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The Hypo-Chondri-Cat (1950)
Disturbing and Just Plain Cruel
As a child this short shocked me terribly to the point that I can still "see" everything that was around me as I watched it in perfect detail. I thought that the mice had actually killed the cat, and so did my sister. While it could have been a funny short, the mice's plan doesn't really bring chuckles so much as winces and a feeling of discomfort. The surrealist, nightmarish images the poor cat sees as he's being "treated" are pretty scary for a kid, or a sensitive kid at least. The mice have the typical Looney Toons disregard for life, but somehow it seems like they take it up a notch or two. I love Looney Toons like crazy, but this just felt too sadistic. And then the ending, which convinced me that the mice had killed the cat...it was too much. This short has kind of a bad atmosphere to it and I don't personally recommend it. If you don't mind sadism in cartoon form, it is animated well enough, hence 2 stars.