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List of fictional cats
Cats and other felines have often been used as characters in literature and in other forms of media. This is a list of fictional cats.
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Legendary, mythological and fairytale cats
- Bast (or Bastet), Egyptian goddess with the head of a cat; see also Sekhmet, Bast's guise as the goddess of lions
- The cat was the animal of Libera, the Roman mythological personification of Liberty, because it hates to be constrained
- Puss in Boots
- Dick Whittington's Cat
Cats and felines in literature
- Aineko, a talking robot cat in the "Accelerando " series of science-fiction short stories (and yet-unpublished novel) by Charles Stross
- Aslan the lion in The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe and other Narnia stories by C.S. Lewis.
- Bagheera the panther in Rudyard Kipling's The Jungle Book and The Second Jungle Book
- "The Black Cat" in Edgar Allan Poe's short story, a study of the psychology of guilt
- Blackmalkin, Greymalkin, and Nibbins, witches' cats in The Midnight Folk by John Masefield
- The Cat in the Hat by Dr. Seuss
- The Cat That Walked by Himself in Rudyard Kipling's Just So Stories.
- The Cat Who ... mystery novels written by Lillian Jackson Braun and featuring the detective James Qwilleran and his two Siamese cats Koko and Yum-yum.
- Carbonel , King of the Cats, in Barbara Sleigh 's Carbonel trilogy.
- Cats and felines abound in books by Andre Norton
- The Mark of the Cat
- Catseye
- Gate of the Cat
- Sabrina, the black cat in Octagon Magic
- Also, in Sci-fi anthologies compiled by Andre Norton
- Noble Warrior - CATFANTASTIC
- Hob's Pot - CATFANTASTIC II
- Noble Warrior Meets With a Ghost - CATFANTASTIC III
- Noble Warrior, Teller of Fortunes - CATFANTASTIC IV
- Noble Warrior and the Gentleman - CATFANTASTIC V
- Three-Inch Trouble - A CONSTELLATION OF CATS
- Cats from Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats by T. S. Eliot, in order of appearance:
- Munkustrap : The Protector of the Tribe
- Jennyanydots : The Old Gumbie Cat
- Rum Tum Tugger: The Curious Cat
- Grizabella , the Glamour Cat
- Demeter
- Bombalurina
- Bustopher Jones : The Cat about Town
- Mungojerrie and Rumpelteazer : The notorious couple of cat burglars.
- Old Deuteronomy : The Jellicle Leader
- Mr. Mistoffelees : The Magical Tuxedo Cat
- Macavity : The Mystery Cat
- Gus : The Theatre Cat
- Jellylorum
- Growltiger
- Griddlebone
- Skimbleshanks : The Railway Cat
- Pouncival , also known as Carbucketty
- Tumblebrutus
- Plato
- Electra
- Jemima , also known as Sillabub
- Victoria
- Etcetera
- The Great Rumpus Cat
- Cat Morgan Introduces Himself
- The musical Cats is based on Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats, but introduces several additional characters.
- The Cheshire Cat in Lewis Carroll's Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, based on the folk saying, "grinning like a Cheshire cat"
- Chester, the cat in Bunnicula and sequels by James Howe
- Clarence the Copy Cat , pacifist library-dwelling cat who sleeps on the photocopier
- C'Mell, a humanoid cat, one of the animal-derived 'underpeople' in stories by Cordwainer Smith
- The Cowardly Lion, from the Wizard of Oz series.
- Crookshanks, Hermione Granger's cat in the Harry Potter novels.
- Damn Cat , hero of the Gordons' Undercover Cat, who returns from a nightly prowl with a kidnapped woman's bracelet around his neck...But where has he been? Later adapted as the Disney film That Darn Cat
- Dinah, Alice's pet cat, featured in Lewis Caroll's Alice in Wonderland and his Through the Looking-Glass
- Gobbolino in Gobbolino, the Witch's Cat by Ursula Moray Williams . Her other books with eponymous feline protagonists include:
- Jeffy, the Burglar's Cat and
- The Nine Lives of Island Mackenzie .
- Graymalkin , Jill the Witch's familiar and accomplice of Snuff, from the novel A Night In The Lonesome October by Roger Zelazny, (a graymalkin or grimalkin is an old or evil-looking she-cat)
- Greebo (in Terry Pratchett novels: see Discworld characters)
- Gummitch the superkitten, in Fritz Leiber's Space-time For Springers.
- Francis the feline detective in the novels Felidae and Felidae on the Road by Akif Pirinçci
- Maurice, star of The Amazing Maurice and his Educated Rodents by Terry Pratchett
- Mehitabel , from archy and mehitabel, a dialogue between a melancholy cockroach and a heedless cat, by Don Marquis
- Midnight Louie and his daughter Midnight Louise , feline companions and fellow investigators of amateur sleuth Temple Barr , featured in a series of mystery novels by Carole Nelson Douglas
- Mogget, a magical entity in the form of a cat, in the fantasy novels Sabriel, Lirael and Abhorsen by Garth Nix
- Mr. Underfoot in Robert A. Heinlein's Friday
- Petronius Arbiter, Pete in Robert A. Heinlein's The Door Into Summer.
- Pixel in Robert A. Heinlein's novel The Cat Who Walks Through Walls.
- Upgraded cats in Reginald Bretnor's "Genius of the Species" take over the Soviet Union
- Behemoth, the huge, trolley-riding, Satanic black cat in Mikhail Bulgakov's The Master and Margarita.
- O'lal , monitor of Earth in Alan Dean Fosters Cat-A-Lyst
- In reference to Schrodinger's Cat:
- Schrodinger's Cat is a science fiction story by Ursula K. Le Guin in 1974.
- The Schrödinger's Cat trilogy is the name commonly given to a trilogy of science fiction/conspiracy theory novels written by Robert Anton Wilson.
- Shere Khan the tiger in Rudyard Kipling's The Jungle Book and The Second Jungle Book
- Simpkin in Beatrix Potter's The Tailor of Gloucester .
- Fritti Tailchaser from Tad Williams' Tailchaser's Song .
- Tigger in Winnie the Pooh
- Tobermory the talking cat, protagonist of a short story by the satirist Saki (Hector Hugh Munro).
- Tobias, a tall black talking cat with significant magical powers in the Tim and the Hidden People series by Sheila McCullough . Father of Sebastian, who is affectionate towards his "owner" Tim who saved him from drowning. Sebastian is a Strange One (neither part of the Hidden People nor a normal cat).
- Tom Kitten , a curious but disobedient young cat in the children's stories "The Tale of Tom Kitten " and "The Roly Poly Pudding " by Beatrix Potter; also Tom's mother, Mrs. Tabitha Twitchit, and his siblings Moppet and Mittens
- Tug, the cat given by Ged to Alder to protect him from nightmares, in The Other Wind by Ursula Le Guin.
- The Owl's fiancée in Edward Lear's The Owl and the Pussy-Cat
- "The Cats of Ulthar", who take revenge upon the murder of a kitten in H. P. Lovecraft's story of that name: from that day, it was forbidden to harm a cat in that city.
- Powder the albino siamese from uncommon children's series Powder The Cat .
- "The Unadulterated Cat" by Terry Pratchett and Joliffe Gray
Cats and felines in film
- Leo the Lion , mascot of the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer film studio.
- much of the cast of the Disney animated film The Aristocats.
- Figaro, of Disney's Pinocchio.
- The film Cats & Dogs postulates an ongoing war dating back to ancient times between cats and dogs. The most notable cat is a spoilt Persian called Mr. Tinkles who is also an evil genius.
- Blofeld's unnamed cat from the James Bond movies, which has inspired a number of imitations and spoofs (see Mr Bigglesworth, Madcat, and Nero)
- Milo in The Adventures of Milo and Otis
- Mr. Bigglesworth, Dr. Evil's cat from the Austin Powers films, in homage to the unnamed cat of Bond's Blofeld
- Pink Panther, movie eponym, cartoon character
- That Darn Cat , Disney's adaptation of the book Undercover cat
- Pyewacket is the witch's familiar in the romantic comedy film Bell Book and Candle
- Simba, Nala, Mufasa, Scar, Sarabi, Sarafina and other lions in Disney's The Lion King
- Kovu, Kiara, Zira, Nuka, Vitani and other lions in Disney's The Lion King II: Simba's Pride
- Cosmic Creepers, an ugly, suspicious-looking black cat in the 1971 Disney film Bedknobs and Broomsticks
- Rhubarb, a cat that inherits a professional baseball team from its owner, in the 1951 film Rhubarb
- Snowbell , the cat in the film version of Stuart Little
- Tao, a Himalayan cat in the 1963 film The Incredible Journey (named "Sassy" in the 1993 remake)
- The unnamed cat that Don Corleone has in his lap in the first scenes in The Godfather
- Jones, the cat in Alien
- Puss-in-Boots, a cat with the voice of Antonio Banderas in Shrek 2.
- Thackery Binx, the boy-turned-black-cat in Hocus Pocus
- Baby, the leopard in the Bringing Up Baby
Cats and felines in television
- Battlecat(aka Cringer) of He-Man Masters of the Universe
- The Cat, character descended from cats played by Danny John-Jules on BBC TV sci-fi sitcom Red Dwarf (see Frankenstein)
- "Clarence, the cross-eyed Lion" from the TV series Daktari
- Frankenstein, the pregnant cat Lister sneaks onboard the Red Dwarf
- Henrietta Pussycat and Daniel Tiger from Mister Rogers' Neighborhood
- Kitty, pet lion from the 1960s TV series The Addams Family
- Lucky, the Tanners' cat in TV series ALF, who weekly escaped being devoured by the wisecracking Alien Life-Form
- Miss Kitty Fantastico, pet cat of Willow and Tara in Buffy the Vampire Slayer
- Morris, commercial mascot for 9 Lives Cat Food, voiced by John Irwin
- Mrs. Slocombe's "Pussy", an unseen character and the source of many innuendoes in Are You Being Served?
- Spot, pet cat of Data, from Star Trek: The Next Generation
- Salem, talking black cat from the TV series (and comic book) Sabrina the Teenage Witch
- Sizzle, a pet cat puppet on The Puzzle Place
- Tony the Tiger, commercial spokestiger for the breakfast cereal Frosted Flakes
Cats and felines in animation, comics and puppetry
- Azrael, pet of Gargamel on the TV show The Smurfs
- Captain Amelia, humanoid feline in Disney's Treasure Planet
- Bagpuss, British TV cat
- cast of Disney's The Aristocats
- Big Cat, campus cartoon character often sighted in graffiti and newspaper columns
- Bill the Cat, mascot and presidential candidate in Berke Breathed's Bloom County
- Binka and friends.
- Black Pete, Disney cartoon character, originally the nemesis of Mickey Mouse then Goofy
- Bucky Katt, cartoon cat from Get Fuzzy comic strip
- Catbert, the evil human resources director in the Dilbert comic strip
- The Catbus, a living cat with the size, shape, and function of a bus, in the anime My Neighbor Totoro
- CatDog, star of the Nickelodeon TV show of the same name. See also List of fictional dogs
- Cat Jacob , a Swiss cat provides his readers with a humourous little philosophical "poke" along their way.
- The Cattanooga Cats, singing group from Hanna-Barbera animated series
- Chaos, a Muppet cat on Sesame Park
- Chester, Minnie the Minx's cat in the British Beano comic
- Choo-Choo Bear, the boneless and oozy pet cat of Davan, in the Something Positive comic
- Claude Cat, Looney Tunes character
- Courageous Cat , superhero friend of sidekick Minute Mouse
- Custard, nemesis of Roobarb in the BBC cartoon series.
- Diego and the other sabertooth cats in Ice Age
- Doraemon, a feline robot from future. From Japanese cartoon and animation series of the same title.
- Fat Cat, chief nemesis of the rodent heroes of Chip and Dale: Rescue Rangers
- Fat Freddie's Cat in the Fabulous Furry Freak Brothers by Gilbert Shelton
- Felix the Cat, pioneer cartoon character
- Fritz the Cat, creation of Robert Crumb, changed considerably by Ralph Bakshi in his cartoon, killed later in retaliation by Crumb
- Furrball the Scaredy Cat; Tiny Toon Adventures character
- Garfield, comic strip character
- Cast of animated film Gay Purr-ee
- Gatomon, from Digimon. Although not technically a cat, she does appears and act like one.
- Heathcliff, comic strip character
- Hello Kitty, popular Japanese character marketed extensively by Sanrio
- Henry's Cat
- Hobbes, Calvin's pet stuffed tiger from the comic strip Calvin and Hobbes by Bill Watterson
- Horse, the invincible tomcat from the comic strip Footrot Flats, by Murray Ball
- Jess , the eponymous Postman Pat's black and white cat of the title song in the BBC children's TV series
- Jiji, the black cat in Kiki's Delivery Service
- Mr. Jinks , featured with mice nemeses Pixie and Dixie in Hanna-Barbera's Huckleberry Hound Show
- Kimba the White Lion
- Krazy Kat, surreal cartoon by George Herriman
- Kyou, boy who transforms into a cat in the anime series Fruits Basket
- Lucifer, the cat in Disney's Cinderella.
- Luna, Artemis and Diana in Sailor Moon
- Madcat, Dr. Claw's pet, from cartoon series Inspector Gadget
- Meowth in Pokemon and its evolved form Persian.
- Nero, a fluffy white caterpillar, pet of the villainous toad Silas Greenback, from the cartoon series Danger Mouse—a parody of Blofeld's cat (see above)
- Oggy , from Oggy and the Cockroaches
- Omaha the Cat Dancer, erotic "furry" comic book character
- Peekaboo from Rose Is Rose
- The Pink Panther, movie eponym, cartoon character
- Puar, a flying, shapeshifting cat from the Dragon Ball manga and anime
- Pussyfoot, Looney Tunes character
- Ragland T. Tiger, aka Rags, on Crusader Rabbit
- Rhonda, a tiger in Kevin and Kell
- Rita, part of the cat-dog couple Rita and Runt in Animaniacs
- Rubbish, the star of Rubbish, King of the Jumble.
- Ruff, of Hanna-Barbera's Ruff and Reddy
- The Samurai Pizza Cats, cartoon characters
- Scrapper, the one eyed cat of Mrs. Wicket in the Mr Bean animated series.
- Scratchy in The Itchy & Scratchy Show, the show-within-a-show on The Simpsons
- Sagwa and friends.
- Si and Am, the sinister and mischievous Siamese cats owned by Aunt Sarah in the film Lady and the Tramp
- Snagglepuss , Hanna-Barbera TV cartoon character
- Snowball (white) (deceased) and Snowball II (black), The Simpsons' house cats
- Solange from 9 Chickweed Lane
- Spider Jerusalem 's two-headed chain-smoking alley cat, from Transmetropolitan
- Stimpy, from the cartoon series Ren and Stimpy
- Streaky the Supercat, from Supergirl comics
- Sylvester the Cat; Warner Bros. cartoon character
- Tabbe Le Fauve from the furry comic book, Xanadu
- The Thundercats, cartoon characters
- Tom, from the cartoon series Tom and Jerry
- Toonces, the driving cat (from Saturday Night Live
- Top Cat and his band of alley cats, Hanna-Barbera TV cartoon characters
- Wildcat, Donald Rooum's anarchist cat, featured in Freedom newspaper
- Winston, the Janitor's cat in the Beano comic strip The Bash Street Kids
Computer cats
- Alley Cat
- Catz, in the Petz virtual pets game.
- Links, an Office Assistant in Microsoft Office
Cats in song
- "The Cat Came Back" (1893) by Harry S. Miller, tells of futile attempts to get rid of a big yellow cat:
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- But the cat came back the very next day.
- The cat came back. They thought it was a goner,
- But the cat came back; it just wouldn't stay away.
- The song also inspired an animated cartoon short.
- "Cat Black, the Wizard's Hat" by T. Rex
- "I Bought Me a Cat" by Aaron Copeland
- "I Am Your Pussy" by Gong
- "Tommy the Cat" by Primus
- "Leave My Kitten Alone" by Little Willie John
- "What's New, Pussycat?" by Tom Jones
- "Year of the Cat" by Al Stewart
- the unnamed cat in "Nobody's Moggy Now", by Eric Bogle
- "Stray Cat Strut" by The Stray Cats - link
- Moses, the cat in "Jessie" by Joshua Kadison
- Cats, the musical
Cats in science
- Schrödinger's cat, hapless victim and lucky survivor of a thought experiment by Erwin Schrödinger illustrating the incompleteness of the theory of quantum mechanics (although Schrödinger himself is historical, the cat is the protagonist in a thought experiment and thus fictional). Surrounding this thought experiment, John Gribbin authored two books, In Search of Schrödinger's Cat and Schrödinger's Kittens.
See also
Last updated: 10-24-2004 05:10:45