List of fictional felines - Misplaced Pages

This is an old revision of this page, as edited by Jack Merridew (talk | contribs) at 09:54, 4 May 2009 (cut a few; someone cut a lot, please; fmt tweaks). The present address (URL) is a permanent link to this revision, which may differ significantly from the current revision.

Revision as of 09:54, 4 May 2009 by Jack Merridew (talk | contribs) (cut a few; someone cut a lot, please; fmt tweaks)(diff) ← Previous revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)

A list of cats and other felines found in popular works of fiction.

Legends, myths, folklore and fairytales

Bast (or Bastet), Egyptian goddess with the head of a cat; see also Sekhmet, Bast's guise as the goddess of felines
Cait Sidhe, a fairy creature from Celtic mythology
The cat was the animal of Libera, the Roman mythological personification of Liberty, because it hates to be constrained
Freyja's horse-sized winged cats, who draw the Norse goddess's chariot
Maneki Neko, the lucky beckoning cat of Japan
Patripatan, the cat that climbed into the sky to praise its master to the gods in South-East Asian Indian mythology
Puss in Boots, a cat from a European folk tale
Dick Whittington's Cat
The cats in A Book of Cats and Creatures, a fairy-tale compilation by Ruth Manning-Sanders
Several cats appear in Aesop's Fables
Ratto (or Raton) in La Fontaine's "The Monkey and the Cat"
The Cat in the Adage which is mentioned by Lady Macbeth in MacBeth

In advertising

The Chesapeake and Ohio Railway (later the Chessie System Railroad) used a logo with a sleeping kitten "Chessie" and the slogan "sleep like a kitten and arrive fresh as a daisy on the C&O"
Morris the Cat, the 9Lives mascot
Eveready, "nine lives" battery logo.
Frank the cat aka the Big Kahuna on Whiskas cat food commercials
Chester Cheetah, from the Cheetos commercials
Rap Cat, a puppet cat featured in several Checkers and Rally's fast-food restaurant commercials
Felix from the Nestlé Purina/Friskies Felix cat food ads.
Baxter, the cat in Meow Mix commercials.
Tony the Tiger, the cat in the Kelloggs Frosted Flakes commercials.

In literature

See also List of fictional cat-like aliens for that specific kind of fictional cat.

Two cats and their mother are villain characters from the poem El Renacuajo Paseador (The traveler Tadpole) from colombian poet Rafael Pombo. He also wrote the poem El Gato Bandido (The bandit cat).
Abelard, Cassandra Mortmain's pet cat in I Capture the Castle
Aineko, a talking robot cat (later a talking software cat) in the "Accelerando" series of science-fiction short stories (and novel) by Charles Stross
Baal, who shows character development in Jo Hawk's The Man Who Thought He Was Hitler.
Baby, Ayla's hand-reared cave lion in the Earth's Children books
Bagheera the panther in Rudyard Kipling's The Jungle Book and The Second Jungle Book
Bastet, matriarch of a line of Egyptian cats in the Amelia Peabody series of mystery novels; followed by Anubis, Horus, Seshat, Sekhmet, and The Great Cat of Re
Behemoth (Begemot, Template:Lang-ru), the huge, trolley-riding, Satanic black cat in Mikhail Bulgakov's The Master and Margarita
Belle Aude, La Bergère, Chatte Grise, Domino, Fanfare, Fossette, Jeune Bleue, Moune, Musette, La Noire, Poucette, La Toutouque — to mention just a few of Colette's felines
Bendigo Bung-Eye, a one-eyed ginger cat in the Dick King-Smith book Saddlebottom, who helps Saddlebottom, the improperly marked Wessex Saddleback pig make his fortune in the Royal Wessex Rifles
Birdie, cat of forensic anthropologist Temperance Brennan in Kathy Reichs' novels
"The Black Cat" named Pluto in Edgar Allan Poe's short story, a study of the psychology of guilt and death
Blackmalkin, Greymalkin, and Nibbins, witches' cats in The Midnight Folk by John Masefield
Boon, a cat from an alternate world in the Pendragon series by DJ MacHale
Boris, the cat who lives at 28 Barbury Lane, in Armistad Maupin's Tales of the City series
Broccoli from The Broccoli Tapes by Jan Slepian
The Cat in the Hat by Dr. Seuss
The Cat with the fiddle who played hey-diddle-diddle in Tolkien's The Man in the Moon Stayed Up Too Late
Tolkien's poem named "Cat" usually known by its first verse: The fat cat on the mat
The cats of Queen Beruthiel, mentioned in Tolkien's Legendarium.
The Cat That Walked by Himself in Rudyard Kipling's Just So Stories.
The Catwings, winged cats from Ursula K. Le Guin's series The Catwings and their mother Mrs. Jane Tabby.
The cat who ran away with the pudding string in the nursery rhyme
Carbonel, King of the Cats, in Barbara Sleigh's Carbonel trilogy
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
Church Hill, the cat who comes back to life in Stephen King's Pet Sematary
Clarence, a pacifist library-dwelling cat who sleeps on the photocopier in Clarence the Copy Cat by Patricia Lakin
C'mell, a humanoid cat, one of the animal-derived 'underpeople' in stories by Cordwainer Smith
Crookshanks, Hermione Granger's cat in the Harry Potter novels, although technically only half-cat, half-kneazle
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
Dick Whittington's cat, who persauded Dick to turn back to London Town
Dinah, Alice's pet cat, featured in Lewis Carroll's Alice in Wonderland and his Through the Looking-Glass
Dragon, the farmer's cat in Robert C. O'Brien's Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH
Dot from Diana Wynne Jones short story Little Dot assist her master against "The Beast"
Dulcie, a tabby farm cat who appears briefly in "Grimbold's Other World" by Nicholas Stuart Gray, and helps (or hinders) the main characters. It is suggested that she may have some kind of relationship with Grimbold, the cat from the book's title.
Edgewood Dirk, the "prism cat" in the Landover novels by Terry Brooks
Eureka, Dorothy's cat in Dorothy and the Wizard in Oz, also known as the Pink Kitten
Eurydice, three-legged cat featured in the Whitby Witches trilogy by Robin Jarvis
Fat Louie, Mia's cat in The Princess Diaries series.
Figaro, Gepetto's cat from "Pinocchio"
Mrs Figg's cats in Harry Potter
Flatcats, from Robert A. Heinlein's novel The Rolling Stones
Flame from the "Magic Kitten" series of children's books by Sue Bentley
Francis the feline detective in the novels Felidae and Felidae on the Road by Akif Pirin?ci
Fritti Tailchaser, along with companions Eatbugs and Pouncequick and a host of both supporting feline characters and mythical felines in the Tad Williams novel, Tailchaser's Song.
The fiddle-playing cat in the nursery rhyme where the cow jumped over the moon
The cat and her kittens in the traditional song "Froggy would a-wooing go"
Gareth, Jason's cat in the book Time Cat by Lloyd Alexander.
General Sterling Price, Rooster Cogburn's cat, from True Grit by Charles Portis
Gernisavien, "the neo-cat", a character from a Dan Simmons short story "The Death of the Centaur", Gernisavien is also the cat from Jeremy Bremen, the protagonist of Simmons novel The Hollow Man
Ginger, the orange tom cat from C.S. Lewis's "Narnia" Books appears in the The Last Battle
Ginger, the yellow tomcat who kept shop with Pickles the dog in Beatrix Potter's Ginger and Pickles
Gingivere, Tsarmina's brother in the Redwall book Mossflower, who helped the woodlanders free Mossflower Woods from Tsarmina.
The Glass Cat, a cat made of glass in The Patchwork Girl of Oz
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

Good Fortune, the cat who goes to heaven in the award-winning story The Cat Who Went to Heaven by Elizabeth Coatsworth
Gracie the 'New York Cat' from Ginger Pye & Pinky Pye by Eleanor Estes
Graybar, the black, mouse-hating stray cat in the book Ragweed by Avi and Brian Floca, part of the Poppy Books series.
Graymalk, Jill the Witch's familiar and accomplice of Snuff, from the novel A Night in the Lonesome October by Roger Zelazny. This is a variation on Grimalkin, the name of the witch's cat in Macbeth by Shakespeare (a graymalkin or grimalkin is an old or evil-loo she-cat)
Gray-Malkin The witches' cat in Shakespeare's Macbeth.
Grimbold, a black "prince of cats" who shows a young goatherd the way to the Night World and leads him into many strange adventures in "Grimbold's Other World", by Nicholas Stuart Gray.
Grimalkin, cat that adopted Sham and Agba in King of the Wind, by Marguerite Henry
Greebo, a witch's cat (in Terry Pratchett novels: see Discworld characters)
Guenhwyvar, Drizzt Do'Urden's mystical black panther from R. A. Salvatore's "The Dark Elf Trilogy". (see Guenhwyvar (cat))
Gummitch the superkitten, in Fritz Leiber's Space-time For Springers and other stories.
Haohao, the talking cat that becomes a carton star in Li Dawei's novel Dream Collector.
Hitler the Cat, in the Robert G. Pielke Alternate history novel You Say You Want a Revolution: Rock Music in American Culture
Horace, who along with his human family has many strange adventures on Plowman's Planet in Philip K. Dick's children's science fiction novel Nick and the Glimmung.
Harry Cat, a character in The Cricket in Times Square and sequels.
Hiddigeigei is a philosophically minded tomcat (Kater) in Joseph Viktor von Scheffel's 1853 German-language verse pageant play Der Trompeter von S?ckingen (The Trumpeter from Sackingen).
The Hungry Tiger, the Cowardly Lion's closest friend, introduced in Ozma of Oz
I Am a Cat by Natsume Sōseki, a cat describing his owner in Japan
Imelza and her kittens in The Alchymist's Cat by Robin Jarvis
Itty in Hugh Lofting's Dr Dolittle's Return
Jennie Baldrin, of the Paul Gallico children's book Jennie, released in the U.S. as The Abandoned
Jenny Linsky, a small black cat and her brothers, Checkers and Edward along with her cat friends Pickles, Florio and Macaroni from Esther Averill's children's books.
Joe Grey, Dulcie and Kit, cats able to speak to humans and who solve murder mysteries in books by Shirley Rousseau Murphy.
Jules, the witch cat from the children's book, "Cat Witch"
Jupiter, the evil cat-god in the Deptford Mice books by Robin Jarvis. The son of Imelza (see above)
Kater Murr (Tomcat Murr), in E.T.A. Hoffmann's "The Life and Opinions of Kater Murr" (1819-1821)
Keeshah, the sha'um (a horse-sized, ridable cat) in the Gandalara Cycle
Kit, From WB'S Charmed, She is the charmed ones "Familiar"
Kitty, the Ingalls family mouser in Laura Ingalls Wilder's Little House books
Koko and Yum-yum, James Qwilleran's two Siamese cats in the The Cat Who... mystery novels by Lilian Jackson Braun Named for two Japanese characters from Gilbert & Sullivan's comic opera The Mikado.
Little Cats A through Z, from Dr. Seuss' The Cat in the Hat Comes Back
Lipshen, the grand high witch's cat in Roald Dahl's The Witches
Maisie, the Morningside cat, and her friends and family in the series of children's books by Aileen Paterson
Beth March's kittens in Louisa May Alcott's Little Women
Marmaduke Purr Cat, the talking cat in The Adventures of Marmaduke Purr Cat by Celia Lucas
Matroskin (Template:Lang-ru, from "матрос" (matros), "sailor"), in Eduard Uspensky's Uncle Fyodor, His Dog and His Cat
Maurice, star of The Amazing Maurice and his Educated Rodents by Terry Pratchett
Mike, Emily Byrd Starr's cat from Emily of New Moon by Lucy Maud Montgomery
Mehitabel, from archy and mehitabel, a dialogue between a melancholy cockroach and a heedless cat, by Don Marquis
Midnight Louie, 20 pound (9 kg) tomcat companion to (and fellow investigator with) amateur sleuth, Temple Barr, featured in a series of romantic mystery novels by Carole Nelson Douglas; occasionally assisted by his sire 3 O'Clock Louie, his Ma Barker and her 24th Street gang, and his kit Midnight Louise.
Minnaloushe, from William Butler Yeats' poem The Cat and the Moon.
Minerva McGonagall in the Harry Potter series by J.K Rowling can transform into a tabby cat; better known in the wizard world as an animagus. Minerva McGonagall spies upon Harry's Aunt and Uncle in chapter one of Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone and doesn't agree with Dumbledore allowing baby Harry Potter into their parental care.
Mogget, a magical entity in the form of a cat, in the fantasy novels Sabriel, Lirael and Abhorsen by Garth Nix
Mister from The Dresden Files
Mog who starred in the Meg and Mog series of children's books by Jan Pienkowski
Mog (who was also in a children's series) by Judith Kerr first published in 1970
Moglet, in The Unlikely Ones by Mary Brown
Montezuma, the cat who we follow through his nine lives in The Nine Lives of Montezuma by Michael Morpurgo
Mottyl, the cat in Not Wanted on the Voyage by Timothy Findley
Mowzer, the singing cat from Antonia Barber's book 'The Mousehole Cat,' which is inspired by the Cornish legend of Tom Bawcock.
Mrs. Murphy, a cat who helps her human, Mary Minor 'Harry' Haristeen, solve mysteries, in a series of novels by Rita Mae Brown. Her cat, Sneaky Pie Brown, is credited as co-author.
Moxie and an unnamed cat in The Subtle Knife by Philip Pullman
Mrs. Norris, cat belonging to Hogwarts caretaker Argus Filch in the Harry Potter series by J. K. Rowling.
O'lal, monitor of Earth in Alan Dean Fosters Cat-A-Lyst
Orlando (The Marmalade Cat) is the eponymous hero of a series of illustrated children's books written by Kathleen Hale.
Pangur Bán, Irish Gaelic for white cat in a poem by an unknown Irish monk, a student of the monastery of Carinthia
Pelle Svansl's (Peter No-Tail), the good-hearted and often na?ve cat, written by G'sta Knutsson
Petronius Arbiter, 'Pete' in Robert A. Heinlein's The Door into Summer
Pewter, a fat grey cat who helps her human, Mary Minor 'Harry' Haristeen, solve mysteries, in a series of novels by Rita Mae Brown. She originally belonged to Market Shiflett before being given to Harry as she was eating him out of his business
Pickles, protagonist of the children's book The Fire Cat by Esther Averill
Pinkle Purr, in a poem of that name by A. A. Milne
Pinky Pinky Pye by Eleanor Estes* Pixel, Random Numbers, Captain Blood, Chargé d' Affaires, and Princess Polly Ponderosa Penelope Peachfuzz in Robert A. Heinlein's novel To Sail Beyond the Sunset, and appearing briefly in other Heinlein stories. Despite the name of the book and Pixel's unique ability to cause an interdimensional cat-door to appear in any surface, the novel The Cat Who Walks Through Walls is not about Pixel.
Pixel, the feline companion of P.C. O'Data in the syndicated comic strip PC and Pixel by Thach Bui.
the Prariecats from tne Horseclans
Powder, the albino Siamese from uncommon children's series Powder The Cat
Primplepuss from The Cry of the Icemark by Stuart Hill
Pussy-Cat, the Owl's fiancee in Edward Lear's The Owl and the Pussy-Cat
The pussycat who went to London to see the queen, in the nursery rhyme.
Pyewacket, in Rosemary Weir's 1967 children's book of the same name.
Ratha is the female leader of the prehistoric cat-clan in Ratha's Creature and its sequels by Clare Bell. These books are also known as the Named series.
Rhiow, Saash, and Urruah, and other feline characters of The Book of Night with Moon by Diane Duane
Ribby, the cat who serves Duchess the dog a traumatizing pie in Beatrix Potter's The Pie and the Patty Pan
Richard Parker, the 450 pound Bengal tiger from Yann Martel's novel Life of Pi
Rotten Ralph, the very bad cat in Jack Gantos's book
Sam The Cat Detective, main character of the Sam The Cat Mysteries.
Sampson in the Church Mice series by Graham Oakley
Scarface Claw, The baddie in many of the books written by Lynley Dodd.
Saucy Sal, Emily Byrd Starr's cat from the Emily Series written by Lucy Maud Montgomery
In reference to Schrödinger's Cat:

Schrödinger'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
Schrödinger is the name of an enlightened entity that appears as a cat in Shin Megami Tensei: Digital Devil Saga and Shin Megami Tensei: Digital Devil Saga 2

Selima, the tabby cat who drowns in Thomas Gray's poem "Ode on the Death of a Favourite Cat Drowned in a Tub of Goldfishes"
The Shy Little Kitten of the children's book written by Cathleen Schurr and illustrated by Gustaf Tenggren
Silversides, the white, mouse-hating cat in the book "Ragweed" by Avi and Brian Floca, part of the Poppy Books series.
Simpkin in Beatrix Potter's The Tailor of Gloucester
Sinbad, a kitten rescued by the Walker children off the Dutch coast in the Swallows and Amazons novel We Didn't Mean To Go To Sea by Arthur Ransome.
Six Dinner Sid. Sid the cat has six owners, lives in six houses and eats six dinners a day. Sid’s life is perfect until one day he is found out!
Skippyjon Jones, his mother Mama Junebug, and siblings Jilly-boo and Jezebel from the Skippyjon Jones books.
Slinky Malinki, a mischievous black cat featured in a series of books by Lynley Dodd
Socks, a cat in the book Socks by Beverly Cleary.
Solembum, a werecat from the Inheritance Trilogy books by Christopher Paolini.
Somber Kitty, from the May Bird series by Jodi Lynn Anderson
Space Cat from the 4 book series by Ruthven Todd
Spiegel, from Spiegel the Cat by Gottfried Keller
Spit McGee, the central figure in Willie Morris's My Cat Spit McGee
Squire Julian Gingivere, barn cat who Matthias meets on his quest to find the legendary sword of Martin the Warrior in the novel Redwall.
Svartalf, a big black witch's familiar in Operation Chaos by Poul Anderson
The three little kittens who lost their mittens in the nursery rhyme
Tabby, the cat of Mildred in The Worst Witch
Tao, the Siamese cat from Sheila Burnford's novel The Incredible Journey
Tattoo, Pinkle Purr's mother (see above)
Tibert the cat, from the French medieval fable Reynard the Fox.
Tigerishka, from Fritz Leiber's novel "The Wanderer"
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).
Tomasina, a ginger cat owned by Mary MacDhuie, in the Paul Gallico book later made into a Disney movie of the same name (The Three Lives of Thomasina)
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 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.
"The Unadulterated Cat" by Terry Pratchett and Joliffe Gray
Mr. Underfoot in Robert A. Heinlein's Friday
Ungatt Trunn in the Redwall book Lord Brocktree. A Wild Cat (possibly European subspecies) who was the only Redwall villain who could conquer Salamandastron due to military strength and tactical supremacy.
Unnamed tortoise-shell cat from Beatrix Potter's The Tale of Benjamin Bunny,which Peter and Benjamin run into and hide from underneath a large basket upon which the cat then sits for five hours, then Benjamin Bouncer fights and drives off the basket and locks into the greenhouse before rescuing and punishing Peter and Benjamin.
Unnamed white cat seen briefly in Beatrix Potter's The Tale of Peter Rabbit, staring at goldfish in a small pond.
Upgraded cats in Reginald Bretnor's "Genius of the Species" take over the Soviet Union
Varjak Paw, Sally Bones and other characters in the book Varjak Paw by SF Said.
Wallace, a lion who ate Albert in Marriott Edgar's poem The Lion and Albert.
Whiskers, black and white cat with wings, who is the familiar of Jhary-a-conel, the Eternal Companion who aids various heroes in Michael Moorcock's Eternal Champion series.
Winkie, black cat Alexander Key's novel "Escape to Witch Mountain"; Tia's pet (also the Disney film of the same name)
Wolsey, a {tabby} cat which travelled with the Doctor in the Doctor Who Virgin New Adventures novels.
The yellow tom on the ship "Pound of Candles", who helped Little Pig Robinson escape being dinner, and who was engaged to a "snowy owl of Lapland", in Beatrix Potter's The Tale of Little Pig Robinson, in Tim Wynne-Jones' series of children's books, e.g. Zoom at Sea (ISBN 0-88899-021-9)
Windrusher, the lead character in the Windrusher series of books by Victor DiGenti
Many cats in the Warriors series of novels by Erin Hunter

T. S. Eliot Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats

Cats from Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats by T. S. Eliot, in alphabetical order:

Admetus
Alonzo
Augustus
Bill Bailey
Bombalurina
Bustopher Jones
Cat Morgan
Coricopat
Demeter
Electra
George
Gilbert
Great Rumpus Cat, The
Griddlebone
Growltiger
Grumbuskin
Gus (a.k.a. Asparagus)
James
Jellylorum
Jennyanydots
Jonathan
Macavity
Mr. Mistoffelees
Mungojerrie
Munkustrap
Old Deuteronomy
Oopsa Cat (aka James Buz-James)
Peter (T. S. Eliot cat)
Plato
Quaxo
Rum Tum Tugger, The
Rumpelteazer (Note: spelled "Rumpleteazer" in the musical)
Skimbleshanks, The Railway Cat
Tumblebrutus
Victoria

Andre Norton

Cats and felines abound in books by Andre Norton

The Beast Master
Lord of Thunder
Beast Master's Ark
Beast Master's Circus
Catseye
Gate of the Cat
The Mark of the Cat
Fur Magic
Octagon Magic with Sabrina, the black cat
Star Ka'at
Star Ka'at World
Star Ka'at and the Plant People
Star Ka'at and the Winged Warriors
Lura the cat in Daybreak:2250 A.D. (aka Star Man's Son)
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

In theatre

The Andrew Lloyd Webber musical Cats which is based on the above poetry collection: Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats by T. S. Eliot, but introduces several additional characters, such as:

Asparagus (a.k.a. The Other Cat. Not the same as Gus: The Theatre Cat)
Carbucketty (Previously in London and Broadway productions. No longer there.)
Cassandra
Etcetera
Genghis (also spelled "Dschinghis")
Grizabella
Jemima (a.k.a. Sillabub)
Moushi (The Diary of Anne Frank)
Pouncival
Pyewacket (Bell, Book and Candle)
Tantomile
Victoria

In film

The Aristocats - much of the cast of the Disney animated film
Baby, the leopard in the movie Bringing Up Baby (1938) starring Katharine Hepburn and Cary Grant
Bad Luck, the black cat which appeared as the comic relief in They Were Expendable.
Baron, from "The Cat Returns" and "Whisper of the Heart"
Binx from Hocus Pocus
Blofeld's unnamed white Persian cat from the James Bond movies, which has inspired a number of imitations and spoofs (see Mr. Bigglesworth, Madcat, and Nero). Other white Persians include Mr. Tinkles in Cats & Dogs and the "Cat Man do" episode of The Powerpuff Girls. An episode of The Simpsons showed the sinister Montgomery Burns looking for a left-handed can opener for his white cat. Fancy Feast Cat Food commercials feature a white Persian cat. A black Persian Cat "Catzilla" acted like "Tom" while the mouse acted like "Jerry" (i.e. Tom and Jerry) in the movie Mouse Hunt. A black Persian cat was kept by Catwoman in Batman Returns. A white Persian (?) cat is seen in the comedy Safety Last. In Johnny Test bully Mitchel "Bumper" Randalls has a white cat "Cuddles".
Bob, from Striking Distance
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 intent on world domination.
Cat, Holly Golightly's cat in Breakfast at Tiffany's
Cat in Italian horror cult horror film directed by Lucio Fulci, Cat in the Brain
Sweetie, Bruce Willis's pet cat in The Fifth Element
The Catbus (or Nekobus), a shapeshifting feline mode of transport from My Neighbour Totoro.
Charlie, the Lonesome Cougar from the Disney movie of that name
Chuck, from Heart Condition
Clincker, cat client of Perry Mason in 1936 film The case of the Black Cat.
Clovis, a shorthair tabby seen in the film Sleepwalkers
Coco, the white Persian in Jungle 2 Jungle
Cosmic Creepers, an ugly, suspicious-looking black cat in the 1971 Disney film Bedknobs and Broomsticks
Danny cat and Sawyer cat-hero and heroines of Warner Bros. Cats Don't Dance.
That Darn Cat, Disney's adaptation of the book Undercover Cat''
Dinah, Alice's roly poly kitten from Alice in Wonderland
Duchess, from the 1995 film Babe. {Is Babe's implacable enemy after being put out in the rain}.
Duma, the cheetah from the Disney movie Cheetah
Figaro, of Disney's Pinocchio.
Garfield from Garfield The Movie
Gatto, Mr D and Tweed in Cat City (Macskafogó)
General, cat hero in the 1985 movie Cat's Eye.
General Sterling Price, from the movie Rooster Cogburn.
Fluffy, the cat owned by Ashley, the fiancee of Peter, in the film "While you were sleeping".
Francis, the star in the 1994 animated German film Felidae (film)
Jake, The Cat from Outer Space
Jones (aka "Jonesy"), the cat in Alien and Aliens
Kitty, from Monkeybone
Kumal and Sangha from the move Two Brothers.
Leopold the Cat
Lucifer, Cinderella's stepmother's cat in Disney's Cinderella
Margaret, from Ghost Cat
Midnight, an Egyptian Mau seen in the film Catwoman
Milo in The Adventures of Milo and Otis
Mittens in Bolt.
Monty the tabby cat from Stuart Little
(Renaldo) Moon a.k.a. Muta in "Whisper of the Heart" and "The Cat Returns"
Mr. Bigglesworth, Dr. Evil's cat from the Austin Powers films, in homage to the unnamed cat of Bond's Blofeld
Mr. Jinx, a Himalayan cat from Meet the Parents and its sequel Meet the Fockers.
My Cat's Balls (Les Couilles de mon Chat) by Didier Bénureau
Oliver, from Oliver and Company
Orion, from Men in Black
Pearl, a Maine Coon cat seen in the film Assassins
Persnikitty, in Garfield: The Movie
Pink Panther, movie eponym, cartoon character
Prince XII, in Garfield: A Tail of Two Kitties
Puss-in-Boots, a cat with the voice of Antonio Banderas in Shrek 2
Pyewacket, the Siamese cat and witch's familiar in the romantic-comedy play and film Bell, Book and Candle
Rademenes, the cat from Polish TV serial from 80's „Siedem Życzeń” (Seven Wishes)
Ratha, a prehistoric big cat from the "Ratha's Creature" episode of CBS Storybreak. Based on the novel by Clare Bell.
Red, a catlike version of the Devil in the 1996 film All Dogs Go to Heaven 2.
Rhubarb, a cat that inherits a professional baseball team from its owner, in the 1951 film Rhubarb (1951 film), based on the novel by satirist and parodist, H. Allen Smith
Rufus, the cat from The Rescuers
Sergeant Tibbs, a barn cat in Walt Disney Film One Hundred and One Dalmatians (The novel The Hundred and One Dalmatians has a white Persian cat who helps the dalmatians take revenge on Cruella De Vil's house. In the 1996 movie 101 Dalmatians there are a few scenes of a barn cat. No white Persian cat but a skin of a white tiger is seen.)
Si and Am, the two Siamese cats from Lady and the Tramp
Snowbell, the cat in the film version of Stuart Little
Spot, Data's orange shorthair tabby seen in Star Trek Generations and Star Trek Nemesis (the original Spot seen in Star Trek: The Next Generation was a Somali)
Tamala, a one-year-old kitten in the 2002 film Tamala 2010: A Punk Cat In Space
Tao, a Siamese cat in the 1963 film The Incredible Journey, based on the novel of the same title.
Sassie, a Himalayan cat in the 1993 remake of the 1963 film Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey and in 1996 sequel Homeward Bound II: Lost in San Francisco.
Sebastain, of Josie and the Pussycats
Thackery Binx, the boy-turned-black-cat in Hocus Pocus
Tonto-cat in Movie Harry and Tonto.
The unnamed cat mascot seen in 1933 movie Hell Below.
The unnamed cat seen in 1949 Three Stooges movie short Malice in the Palace.
The unnamed cat who hisses at Shemp Howard photograph in 1952 Three Stooges movie short Corny Casanovas.
The unnamed cat seen on top of telephone switchboard in 1955 movie Kiss Me Deadly.
The unnamed cat seen in 1960 movie The Rat Race.
The unnamed cat seen in 1962 movie Safe at Home.
The unnamed cat that Don Corleone has in his lap in the first scenes in The Godfather
The unnamed cat seen in The Getaway (1972 and 1994 remake) with a hitman (Al Lettieri in the original, Michael Madsen in the remake)
The unnamed cat killed by fascists in movie 1900 (Film).
The unnamed cat owned by Lila, seen late in the Peanuts animated movie "Snoopy, Come Home"
The unnamed black cat that Neo sees a déjà vu of in The Matrix
The unnamed lions who eat the Three Stooges in the short subject You Nazty Spy, which ends with a burping lion wearing the Reichsführer's hat
The unnamed cat in 1996 movie The Adventures of Pinocchio.
Thomasina, the orange tabby cat who dies and comes back (a couple of times) in The Three Lives of Thomasina, a 1964 Disney film.
The Barron, Muta, Yuki, and the other cats character's from Studio Ghibli film The Cat Returns. The Barron and Muta also feature in a previous Studio Ghibli film called Whisper of the Heart
The Ghost and the Darkness, two historical man-eating lions from the 1996 film of the same name.
Tiger the vegetarian cat and others in the movie An American Tail
Warren T. Rat from an An American Tail, a villainous cat disguised as a rat.
Winky, black cat owned by the Malone children in Escape to Witch Mountain
Whiskers, in Lost & Found
Zoom, in Tim Wynne-Jones's series of children's books, e.g. Zoom at Sea (ISBN 0-88899-021-9)

On television

Abigail, the orange cat in the iCarly episode "iScream on Halloween".
Annabelle and Eek! the Cat from Eek!stravaganza and Eek! the Cat
Bagpuss from the British television show of the same name.
Bones from Frosty Returns
Bonkers D. Bobcat from Bonkers
Bootsie, the one-eyed cat owned by Mayor Adam West in the animated FOX TV series Family Guy. Mayor West also uses a cat launcher to attack a pizza deliveryman who gives him a pizza with Canadian bacon instead of bacon.
Bruce Biteabit, an ocelot kept by detective Honey West (Anne Francis)
The Cat, character descended from cats played by Danny John-Jules in BBC TV sci-fi sitcom Red Dwarf (see Frankenstein, below)
Cagney, Elisa's cat in Disney's Gargoyles
Candy Cat and her mother, Mrs Cat in the animated series Peppa Pig
Cat who finds it way back to Inn in episode of "Men In Trees"
Coltrane, Lisa's fourth pet cat on The Simpsons
Fat Cat, from the series, Fat Cat and Friends
Fearcats, villains form the series Power Rangers: Operation Overdrive
Feefee, from MADtv
"Felix D. Katt", Married with Children
Fluffy -Brady Girls cat on The Brady Bunch. Appeared only on the premier episode.
Fluffy -unseen cat rescued by Sheriff Andy Taylor from a roof on an episode of The Andy Griffith Show.
Fluffy -cat held by shell-shocked soldier in MASH 3/6.
Fluffy -Angelica's cat on Rugrats and All Grown Up.
Frankenstein, the pregnant cat Lister sneaks onboard the Red Dwarf
Henrietta Pussycat, Daniel Stripèd Tiger, and Grandpere from Mister Rogers' Neighborhood
Isis, Catwoman's cat in Batman, the Animated Series
Isis, trained black cat that accompanies Gary Seven in the Star Trek: The Original Series episode, Assignment: Earth; the cat also accompanies Seven when he beams from location to location. And the cat can change form to a human.
James the Cat from the British children's show of the same name.
Jasper, from MADtv
Jenji, a mystical cat genie and his Super Sentai counterpart Smoky, from Mahou Sentai Magiranger and Power Rangers: Mystic Force
Jess the cat, a postman's familiar from the tv show Postman Pat.
The killer kitties of The X-Files "Teso dos Bichos" episode
Katz from Courage the Cowardly Dog.
Kit Kat (later human Katrina), the Halliwell witch-sisters' familiar in Charmed
Kitty, pet lion from the 1960s TV series The Addams Family
Kitty from the educational cartoon series "Danger Rangers"
Lucky, the Tanners' cat in TV series ALF, who weekly escaped being devoured by the wisecracking Alien Life-Form
MADcat, Doctor Claw's pet cat in the cartoon Inspector Gadget.
Margaret — ghost cat heroine of TV movie Ghost Cat
Marilyn, Charles Westmoreland's cat in Prison Break.
Milkshakes, Billy's cat, in The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy
Mimsie the Cat {1968-1988} kitten logo at MTM Enterprises Inc Logo
Minerva, the cat belonging to Connie Brooks' landlady Margaret Davis on Our Miss Brooks
Miss Kitty Fantastico, (deceased) pet cat of Willow and Tara in Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Miss Puss, the tabby cat belonging to Amy's brother Peter on Everybody Loves Raymond
Modigliana from The Ferals, ABC
Monkey, the sour-voiced Siamese cat in the Perry Mason episode "The Case of the Careless Kitten"
Morris the Cat, commercial mascot for 9 Lives Cat Food, voiced by John Irwin
Mr. Kitty, Cartman's pet cat on South Park (which, despite its name, is actually a female cat)
Mr. Piddles, Dana's cat on The L Word
Mrs. Slocombe's "pussy" named Tiddles, a largely unseen character and the source of many innuendoes in Are You Being Served? The cat was seen on occasion when Mrs. Slocombe brought it to the store, but only its tail was visible through its cat carrier.
Neelix, Lieutenant Reginald Barclay's cat, from Star Trek: Voyager
Olimar, a cat with magical powers in 1970s BBC TV series Olimar The Wondercat
Olivia (orange female cat) and unnamed, white female cat in the crime series Cold Case. Both are pets of Detective Lilly Rush. In season 1, Detective Rush's boyfriend Kite nicknamed Olivia "Cyclops" as she only has one eye, and the white cat "Tripod" as she only has three legs. Both cats are recurring characters and appear in multiple episodes and seasons.
Patches, the zombie cat in the episode, "Dead Man's Party", on "Buffy the Vampire Slayer"
PC, Kimberly's pet cat on Power Rangers
Penelope Pussycat, featured in the Warner Bros. classic Looney Toons animated shorts
Prince Myshkin, in the episode, "Stray Cat", from Noir (named after the main character in Dostoevsky's The Idiot).
Prudence Kitten, a glove puppet in 1950s BBC TV children's programme, fond of housework
Rascal, a cat who "helped" solve a case on CSI
Rusty — cat used by the Mission: Impossible team in one episode. (The same cat kept by Elly May (Donna Douglas) on Beverly Hillbillies).
Salem Saberhagen, talking black cat from the comic book, Sabrina, the Teenage Witch and television series of the same name, as well as the Sabrina, the Animated Series.
Scheherazade the white Persian with blue eyes from Sabrina, the Animated Series episode "Tail of Two Kitties"
Schrödinger, a cat that Capt. Carter gave Narim on Stargate SG1; appeared in the episodes Enigma and Pretense.
"Sam"-wrongly named female cat who has kittens in end of an episode of Bonanza.
Sassy Cat, a cat who pays homage to Hello Kitty, who appears in The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy
Sizzle, a pet cat puppet on The Puzzle Place
Sonja in Heathcliff
Sprinkles, a white Persian owned by Angela Martin on the US version of The Office. Accidentally killed by Dwight Schrute, who left her in a freezer in the episode Fun Run, which results in the disintegration of their romance.
Snowball I, Snowball II, Snowball III, Coltrane (aka Snowball IV), and Snowball V (aka Snowball II), cats owned by The Simpsons.
Tazzle, Harold's cat in Neighbours
Thomas in New Zealand ad for Chef cat food Commercials.
Unnamed tabby cat owned by the Beckett family in Threads
Unnamed chinchilla (white-silver) Persian cat in Fancy Feast cat food Commercials.
Unnamed cat who gets a free sandwich in Miracle Whip commercials
Unnamed cat who appears in "Friskees" cat food commercials 2007
Unnamed cat who appears in "Fresh Step" litter commercials 2007
Unnamed cat who appears in "Theraflu" commercials 2007
Unnamed cat who appears in "Advantage" {flea Collor} commercials 2008
Unnamed cat, a felonois feline of "Catwoman" in 1960's Batman series.
Vienna, Rigsby's cat in the sitcom Rising Damp
Whiskers, the Kitten Who Can Name Fruit, seen on Cartoon Network's 'Fridays' block

In animation, comics and puppetry

Abraham de Lacy Giuseppe Casey Thomas O'Malley, O'Malley the alley cat from The Aristocats
Aeris, from the webcomic VG Cats
Alice, also known as Admiral from the TV anime Stratos 4
Alley-Kat-Abra, feline magician formerly with the Zoo Crew.
Ambrose the robber cat, from 1935 Walt Disney cartoon of the same name.
Apathy Kat
Attila, the cat in the comic strip Mother Goose and Grimm.
Autocat, race-car driving cat from cartoon Motormouse and Autocat.
Azrael, pet of Gargamel on the TV show The Smurfs.
Babbit and Catstello, Warner Brothers cartoon characters.
Baby, Rayne's cat in the webcomic Least I Could Do
Baby Puss, pet tiger cat of Fred Flintstone who locks Fred out of the house at end of each episode
Baggypants, Chaplinesque happy cat and lead character of 1977 NBC cartoon Baggypants and Friends.
Bagpuss, British TV cat
Bartholemew "Bart" Meowsenhausen, co-star of The Ongoing Adventures of Rocket Llama.
Battlecat (a.k.a. Cringer) of He-Man and the Masters of the Universe
Baudelaire in Phantom 2040 (obviously named after the French poet)
Baron, The Cat Returns (Neko no Ongaeshi) 2002 Japanese animated film directed by Morita Hiroyuki and produced by Studio Ghibli.
Bat-Cats — batwinged cats from Mighty Mouse cartoon Gypsy Life.. Other cats from the series include Cattenstein,.
Beans, Warner Brothers cartoon character, early colleague of Porky Pig.
Beast, from Marvel comics has become feline in recent years
Beardless Breeder-Reactor Boxing Bobcats — one of the comics that drove Boris the Bear over the edge.
Bella, female cat of Sergeant Louise Luggs from comic strip Beetle Bailey.
Belphegor, companion of the anti-conscience Asmodeus in Megatokyo.
Benny Cat, Sylvester's dimwitted friend in the Warner Brothers' cartoons.
Benny the Ball, one of the gang from Top Cat.
Bete Noire, cat from the comic strip Gordo.
Beverly, neighbor cat chased by dog Fumbles in Where's Huddles cartoon.
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.
Blacksad, John, main character of graphic novel series.
Blossum-assistant to PBS TV carrtoon Ruff Roughman
Blue the cat, cat from comic strip U.S. Acres who regularly terrorized the other characters.
Bob the cat, from Neptune Circle
Boo-cat on The Funky Phantom 1971 television cartoon.
Boom Boom Pussini, wrestler cat interested in Sonja from the comic strip Heathcliff.
Bowzir, a Siamese cat belonging to Mr. Magoo
The Brain, cat from Top Cat's gang.
Brave Heart Lion, a Care Bear cousin
Brother Fluffy from the Get Fuzzy comic strip
Brutus — lion pet of Holiday family from cartoon The Roman Holidays.
Buchi, the cat in RahXephon
Bucky Katt, cartoon cat from the Get Fuzzy comic strip
Butch, from Tom and Jerry
Buyo, Kagome's family's pet cat, and Kirara, Sango's pet cat demon/nekomata in InuYasha
Captain Amelia, humanoid feline in Disney's Treasure Planet
Captain Amerikat, from Marvel Tails comic book.
Cap'n Catnip, alter ego of Petropolis millionaire Cheshire A. Catt and foe of the Jet-Pack Cats in Charlton Bullseye #2.
Captain Jack, gray furred cigarette smoking captain of a spaceship from The Adventures of Captain Jack comic book.
Caramel, Betty Cooper's cat in the Archie Comics
Casual T. Cat, Claymation bipedal cat whose tail is stuck in an electrical outlet in the 1989 PSA The Shocking Adventures of Casual T. Cat.
"Cat" -pet of Dragon {TV Show}
"The Cat"-The Jetsons family cat {First series episode. ALso same feline Astrochases at the end {?}}.
Catastrophe, villain in Spy Dogs
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. CatDog's feline side. See also List of fictional dogs
Catgut, a feline from the Pound Puppies.
Cat Jacob, a Swiss cat who provides his readers with a humorous little philosophical "poke" along their way.
The Cattanooga Cats, singing group from Hanna-Barbera animated series.
Cat Town, a web-based 'show' by R. Noyes starring cats from CatPrin, a Japanese tailor for felines.
Catula, from Hello Kitty Furry Tale Theatre.
Cat pet of alien "Grandma Taters" in Jimmy Neutron episode
Cats (cartoon), animated television series screened on Disney Channel, among others
Chaos cat deites agrabah Aladdin
Chaos, a Muppet cat on Sesame Park
Charlemagne, a cat from the Pound Puppies.
Cheetor, a Maximal Transformer who takes on the form on a cheetah. Character in Beast Wars and Beast Machines.
Chester, Minnie the Minx's cat in the British Beano comic
Chococat a Sanrio character
Choo-Choo Bear, the boneless and oozy pet cat of Davan, in the Something Positive comic
Chowder from Chowder (TV series)
Chubby Huggs, oversized, overaffectionate cartoon cat from Get Fuzzy comic strip
Cicero's Cat, named Desdemona, from the Mutt and Jeff comic strip
Chickpea & Chickpea's Brother, from the Mutts comic strip
Clarisse Cat, Flip's girlfriend in some animations by Eric W. Schwartz (Has also had a cameo in Sabrina Online) Very sharp hearing, in "The Dating Game" she can hear Flip nodding on the phone!
Claude Cat, Looney Tunes character
Cleo, Riff Raff's girlfriend from Heathcliff and the Catillac Cats
Copy Cat seen on Staples commercial
The Copy Cats, She-Lion, Cool Kitty, and Fat Cat, villains on 'Kidd Video'
Courageous Cat, part of Bob Kane's Batman spoof Courageous Cat and Minute Mouse. Other cats from the series include:

Black Cat

Custard, nemesis of Roobarb in the BBC cartoon series
Cybil from Liō
Cyborg Kuro-chan, a robotic cat who is a spoof on Astro Boy
Danny, the main character, an orange tabby in the movie Cats Don't Dance
Daze the Cat, a female bright yellow cat from The Privates
Dido, the pet cat of Daedalus, an evil wizard who is the chief villain and nemesis of Hercules in 'The Mighty Hercules' animated series.
From Digimon: Gatomon (and variants BlackGatomon and Mikemon) and Bastemon resemble cats; there are also Digimon such as Leomon
Dinah, Alice's cat in the Disney movie Alice in Wonderland.
Doom Kitty, a female black cat, Ruby's friend in the serie Ruby Gloom
Doraemon, a feline robot from the future. From the Japanese cartoon and animation series of the same title.
Ele, a cynical cat-like creature from the Non Sequitur comic.
Ebenezer and Snooch from the Webcomic Two Lumps
Eek the Cat, from television
Elsie the Cat from "Stanley"
Evil The Cat (and occasionally a reverse clone, Good The Cat), one of the numerous nemeses of Earthworm Jim.
Faron — cat which appeared briefly in a few Peanuts cartoons — belonged to Frieda
Fat Cat, chief nemesis of the rodent heroes of Chip 'n Dale Rescue Rangers, and Mepps, one of his henchmen.
Fat Freddie's Cat in the Fabulous Furry Freak Brothers by Gilbert Shelton
Felicia, cat from The Great Mouse Detective, enforcer for the villain Ratigan.
Felix the Cat, pioneer cartoon character
Fleshy, pink cat in the comic strip Monty
Foodar from the Get Fuzzy comic strip
Fluffy, evil cat genius in Darkwing Duck comic stories.
Fritz the Cat, creation of Robert Crumb, changed considerably by Ralph Bakshi in his cartoon, killed later in retaliation by Crumb.
Frodo Cattins, from the Get Fuzzy comic strip
Furrball the Scaredy Cat; Tiny Toon Adventures character
Gaffer, backstage cat on The Muppet Show
From the comic strip, Garfield:

Arlene
Garfield
Nermal, the self-proclaimed "world's cutest kitten"
Sam Spayed, the detective played by Garfield
Ed the Wonder Cat T.v. character in Garfield

Cast of animated film Gay Purr-ee
A Gata e O Gato (the female and the male cat), a couple in the comics by Laerte Coutinho
George Tom's cousin from, Tom and Jerry
Heathcliff, comic strip character. Other felines from the strip include:

The Catfather.

Hector-cat who appears on Heathcliff cartoon The Catillac Cats.
Hello Kitty, popular Japanese character marketed extensively by Sanrio
Henrietta Pussycat, Daniel Stripèd Tiger, and Grandpere from Mister Rogers' Neighborhood
Henry's Cat
Hershey the Cat, black and white cat from Archie's Sonic the Hedgehog comic series, who would later become Geoffrey St. John's spy partner and wife.
Hobbes from the strip Calvin and Hobbes
Horse, the invincible tomcat from the comic strip Footrot Flats, by Murray Ball
Hot Dog on Dennis the Menace
Jagwar, from Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Jasso-kissa
Jenny, an Aldebaran witchcat and one of the main characters in Bucky O'Hare.
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
Jingoro, the Kasuga family's cat from Kimagure Orange Road
Mr. Jinks, featured with mice nemeses Pixie and Dixie in Hanna-Barbera's Huckleberry Hound Show
Kamikaze Cat, and other characters, including:

Boopsie Meow, his waitress girlfriend

Kamineko, from Azumanga Daioh
Karupin, the free-spirited Himalayan cat owned by wonder tennis player Ryoma Echizen from the anime series The Prince of Tennis
Katnappe, a female human with cat like abilities that is a recurring villain on Xiaolin Showdown
Katy the Kitty Witch (or Chao, her original name) in The Fantastic Adventures of Unico
Thomas Kemper, Tycho and Gabe's cat in Penny Arcarde, who has advanced computer skills and might even be an MSCE; he is named after the Thomas Kemper brand of soft drinks.
Ketto Shī (ケット・シー) from various Japanese anime, based on Cait Sidhe from Celtic mythology
Kirara in InuYasha
Kisa, female black panther raised by Jedda Walker in Defenders of the Earth
Kitten, from the webcomic Bear and Kitten
Kitten, from Tom and Jerry
Kitty (smacks) the Kellog's Smacks
Kittycat, cat from The Family Circus.
Klas Katt, the main character in Swedish author Gunnar Lundkvists dark, existentialist comics
Kleo-girlfriend cat of Riff-Raff of Heathcliff cartoon "Cats & Co."
Klunk, from Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Konyako, a teenaged catgirl in the anime Edens Bowy, she is the niece of Miss Nyako, dictator of Yuneas. Konyako's name is a contraction of "Koneko" (Japanese for "kitten") and "Nya" (Japanese for "meow").
Korky the Cat, from The Dandy.
Kuroneko-sama from the anime Trigun. Roughly translated, the name simply means Lord Black Cat.
Krazy Kat, surreal cartoon by George Herriman
Krosp, Emperor of All Cats, of Girl Genius
Kyaa in Please Save My Earth
Kyo Sohma, a boy who transforms into a cat when hugged by a member of the opposite sex in the anime/manga series Fruits Basket
Leo Leonardo the Third, from the webcomic VG Cats
Lightning, from Tom and Jerry
Little Mittons-kitten on episode of Wordgirl.
Loki, a gray cat belonging to Mr. Svenson in the Archie comics
Loki, the tabby cat in My Cat Loki
Looshkin, the psychotic cat from the comic book Bear.
Lord Cat, the cat that thinks he's god in Paniponi Dash
Luca, Amy's cybernetically enhanced cat in IGPX
Lucifer, the wicked stepmother's cat in the Disney movie Cinderella.
Ludwig, from the comic strip Arlo and Janis.
Luka, the tabby cat in My Cat Loki was never seen, only mentioned. but it is stated that Loki and Luka look identical.
Luna, Artemis, Diana and Sailor Tin Nyanko in Sailor Moon
Mac Manc McManx, from the Get Fuzzy comic strip
Madcat, Dr. Claw's pet, from cartoon series Inspector Gadget
Maha, from the anime .hack//SIGN, an AI who is assigned to monitor the protagonist Tsukasa.
Mao, from the anime Darker than Black.
Matroskin, from animated film Three from Buttermilk Village and its sequels
Max from Max the cat
Mayaa, from Azumanga Daioh.
Meathead, from Tom and Jerry
Meowsy McDermott, A character from the hilarious comdey show Family Guy. Meowsy appears in the epiosde McStroke, in which he is hired by Peter Griffin as a lawyer. Meowsy comes out with outrageous comments such as "You gotta be kitten me!".
Merle (Meruru) and the twin sisters Nadia (Nariya) and Elisa (Eriya), the three cat girls in Tenkuu no Escaflowne.
Michael, from Makoto Kobayashi's What's Michael series.
Mike, from Noriko Sasaki's Dōbutsu no o-isha-san (動物のお医者さん, "Mr. Veterinarian")
Milady from Dogtanian and the Three Muskehounds, one of the few non-canine characters in the series
Mirage (Aladdin) a villainess in the Aladdin series
Miss Nyako, a tuxedo-wearing catgirl who is the dictator of robot town Yuneas in anime Edens Bowy. Her name is a contraction of "Nya" (Japanese for "meow") and "ko," a common ending of female names.
"Mittens", friend of title character in Disney's Bolt
"Mister Mittons"-evil cat genius on Johnny Test.
Mitzi May, matriarchal figure in webcomic Lackadaisy.
Moggy Malone, an apparently "upper-class" cat from Roobarb and Custard Too.
Mooch, the cat and one of the main characters in the comic strip Mutts.
Mr. Blik, Gordon, and Waffle, from Catscratch
"Mr Mittens" evil cat genius in cartoon Johnny Test
Muffin from the comic strip Pickles
Mungo-one of Heathcliff cartoon The Catillac Cats.
Myu Myu, Naota's old fat cat in FLCL
Napoleon, black cat owned by the Hale sisters in W.I.T.C.H.
Necoconeco, a fictional corporate mascot in Azumanga Daioh; a kitten on the head of an identical, but adult, cat.
Nero, a fluffy white caterpillar (but does the role of a cat), pet of the villainous toad Silas Greenback, from the cartoon series Dangermouse — a spoof of Blofeld's cat (see above)
Noodles, from the comic strip Mutts
Atsuko Natsume aka Nuku Nuku which is an android created in an effort to save a dying pet cat. Alternatively, Atsuko Higuchi, an alternate reality version of Nuku Nuku, created from the brain and nervous system of a dead kitten, designed to be a weapon of last resort against her sister Rei Rei, made from her feline sibling.
Nya, Shia's companion cat from the TV anime Pita-Ten
Octocat, from the YouTube animation series Octocat Adventure created by David O' Reilly.
Oggy, from Oggy and the Cockroaches
Oil Can Harry from Mighty Mouse
Oliver Wendell McDuffy, feline assistant of Bulldog Drumhead.
Omaha the Cat Dancer, erotic "furry" comic book character
Doctor Paula Hutchison in Rocko's Modern Life
Pasi, B. Virtanen's cat
Peekaboo from Rose Is Rose
Penelope Pussycat, the black cat who is perpetually chased by (and occasionally chases) Pepé Le Pew
Percival, the feline part in Sinfest's cat and dog duo
Pete, Disney cartoon villain, nemesis of Mickey Mouse
Pete Junior, AKA PJ, son of Disney villain Pete
Phillipe Lentheric Guerlain de Givenchy, the masked swashbuckling hero of Fantomcat.
The Pink Panther, movie eponym, cartoon character
Plottigat, Disney cartoon character, an evil mad scientist who is an enemy of Mickey Mouse
Precious, cat who almost takes over the world in Pinky and the Brain
Proud Heart Cat, a Care Bear cousin
Puma from Marvel comics, a werepuma villain and ally of Spider-Man
Punkin' Puss, hillbilly cat featured in Punkin' Puss & Mushmouse, back segments of The Magilla Gorilla Show
Pussyfoot, Looney Tunes character
Red, the villain in All Dogs Go to Heaven 2
Reed, from the Get Fuzzy comic strip
Riff-Raff-cat who appears on Heathcliff cartoon "The Catillac Cats"
Rita, part of the cat-dog couple Rita and Runt in Animaniacs
Ruac Lycia, an anthropomorphic cheetah in the webcomic Bristled
Rubbish, the star of Rubbish, King of the Jumble.
Ruff, of Hanna-Barbera's Ruff and Reddy
Sagwa and friends, Siamese cats
Saucy Sal the cat from Kaze no Shoujo Emily anime series which was adapted from the Emily of New Moon novel series by Lucy Maud Montgomery.
Sawyer, the white Persian from Cats Don't Dance
The Samurai Pizza Cats, cartoon characters
Scrapper, the one-eyed cat of Mrs. Wicket in the 2002 Mr. Bean animated series.
Scratch, cat from The Biskitts, lives in a cave and likes to eat dogs.
Scratchy in The Itchy & Scratchy Show, the show-within-a-show on The Simpsons
Sebastian of Josie and the Pussycats.
Shampoo, girl who transforms into a cat in the anime/manga series Ranma ½
Shiimsa, a stray kitten adopted by Elizabeth Patterson in For Better or Worse. (The name is supposed to be from an American Indian language, meaning "little animal friend.")
Si and Am, the sinister and mischievous Siamese cats owned by Aunt Sarah in the film Lady and the Tramp
The Sinister Felines from Atop The Litterbox; one of the few non-human antagonists from the animated series Codename: Kids Next Door
Shnelly, from the comic strip Mutts
Shorty, from Tom and Jerry
Shtinky Puddin, from the comic strip Mutts
Simon's Cat, from the internet animation of the same name
Snack 'the mafia cat', Katie Harbournes faintly evil cat in the Wicked Winchester series of comics.
Snagglepuss, Hanna-Barbera TV cartoon character
Snicklefritz, Granny Garbonzo's cat on Big Comfy Couch
Snowball I (white, deceased) and Snowball II (black, deceased), Snowball III (brown, deceased), Coltrane (white, deceased), Snowball V (black, current cat, renamed Snowball II), The Simpsons' house cats.
Solange from 9 Chickweed Lane
Sourpuss, from the comic strip Mutts
Spider Jerusalem's two-headed chain-smoking alley cat, from Transmetropolitan
Spinel Sun, also known as Suppi from the anime and manga series Cardcaptor Sakura
Stank Lloyd Wrong, from the Get Fuzzy comic strip
Stimpy, from the cartoon series Ren and Stimpy
Streaky the Supercat, from Supergirl comics
SWAT Kats characters T-Bone, Razor, Calico Briggs, and other residents of MegaCat City
Sylvester the Cat; Warner Bros. cartoon character
Mrs. Sylvestor; Warner Bros. cartoon character
Sylvester Jr; Sylvester's Son
Tabbe Le Fauve from the furry comic book, Xanadu
Ta-kun, the little black cat Mamimi rescued in FLCL
Tama-neko, Mitsukake's pet from Fushigi Yuugi
The cat in Cowboy Bebop Session 20.
The Thundercats, cartoon characters who are feline humanoid aliens
The title characters In addition, two of his travelling companions (Rigadon and Princess Romy) are both portrayed as cats. from Around the World with Willy Fog
Thomas "Tom" Cat, also known as Tom Cat, the cat in the MGM cartoon series Tom and Jerry
Sergeant Tibs, Colonel's faithful assistant in One Hundred and One Dalmatians
Tiger, the lovable sheriff from the American film An American Tale: Fivel Goes West
Tom, the cat in the 1930s Van Beuren Studios cartoon series Tom and Jerry (Van Beuren)
Tom-Tom, from the comic strip Mutts
Toodles Galore, Tom's love interest from Tom and Jerry
Toonces, the driving cat (from Saturday Night Live)
Top Cat and his band of alley cats, Hanna-Barbera TV cartoon characters
The Totem forms of the Visionaries characters Leoric and Witterquick, a Lion and a Cheetah respectively
In the Transformers cartoon and comic books, Ravage was the evil Decepticon robot cat who transformed into a cassette tape and Steeljaw was the heroic Autobot robot cat who transformed into a cassette tape
Tut Tut, the familiar in the Filmation cartoon Mission: Magic
Twisp, from Penny Arcade. Not to be confused with Catsby, Twisp's imp counterpart.
Unnamed pool-playing cat in the Schoolhouse Rock song, "Naughty Number Nine"
Unnamed cat owned by Power Girl in DC Comics.
Ura in El-Hazard
Waffles-the Goofs cat in Disney's Goof Troop.
Walks the Night Alone- the cat that Dream's second incarnation Daniel granted rest to in the SANDMAN in the valume The Wake
Wannyan (a.k.a. Bow-Meow), the half-dog half-cat alien baby-sitter from the anime UFO Baby (a.k.a. Da! Da! Da!)
Watchcats, feline spoof of Watchmen, in which Gus, Hatrack, Professor New York, and Carrie are stalked by a killer.
Wildcat, Donald Rooum's anarchist cat, featured in Freedom newspaper
Winston, the Janitor's cat in the Beano comic strip The Bash Street Kids
Whitey from the Get Fuzzy comic strip
Wordsworth W. Wordsworth-a cat who speaks in rhyme on Heathcliff cartoon show The Catillac Cats.
Wondercat, the cat from the educational television series, Wonder World of Science.
World War II ("World War II"), the infamous "cat next door" that keeps scratching up Snoopy's doghouse in Peanuts
Yoruichi, a character in the manga/anime series Bleach who can transform into a cat and spends most of the first half of the series in that form.
Yuki, Yoko's cat in Beyond, a sequence in The Animatrix
Zipper Cat, kitten from the Get-Along Gang.
The unnamed cat from The Last Unicorn, based on the book by the same name, written by Peter S. Beagle.
Chowder, Susie Carmichael's cat from the animated show Rugrats.

Pokémon

The following is a list of feline-based creatures featured in Pokémon:

Meowth, a Normal-type Pokémon based on a domestic cat or a maneki neko
Persian, a Normal-type Pokémon based on a domestic cat or mountain lion that evolves from Meowth
Mewtwo, a legendary Psychic-type Pokémon genetically copied from the kitten Pokémon Mew, with more anthropomorphic characteristics added
Mew, a legendary Psychic-type Pokémon based on a kitten
Espeon, a Psychic-type Pokémon based on a nekomata
Skitty, a Normal-type Pokémon based on a kitten
Delcatty, a Normal-type Pokémon based on a domestic cat that evolves from Skitty
Shinx, an Electric-type Pokémon based on a baby wildcat
Luxio, an Electric-type Pokémon based on a young wildcat that evolves from Shinx
Luxray, an Electric-type Pokémon based on a wildcat or lion that evolves from Luxio
Glameow, a Normal-type Pokémon based on a domestic cat
Purugly, a Normal-type Pokémon based on a domestic cat that evolves from Glameow

Yu-Gi-Oh

The following is a list of feline-based Monsters featured in Yu-Gi-Oh:

Crystal Beast Amethyst Cat
Lady Panther
A Cat of Ill Omen
Neko Mane King
Cat's Ear Tribe
The All-Seeing White Tiger
King Tiger Wanghu
Leogun
Zombie Tiger
Amazoness Tiger
Soul Tiger
Crystal Beast Topaz Tiger
Tiger Axe
Rare Fish
Gazelle King of Mythical Beasts
Chimera the Flying Mythical Beast
Dizzy Tiger
Turtle Tiger
Amazon Tiger
Dark Cat with White Tail
Panther Warrior
Rescue Cat
Catnipped Kitty
Nekogal #1
Fusionist

In video games

Alley Cat
Alfador, Janus's cat from Chrono Trigger
Andre, from Shadow Hearts: Covenant
Big the Cat, from Sonic Adventure
Blaze the Cat, from Sonic Rush
Blinx: The time sweeping cat from Blinx: The Time Sweeper (Also notable, Blinx' companions in the Time Factory are all cats)
Bob the Jagex Cat, from RuneScape, and his evil counterpart Evil Bob, from ScapeRune
Bubsy Bobcat
Katt, Rei, Cray, and Lin from the Breath of fire series
Cait Sith, from Final Fantasy VII, based on Cait Sidhe from Celtic mythology
Captain Nathaniel Claw, from Claw.
CatBat, the Cat/Bat hybrid enemy from Wario Land 4.
Cat O' Nine Tails, a blue cat enemy from Donkey Kong Country 2 which spins round, sending the Kongs flying up into the air
Catz, in the Petz virtual pets game.
Chen from Touhou Project series.
Evil the Cat, one of many villains from the video game Earthworm Jim
Felicia, catgirl character from the Darkstalkers series.
Gekigami, a tiger celestial brush god in Ōkami
Kabegami, a cat celestial brush god from Ōkami
Gina, the weaponsmith in Revenant from Eidos Interactive and Cinematix Studios
Katt Monroe from Star Fox 64/Lylat Wars
Kay from Legend of Kay
Ketto Shī (ケット・シー) from various Japanese games, also based on Cait Sidhe
Links, an Office Assistant in Microsoft Office
Juliette, a playable character from Fur Fighters
Juhani, Cathar (cat/female alien) in Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic
Kaenbyō Rin (also known as Orin) from Touhou Project series — Subterranean Animism.
Mao, from Shadow Hearts: From The New World
Meï, the cat-human hybrid from the video game Beyond Good & Evil.
Mia from .hack, who appears in the games as a purple-furred catgirl Blademaster with a penchant for Aromatic Grass
Mia from .hack//G.U., the white cat who accompanies Endrance during the first game.
Mithra, from Final Fantasy XI
Mr. Mew from 'The world ends with you' or 'Its a wonderful world'
Mukies, from Mappy
Myau, the Musk Cat and Party Member of Phantasy Star
Nifta, from Wizball
Nyamco/Goro and the Mewkies/Meowkies from Mappy
Red XIII, from Final Fantasy VII
Schrödinger, a black cat that takes an interest in the Embryon tribe in Shin Megami Tensei: Digital Devil Saga 1 & 2
Shoe, a defendant's cat from Phoenix Wright: Justice for All
Strudel, the remote controlled cat from Time Splitters: Future Perfect
Spitz, from the WarioWare series
Tango, in the Game Boy game Mega Man V/Rockman World 5
Tat, in the PlayStation 2 game Klonoa 2: Lunatea's Veil
Various characters from the Animal Crossing series
Kai the Cat, Kat the Cat, Mew the Cat, Dark Panther from the MMORPG Lineage II
The Vah Shir, one of the player races in EverQuest, are feline humanoids
The main character and bosses from Magical Cat Adventure
Uriko the Half Beast, a zoanthrope from the Bloody Roar fighting game series, can morph into a cat.
several Animal Crossing: Wild World villagers.
Psycho Kitty from Brutal: Above the Claw, the sequel to Brutal: Paws of Fury

In radio

Sammy Peggy Woolley's cat in The Archers

In song

An unnamed cat in The Cat Came Back (1893) by Harry S. Miller
MC Skat Kat from the song Opposites Attract by Paula Abdul
Tommy the Cat, titular character of the song by Primus
Lucifer Sam, a Siam cat that was the center of Lucifer Sam, a song performed by Pink Floyd.
An anonymous black cat serves as a narrator in Grant Lee Buffalo's 2001 concept album Storm Hymnal — Gems From The Vault Of
Sam the Skull, a Glasgow cat, from the song bearing the same name, recorded by Alastair McDonald

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.

Geography (Cat City)

Kuching (pronounced: Koo-ching), a city in Malaysia is nicknamed Cat City because in the Malay language, "kucing" means cat. The origin of the name of the city is still unclear, whether it really refers to the animal or not.

Notes

Shakespeare, written circa 1603-1606; first folio published 1623. See folio image in Misplaced Pages article on Macbeth
Rovin, p. 295.
Rovin, p. 26.
Rovin, p. 112.
Rovin, p. 185-186.
Rovin, p.13.
Rovin, p. 15.
^ Rovin, p. 174.
Rovin, p. 22.
Rovin, p. 33.
Rovin, p. 198.
^ Rovin, p. 269.
Rovin, p. 211.
Rovin, p. 100.
Rovin, p. 27-28.
Rovin, p. 195.
Rovin, p. 32.
^ Rovin, p. 117.
Rovin, p. 37.
Rovin, p. 247.
^ Rovin, p. 45.
^ Rovin, p. 47.
^ Rovin, p. 213.
^ Rovin, p. 57.
Rovin, p. 20-21.
Rovin, p. 38.
Rovin, p. 143
Rovin, p. 41.
Rovin, p. 29.

References

Rovin, Jeff. The Illustrated History of Cartoon Animals. New York: Prentice Hall, 1991, ISBN 0-13-275561-0.

Categories: