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Cats and other felines have often been used as characters in literature and in other forms of media.

The following is a list of fictional cats.

Legendary, mythological and fairytale cats

Cats in advertising

Cats and felines in literature

See also Cat-like aliens for that specific kind of fictional cat.

T. S. Eliot Cats

Cats in books by Andre Norton

Cats and felines in plays

  • The Andrew Lloyd Webber musical Cats which is based on the above poetry collection: Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats by T. S. Eliot, but introduces several additional characters, such as:
    • Asparagus (a.k.a. The Other Cat. Not the same as Gus: The Theatre Cat)
    • Carbucketty (Previously in London and Broadway productions. No longer there.)
    • Cassandra
    • Etcetera
    • Genghis (also spelled "Dschinghis")
    • Grizabella
    • Jemima (a.k.a. Sillabub)
    • Moushi (The Diary of Anne Frank)
    • Pouncival
    • Pyewacket (Bell, Book & Candle)
    • Tantomile
    • Victoria

Cats and felines in film

  • Alex the Lion, in the 2005 animated movie Madagascar
  • Blofeld's unnamed white Persian cat from the James Bond movies, which has inspired a number of imitations and spoofs (see Mr. Bigglesworth, Madcat, and Nero). Other white Persians include Mr. Tinkles in Cats and Dogs and the "Cat Man do" episode of The Powerpuff Girls. An episode of The Simpsons showed the sinister Montgomery Burns looking for a left handed can opener for his white cat. Fancy Feast Cat Food commercials feature a white Persian cat. A black Persian Cat "Catzilla" acted like "Tom" while the mouse acted like "Jerry" (i.e. Tom and Jerry) in the movie Mouse Hunt. A black Persian cat was kept by Catwoman in Batman Returns. A white Persian (?) cat is seen in the comedy Safety Last.
  • The film Cats & Dogs postulates an ongoing war dating back to ancient times between cats and dogs. The most notable cat is a spoilt Persian called Mr. Tinkles who is also an evil genius intent on world domination.
  • Charlie, the Lonesome Couger from the Disney movie of that name
  • Duchess, from the 1995 film Babe. {Is Babe's implacable enemy after being put out in the rain}.
  • Duma, the cheetah from the Disney movie Cheetah
  • Gatto, Mr D and Tweed in Cat City (Macskafogó)
  • General, cat hero in the 1985 movie Cat's Eye.
  • King Leonidas of Naboombu, a lion, the world's greatest soccer player, in Bedknobs and Broomsticks
  • Lucifer, Cinderella's stepmother's cat in Disney's Cinderella
  • Rademenes, the cat from Polish TV serial from 80’s „Siedem Życzeń” (Seven Wishes)
  • Rhubarb, a cat that inherits a professional baseball team from its owner, in the 1951 film Rhubarb, based on the novel by satirist and parodist, H. Allen Smith
  • The unnamed cat mascot seen in 1933 movie Hell Below.
  • The unnamed cat seen on top of telephone swithboard in 1955 movie Kiss Me Deadly.
  • The unnamed cat that Don Corleone has in his lap in the first scenes in The Godfather
  • The unnamed cat seen in The Getaway (1972 and 1994 remake) with a hitman (Al Lettieri in the original, Michael Madsen in the remake)
  • The unnamed lions who eat the Three Stooges in the short subject You Nazty Spy, which ends with a burping lion wearing the Reichsführer's hat
  • Zoom, in Tim Wynne-Jones's series of children's books, e.g. Zoom at Sea (ISBN 0-88899-021-9)

Cats and felines in television

Cats and felines in animation, comics and puppetry

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Cats and felines in Pokémon

The following is a list of feline-based Monsters featured in Pokémon:

Cats and felines in Yu-Gi-Oh

The following is a list of feline-based Monsters featured in Yu-Gi-Oh:

  • Crystal Beast Amethyst Cat
  • Crystal Beast Topaz Tiger
  • Turtle Tiger
  • Leogun
  • The All-seeing White Tiger
  • Lady Panther
  • King Tiger Wanghu
  • A Cat of Ill Omen
  • Zombie Tiger
  • Neko Mane King
  • Amazoness Tiger
  • Cat's Ear Tribe
  • Dark Cat with White Tail
  • Soul Tiger
  • Tiger Axe
  • Panther Warrior
  • Rescue Cat
  • Catnipped Kitty
  • Sleeping Lion
  • Nekogal #1
  • Fusionist
  • Little Chimera

Cats in electronic/video games

Cats in song

  • "The Cat Came Back" (1893) by Harry S. Miller, tells of futile attempts to get rid of a big yellow cat:
But the cat came back the very next day.
The cat came back. They thought it was a goner,
But the cat came back; it just wouldn't stay away.
The song also inspired an animated cartoon short.

Cats in science

Cats and felines on the Internet and in IT

  • Alistair Katt, the left-wing liberal commentator and part-time weatherman in the webcomic Newshounds.
  • BIKECAT, a Japanese cat very popular among users at image boards, such as iichan and mainly on 2chan .
  • Bob , The Jagex cat. Jagex is the company that created Runescape and Runescape Classic. There is also the parody of Bob, known as "Evil Bob" who lives in a world called ScapeRune, which is the reverse of Runescape.
  • Dexter, the oft appearing culprit of errors omissions and tastelessness on the long running adventure-reality video blog,[44]
  • Dunecat, a cat that controls the spice, which controls the universe.
  • Glitch, a digital cat who appears in various cartoons and comics online.
  • Kittyloaf, a cross between a cat and a loaf of bread.
  • Mittens and Snowdrop, animated cats which star in a series of humorous animations at Matazone.co.uk
  • The Mona mascots (including Giko Cat), starring in 2channel.
  • Neko, one of the first animated "screen toys," which "slept" on the screen and woke up when one moved the mouse, chasing the mouse cursor.
  • Limecat, another mascot in Japanese and occidental image boards. A cat who appears to have a helmet made out of a hollowed out lime and has spawned many copycats such as Lemoncat and Pomelocat.
  • Several Neopets characters resemble cats, mainly the pets Acara, Aisha, Kougra (tiger), Wocky, and the petpets Alkenore, Angelpuss, Blooky, Blorbis, Devilpuss, Gathow, Kadoatie, Mazzew, Meowclops, Noil (lion), Slorgclops, Tasu, among others.
  • "Uglycat", Something Awful's Cliff Yablonski's cat that can detect when ugly is near.[45]
  • CoCo Kitty and KiKi Kitty from Gaiaonline
  • Leo and Aeris from VG Cats are anthropomorphic cats.
  • Ceilingcat, a cat peering down through a hole in the ceiling, popular on image boards, often accompanied with the quotes "Where is your God now?" or "Ceilingcat is watching you masturbate."
  • Longcat, a white cat of incredible length (sometimes depicted long enough to have its head above the atmospheric clouds when standing).

Footnotes

  • Rovin, Jeff. The Illustrated History of Cartoon Animals. New York: Prentice Hall, 1991. ISBN 0-13-275561-0

References

  1. ^ Rovin, p. 295.
  2. ^ Rovin, p. 26.
  3. ^ Rovin, p. 112.
  4. ^ Rovin, p. 185-186.
  5. ^ Rovin, p.13.
  6. ^ Rovin, p. 15.
  7. ^ Rovin, p. 174.
  8. ^ Rovin, p. 174.
  9. ^ Rovin, p. 22.
  10. ^ Rovin, p. 33.
  11. ^ Rovin, p. 198.
  12. ^ Rovin, p. 269.
  13. ^ Rovin, p. 211.
  14. ^ Rovin, p. 100.
  15. ^ Rovin, p. 27-28.
  16. ^ Rovin, p. 195.
  17. ^ Rovin, p. 32.
  18. ^ Rovin, p. 117.
  19. ^ Rovin, p. 269.
  20. ^ Rovin, p. 37.
  21. ^ Rovin, p. 247.
  22. ^ Rovin, p. 45.
  23. ^ Rovin, p. 45.
  24. ^ Rovin, p. 47.
  25. ^ Rovin, p. 213.
  26. ^ Rovin, p. 47.
  27. ^ Rovin, p. 57.
  28. ^ Rovin, p. 213.
  29. ^ Rovin, p. 55.
  30. ^ Rovin, p. 57.
  31. ^ Rovin, p. 18.
  32. ^ Rovin, p. 20-21.
  33. ^ Rovin, p. 117.
  34. ^ Rovin, p. 38.
  35. ^ Rovin, p. 143
  36. ^ Rovin, p. 213.
  37. ^ Rovin, p. 22.
  38. ^ Rovin, p. 32.
  39. ^ Rovin, p. 32.
  40. ^ Rovin, p. 41.
  41. ^ Rovin, p. 29.
  42. ^ Rovin, p. 45.
  43. ^ Rovin, p. 47.
  44. ^ http://www.captainhumphreys.com www.captainhumphreys.com
  45. ^ http://www.somethingawful.com/cliff/ihateyou/

See also

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