Fish Fry is a 1944 Andy Panda cartoon directed by James Culhane and produced by Walter Lantz Productions. The plot centers around a street cats endless attempts to eat Andy's goldfish after ordering it from a pet shop.
Plot
Andy Panda is attracted by a cute little goldfish in a pet shop window, buys it, and starts to take it home. However he's stalked by a mangy, hungry alley cat who wants to eat it. The cat tries to catch fish the by sneaking up and grabbing it, then by disguising himself as a thirst-crazed desert traveler, and finally, by crude by effective brute force. In his haste, the cat loses the fish down the gutter, then retrieves it only to lose it again after trying to cook it. After escaping from the cement mixer that he was kicked into, Andy catches the fish and is promptly chases back to the pet shop. The cat's ambush outside the shop is foiled by a big bulldog at Andy's side who disposes of the cat without lifting an eyebrow.
Notes
Production Number: D-6
The cartoon was nominated for the 1944 Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film, but lost to MGM's Mouse Trouble, starring Tom and Jerry. Andy Panda never speaks in this cartoon, though Walter Tetley provides the line "Poor little pussy cat" for the goldfish.
Home media
Woody Woodpecker and His Friends: The Screwdriver (VHS; Goodtimes) Woody Woodpecker and His Friends: Volume 2 (VHS and Laserdisc; Universal/MCA) Woody Woodpecker and Friends: Volume 4 (DVD; Columbia House) The Woody Woodpecker and Friends Classic Cartoon Collection (DVD; Universal/MCA) Woody Woodpecker Favorites (DVD; Universal/MCA)