# Another "identify this cartoon" thread **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [March 14, 2001, 11:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-identify-this-cartoon-thread/58024 "2001-03-14T23:30:20Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 15\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Crafter\_Man](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/crafter_man/32/458_2.png) [@Crafter\_Man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crafter_Man)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2001, 11:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-identify-this-cartoon-thread/58024/1 "2001-03-14T23:30:20Z")
I’m not much into cartoons, but I saw one a couple years ago that was very funny. I believe it was an independent production, but I could be wrong. Anyway, it was about a guy living alone with a cat. He _hates_ this cat, and tries everything he can think of to get rid of this !@#$ feline. While the visuals were quite humorous, the funniest thing about the cartoon was the music. It was a couple of guys singing a song, and the chorus went like this: But the cat came back, the very next day Oh the cat came back, he thought it was a gon’er, But the cat came back, the very next day Oh the cat came back, he thought it was a gon’er. To this day, I can’t get the song out of my head! Anyone know what this cartoon is called? ---
**Author:** ![Crafter\_Man](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/crafter_man/32/458_2.png) [@Crafter\_Man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crafter_Man)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2001, 11:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-identify-this-cartoon-thread/58024/2 "2001-03-14T23:35:11Z")
Dammit! The thread title was **Another “identify this cartoon” post** , but it just posted **Another**. Guess it didn’t like the quotes. ---
**Author:** ![Eutychus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a3d4f5/32.png) [@Eutychus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eutychus)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2001, 11:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-identify-this-cartoon-thread/58024/3 "2001-03-14T23:47:48Z")
Quotes are such persnickity things. ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2001, 11:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-identify-this-cartoon-thread/58024/4 "2001-03-14T23:59:16Z")
Actually, the name of the cartoon is “The Cat Came Back” It was produced in Canada. Back in 1999 the Cartoon Network showed what they called “The Fifty Greatest Cartoons of the Millenium” and this one came in at #5. I have them on tape and I LOVE that one! ---
**Author:** ![Persephone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ecc23a/32.png) [@Persephone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Persephone)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2001, 12:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-identify-this-cartoon-thread/58024/5 "2001-03-15T00:00:07Z")
It’s called “The Cat Came Back,” and it’s Canadian. You can catch it on a pretty regular basis on the Cartoon Network, on a show they have called “Oh Canada!” Hope that helped! [sub]Persephone, who really shouldn’t know that much about cartoons…[/sub] ---
**Author:** ![Persephone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ecc23a/32.png) [@Persephone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Persephone)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2001, 12:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-identify-this-cartoon-thread/58024/6 "2001-03-15T00:01:28Z")
Oooh! I love a good simulpost! 😃 ---
**Author:** ![rowrrbazzle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rowrrbazzle/32/414_2.png) [@rowrrbazzle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rowrrbazzle)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2001, 4:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-identify-this-cartoon-thread/58024/7 "2001-03-15T04:41:41Z")
As a matter of fact, this cartoon actually was aired on “Oh, Canada!” last Sunday/Monday. ---
**Author:** ![Crafter\_Man](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/crafter_man/32/458_2.png) [@Crafter\_Man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crafter_Man)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2001, 8:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-identify-this-cartoon-thread/58024/8 "2001-03-15T20:45:12Z")
O.K. So how do I get a hold of this cartoon? Is it on a “greatest cartoons” video or something? I poked around [cartoonnetwork.com](http://cartoonnetwork.com), but didn’t find anything. ---
**Author:** ![Stuffy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f17d59/32.png) [@Stuffy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stuffy)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2001, 9:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-identify-this-cartoon-thread/58024/9 "2001-03-15T21:01:48Z")
You can also find a very good rendition of this in an episode of “The Muppet Show” I think back around 79. ---
**Author:** ![mobo85](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b19c9b/32.png) [@mobo85](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mobo85)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2001, 9:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-identify-this-cartoon-thread/58024/10 "2001-03-15T21:35:57Z")
If it helps, the cartoon was produced by the National Film Board of Canada, who, from what I’ve heard, produces good cartoons. ---
**Author:** ![rowrrbazzle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rowrrbazzle/32/414_2.png) [@rowrrbazzle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rowrrbazzle)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2001, 4:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-identify-this-cartoon-thread/58024/11 "2001-03-16T04:49:50Z")
The [IMDb](http://us.imdb.com/Title?0094847) says it’s in 2 currently available VHS collections and 1 DVD. One of the VHS collections is “Leonard Maltin’s Animation Favorites From The National Film Board Of Canada”, which is an excellect collection and I recommend it highly. You might be able to rent this. The DVD is “The World’s Greatest Animation” and looks very good too. One Amazon reviewer says it contains the following: > [@](#): > > CREATURE COMFORTS (Nick Park - winner, 1990); BALANCE (Lauenstein - winner, 1989); TECHNOLOGICAL THREAT (Kroyer - nominee, 1988); **THE CAT CAME BACK (Barker - nominee, 1988)**; YOUR FACE (Plympton - nominee, 1987); A GREEK TRAGEDY (Van Goethem - winner, 1986); ANNA & BELLA (Ring - winner, 1985); THE BIG SNIT (Condie - nominee, 1985); CHARADE (Minnis - winner, 1984); SUNDAE IN NEW YORK - (Picker - winner, 1983); THE GREAT COGNITO (Vinton - nominee, 1982); TANGO (Rybczynski - winner, 1982); THE FLY (Rofuscz - winner, 1980); CRAC! (Back - winner, 1981); EVERY CHILD (Fedorenco and Lamb - winner, 1979); SPECIAL DELIVERY (Wheldon and Macaulay - winner, 1978). Lots of good stuff there. ---
**Author:** ![silent\_rob](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e9a140/32.png) [@silent\_rob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silent_rob)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2001, 5:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-identify-this-cartoon-thread/58024/12 "2001-03-16T05:22:24Z")
The cartoon is by Cordell Barker, an animator/filmmaker from the Winnipeg group (including Richard Condie and Brad Caslor, among many others). Their cartoons are wonderful, and you’ve probably seen a lot more of them. They influenced each other, so many of them have a similar look. You can check out the [National Film Board of Canada](http://www.nfb.ca) web page to look for more of their work. They have a very comprehensive list of the different directors and titles produced by the NFB. They also have an excellent shop selling tapes and some DVD’s. I’m a big fan of a lot of the NFB filmmakers (animators and otherwise). Arthur Lipsett and Norman McLaren are two experimental filmmakers that I would definitely recommend. Also, any of the Winnipeg animators, obviously. There are many more, but my list would be too long. Here’s the [page](http://www.nfb.ca/E/4/1/2/forkidsandfamily.html) from the NFB shop that has collections of animation for kids and family (numerous of them including _The Cat Came Back_). ---
**Author:** ![Gyrate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gyrate/32/3588_2.png) [@Gyrate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gyrate)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2001, 11:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-identify-this-cartoon-thread/58024/13 "2001-03-16T11:43:48Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by zgystardst \* > **…YOUR FACE (Plympton - nominee, 1987)…** Bill Plympton is a seriously warped man. Has anyone seen his full-length movie _The Lobe_? Gory and strange. ---
**Author:** ![SterlingNorth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/8dc957/32.png) [@SterlingNorth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SterlingNorth)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2001, 3:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-identify-this-cartoon-thread/58024/14 "2001-03-16T15:19:56Z")
> [@](#): > > _Originally posted by **jr8** _ > > > [@](#): > > > > _Originally posted by **zgystardst** _ > > …YOUR FACE (Plympton - nominee, 1987)… > > Bill Plympton is a seriously warped man. Has anyone seen his full-length movie _The Lobe_? Gory and strange. Nope, but I think I’ve seen something as freaky by Plympton on Cinemax, _I Married a Strange Person_. It defies description. ---
**Author:** ![Gyrate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gyrate/32/3588_2.png) [@Gyrate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gyrate)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2001, 3:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-identify-this-cartoon-thread/58024/15 "2001-03-16T15:45:19Z")
Actually, Plympton’s done a lot of strange and occasionally wonderful stuff. There were his short films on sex and on how to stop smoking, and a whole lot of really short shorts which occasionally appear as filler on PBS and elsewhere (my absolute favorite of which was his _Car Alarm_). Even his Microsoft ads weren’t too bad, considering.