A man after my own heart. Loved the "Toons" as a kid, rediscovered the early classics in a movie re-release back in the 70's, & when I got my first VCR in the 80's, I started my own collection from the afternoon show that used to be on. Then WB realized they were letting peeps browse their goldmine for free, & took back control of them. Then the Saturday morning shows got neutered because of the politically incorrect material (like the "free beer" sign in "One Froggy Evening," or any reference to Speedy Gonzales), & collecting the toons just wasn't as much fun anymore. But as much as they emasculated them, they can never take away the fun or the lunatic genius of the Masters, Freling, Jones, McKimson, Clampett, or Avery. A great example of how talent can flourish when the artists refuse to let the Suits tell them what to do (or not do; "Bully for Bugs" came about just because the boss told Chuck Jones "no bullfight cartoons!")

BTW, I think the cat's name was "Claude" (getit? "clawed"? nevermind...) Another mostly forgotten character was Charlie the dog, always trying to impose himself on a new master, or Ralph Phillips, the daydreaming boy..."Dr. LivingSon, I presume?"...

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