lazarus57 - Felix The Cat


lazarus57
May 08, 2025 09:42am
<p><span style="background-color: rgb(251, 251, 251); color: rgb(33, 37, 41);">STAGE/ FILM/ TV VENUE - ROUND 3</span></p><p><img src="https://singsnap-cdn.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/message-board/threads/BZT0/dd52e0d38d_ZG9X_media.jpg"></p><p class="ql-align-center"><strong style="color: rgb(0, 138, 0);">Round 3. Sing a tv theme song</strong></p><p class="ql-align-center"><strong style="color: rgb(0, 138, 0);">(your choice)</strong></p><p><br></p><p><strong><em>Felix the Cat</em></strong> is a 1958–1960 American animated television series featuring the cartoon character <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Felix_the_Cat" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);">of the same name</a>.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Felix_the_Cat_(TV_series)#cite_note-3" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);"><sup>[3]</sup></a><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Felix_the_Cat_(TV_series)#cite_note-4" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);"><sup>[4]</sup></a></p><p>Like <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Van_Beuren_Corporation" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);">The Van Beuren Corporation</a> before, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Oriolo" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);">Joe Oriolo</a> gave Felix a more domesticated and pedestrian personality, geared more toward children, and introduced Felix's now-famous item of the "Magic Bag of Tricks", a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Satchel" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);">satchel</a> that can assume the shape and characteristics of anything Felix wants, and several new main characters such as Felix's arch-enemy, The Professor and his cigar-smoking <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bulldog" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);">bulldog</a> sidekick Rock Bottom. The cartoons are divided into two parts, with the first part ending in a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cliffhanger" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);">cliffhanger</a> resolved after a commercial break.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Felix_the_Cat_(TV_series)#cite_note-Erickson-5" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);"><sup>[5]</sup></a></p><p>A second Felix series, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Twisted_Tales_of_Felix_the_Cat" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);"><em>The Twisted Tales of Felix the Cat</em></a>, aired on <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CBS" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);">CBS</a> in 1995–1997.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Felix_the_Cat_(TV_series)#cite_note-Erickson-5" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);"><sup>[5]</sup></a></p><p><br></p><p>Theme song</p><p>The program is also remembered for its distinctive theme song. It was written by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Winston_Sharples" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);">Winston Sharples</a> and performed by 1950s <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_band" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);">big band</a> singer Ann Bennett.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Felix_the_Cat_(TV_series)#cite_note-Sanders-10" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);"><sup>[</sup></a></p><p><br></p><p><img src="https://www.hakes.com/Image/MediumRes/6705/2/image.jpg" alt="Felix The Cat Theme Song : Genius is the world's biggest collection of ..."></p><p><br></p><p><span class="ql-cursor"></span><img src="https://th.bing.com/th/id/R.72dd6a667663deebfebd783a7021ab93?rik=8eW0yH7p2hYo9Q&riu=http%3a%2f%2fi.ytimg.com%2fvi%2fh2YJduDyFA4%2fhqdefault.jpg&ehk=pv%2b%2bYJsRqKeGpUJ3JmAvc%2bEKj%2f94e%2b1SFqTsvWdnvCM%3d&risl=&pid=ImgRaw&r=0" alt="FELIX THE CAT Opening Theme - YouTube"></p>