# 'You ain't no used-to-was!' Cartoon ID **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [March 13, 2016, 5:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-aint-no-used-to-was-cartoon-id/748872 "2016-03-13T17:11:42Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 14\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2016, 5:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-aint-no-used-to-was-cartoon-id/748872/1 "2016-03-13T17:11:42Z")
I recall a cartoon that was almost certainly made before I was born. Forties or Fifties, I think. It involved a couple of anthropomorphic animals – perhaps a cat and a mouse. (I’ll use those forms unless corrected.) The cat was trying to catch the mouse, and failing every time. He finally broke down and started feeling sorry for himself. He said something along the lines of ‘I’m nothing but an old used-to-was!’ The mouse took pity on him and tried to comfort him saying, ‘Aw, you ain’t no used-to-was!’ Does anyone remember this cartoon? What was it? ---
**Author:** ![terentii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terentii/32/212_2.png) [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2016, 5:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-aint-no-used-to-was-cartoon-id/748872/2 "2016-03-13T17:54:35Z")
Sounds like _ **Pogo** _, by Walt Kelly. > **[Pogo (comic strip)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pogo_(comic_strip))** > > Pogo was a daily comic strip that was created by cartoonist Walt Kelly and syndicated to American newspapers from 1948 until 1975. Set in the Okefenokee Swamp in the Southeastern United States, Pogo followed the adventures of its anthropomorphic animal characters, including the title character, an opossum. The strip was written for both children and adults, with layers of social and political satire targeted to the latter. Pogo was distributed by the Post-Hall Syndicate. The strip earned Kelly ... ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2016, 6:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-aint-no-used-to-was-cartoon-id/748872/3 "2016-03-13T18:00:11Z")
> [@terentii](#): > > Sounds like _ **Pogo** _, by Walt Kelly. It was definitely an animated cartoon. ---
**Author:** ![Richard\_John\_Marcej](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Richard\_John\_Marcej](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Richard_John_Marcej)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2016, 6:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-aint-no-used-to-was-cartoon-id/748872/4 "2016-03-13T18:14:16Z")
Without doing any research, the first thought that came to mind of an animated animal character talking with a sort of southern speech pattern was _ **Deputy Dawg** _. Terrytoons animated TV series from the early 60’s. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2016, 6:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-aint-no-used-to-was-cartoon-id/748872/5 "2016-03-13T18:17:45Z")
I was thinking it might have been [_Sniffles the Mouse_](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sniffles) from the 1940s. ---
**Author:** ![TheChileanBlob](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thechileanblob/32/435_2.png) [@TheChileanBlob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TheChileanBlob)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2016, 6:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-aint-no-used-to-was-cartoon-id/748872/6 "2016-03-13T18:22:06Z")
[Mushmouse and Punkin Puss](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Punkin'_Puss_%26_Mushmouse)? That’s from the 70s though. ---
**Author:** ![terentii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terentii/32/212_2.png) [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2016, 6:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-aint-no-used-to-was-cartoon-id/748872/7 "2016-03-13T18:23:01Z")
Maybe _ **Herman and Katnip** _? > **[Herman and Katnip](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herman_and_Katnip)** > > Herman and Katnip are a duo of cartoon characters, Herman the Mouse and Katnip the Cat, that starred in theatrical animated shorts produced by Famous Studios in the 1940s and 1950s. Arnold Stang and Allen Swift were the regular voices of Herman, while Sid Raymond was the regular actor for Katnip, although one or both of the characters would occasionally be voiced by Jackson Beck and Jack Mercer, respectively. > From 1944 to September 1950, Herman the Mouse, voiced by Arnold Stang and Allen Swift, ... ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2016, 6:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-aint-no-used-to-was-cartoon-id/748872/8 "2016-03-13T18:23:28Z")
> [@TheChileanBlob](#): > > [Mushmouse and Punkin Puss](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Punkin'_Puss_%26_Mushmouse)? That’s from the 70s though. Possible, but not definitive. ---
**Author:** ![Wendell\_Wagner](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/8491ac/32.png) [@Wendell\_Wagner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wendell_Wagner)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2016, 6:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-aint-no-used-to-was-cartoon-id/748872/9 "2016-03-13T18:40:32Z")
There were a number of cat-and-mouse cartoons. The ones that I’ve been able to find the names of quickly are Tom and Jerry, Punkinpuss and Mushmouse, Herman and Katnip, and Snooper and Blabber. There doesn’t seem to be any website with a list of all such cat-and-mouse cartoons. ---
**Author:** ![Trinopus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/2bfe46/32.png) [@Trinopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trinopus)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2016, 12:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-aint-no-used-to-was-cartoon-id/748872/10 "2016-03-14T00:57:17Z")
Pogo’s mouse had more trouble from a chile angle-worm than he ever had from a cat. (He also got thrown, one for one, by Pogo’s tail.) ---
**Author:** ![Senegoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/senegoid/32/6606_2.png) [@Senegoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Senegoid)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2016, 5:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-aint-no-used-to-was-cartoon-id/748872/11 "2016-03-14T05:47:33Z")
> [@Wendell\_Wagner](#): > > There were a number of cat-and-mouse cartoons. The ones that I’ve been able to find the names of quickly are Tom and Jerry, Punkinpuss and Mushmouse, Herman and Katnip, and Snooper and Blabber. There doesn’t seem to be any website with a list of all such cat-and-mouse cartoons. And of course the cartoon with [cat-and-TWO-meeces](http://hanna-barbera.wikia.com/wiki/Pixie_and_Dixie_and_Mr._Jinks), whom the cat hated to pieces! ETA: Also, Mighty Mouse cartoons had a recurring cat villain. ---
**Author:** ![CalMeacham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calmeacham/32/35_2.png) [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2016, 11:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-aint-no-used-to-was-cartoon-id/748872/12 "2016-03-14T11:58:48Z")
This might be it. **Rover’s Rival** , a Warner Brothers cartoion from 1937 (!) > **[180. Rover's Rival (1937)](http://likelylooneymostlymerrie.blogspot.com/2012/08/180-rovers-rival-1937.html)** > > Title card courtesy of Dave Mackey. Warner cartoon no. 181. Release date: October 9, 1937. Series: Looney Tunes. Supervision: Bob Cla... > [@](#): > > The little pup then has already grabbed out of the rubber ball in which Porky threw. There is some nice loose animation of the little pup done by John Carey where he is practicing some type of aerobic movements as he bounces the all and does imitations of a seal. The little pup throws away the ball and walks up to Rover. > > Pup: Don’t ya understand? You’re finished, through, washed up! > Rover: (tearful) You mean to say. I’m one of them dogs…used to was his? It’s about a quarter of the way down the linked page. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2016, 3:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-aint-no-used-to-was-cartoon-id/748872/13 "2016-03-14T15:55:00Z")
> [@CalMeacham](#): > > This might be it. Hm. I don’t remember it being B&W. Saturday Morning Cartoons were always in colour. I can see Porky Pig telling the dog he wasn’t a ‘used-to-was’ though. I’ll see if I can find a video tonight when I get home to a computer that has speakers. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2016, 3:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-aint-no-used-to-was-cartoon-id/748872/14 "2016-03-19T15:46:25Z")
> [@CalMeacham](#): > > This might be it. > > **Rover’s Rival** , a Warner Brothers cartoion from 1937 (!) [Looks like that’s it](http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xq5iqf_rover-s-rival-10-9-37_shortfilms). Not how I remember it, though the ending is familiar. Thanks!