Scheming mice Hubie and Bertie convince a cat that he is, in fact, a lion.
Direction
Jones at his most unhinged and inventive
Writing
Bertie's Brooklyn accent is pure gold
Director
Chuck Jones
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This was only Hubie and Bertie's second appearance; they starred in just 13 total shorts before Chuck Jones retired them.
The 'lion transformation' gag became a template for decades of cartoon identity-swap plots, including multiple Tom & Jerry ripoffs.
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