Claws in the Lease

I'll find a (new) home for dear old dad, where he can spend his remaining years in comfort.

Claws in the Lease is a 1963 Warner Bros. traditionally animated Merrie Melodies short film directed by Robert McKimson. The short was released on November 9, 1963, and stars Sylvester and Sylvester Jr.

Directed by Robert McKimson. Produced by David H. DePatie. (uncredited) Story by John Dunn.

Dialogue

Sylvester: [singing a Pussy Kins Cat Food jingle; a parody of a Camel commercial jingle] ♪ Pussy Kins Cat Food tastes real good. ♪

♪ Satisfies cats like a cat food should. ♪

♪ Hardens their muscles, softens their fur. ♪

♪ Pussy Kins Cat Food makes them purr. ♪

[Hillbilly Woman throws Sylvester out through the window, breaking it in the process, and he hits a tree with his head. The Pussy Kins Cat Food can then bounces off his head]

Sylvester: [weakly; breaking the fourth wall] Are you getting more cat food lately, but enjoying it less?

Voice cast

• Mel Blanc as Sylvester and Sylvester Jr.
• Nancy Wible as Hillbilly Woman.