Pugilist Pudgy

The underwhelming Pudgy the Watchman (1938) climaxes with the title character getting into a fight with a Jack Mercer cat that has taken his job.

Four drawings are used in a cycle (one per frame) with the background slightly moving to give the scene more of a feeling of motion.



Pudgy bites the cat’s tail. Another cycle, this one with three drawings. They alternate 1-2-1-3, one per frame.



So let’s see. Betty wants Pudgy to catch mice. Pudgy won’t. Betty hires a cat to catch mice. The cat catches mice like Betty wants. Pudgy still has a home, but has one less thing to do that he’s not doing anyway. But the cat’s the bad guy. Oh, well.

Tom Johnson and Hal Walker are the credited animators.