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Subject: The MTM Cat

Written By: whistledog on 11/15/06 at 3:38 pm

Remember Mimsie, the cat used in the title for MTM (aka Mary Tyler Moore) productions?

http://img217.imageshack.us/img217/5291/mimsieec2.jpg

First seen in 1970 on "The Mary Tyler Moore" show, the cat was an answer to the MGM Lion.  What I best remember is that in the 80s, the cat would differ, like at the end of St. Elsewhere, it would be dressed up in scrubs, or in Remington Steele, it was dresssed up as Sherlock Holmes, or at the end of Newhart, instead of the cat meowing, it was dubbed with Bob Newhart saying Meow ;D

MTM ceased in 1998 and was folded into 20th Century Fox

YouTube Clips:
MTM Original Logo
MTM: Remington Steele (Pipe)
MTM: Remington Steele (Gun)
MTM: Newhart
MTM: St. Elsewhere
MTM: Hill Street Blues
MTM: Xuxa
MTM International

Subject: Re: The MTM Cat

Written By: Paul on 11/15/06 at 3:41 pm

I do remember it being tacked onto the end of 'Rhoda'...

...I think that was about the most enjoyable part of the show!

Subject: Re: The MTM Cat

Written By: CatwomanofV on 11/15/06 at 4:38 pm

I always loved that little kitten. I also like how they did it differently with the different shows. Very clever.




Cat

Subject: Re: The MTM Cat

Written By: whistledog on 11/15/06 at 7:01 pm

I found a bunch more MTM clips on Youtube and amended them in the first post 8)

I love the Remington Steele one with the pipe the best ;D

Subject: Re: The MTM Cat

Written By: spaceace on 11/15/06 at 9:12 pm

EEEE GADS, I still have nightmares about that cat.  I would dread the end of a show.  I still don't know why. :P :P :P

Subject: Re: The MTM Cat

Written By: bookmistress4ever on 11/16/06 at 5:45 am

Cool clips!

I will counter that with the UBU dog from the 80s (I forget which show he was always after)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=klG9G4BDLtA

Subject: Re: The MTM Cat

Written By: Mushroom on 11/16/06 at 2:10 pm


I will counter that with the UBU dog from the 80s (I forget which show he was always after)


Spin City

Subject: Re: The MTM Cat

Written By: whistledog on 11/16/06 at 2:16 pm


Cool clips!

I will counter that with the UBU dog from the 80s (I forget which show he was always after)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=klG9G4BDLtA



Spin City


Brooklyn Bridge and Family Ties

Ubu was a real dog owned by series' creator Gary David Goldberg

:)

Subject: Re: The MTM Cat

Written By: AL-B Mk. III on 11/16/06 at 7:48 pm


EEEE GADS, I still have nightmares about that cat.  I would dread the end of a show.  I still don't know why. :P :P :P
Funny, I always found that cat to be kind of soothing when I was a kid.

As opposed to these:

The Screen Gems logo (sometimes referred to as the "S From Hell") :
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tny1l4Hv1rc

Viacom (sometimes called the "V Of Doom") :
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hrRoPaj0k2c

Paramount:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9WVU1AZfCTk

Anyone having any nightmares yet?  ::)

Subject: Re: The MTM Cat

Written By: spaceace on 11/16/06 at 7:52 pm

I still have no clue why that cat freaks me out.  That along with the DIC ending after a few shows. :P

Subject: Re: The MTM Cat

Written By: Mushroom on 11/17/06 at 9:46 am

How about some of these classic logos?

Mark VII
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=stYWskoxlSQ
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yVhFSTd1Bog

PBS
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MorLI_xhL-c
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E7hco0eohTE

NET (forerunner of PBS)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zO9ydfIB5XA

CBS
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6tGEhD9_UUE

Filmways
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=41G3yjppExI

Subject: Re: The MTM Cat

Written By: Davester on 11/28/06 at 3:19 am


Remember Mimsie, the cat used in the title for MTM (aka Mary Tyler Moore) productions?

http://img217.imageshack.us/img217/5291/mimsieec2.jpg



  No, please...no...

  Not the MTM kitty cat... :\'( :P

Subject: Re: The MTM Cat

Written By: Butterball on 01/13/07 at 11:13 pm

The cat dribbled the ball at the end of "The White Shadow".

Subject: Re: The MTM Cat

Written By: whistledog on 01/13/07 at 11:15 pm


The cat dribbled the ball at the end of "The White Shadow".


It did yes.  If I remember, they used a calico cat just to be different.  lol

Subject: Re: The MTM Cat

Written By: whistledog on 08/31/07 at 1:50 am

I found a clip of the passing of Mimsie the MTM Cat.  In the final episode of St. Elsewhere, she is shown as a full grown cat hooked up to life support which flatlines

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WAyxA50WJZY



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Here's the closing to the episode of the Mary Tyler Moore show in which Mary replaces the cat ...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Qa-wLRUqOA

Subject: Re: The MTM Cat

Written By: coqueta83 on 08/31/07 at 7:58 pm


Funny, I always found that cat to be kind of soothing when I was a kid.

As opposed to these:

The Screen Gems logo (sometimes referred to as the "S From Hell") :
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tny1l4Hv1rc

Viacom (sometimes called the "V Of Doom") :
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hrRoPaj0k2c

Paramount:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9WVU1AZfCTk

Anyone having any nightmares yet?  ::)



AHHHHHHH!!!! The V of Doom!!!! I hated that logo-anytime I knew that logo came on TV I ran to my room.

I thought the MTM cat was a real cutie.  :)

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