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The Honey-Mousers

The Honey-Mousers

1956Short⏱️ 7mApproved
AnimationShortComedyFamily
7
IMDB Rating
502 votes

The Honey-Mousers are starved for food and a cat stands between them and the refrigerator. Ralph and his friend concoct unsuccessful cat-passing techniques, the best being a Trojan dog made from a barrel.

Director
Robert McKimson
Writers
N/A
Stars
Daws Butler, June Foray
Release Date
December 8, 1956
Language
English
Country
United States
💬 7
Reviews
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🎭 Top Cast

Daws Butler
Daws Butler
as Ralph Crumden
June Foray
June Foray
as Alice Crumden

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio
1.37 : 1
Sound
Mono
Production
Warner Bros. Cartoon Studios

🏷️ Keywords

new tenantraiding the refrigeratorrefrigeratorcitycheese

🎯 Categories

AnimationComedyFamilyShort

⭐ Featured Review

Works fine as a stand alone story even without knowledge of the source material
by phantom_tollbooth2008-11-03
6/10

"Robert McKimson's 'The Honey Mousers' is a parody of the television sitcom 'The Honeymooners', the same sitcom that later spawned 'The Flintstones'. Through no fault of anyone involved in the cartoon, 'The Honey Mousers' references always went straight over my head since I'm from the UK. Nevertheless, I always enjoyed this cartoon as a child purely on its own merits. Despite the characters being based on the protagonists of 'The Honeymooners' (and to this day I've never seen an episode), there's sufficient plot for anyone un..."

💡 Did You Know?

Jackie Gleason at first tried to block the release of the cartoon, a spoof of his show The Honeymooners (1955). Director Robert McKimson sent him a print, and upon viewing it Gleason dropped his objections.

📖 Synopsis

The Honey-Mousers are starved for food and a cat stands between them and the refrigerator. Ralph and his friend concoct unsuccessful cat-passing techniques, the best being a Trojan dog made from a barrel.