Conrad the Cat
| Conrad the Cat | |
|---|---|
| Looney Tunes character | |
| First appearance | The Bird Came C.O.D. (1942) |
| Created by | Chuck Jones |
| Voiced by | Mel Blanc (The Bird Came C.O.D. and Porky's Cafe) Pinto Colvig (Conrad the Sailor) |
| In-universe information | |
| Species | Cat |
| Gender | Male |
Conrad the Cat is a fictional animated Warner Bros. character who was created by Chuck Jones,[1][2] and starred in three shorts in the 1940s.
He was voiced by Mel Blanc[3][4] in the first two shorts, and Pinto Colvig in Conrad the Sailor. Conrad having been voiced by Colvig, has been compared to Goofy,[5][1] but has been criticized as having "only mannerisms (he rubs his nose a lot and grins, and giggles foolishly), and not a personality."[5]
Shorts
He first appeared in the 1942 color short The Bird Came C.O.D.[5][2] before featuring in Porky's Cafe (in black and white)[2] and Conrad the Sailor (in color).[2][6] In Porky's Cafe, Conrad appeared with Porky Pig;[4] in Conrad the Sailor, he appears with Daffy Duck.[7] All shorts were released in 1942.
References
- ^ a b Davis, Amy M. (2007). "A Brief History of Animation". Good Girls & Wicked Witches: Women in Disney's Feature Animation. Indiana University Press. p. 59. ISBN 9780861969012. Retrieved 24 November 2019.
- ^ a b c d Sigall, Martha (2005). Living Life Inside the Lines: Tales from the Golden Age of Animation. Univ. Press of Mississippi. p. 39. ISBN 9781578067497. Retrieved 24 November 2019.
- ^ Lawson, Tim; Persons, Alisa (2004). The Magic Behind the Voices: A Who's Who of Cartoon Voice Actors. Univ. Press of Mississippi. pp. 55, 66. ISBN 9781578066964. Retrieved 24 November 2019.
- ^ a b Ohmart, Ben (2012). Mel Blanc: The Man of a Thousand Voices. BearManor Media. ISBN 978-1-59393-259-6. Retrieved 24 November 2019.
- ^ a b c Barrier, Michael (2003). Hollywood Cartoons: American Animation in Its Golden Age. Oxford University Press. ISBN 9780199839223. Retrieved 24 November 2019.
- ^ "Conrad Cat". TV.com.[permanent dead link]
- ^ Samerdyke, Michael (2014). Cartoon Carnival: A Critical Guide to the Best Cartoons from Warner Brothers, MGM, Walter Lantz and DePatie-Freleng. Lulu.com. ISBN 9781312470071. Retrieved 24 November 2019.[permanent dead link]
External links
- The Bird Came C.O.D. at IMDb
