Sock-a-Bye Kitty is a 1950 Noveltoons cartoon featuring Buzzy the Crow and Katnip.
Summary[]
When Katnip can't sleep, he buys a book, "How to Cure Insomnia." Buzzy the Crow has a better idea tries to cure Katnip's insomnia, but Buzzy is the reason that Katnip can't sleep in the first place. Good dialogue.
Plot[]
An alley-cat, plagued with a bad case of insomnia, reads that the eating of a blackbird is a sure cure. He catches the first blackbird that comes along, which happens to be Buzzy the Crow (not to be confused with Walter Lantz's Buzz Buzzard), who not only talks like Rochester but is nearly as smart as Rochester. Buzzy, smart enough not to want to be eaten, convinces the dumb cat that he has better methods of curing his insomnia, and then proceeds to severely punish the cat with a variety of all painful, sleep-inducing tricks.
Voice Cast[]
- Jackson Beck - Buzzy
- Sid Raymond - Katnip
Trivia[]
- First pairing of Buzzy and Katnip.