Katnip Kollege

Katnip Kollege
Directed by	Cal Dalton Cal Howard
Produced by	Leon Schlesinger (un-credited on 1945 release)
Animation by	Joe D'Igalo
Color process	Technicolor
Distributed by	Warner Bros. Pictures
Running time	7 minutes (one-reel)

Katnip Kollege is a 1938 Merrie Melodies cartoon directed by Cal Howard and Cal Dalton.

Plot

In the "Swingology" classroom at Katnip Kollege, a cat professor (a parody of Kay Kyser) requires each student to sing his lessons to a jazz rhythm. Johnny Cat just doesn't have it, and has to stay after class wearing the dunce cap. Kitty Bright returns his fraternity ring as she leaves the room, telling him to call her when he learns how to swing.

Later that night, as all the other cats jam at an outdoor caterwaul, Johnny is suddenly inspired by the rhythm of a cuckoo clock. He runs to join the group and shocks everyone with a flawlessly jazzy rendition of "Easy as Rollin' Off a Log" sung (and trumpeted) to Kitty. At the end of the song the two cats fall into each other's arms, "rolling" off the log they were using as their stage.

Music

The music in the short is pieced together from a number of contemporary Warner Brothers features. The featured song, "Easy as Rollin' Off a Log", is written by M. K. Jerome and Jack Scholl and sung by Johnnie Davis and Mabel Todd in the 1937 film Over the Goal. Other songs used include "You're an Education" by Al Dubin and Harry Warren which was written for, but never used in Warner Brothers' 1938 feature film Gold Diggers in Paris and the Richard A. Whiting/Johnny Mercer song "We're Working our Way through College" from Warner Brothers' 1937 feature Varsity Show. Carl Stalling supervised the music soundtrack.

Availability

• LaserDisc - The Golden Age of Looney Tunes, Volume 1 (unrestored)
• DVD - Looney Tunes Golden Collection: Volume 2, Disc 4
• DVD/Blu-Ray - Looney Tunes Platinum Collection: Volume 1, Disc 2
• DVD/Blu-Ray - Looney Tunes Musical Masterpieces
• DVD/Blu-Ray - The Adventures of Robin Hood (included as a bonus)