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The Cattanooga Cats was an animated comedy series that aired Saturday mornings on ABC. It was an umbrella title that featured several elements.

• The Cattanooga Cats themselves were a quartet of musical felines--Country, Groove, Scoots and Kitty Jo--who traveled to gigs on their lifelike bus Gashopper and got involved in escapades that involved trouble. Assisting them is their sheepdog Teeny Tim.

• It's The Wolf had a cute little lamb, Lambsy, being protected by his guardian Bristle Hound from the wise-cracking carnivore, Mildew Wolf. Lambsy would usually meet Mildew, who would go under a disguise or alias, prompting Lambsy to wonder "Is it a sad sack from Hackensack? Or a jerky turkey from Albuquerque? Uh-uh. I know who it is...It's the Wol-uf!! It's The Wol-uf! (That's who it is--the wol-uf!)" Bristle Hound would show up and launch Mildew over the horizon.

• Motormouse & Autocat is best described as Tom and Jerry with Formula One engines. Motormouse, a motorcycling rodent, lives at the Spin Your Wheels garage, where it's Autocat's job to get rid of him. Selected episodes were shown on NBC in 1978 on the mid-season replacement The Go Go Globetrotters (which featured replays of 1970's The Harlem Globetrotters) and in 1982 on CBS on the weekend edition of Captain Kangaroo.

• Around The World In 79 Days is a revisionist series version of Jules Verne's tale. Phineas Fogg Jr. (along with companions Jenny and Happy) has 79 days to circumnavigate the world, while Crumdon and his assistant Bumbler try to thwart him.

Also included were blackouts with the Cattanooga Cats (many featuring them trying to ditch Chessie, an obsessive fan seeking their autographs) and a musical number with the group.

After the first season, Motormouse & Autocat was split off into a separate show, taking It's The Wolf! with it. The Cattanooga Cats, now a half-hour, was moved to Sunday mornings.

Contents 1 Cast 2 Seasons 3 In-Depth 4 DVD Releases 5 External Sites

[edit] Cast

Actor	Character	Duration
Main Cast
Bill Callaway	Country	1
Casey Kasem	Groove	1
Julie Bennett	Kitty Jo	1
	Chessie	1
Jim Begg	Scoots	1
Paul Lynde	Mildew Wolf	1
Allan Melvin	Bristle Hound	1
	Bumbler	1
Daws Butler	Lambsy	1
	Crumdon	1
Bruce Watson	Phineas Fogg Jr.	1
Janet Waldo	Jenny	1
Don Messick	Happy	1
Dick Curtis	Motormouse	1
Marty Ingles	Autocat	1

[edit] Seasons

Season	Premiere	Finale	#
ABC
Season One	September 6, 1969	December 27, 1969	17

[edit] In-Depth

• At a Glance: Additional information about the series

[edit] DVD Releases

There has not been a DVD release for this show yet.

[edit] External Sites