This is a list of the various animated cartoons featuring Herman and Katnip.[1] In total the pair co-starred in 33 shorts during the Golden age of American animation.
Miscellaneous appearances in the Paramount Picture series and The Baby Huey Show
editHerman and Henry in the Noveltoons series
edit- The Henpecked Rooster - February 18, 1944 - director: Seymour Kneitel/Orestes Calpini (first appearance of Herman).
- Scrappily Married featuring Herman and Henry - March 30, 1945 - Kneitel/Calpini
- Sudden Fried Chicken featuring Herman and Henry - October 18, 1946 - Bill Tytla/Calpini
Herman's solo appearances
editMain appearances in the Noveltoons series
edit- Cheese Burglar featuring Herman - February 22, 1946 - I. Sparber/Jim Tyer (Herman's first solo cartoon. This cartoon appeared in Four Rooms).
- Campus Capers featuring Herman - July 1, 1949 - Tytla/George Germanetti
Cameo guest appearance in the Noveltoons series
edit- Butterscotch and Soda featuring Little Audrey - July 16, 1948 - Kneitel/Al Eugster
Cameo guest appearance in Popeye the Sailor
edit- The Island Fling - December 27, 1946 - Tytla/John Gentilella (Herman's solo cameo guest appearance in this banned short).
Supporting appearance as Captain in Screen Songs
edit- Gobs of Fun - July 28, 1950 - Sparber/Eugster
Name only in Casper the Friendly Ghost
edit- Ground Hog Play - February 10, 1956 - Kneitel/Tom Golden (Note: Only Herman's name was shown in this short).
Buzzy and Katnip in the Noveltoons series
edit- Sock-A-Bye Kitty featuring Buzzy - December 2, 1950 - Kneitel/Dave Tendlar
- As The Crow Lies featuring Buzzy - June 1, 1951 - Kneitel/Tendlar
- Cat-Choo featuring Buzzy and Katnip - October 12, 1951 - Kneitel/Tendlar
- The Awful Tooth featuring Buzzy and Katnip - May 2, 1952 - Kneitel/Eugster
- Better Bait Than Never featuring Buzzy - June 5, 1953 - Kneitel/Tendlar
- Hair Today Gone Tomorrow featuring Buzzy - April 16, 1954 - Kneitel/Tendlar (Note: Katnip's final appearance in the Noveltoons short).
Proto-Katnip's solo appearance in a Noveltoons short
edit- Hep Cat Symphony - February 4, 1949 - Kneitel/Tendlar (Note: Proto-Katnip's only solo appearance).
Katnip's solo appearances in the Noveltoons series
edit- City Kitty - July 18, 1952 - Sparber/Eugster (Katnip's first solo appearance).
- Feast And Furious featuring Finny - December 26, 1952 - Sparber/Myron Waldman
Katnip's solo guest appearances in The Baby Huey Show
edit- Self Help Huey - October 28, 1995 - Joe Horne
- Three Ducks and a Dope - November 18, 1995 - Steve Loter
Herman and Katnip (1947, 1950–1959)
editHerman and Proto-Katnip in the Noveltoons series
edit- Naughty But Mice featuring Herman - October 10, 1947 - Kneitel/Tendlar
- Saved by the Bell featuring Herman - September 15, 1950 - Kneitel/Tendlar
Herman and Official Katnip in the Noveltoons series
edit- Mice Meeting You featuring Herman - November 10, 1950 - Kneitel/Tendlar (Note: Katnip's first official appearance)
- Mice Paradise featuring Herman - March 9, 1951 - Sparber/Tendlar
- Cat Tamale featuring Herman and Katnip - November 9, 1951 - Kneitel/Tendlar
- Cat Carson Rides Again featuring Herman and Katnip - April 4, 1952 - Kneitel/Tendlar
Herman and Katnip short films
edit- Mice-Capades - October 3, 1952 - Kneitel/Eugster (First Herman and Katnip short).
- Of Mice and Magic - February 20, 1953 - Sparber/Tendlar
- Herman the Catoonist - May 15, 1953 - Sparber/Waldman
- Drinks on the Mouse - August 28, 1953 - Tendlar/Martin Taras
- Northwest Mousie - December 28, 1953 - Kneitel/Eugster
- Surf and Sound - March 5, 1954 - Tendlar/Taras
- Of Mice and Menace - June 25, 1954 - Kneitel/Golden (Note: Allen Swift voiced Herman[2]).
- Ship A-Hooey - August 20, 1954 - Sparber/Golden
- Rail-Rodents - November 26, 1954 - Tendlar/Taras
- Robin Rodenthood - February 25, 1955 - Tendlar/Taras (Note: Allen Swift voiced Herman[2]).
- A Bicep Built for Two - April 8, 1955 - Kneitel/Golden (Note: Allen Swift voiced Herman[2]).
- Mouse Trapeze - August 5, 1955 - Sparber/Golden (Note: Allen Swift voiced Herman[2]).
- Mousieur Herman - November 25, 1955 - Tendlar/Bill Hudson (Note: First with shorter instrumental theme music).
- Mouseum - February 24, 1956 - Kneitel/Eugster
- Will Do Mousework - June 29, 1956 - Knietel/Golden
- Mousetro Herman - August 10, 1956 - Sparber/Eugster
- Hide and Peak - December 10, 1956 - Tendlar/Morey Reden
- Cat in the Act - February 22, 1957 - Tendlar/Reden
- Sky Scrappers - June 14, 1957 - Tendlar/Reden (Note: Jack Mercer voiced Katnip).
- From Mad To Worse - August 16, 1957 - Kneitel/Thomas Johnson (Note: First appearance of new animated intro in the short).
- One Funny Knight - November 22, 1957 - Tendlar/Wm. B. Pattengill
- Frighty Cat - March 14, 1958 - Sparber/Johnson
- You Said a Mouseful - August 29, 1958 - Kneitel/Johnson (Note: Jack Mercer voiced Katnip).
- Owly To Bed - 1958 - Kneitel/Johnson
- Felineous Assault - 1958 - Kneitel/Johnson
- Fun on Furlough - April 3, 1959 - Kneitel/Frank Endres (Note: Jack Mercer voiced Katnip).
- Katnip's Big Day - October 30, 1959 - Kneitel (Note: This is the final Herman and Katnip short.)
Guest appearances in Casper the Friendly Ghost
edit- Ghost of Honor - July 19, 1957 - Sparber/Waldman (NOTE: Herman and Katnip's only guest appearances in this short along with the others).
References
edit- ^ Lenburg, Jeff (1999). The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons. Checkmark Books. pp. 91–92. ISBN 0-8160-3831-7. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
- ^ a b c d "Famous Studios 1954-55 |". cartoonresearch.com. Retrieved 7 March 2025.