| Felix the Cat | |
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Real Name |
Tom/Felix (see "Notes" section) |
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First Appearance |
Feline Follies (1919) |
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Original Publisher |
Paramount Pictures |
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Created by |
Otto Messmer, Pat Sullivan |
Origin[]
Felix is a friendly cat who had many surreal adventures. He could do strange things such as detaching his own tail to use as various kinds of tools, and doing such strange things as climbing the notes suspended in air around him when he whistled.
His circle of friends include his love-interest Kitty Kat, his nephews Inky and Dinky, the Goose That Laid the Golden Eggs, and Old King Cole.
Public Domain Film Appearances[]
Title card from Felix Saves the Day (1922).
Paramount Pictures (1919–1921)[]
| Title | Release Date |
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| "Feline Follies" | November 9, 1919 |
| "The Musical Mews" | November 16, 1919 |
| "The Adventures of Felix" | December 14, 1919 |
| "A Frolic with Felix" | January 25, 1920 |
| "Felix the Big Game Hunter" | February 22, 1920 |
| "Wrecking a Romeo" | March 7, 1920 |
| "Felix the Food Controller" | April 11, 1920 |
| "Felix the Pinch Hitter" | April 18, 1920 |
| "Foxy Felix" | May 16, 1920 |
| "A Hungry Hoodoo" | June 6, 1920 |
| "The Great Cheese Robbery" | June 13, 1920 |
| "Felix and the Feed Bag" | July 18, 1920 |
| "Nifty Nurse" | August 22, 1920 |
| "The Circus" | September 26, 1920 |
| "My Hero" | October 24, 1920 |
| "Felix the Landlord" | November 21, 1920 |
| "Felix's Fish Story" | December 26, 1920 |
| "Felix the Gay Dog" | February 6, 1921 |
| "Down on the Farm" | February 13, 1921 |
| "Felix the Hypnotist" | March 20, 1921 |
| "Free Lunch" | April 17, 1921 |
| "Felix Goes on Strike" | May 15, 1921 |
| "Felix Out of Luck" | June 5, 1921 |
| "The Love Punch" | July 3, 1921 |
| "Felix Left at Home" | July 17, 1921 |
Margaret J. Winkler (1922–1925)[]
| Title | Release Date |
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| "Felix Saves the Day" | February 1, 1922 |
| "Felix at the Fair" | March 1, 1922 |
| "Felix Makes Good" | April 1, 1922 |
| "Felix All at Sea" | May 1, 1922 |
| "Felix in Love" | June 1, 1922 |
| "Felix in the Swim" | July 1, 1922 |
| "Felix Finds a Way" | August 1, 1922 |
| "Felix Gets Revenge" | September 1, 1922 |
| "Felix Wakes Up" | September 15, 1922 |
| "Felix Minds the Kid" | October 1, 1922 |
| "Felix Turns the Tide" | October 15, 1922 |
| "Felix Fifty-Fifty" | October 21, 1922 |
| "Felix Comes Back" | 1922 |
| "Felix on the Trail" | November 1, 1922 |
| "Felix Lends a Hand" | November 15, 1922 |
| "Felix Gets Left" | December 1, 1922 |
| "Felix in the Bone Age" | December 15, 1922 |
| "Felix the Ghost Breaker" | January 1, 1923 |
| "Felix Win's Out" | January 15, 1923 |
| "Felix Tries for Treasure" | April 15, 1923 |
| "Felix Revolts" | May 1, 1923 |
| "Felix Calms His Conscience" | May 15, 1923 |
| "Felix the Globe Trotter" | June 1, 1923 |
| "Felix Gets Broadcasted" | June 15, 1923 |
| "Felix Strikes it Rich" | July 1, 1923 |
| "Felix in Hollywood" | July 15, 1923 |
| "Felix in Fairyland" | August 1, 1923 |
| "Felix Laughs Last" | August 15, 1923 |
| "Felix and the Radio" | 1923 |
| "Felix Fills a Shortage" | November 15, 1923 |
| "Felix the Goat-Getter" | December 1, 1923 |
| "Felix Goes A-Hunting" | December 15, 1923 |
| Felix Out of Luck | January 1, 1924 |
| Felix Loses Out | January 15, 1924 |
| Felix “Hyps” the Hippo | February 1, 1924 |
| Felix Crosses the Crooks | February 15, 1924 |
| Felix Tries to Rest | February 29, 1924 |
| Felix Doubles for Darwin | March 15, 1924 |
| Felix Finds Out | April 1, 1924 |
| Felix Cashes In | 1924 |
| Felix Fairy Tales | 1924 |
| Felix Pinches the Pole | May 1, 1924 |
| Felix Puts It Over | May 15, 1924 |
| A Friend in Need | June 1, 1924 |
| Felix Finds ’Em Fickle | June 15, 1924 |
| Felix Baffled by Banjos | June 15, 1924 |
| Felix All Balled Up | July 1, 1924 |
| Felix Brings Home the Bacon | July 15, 1924 |
| Felix Goes West | August 1, 1924 |
| Felix Minds His Business | 1924 |
| Felix Grabs His Grub | September 1924 |
| Felix Goes Hungry | December 1, 1924 |
| Felix Finishes First | December 15, 1924 |
| Felix Wins and Loses | January 1, 1925 |
| Felix All Puzzled | January 15, 1925 |
| Felix Follows the Swallows | February 1, 1925 |
| Felix Rests in Peace | February 15, 1925 |
| Felix Gets His Fill | March 1, 1925 |
| Felix Full O' Fight | April 13, 1925 |
| Felix Outwits Cupid | April 27, 1925 |
| Felix Monkeys with Magic | May 8, 1925 |
| Felix Cops the Prize | May 25, 1925 |
| Felix Gets the Can | June 8, 1925 |
| Felix Dopes it Out | August 15, 1925 |
General Electric[]
| Title | Release Date |
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| The Cat and the Kit | 1925 |
Educational Pictures (1925–1928)[]
| Title | Release date |
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| Felix the Cat Trifles with Time | August 23, 1925 |
| Felix the Cat Busts into Business | September 6, 1925 |
| Felix the Cat Trips thru Toyland | September 20, 1925 |
| Felix the Cat on the Farm | October 4, 1925 |
| Felix the Cat on the Job | October 18, 1925 |
| Felix the Cat in the Cold Rush | November 1, 1925 |
| Felix the Cat in Eats are West | November 15, 1925 |
| Felix the Cat Tries the Trades | November 29, 1925 |
| Felix the Cat at the Rainbow's End | December 13, 1925 |
| Felix the Cat Kept on Walking | December 27, 1925 |
| Felix the Cat Spots the Spook | January 10, 1926 |
| Felix the Cat Flirts with Fate | January 24, 1926 |
| Felix the Cat in Blunderland | February 7, 1926 |
| Felix the Cat Fans the Flames | February 21, 1926 |
| Felix the Cat Laughs it Off | March 7, 1926 |
| Felix the Cat Weathers the Weather | March 21, 1926 |
| Felix the Cat Uses His Head | April 4, 1926 |
| Felix the Cat Misses the Cue | April 18, 1926 |
| Felix the Cat Braves the Briny | May 2, 1926 |
| A Tale of Two Kitties | May 16, 1926 |
| Felix the Cat Scoots Through Scotland | May 30, 1926 |
| Felix the Cat Rings the Ringer | June 13, 1926 |
| School Daze | June 27, 1926 |
| Felix the Cat Seeks Solitude | July 11, 1926 |
| Felix the Cat Misses His Swiss | July 25, 1926 |
| Gym Gems | August 8, 1926 |
| Two-Lip Time | August 22, 1926 |
| Scrambled Yeggs | September 5, 1926 |
| Felix the Cat Shatters the Sheik | September 19, 1926 |
| Felix the Cat Hunts the Hunter | October 3, 1926 |
| Land O' Fancy | October 17, 1926 |
| Felix the Cat Bursts a Bubble | October 31, 1926 |
| Reverse English | November 14, 1926 |
| Felix the Cat Trumps the Ace | November 28, 1926 |
| Felix the Cat Collars the Button | December 12, 1926 |
| Zoo Logic | December 29, 1926 |
| Felix the Cat Dines and Pines | January 9, 1927 |
| Pedigreedy | January 23, 1927 |
| Icy Eyes | February 6, 1927 |
| Felix the Cat Stars in Stripes | February 1927 |
| Felix the Cat Sees 'Em in Season | March 6, 1927 |
| Barn Yarns | March 20, 1927 |
| Germ Mania | April 3, 1927 |
| Sax Appeal | April 27, 1927 |
| Eye Jinks | May 1, 1927 |
| Roameo | May 15, 1927 |
| Felix the Cat Ducks His Duty | May 29, 1927 |
| Dough-Nutty | June 12, 1927 |
| "Loco"Motive | June 26, 1927 |
| Art for Heart's Sake | July 10, 1927 |
| The Travel-Hog | July 14, 1927 |
| Jack From All Trades | August 7, 1927 |
| The Non-Stop Fright | August 21, 1927 |
| Wise Guise | September 4, 1927 |
| Flim Flam Films | September 18, 1927 |
| Felix the Cat Switches Witches | October 2, 1927 |
| No Fuelin | October 16, 1927 |
| Daze and Knights | October 20, 1927 |
| Uncle Tom's Crabbin | November 13, 1927 |
| Whys and Other Whys | November 27, 1927 |
| Felix the Cat Hits the Deck | December 11, 1927 |
| Felix the Cat Behind in Front | December 25, 1927 |
| The Smoke Scream | January 8, 1928 |
| Draggin' the Dragon | January 22, 1928 |
| The Oily Bird'’ | February 5, 1928 |
| Ohm Sweet Ohm | February 19, 1928 |
| Japanicky | March 4, 1928 |
| Polly-tics | March 18, 1928 |
| Comicalamities | April 1, 1928 |
| Sure-Locked Homes | April 15, 1928 |
| Eskimotive | April 19, 1928 |
| Arabiantics | May 13, 1928 |
| In- and Out-Laws | May 27, 1928 |
| Outdoor Indore | June 10, 1928 |
| Futuritzy | June 24, 1928 |
| Astronomeows (a.k.a. Astronomeous) | July 8, 1928 |
| Jungle Bunglesview | July 22, 1928 |
| The Last Life | August 5, 1928 |
Van Beuren Studios (1936)[]
Felix as he appeared in the Van Beuren produced shorts.
| Title | Release Date |
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| "The Goose that Laid the Golden Egg" | February 7, 1936 |
| "Neptune Nonsense" | March 20, 1936 |
| "Bold King Cole" | May 29, 1936 |
Unauthorised[]
| Title | Release Date |
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| "Detective Felix in Trouble" | 1932 |
See also: Julius the Cat and Henry The Cat.
Public Domain Literary Appearances[]
- All the Funny Folks (1926)
Public Domain Comics Appearances[]
Felix The Cat comic strip (1928)
- Felix the Cat newspaper comic strip, 1923–1928
- Four Color #15, 46, 119, 135
Notes[]
- The character was named "Master Tom" in his first two appearances.
- Felix was the world's most popular cartoon star before Mickey Mouse.
- Only the original iteration of Felix as he appeared in the silent films and the Van Beuren shorts are public domain. All iterations of Felix from the 1958-60 TV series onward remain under copyright by DreamWorks Animation/NBCUniversal, the current owner of the Felix the Cat intellectual property. Additionally, DreamWorks maintains trademark protection for Felix the Cat's name and likeness. For more information please visit our FAQ.
- Felix was initially planned to appear in a deleted scene in Who Framed Roger Rabbit. While not physically present, Felix still appears as an easter egg cameo in a couple scenes.