recommended

Just so...so bad

Disappointment for a huge fan!

Watch something else. There are very few redeeming qualities to this film.

I recall watching this ages ago on Cartoon Network, very late at night and it was hilarious. I can't recall how it happened exactly, but it was marvelous. The story is a short one; the story of a man named Mr. Johnson who lives alone in an if- anything, orderly house. With this in mind, it turns out one fateful day that a cat, adorable as can be, is left on his doorstep as an orphan would be. Eventually, the cat somehow makes it into the house and in but a few seconds, causes nothing but trouble for poor Mr. Johnson, by wrecking his home. Mr. Johnson does what he can to get rid of the cat, but is continually greeted with the cat's image in his home wrecking every single thing in sight, accompanied by none other than an off- screen chorus of: "But the cat came back, the very next day, The cat came back, We thought he was a goner, but he wouldn't stay away"This cartoon is obscure, but ultimately funny and I highly recommend it to those who enjoy a good, if somewhat morbid, comedy.

That phrase defines this darkly comic classic animated short. The drawing makes you feel like you are on some whacked acid trip. It is beyond stunning in my mind. I love the ways that Mr. Johnson will try to get rid of that sadistic yellow feline. Somehow, the cat keeps coming back and that song keeps playing when the cat comes back. This is a nightmare within a nightmare. I am sure someone out there owns a cat that they don't want around anymore but it keeps coming back for more and it refuses to back down. Funny, dark, warped, and awesome are the four words that sum up this quality piece of animation. I give it 10 out of 10!Here ends my rant!

This short, nominated for an Academy Award, is one of the two shorts produced under the auspieces of the National Film Board of Canada that most people would recognize (the other is Bob's Birthday) even if they've never seen anything else. The first time I saw this, I wondered if John Weldon and/or Cordell Barker had stood next to Richard Condie too long and mutated! I learned that Condie was directly and significantly involved in its creation. If you are one of the 28 people out there who haven't seen this cartoon, then why are you reading this? Go watch it, for heaven's sake! Most highly recommended.

I remember seeing this on UK Tv and laughing out loud when I saw it. It is basically a farce based around Old Mr Johnson getting a cute looking, but darn pesky, cat dumped on his doorstep and the lengths he goes to to try and get rid of it. Needless to say things don't go to plan....a number of times. The cat keeps coming back and driving Mr Johnson crazy - the soundtrack is perfect for this too. This is quite simply the best cartoon I've ever seen - it is full of dark humour and is really inventive and the ending is superb too. If you haven't seen this go and track it down.