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circus and down the street. Meanwhile, Sylvester is telling his son tall tales about catching a giant mouse. When Hippety comes behind Sylvester ,Junior goads his father into fighting the giant rodent. "C'mon, Pop! Go get the mouse like you said you could, unless you want to destroy a child's faith in his father! " Sylvester boxes with the Kangaroo, getting beaten to a pulp. 1952: Who's Kitten Who Sylvester, Hippety Hopper: Jan. 5; LT Robert McKimson Hippety Hopper, inside a crate headed for the zoo, hops off and enters the basement of a house just as Sylvester is lecturing Junior on "The mysteries of life" (mouse catching, boasting "I'm the cat who can show you all the tricks of the trade. They don't come tricky enough or big enough for your father". Hippety Hopper repeatedly throw Sylvester out of the room to the same of his son. "Wherever I go," Junior laments, "people will point at me and say, "There goes the kid whose father was thrown out by a mouse!" 1953: Cat's Aweigh Sylvester; Hippety Hopper: Nov.28 MM Robert McKimson Sylvester and Junior are ship's cats. Sylvester goofs off on the pretence that "You're a little cat so you take care of the little mice. I'm a big cat, so I take care of the big ones, if any comes along, Fair enough? "As Junior chases a little mouse into a cage marked "Baby Kangaroo "Junior unknowingly releases Hippety Hopper. 1956: Too Hop To Handle Sylvester; Hippety Hopper: Jan.28 LT Robert McKimson Once again,Hippety escapes, and Sylvester and Junior mistake him for a giant mouse. This time Sylvester has told Junior he cant teach him how to catch mice because there are none around. Junior carves a windpipe to attract mice Piedpiper style. This time, after seeing Hippety first, Junior tries to convince his father that something is amiss. 1957: Mouse-taken Identity Sylvester; Hippety Hopper: Nov.16 MM Robert McKimson On a mouse hunt at the County Museum, Hippety Hopper has escape from the zoo and taken refuge in a stuffed kangaroo's pouch. Junior is ashamed to learn that the mice who've been giving his father such a hard time over the years are such tiny things, Sylvester snow jobs Junior saying :You see son, mice come in assorted sizes. Little runts, Like the ones around here, and king-sized mice like I used to hunt." On hearing this, Junior points out that the big stuffed kangaroo must be an example of the latter when Hippety emerges from the pouch. 1959: Cat's Paw Sylvester: Aug.15 LT Robrt McKimson When Sylvester takes Junior bird-stalking, they come across what looks like a helpless little chick but is unbeknownst to them, a very dangerous dwarf eagle. 1960: Goldimouse and the Three Cats Sylvester:Mar.15 LT Friz Freleng When Goldimouse is found in their house, Junior goads Sylvester into catching it. After his last scheme fails causing a huge explosion, a battered Sylvester Dumps a bowl of porridge on his spoiled brat's head. 1961: Birds of a Father Sylvester: Apr. 1 LT Robert McKimson When Sylvester finds out his son is friendly with birds, Sylvester decides to show him how to catch a bird "like a true sportsman." 1962: Fish and Slips Sylvester: Mar. 10 LT Robert McKimsoon After seeing a television broadcast about a fisherman, Sylvester boasts to Junior about being a top cat fisherman. Taking Junior to the aquarium, and using his tail as a fishing line Sylvester puts his tail in a Piranha tank, getting it chewed. Sylvester finds himself in a tank with Hammerhead's and Shovel nosed sharks, swallowed by a Whale, shocked by Electric eels, too finally landing in a tank of "Dogfish." "No matter what my father tries to do ,he always winds up going to the dogs "Junior cries. Sylvester: Nov. 9 MM Robert McKimson After Jr. is adopted by a old woman, Sylvester tries to get in as well. Sylvester comes up with a plan to get in, by filling her house full of mice and then coming to her rescue, only Sylvester, Jr. and the lady are thrown out of the house by the mice. 1964: Freudy Cat Sylvester; Hippety Hopper: Mar.14 LT Robert McKimson Jr. takes his father to see Dr. Freud E. Katt. While Jr. explains to the doctor, why his father has gone looney in flashbacks (via scenes from The Slap Hoppy Mouse and Cats A-Weigh) In the end, Hippety jumps into the doctor's office, and all three cats hop out!
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