10 favorite cartoon cats August 8, 2012, 00:00 | Katya Kozhevnikova
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Today the world celebrates a wonderful holiday - World Cat Day . On this occasion, I propose to congratulate your own pets or feed the homeless, and at the same time remember our most beloved animated cat characters. After all, cats are incredibly charming creatures, it’s no wonder that they make such cute cartoon characters. And they all have their own unique characters. Don't believe me? Let's see!
Kitten named Woof
Perhaps the most famous kitten from Soviet cartoons is a kitten with the unusual name Woof. He looks at the world with his big blue eyes, makes friends with the puppy and generally behaves strangely and not like a cat. This cartoon is called one of the most touching Soviet cartoons. Therefore, Woof confidently wins the “Cutest Kitten” category.
Cat Matroskin
The sensible and reasonable cat Matroskin from the cartoon Troy from Prostokvashino was a real helper to his owner: he did housework, looked after his sick Uncle Fyodor, and kept a cow. Do you remember his catchphrase: “I can also bake pies”? I think no one would refuse such a pet. So he is the only possible winner in the “Most Economic Cat” category.
Leopold the cat
The phrase “Leopold, come out!” Come out, you vile coward!” we remember from childhood. Leopold is an intellectual and a pacifist, he tries not to harm anyone. At the same time, he is constantly tormented by a couple of impudent mouse hooligans who consider Leopold's kindness a sign of cowardice. But, as it should be in a children's cartoon, good (even peaceful) always defeats evil (even militant). For his patience, endurance and willpower, Leopold is awarded the title “The Friendliest Cat”.
Scarecrow-Meow
The name of this cartoon has become a household word. This is what parents call their children when they are not seriously angry with them, but want to jokingly scold them. A little kitten wants to sing his song to people, but everyone scolds him and drives him away. But at the end of the cartoon, the kitten will find a new friend, sing his song, and things will immediately improve for all the people around him. For this we will give him the title “The Happiest Kitten”. In the sense that brings happiness.
Kitten from Lizyukov Street
Kitten Vasily lives in Voronezh on Lizyukova Street and constantly runs away from the puppy. Vasily does not like this life, and he dreams of turning into a big and terrible beast. The witch crow turns the kitten into a hippopotamus and sends it to Africa. But it turns out that being a hippopotamus is also not easy, especially if you try to climb trees out of habit. Missing home, the hippopotamus kitten nails signs with the name of his native street to the palm trees. Therefore, when his elephant friend found herself in Voronezh, she was surprised: “Where do these African names come from?” Well, I don’t know , maybe in real Africa they haven’t heard about Lizyukov Street, but the kitten definitely made it famous throughout Russia. Therefore, it is not surprising that a monument to Vasily appeared on it several years ago - the first monument to an animated character in Russia. That’s why we’ll call him “The Most Memorable Kitten.”
Fat Red Cat (Return of the Prodigal Parrot)
The barrel-shaped red cat from the cartoon Return of the Prodigal Parrot is, although not the main character, but a very memorable character. Such a cartoon Oblomov: he lives with rich owners, he has everything and needs nothing. “Tahiti-Tahiti! We were not in any Tahiti! They feed us well here too!” So he earned the title of "The Laziest Cat".
Garfield
Garfield, a cheeky and narcissistic red cat, was born on the pages of a comic book, then got his own animated series, and a few years ago he grew into a film. He is incredibly selfish and lazy, but shows rare ingenuity to get food. Despite the cat's bad character, the owner loves him, and Garfield himself is capable of showing good feelings. He is somewhat similar to a fat red cat, but he is much more arrogant. Well, that’s what we’ll call him: “The most impudent cat.”
Aristocratic cats
A family of aristocratic cats: the cat Duchess and her trio of kittens find themselves in a difficult situation: their owner's butler is trying to get rid of the animals in order to receive an inheritance instead, and takes them out of town. The pets were not ready for life on the street, but the family met the street cat Thomas O'Malley, who helps them return to Paris. Aristocrats is a musical cartoon, so its characters fully deserve the title of “The Most Musical Cats.”
Mitten
The disheveled stray black cat named Mitten from the Disney cartoon Bolt is an independent and cunning creature. She once had a home and owners, but they moved and left the cat on the street. Mittens became a cynical pessimist with a sarcastic sense of humor. How else? You can't abandon animals! The cartoon, of course, will end well, but because of its difficult fate, I want to call Mitten “The Unluckiest Cartoon Cat.”
Puss in Boots
The first place among the most beloved and charming cartoon kittens deservedly goes to Puss in Boots from the cartoon series about Shrek . His favorite technique in a fight is to look at his opponent with big, big eyes. And when the enemies are moved and throw down their weapons to pet the charming creature, the cat rushes into battle. Puss in Boots appeared in the second Shrek cartoon as a specialist in killing ogres, but unexpectedly became a friend of the green ogre. The audience loved him so much that they even made their own film about him. I think that for his soulful look, he fully deserves the title of “The most charming cat” from the cartoon.
What cartoon cats do you like?
Katya Kozhevnikova , iledebeaute.ru
"Leopold the Cat"
Soviet animated series, the main character of which is a kind cat named Leopold .
He lives in house 8/16 on Murlykina Street, next to the studio and cafe. Leopold is a real intellectual: he has no bad habits, he does not shout or swear.
The main character is very good-natured, and his favorite phrase “Guys, let's live together” has become a catchphrase.
But in every episode, despite his kindness, Leopold taught the mice a lesson. Oh yes! Throughout the cartoon, two hooligan mice try to pester him. What comes out of this - watch in the series.
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was filmed from 1975 to 1993. The main director was Anatoly Reznikov.
11 episodes were “filmed ,” in the creation of which playwright Arkady Khait and artist Vyacheslav Nazaruk also took part.
For filming “Leopold the Cat” they were awarded the USSR State Prize.
The entire first episode of “Leopold” was voiced by actor Andrei Mironov, but he could not voice the second episode due to illness; Gennady Khazanov did it for him.
In addition - cartoons about mice and rats →
"Prostokvashino"
A series of cartoons based on the story “ Uncle Fyodor, the Dog and the Cat ” by Eduard Uspensky. The screenwriter was Uspensky himself.
The story of Uncle Fyodor and his friends has been loved by many generations of viewers.
The boy picked up one of the main characters on the street - the cat Matroskin, who was distinguished by his sharp mind, kindness and sense of justice.
Since Uncle Fyodor’s mother was against the cat in the apartment, the boy’s friends and their pet went to live in the village , where other heroes had already appeared: the dog Sharik, a cheerful, good-natured fellow, and the postman Pechkin, a charming uncle with a long nose of a curious barbarian.
In the village, everyone had their own business - Matroski got a cow, and Sharik took up photo hunting.
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In 1978, the cartoon was released at the Soyuzmultfilm studio.
In 1980 , a continuation of “Prostokvashino” appeared on the screens called “Vacations in Prostokvashino”, and then the third part – “Winter in Prostokvashino” (1984).
The main characters were voiced by famous actors : Maria Vinogradova, Oleg Tabakov, Lev Durov, Valentina Talyzina.
Animation has become much more popular than books.
After filming the first episode, there was a conflict between the animators and therefore the appearance of the characters in the second part underwent significant changes.
Watch episode 1 of the cartoon:
Prostokvashino
Films about horses ->
Cartoon Cat replaced the Queen of Spades
Cartoon Cat became popular in the Russian-language segment of the Internet at the end of spring 2021. Zoomers discovered such a widespread entertainment 20 years ago as calling spirits. Now the Queen of Spades and gnomes of various stripes have been replaced by Cartoon Cat. Social media users have compiled a guide on how to summon a monstrous cat in real life.
Signs that he [Cartoon Cat] has arrived: if you have a cat, he will meow. There may be traces of blood. His [paws] are stretching.
And YouTubers (mostly under 20 years old) started hunting for him. A cartoon cat waits for a victim in his own apartment or kidnaps a family member.
Thanks to the fact that Kat was originally a ridiculous and implausible animated character, almost any blogger could add a 3D model of him to their video. The monster in the videos was waiting for children left at home without parents in a locked room, chasing them and hunting adults.
And in the summer of 2021, the hunt for the monster cat was opened by one of the most popular Russian-speaking YouTubers, Vlad A4. The blogger tried to catch the monster in an abandoned camp using valerian, a ball of thread and a laser pointer.
Gradually, Kat, thanks to his cartoonishness and harmlessness, became an almost ideal monster for YouTube and children's horror stories. And then he moved to TikTok, where his demonic image changed completely, and he became a cute 3D cat (albeit with a very toothy mouth).
"Kitten named Woof"
Several animated films by Lev Atamanov.
All scenarios are based on the stories of Grigory Oster, where the author tells about the adventures of a little kitten named Woof and his best friend Sharik.
Kitten Woof is naive, defenseless, very kind, simple and impressionable.
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Main series about “Gava”:
- “Only troubles ” - in the series the kitten gets acquainted with the inhabitants of the yard - a cat and a dog - and with the troubles that await him at every corner.
- “ Where is it better to be afraid ” - in this episode, Woof and his comrade Sharik are afraid of thunder and lightning together.
- “ The Middle of the Sausage ” is a film about how Sharik decides to share a sausage with his friend, but they cannot understand where the middle is and try to find the answer to this question.
"Woof" is a great name idea for a Siamese cat.
At the Soyuzmultfilm studio, 5 episodes of “A Kitten Named Woof” were created from 1976 to 1982.
Watch episode 1 of the cartoon:
Kitten named Woof
Black cats are favorite characters in animal horror films.
Wunspunch
Not far from the city of Megapolis live two eccentric magicians - Bubonic Irwitzer and his aunt Tyranny Vampadur. In each episode, sorcerers try to cast some kind of terrible spell on a peaceful city. But the problem is that the spell can be interrupted within the first seven hours. Who does this? The magicians' pets are the cat Miauricio di Miauro and the raven Jacob Skrible. Unknown to their owners, the cat and the raven are members of the secret “Council of Animals” and act as spies to protect city residents from magical spells. The animated series was based on the fairy tale “The Devil's Congenial Cocktail” by the German writer Michael Ende.
"Cat house"
The cartoon is an opera that was created in 1958 by Leonid Amalrik based on the fairy tale of the same name by Marshak.
This is a story about how a cat lived in a big house with expensive decorations. Often poor kittens came to her - nephews who asked for food and shelter, but the cat drove them away.
One day, after another noisy party, a log fell from the housewife’s stove and the house caught fire .
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As a result, the house was destroyed, and the cat went to ask for a place to sleep and food from its “friends” guests. But the only ones who accepted her in their emaciated hut were her nephew kittens.
Everything ended well - in the spring they built a new, large house.
This is a film about kindness, friendship and the ability to help in difficult times.
And the aunt cat was clearly a Russian Blue with character.
In 1958, this cartoon received an award at the 10th International Film Festival for Children and Youth in Venice and the Silver George Award in the category of films for children under 7 years old.
Watch “Cat House” on video:
cat house
fat belly
The main villain in the constant purple jacket from the Disney animated series “Chip 'n' Dale Rescue Rangers” - the cunning cat Fatty - spoiled a lot of blood for the rescue chipmunks. Tolstopuz is a real gangster and an unsurpassed villain, but he prefers to implement his villainous plans with the help of his narrow-minded assistants, rather than on his own, so they are, as a rule, doomed to failure.
"Meow Scarecrow"
Soviet cartoon directed by Inessa Kovalevskaya.
According to the plot , one summer morning in one city a black kitten woke up and decided to sing a cheerful song, but he was driven away from everywhere.
Minor troubles began to happen to the main character.
was given a nickname for his concerts - Scarecrow-Meow. He began to cry out of resentment and sang a very sad song.
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Because of which the sun disappeared, the weather became cloudy and gloomy.
But a cheerful girl came to the Scarecrow-Meowchel, and then everything changed: she invited the kitten to sing a cheerful song again. See for yourself what came of it.
After the release of the cartoon, the name “scarecrow” became a household name . Parents called their children this if they behaved badly.
Songs from the cartoon began to be released for listening on records and discs. In the 90s, the audio fairy tale “Scarecrow-Meow” was released.
Watch the cartoon:
Scarecrow-Meow
It is also worth paying attention to the most famous foreign cartoons with cats in leading roles.
Bagheera
The exquisite yellow-eyed Bagheera was created by British writer Rudyard Kipling and appears in his works The Jungle Book and The Second Jungle Book. One of the critics argued that among all Mowgli’s companions, it was Bagheera who identified love, and the bear Baloo and the boa constrictor Kaa - strength and knowledge.
In the books, Bagheera is male, but we remember her precisely from the female image created in the Soviet cartoon “Mowgli”. In it, Bagheera is a symbol of female beauty, grace, coquetry and a sharp mind; the lion's share of the extravagance of Bagheera's image belongs to the magnificent voice acting by Lyudmila Kasatkina.
"Tom and Jerry"
A series of cartoons brought to us by William Hann and Joseph Barbera.
Throughout the series, Tom the cat and Jerry the mouse . It is interesting that in the episodes the characters do not speak, but emotions are expressed with the help of appropriate musical accompaniment.
After the cartoon became popular, Hann and Barbera wrote scripts for another 113 episodes .
Beginning in 1960, production was directed by Gene Deitch and Chuck Jones.
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By 1992, “Tom and Jerry” had become so famous that the first full-length film of the same name appeared on cinema screens, where the main characters finally spoke!
The cartoon gained popularity all over the world quite quickly. But some episodes, according to critics, contained scenes of a violent nature. In some places the cartoon was even banned .
Throughout its history, Tom and Jerry received 7 Oscar awards in the Best Animated Short Film category.
Petson and Findus
A series of cartoons based on a fairy tale by Swedish children's writer Sven Nordqvist. The old eccentric Petson lives in a Swedish village, invents the most unusual devices, takes care of the garden and stupid chickens. Findus is a small, restless, talking cat who constantly gets into all sorts of troubles. Petson and Findus are completely different characters, but this doesn’t stop them from being best friends, having fun and getting into crazy adventures. There are fairy tales, comics, short 15-minute animated series and full-length feature films about the adventures of Petson and Findus.
"Cats are aristocrats"
This cartoon is a full-length one.
It was created at Walt Disney Studios in 1970 . Based on a story by author Tom McGowan.
The plot takes place in a family of aristocratic cats. Things begin to happen when the cats from this family meet a stray cat.
An aristocratic woman is kidnapped by a butler to demand ransom. The stray cat will play an important role in the rescue operation.
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The film was released on December 11, 1970 . Genre: romantic musical comedy.
According to the plan, a sequel to the film of the same name was to be released in 2000.
Then the release was postponed to 2007, but in 2006 they decided to cancel the launch of the second part .
From this animated film, many songs and catchphrases that are still popular today were born, for example, the phrase “everyone wants to be a cat” and many others.
"Cat Trap"
Feature film released in 1986 .
The creators were Hungarian, German and Canadian animators.
The action takes place in a world inhabited by anthropomorphic cats and mice, on the non-existent planet X , where in addition to cats and mice bats and rats live.
The main characters are three cats : their adventures, interesting aspects of their characters and personalities.
The story tells about kindness and the ability to make friends.
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At the end of the 80s, the cartoon became famous in the USSR.
Initially, the cartoon "Cat Trap" was called "Cat City".
"Puss in Boots"
An animated cartoon released in 2011. Created as a continuation of the story of Shrek .
The action takes place in Spain. Throughout the film, the adventures of a robber cat are told, who took money and jewelry from the rich and helped the poor.
After its premiere in cinemas around the world, the cartoon was also released on disc. This happened in March 2012 .
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World cinema stars such as Antonio Banderas, Salma Hayek, Zach Galifianakis, Billy Bob Thornton, Emmy Sedaris, Constance Marie and others took part in the dubbing of the cartoon
At first the cartoon was called “The Story of the Ogre Killer.” It was taken from the original fairy tale, where the cat just defeated not the Ogre, but the evil ogre.
Hello Kitty
The Hello Kitty brand was created by Japanese designer Shintaro Tsuji in 1974 and soon gained incredible popularity. The white muzzle with a red bow decorates not only souvenirs, but also items of clothing, household and electronic appliances, etc. The first cartoon for children featuring the cat Kitty was released in 1974, and the series The Adventures of Hello Kitty & Friends has been published since 2008 and to this day.
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