Claude Cat is an animated cartoon character in the Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies series of cartoons from Warner Brothers.
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13 Facts About Claude Cat
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Claude Cat had his origins in several other cat characters used by animator Chuck Jones from 1943 to 1947.
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For example, in the 1943 film The Aristo-Claude Cat, Jones paired his unnamed cat against the mind-manipulating mouse duo, Hubie and Bertie.
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The short is another Hubie and Bertie vehicle, only this time, the antagonist they antagonize is Claude Cat, drawn as he would appear in all future cartoons: yellow, with a red shock of hair and a white belly .
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Claude Cat would run afoul of the mice once more in 1951's Cheese Chasers and against another mouse duo in Mouse-Warming in 1952.
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The main theme is jealousy, as Claude's attempts to oust the intruder repeatedly fail due to the cat's intense cowardice - a running gag has Claude repeatedly leaping up and clinging to the ceiling, shivering in fear, after the puppy playfully comes up behind him and barks.
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Marc Antony is tossed out, allowing Claude the run of the house; that is, until Marc Antony outwits the cat and makes him sign a confession admitting to his crimes.
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Claude Cat was played by voice actor Mel Blanc using a quirky, strangulated voice similar to that of Marvin the Martian.
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One of the versions of Claude Cat was planned to be made as a cameo in the deleted scene "Acme's Funeral" from the 1988 film Who Framed Roger Rabbit.
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Claude Cat appears in the episode "Mr Popular's Rules of Cool" of Tiny Toon Adventures.
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Claude Cat appeared as one of the spectators in the basketball game of the 1996 film Space Jam.
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Claude Cat appears in several episodes of New Looney Tunes, voiced by John Kassir.
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Claude Cat appeared with Hubie and Bertie in the Looney Tunes Cartoons short "Frame the Feline", where he is voiced by Eric Bauza.
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