Some things are unique. Some things have no equal, no category, and no label. Sometimes these things are failed experiments, other times heralded successes. What follows are some examples of when the creators deviated from the path, left the beaten trail, and tossed the formula out the window.
The Honeymousers 3.2
1956 directed by Robert McKimson
Featuring Ralph Crumden and Ned Morton
When new human tenants move into the apartment where the Crumden and Morton couples live, Ralph and Ned try to gain access to a banquet of food in the people's refrigerator, which is guarded by an orange cat.
Trivia
- The title is a reference to the TV show The Honeymooners. Ralph Crumden and Ned Morton are mouse versions of Jackie Gleason and Art Carney's characters from show.
The Mouse that Jack Built 3.2
1959 directed by Robert McKimson
Featuring characters from the Jack Benny Show
Somewhere in Beverly Hills, a cat conspires to rid the house of a family of mice by fooling them into thinking his mouth is the door to a musical club.
Trivia
- The title is a reference to a Mother Goose rhyme called The House that Jack Built
- The story is a parody of The Jack Benny Show. Unlike other Loony Tune parodies, the voices were not produced by voice actors but instead use the actual voices of Jack Benny, Mary Livingstone, Don Wilson and Eddie "Rochester" Anderson. Mel Blanc, who also worked on the Jack Benny Show, reprises his imitation of Benny's Maxwell automobile.
An Itch in Time 3.4
1943 directed by Bob Clampett
Featuring Elmer Fudd
A flea is looking for a meal. The flea attacks Elmer's dog. As the dog begins to scratch, Elmer warns him to cease, or else face getting a bath. When the dog can't help himself, Elmer drags him off to the bath.
Trivia
- The title is a play on the proverb A Stitch in Time Saves Nine.
- Throughout the film, Elmer is reading a Bugs Bunny/Porky Pig comic book.
- Flea's repeated song (which is a wartime song related to food rationing) was covered by Green Day.
- After the flea's pile of dynamite goes off, the dog scampers around the room on his hindquarters, barking in pain, until he stops sharply in mid-run, looks at the audience and says, "Hey, I'd better cut this out, I may get to like it!", then resumes. This gag was deliberately written to see if it would be removed by the Hays Office (Censors). Surprisingly, it remained in the cartoon unedited.
- There is one brief moment on the cover of Elmer's comic book when Porky's mouth is opened and closed.
Cat Feud 4.4
1958 directed by Chuck Jones
Featuring Marc Anthony and Pussyfoot
Bulldog Marc Anthony is a guard at a construction site. He finds a kitten, Pussyfoot, to whom he affectionately gives a wiener for lunch. A hungry, grown cat sees the wiener and tries to take it from Pussyfoot. So, in defense of his kitten friend, Marc Anthony fights the cat on the steal beams of the partly constructed skeleton of a building.
Tale of Two Mice Downloads
1945 directed by Frank Tashlin
Featuring Babbit and Catstello
Two mice have to get past a sleeping cat and obtain some cheese.
Trivia
- The title is a play on the Charles Dickens novel A Tale of Two Cities, it's also a reference to the other time Warner Bros. parodied Abbott and Costello in A Tale of Two Kitties.
- Broadcast versions cut a scene where Catstello asks Babbit if flying on a toy plane to get the cheese will work, with Babbit stating that if it doesn't work, then he's a jackass, and when the plane crashes back in the mouse hole, Catstello bellows, "Jackass! A jackass!" and brays like a donkey.