Q: Why, oh why, can’t I find a listing for an animated feature called (I think) The History of Cats? I seem to remember seeing it first in the 1970s, though it may have been produced earlier. I have tried and tried to find/acquire a copy, and it appears to have vanished into thin air! Do you know the item?
Maureen, Tampa, Florida
A: You may be thinking of an hour-long 1956 Disney television show entitled The Great Cat Family; there was also a comic book of the same title. It relates in animation the history of cats from the days of the Egyptians to the present day, and explains how cats have been used in Disney films. An excerpt from the show appears on the 2008 Special Edition DVD of The Aristocats.
Dave Smith