- Katnip Kollege
Infobox Hollywood cartoon
cartoon_name = Katnip Kollege
series =Merrie Melodies
director =Cal Dalton Cal Howard
story_artist =Dave Monahan
animator =Joe D'Igalo
voice_actor =Johnnie Davis Poley McClintock George McFarland Mabel Todd
producer =Leon Schlesinger
distributor =Warner Bros. Pictures
release_date =June 11 ,1938 (USA)
color_process =Technicolor
runtime = 7 min (one reel)
movie_language = English
imdb_id = 0030314"Katnip Kollege" is a 1938
Merrie Melodies animatedcartoon short produced byLeon Schlesinger Studios forWarner Brothers . It features the characters ofJohnny Cat andKitty Bright playing college students.Plot synopsis
In the "Swingology" classroom at Katnip Kollege, the professor requires each student to sing his lessons to a
jazz rhythm. Johnny just doesn't have it, and is forced to stay after class wearing adunce cap . Kitty 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 they fall into each others arms, "rolling" off the log they were using as their stage. Kitty covers his face in kisses as the action ends.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" by
M. K. Jerome andJack Scholl , is sung byJohnnie "Scat" Davis andMabel Todd in the film "Over the Goal ". Other songs used include "You're an Education" byAl Dubin andHarry Warren which was written for, but never used in Warner Brothers' 1938 feature film "Gold Diggers in Paris " and theRichard 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
"Katnip Kollege" can be found on the 2004 DVD release ".", and in Volume One of The Golden Age of Looney Tunes laserdisc box set (1991).
It is also available in 1080p High Definition (along with two other Looney Tunes -
Robin Hood Daffy andRabbit Hood ) as bonus features on Warner Home Video's 2006HD DVD release ofThe Adventures of Robin Hood , as well as on the same title's 2008Blu-ray release.References
* Beck, Jerry (August 31, 2006) " [http://www.cartoonbrew.com/archives/2006_08.html#002238 Old Movies and Cartoons] ". Cartoon Brew weblog.
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