real Boris Cat appears, Fraidy comments "Looks like there's one Boris t-t-too many here." Despite "one" being mentioned, Tinker Elephunt "One" Cave Cat does not appear. This implies that Fraidy can summon only one ghost at a time, and that the ghost that does appear corresponds to the last number referenced.
* This is the series finale of *Fraidy Cat*.
	+ The series was supposed to have 6 more episodes after this one. Due to a business decision erected by Filmation, *Uncle Croc's Block* was shortened to a half-hour package, and Fraidy Cat was cut from the show, taking the unfinished episodes with it. The 6 aforementioned episodes never made it past the writing and storyboard stage.

## Cultural References

* The animal actors are based off real-life animal icons. In particular, Mister Fred is based off of *Mr. Ed*, Laffy is based off of *Lassie* (which had a series made by Filmation), and Cling Clong is based off of *King Kong*.