A Tale of Two Kitties is a 1942 Warner Bros. Merrie Melodies cartoon directed by Bob Clampett, written by Warren Foster, and features music by Carl W. Stalling. The short was released on November 21, 1942, and features the debut of Tweety, originally named Orson until his second cartoon, who delivers the line that would become his catchphrase: "I tawt I taw a puddy tat!" The short was reissued as a Blue Ribbon cartoon on July 31, 1948. Plot Two cats, Babbit and Catstello, are looking for food to alleviate their hunger. Babbit gets a ladder when they see a bird. Catstello is at first reluctant, but manages to go up the ladder, where he broke the fourth wall and made a direct jab at the movie industry's self censorship bureau by making a reference to the middle finger ("If the Hays Office would only let me, I'd give him the 'boid,' all right!"). After several failed attempts, Babbit and Catstello construct a makeshift glider and try to swoop down and catch the bird, but the bird reports an air raid, followed by a blackout, and Catstello is shot down. The bird walks by acting as an air raid warden and demanding a "total bwackout", and just as Babbit and Catstello are about to catch him, the bird screams at the cats to turn out the lights. Voice cast Mel Blanc as Catstello, Tweety Tedd Pierce as Babbit See also List of films in the public domain in the United States List of animated films in the public domain in the United States References External links A Tale of Two Kitties at Cinemaniacal 1940s English-language films 1942 short films 1942 animated films 1940s animated short films 1940s Warner Bros. animated short films American animated short films Merrie Melodies short films Articles containing video clips Tweety films Films about real people Animation based on real people Cultural depictions of Abbott and Costello Animated films about cats Animated films set in the United States Films directed by Bob Clampett Films produced by Leon Schlesinger Films scored by Carl Stalling Warner Bros. Cartoons animated short films