The Secret Lives of Waldo Kitty

TV Series
1975–1976
30m

IMDb RATING

6.5/10

105

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Adventure Animation Comedy Family

Waldo Kitty is a "fraidy cat" that dreams of being a hero.Waldo Kitty is a "fraidy cat" that dreams of being a hero.Waldo Kitty is a "fraidy cat" that dreams of being a hero.

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IMDb RATING

6.5/10

105

YOUR RATING

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Trivia
Each story featured a dream sequence in which Waldo would imagine himself to be a famous hero, such as Catzan (Tarzan), Catman and Sparrow (Batman and Robin), The Lone Kitty (The Lone Ranger), Robin Cat (Robin Hood) and Cat Trek (Star Trek). This kind of spoof was deemed acceptable as long as an entire series is not built solely on the same concept. However, the James Thurber estate instituted legal proceedings against Filmation for infringing on the copyrights of The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (1947). As a result, when the series was rerun as part of "The Groovie Goolies and Friends", the title was changed to "The New Adventures of Waldo Kitty" and each show's wraparound segments in which a live action cat would start to dream were removed.

Like some others above, this cartoon was a little slice of my childhood I think about once in a while. I remember the year it came out (I was 11 years old) and I was a cat lover and I mostly watched it because I liked the cats, and deep down I thought the execution of the cartoon part was pretty cheesy though I liked the overall story line. The next season when I did not see it listed in TV guide I was very disappointed, but I had a feeling it was not going to be renewed.

Anyway, 35 years later I still remember the lyrics of the song:

I am Waldo Kitty, a meek and mild kind of cat

And I'm a daring hero, and I like being that

When I see a friend in need

I want to be a friend indeed

I just pretend and - suddenly

I'm anyone I want to be - a courageous kind of cat!

Then there was an instrumental interlude. I forget if there was a second verse or not, but I suspect there wasn't because if there was I probably would have remembered at least some of it.