slymusic
"A Tale of Two Kitties" is a very good and very wild Warner Bros. cartoon directed by Bob Clampett. It attempted to cash in on the popularity of Abbott & Costello (caricatured by felines), but when a certain little devil of a baby bird uttered the phrase "I tawt I taw a putty tat!", guess what happened! My favorite scenes from "A Tale of Two Kitties": Babbott (voiced by writer Tedd Pierce) tells Catstello (voiced by the "Man of a Thousand Voices" Mel Blanc) to give him the bird; a close-up on Catstello allows him to take the audience into his confidence in regards to censorship. Tweety (Blanc again) does his famous bit about running out of pitties. And Carl W. Stalling did a great job composing & arranging the music score for this film: "Rock-a-Bye Baby" is heard as Catstello slides down a stilt into Babbott's arms; "Someone's Rocking My Dream Boat" as Catstello literally springs into the air, to be attacked by the mischievously smiling Tweety; "I'll Pray for You" in the beginning of the film as Catstello asks about the itsy-bitsy bird; and "California, Here I Come" as Catstello flies upward eating an apple, following an explosion of TNT.There's only one piece of criticism I have for "A Tale of Two Kitties", and it is an unusually rare piece of criticism for the outstanding vocal talent of Mel Blanc. As much as I love hearing all his vocal characterizations in the Warner Bros. cartoons, I believe he overacts his role as Catstello in this film.
TheLittleSongbird
At 17, I still enjoy Looney Tunes, and a Tale of Two Kitties is no exception. It is not a favourite by all means, but it is fun to watch and a funny takeoff of Bud Abbott and Lou Costello. With the exception of an odd-looking Tweety (as if he had just hatched), the animation is fine. The backgrounds are nice in particular and the camera angles are clever. The music is very good, and the humour is all intact and well timed. I particularly loved the "this little piggy went to market" bit, reminded me of Who Framed Roger Rabbit.The voice acting is commendable. While Mel Blanc slightly overdoes it as Catstello, he does a stellar job as Tweety, who is just as sweet, funny and likable as he is now. Strictly speaking, he is quite bad ass as well. Plus Ted Pierce does well as Babbit in a good grouchy straight talking impression. All in all, it is a lot of fun, not the best Looney Tunes cartoon, but recommended. 8/10 Bethany Cox
Mightyzebra
The cats included instead are Babbit and Castello, spoofs on people called Bud Abbot and Lou Castello. Tweetie Pie is a lot different from the Tweetie Pie we know today, in this episode the bird has more of a mean streak and is not yellow. The two cats are very entertaining, Castello being a plump, cowardly cat who receives most of the action and Babbit is a braver, more grown-up cat. I quite like this Looney Tunes episode because it is funny and Tweetie Pie does a good job in his first appearance. The only things here that bothered me were the references to WWII at the time, Castello pretends to be a Spitfire (he has a large wooden plank around him that resemble wings) and he is shot at. The way he falls to the ground is surprisingly disturbing.The plot is similar to Tweetie Pie and Sylvester plots, Tweetie Pie sees a putty tat trying to eat him and he makes sure that he does not become breakfast, lunch or dinner. In this episode, Tweetie Pie is trying to make sure he is not eaten by Castello, who is hungry. Unfortunately, Castello is not finding his job easy at all...I recommend this is anyone who likes Tweetie Pie and to anyone who does not mind references to WWII in a cartoon. Enjoy "A Tale of Two Kitties"! :-)
Lee Eisenberg
In this day and age, we have seemingly come to interpret Tweety Bird as "cute". In his first appearance, he was nothing like that; quite the opposite, he was a bad-ass. In "A Tale of Two Kitties", wandering felines Babbit and Catstello (spoofing Abbott and Costello) find a bird's nest. Grouchy, straight-talking Babbit sends the nervous Catstello up to get the bird, only the tiny avian - whose name isn't actually identified - proves to be the nastiest mother ever. There's naturally an anvil gag.It's just great to see how the guys behind the Looney Tunes weren't afraid to show anything that they wanted. Definitely one to see.
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