![]() They created the first “cartoon cats” which were satirical drawings on reed paper i.e. The tombs of the New Kingdom Pharaohs (1514-1196 BC) were decorated by painters, sculptors and stonemasons. In Egyptian art the cat played a prominent role.It was considerably exaggerated in the cartoon. Although facial hair in the form of a moustache was allowed because the tsar wore one himself. The old aristocracy of Russia apparently detested Peter the Great and the church hierarchy too because he outlawed the wearing of beards. The cartoon was created by an unknown Russian cartoonist. Putin, Russia’s current tzar models himself on Peter the Great (1672-1725) who made himself so unpopular during his reign that ‘on his death he was lampooned as a large cat, The Cat of Kazan, inelegantly lying on its back with legs and tail in the air being buried by mice’ according to Dr Bruce Fogle in his book Encyclopaedia of the Cat.They attend to a female rat or mouse and her offspring. It shows a procession of cats acting as household servants. A satirical papyrus circa 1150 BC was written by Theban scribes. Although the Ancient Egyptians had no concept of cartoons (they were invented in 1908) they liked a bit of satire despite worshipping the god Bastet and revering the cat (and slaughtering it in the hundreds of thousands!).Mickey Mouse aired in Disney’s Steamboat Willie in 1928, nine years after Felix.Krazy Cat was also turned into an animated film and both Felix and Krazy paved the way for many popular screen favourites such as Tom and Jerry, Top Cat, and Sylvester and Tweetie Pie.They are a mixture of offbeat surrealism, innocent playfulness with a tinge of poetry using idiosyncratic language! He paved the way for Felix the Cat. The story was set in a dreamlike portrayal of the creator’s vacation home in Arizona. Krazy Cat is an American newspaper comic strip by cartoonist George Harriman.Felix the Cat was a resilient survivor in a hostile world the classic cat with nine lives. Felix’s theme song was ‘Felix Kept on Walking’. He appeared as Master Tom in a short film titled ‘Feline Follies’ aired by Paramount Studies on November 9th, 1919. Perhaps the first animated film star – a cartoon cat – was Felix the Cat penned by Otto Messmer.I have a comprehensive page on cat cartoons which you can read by clicking the following link. During the 20th century a host of cartoon cats entertained us.Essay on Cat Behavior Toggle Child Menu.Wild Cats of Asia (for kids) Toggle Child Menu.
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