Cupid and the Cat

**Cupid and the Cat** is the second episode of *Fraidy Cat*.

## Synopsis

After rescuing a female cat named Lulu, Fraidy is shot by Cupid's arrow and defends her from another cat that is smitten for her, Chuck.

## Plot

Fraidy is walking down the street, when he spots a muscular cat handling a car. He approaches the vehile, while it stands on the red light. After a closer examination, it turns out the muscular cat is walking while holding the car rather than driving it. The feline driver first explains, that it is his way of exercising, then he squeezes the vehicle into smaller size. Fraidy is shaking of fear when watching the show, when a full size car is pressed into the size of a toy car. The muscular cat asks Fraidy, why is he shaking. Fraidy admits he's nervous, so the strong cat scares him away and calls him "nosy punk". Fraidy flees and hides behind the fence.

Shortly afterwards, Fraidy hears dog barking and female call for help. He spots a female cat on the tree, where a red spaniel with bandaged tail keeps barking at the cat. Fraidy admits he wants to help the damsel in distress, but he lack courage to do so and walks away. Suddenly, drums are heard, the screen trembles and Hep materializes. Fraidy tells him about his problem. Hep gives Fraidy two bones as a mean against the dog, who immiediately focuses attention on the bones and leaves the she-cat alone.

Fraidy is watching the dog departing and the she-cat approaches on the ground. It turns out her name is Lulu while she's expressing her gratitude, calling Fraidy "a hero". Fraidy replies, that Lulu doesn't understand what happened. After the cats introduce to wach other, Lulu believes that Fraidy is called "Freddy". As the cats get closer to each other, a small pinkish cupid cat is hovering down the street Fraidy was strolling through at the beginning of the episode and humming to himself. He stops and spots Fraidy talking to Lulu about his manly ("catly") attitude. During the conversation, Fraidy takes the compliment and is shot with the Cupid's arrow at his right hand. When Fraidy asks, what is the arrow he received, the cupid introduces himself as Danny and explains in a boorish way, that the arrow has to be the sign that Fraidy is in love and that Danny doesn't guarantee his called shots being accurate.

Suddenly, the bigger cat apears and is apparently not fond of Fraidy being interested in Lulu. It turns out the bigger cat is named Chuck and he was dating Lulu before Fraidy met her. Fraidy remembers Chuck's unusual physical power, which allows him to crush cars, then he imagines himself being crushed by Chuck's muscles. Fraidy's attempt to flee is thwarted by Chuck grabbing Fraidy's legs in the middle of the leap. The bigger cat asks Fraidy, what is he doing with Lulu while showing him clenched fist. Lulu makes an intervention, telling Chuck to leave Fraidy, because the latter is a hero, then she compliments him much to Fraidy's dismay. When being told by Lulu not to be pushed around by Chuck and teaching him a lesson, Fraidy is torn between his love to Lulu and fear within him. Danny admits, that the love inside Fraidy is working. Lulu asks Fraidy to fight with Chuck for her, so Fraidy calls his adversary "a clown" and challenges him, only to regret his words. Chuck agrees with Fraidy, that he shall wind up like the crumpled car and the cats fight. Lulu is watching the duel with joy. When shurnk Fraidy approaches her, Lulu calls him "wonderful". Fraidy accept the compliment and states, that he has to go, because it's two o'clock.

Saying aloud the number two summons the Kitty Wizard, who asks, what is going on. Fraidy admits that everytime he calls the wizard for help, things get even worse. The feline sorcerer casts a spell from his wand and causes Fraidy to grow into a gargantuan size. As a result, Fraidy stands above the tree Lulu was hiding from the dog previously. The female keeps calling Fraidy "Freddy" and asks him, what is wrong. Fraidy replies that he's afraid of heights, while Chuck takes cover behind garbage cans down the alley. Kitty Wizard casts another spell just in the same moment, when enlarged Fraidy is about to take advantage upon Chuck, which makes Fraidy shrink again. Chuck regains courage and admits he hasn't have had mice to eat for a week. The spellcaster admits he pushed wrong button on his wand and casts the spell once again, towards Fraidy kneeling on Chuck's platter. Fraidy grows to his normal size, still remaining on Chuck's platter, so the Kitty Wizard teleports himself away.

Lulu once again encourages "Freddy" to stand and fight for her with Chuck. Fraidy remains charmed and challenges Chuck again by asking him to say one thing, which summons Tinker Elephunt Cave Cat and his dinosaur Ant. Fraidy and Chuck find themselves hidden in dinosaur's paw. Chuck asks, where did the great lizard come from. Danny is watching the scene with disgust and shoots two arrows at once - one for Chuck and one for Ant, so the two fall in love with each other. Chuck embraces the dinosaur's leg and sings about being in love with a lizard. The repitle lowers his head to kiss Chuck. Fraidy returns to Lulu as he remains charmed by her, then he asks her about the situation, as everybody around seems in love. Lulu replies she's not in love, because Fraidy is a show-off by summoning his strange friends, then she leaves Fraidy and breaks his heart. The Cave Cat complains about Ant and Chuck being in love with each other, then he and his dinosaur leave the area. Chuck falls from the tree branch he was standing on, then he emerges from his hole, and says "Love?! yuck!" showing disgust.

Fraidy agrees with Chuck and says "Double yuck!" and swears he shall never fall in love again. When he walks down the street, Lulu is watching him from a window. When she winks, Fraidy appears near her, stating that there's never too late to learn something new. Chuck appears right behind Lulu with prepared claws and bellicose facial expression. Fraidy says to the audience, that he has just learned to mind his own business and the episode ends.

## Characters

* Fraidy Cat
* Chuck Cat
* Lulu Cat
* Fido
* Hep Cat
* Danny the Cupid Cat
* Kitty Wizard
* Tinker Elephunt Cave Cat
* Ant

## Trivia

* The second and last episode to credit Mike Connor and Don Towsley.
* Lulu does not change her pose throughout the episode; most of the time she only moves her lips while talking and winks.
* Despite Lulu breaking up with Fraidy, she still flirts with him at the end of the episode.

"The Not So Nice Mice" "**Cupid and the Cat**" "Over the Wall and Havin' a Ball" "Feline Fortune" "Puss n' Boats" "A Scaredy Fraidy" "Meaner Than a Junkyard Cat" "Love Is a Many Feathered Thing" "It's a Dog's Life" "Choo Choo Fraidy" "Magic Numbers" "A Small Star is Born"
***Cancelled Episodes***
"Fraidy Gone Fishing" "Fraidy Come Home" "Double Trouble" "Unlucky Fraidy" "This Cat for Hire" "Culture Schlock"