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1 Legendary, mythological and fairytale cats 2 Cats and felines in literature 3 Cats and felines in film 4 Cats and felines in television 5 Cats and felines in animation, comics and puppetry 6 Computer cats 7 Cats in song 8 Cats in science 9 See also

Legendary, mythological and fairytale cats

• Bast (or Bastet), Egyptian goddess with the head of a cat; see also Sekhmet, Bast's guise as the goddess of lions
• The cat was the animal of Libera, the Roman mythological personification of Liberty, because it hates to be constrained
• Puss in Boots
• Dick Whittington's Cat

Cats and felines in literature

• Aineko, a talking robot cat in the "Accelerando " series of science-fiction short stories (and yet-unpublished novel) by Charles Stross
• Aslan the lion in The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe and other Narnia stories by C.S. Lewis.
• Bagheera the panther in Rudyard Kipling's The Jungle Book and The Second Jungle Book
• "The Black Cat" in Edgar Allan Poe's short story, a study of the psychology of guilt
• Blackmalkin, Greymalkin, and Nibbins, witches' cats in The Midnight Folk by John Masefield
• The Cat in the Hat by Dr. Seuss
• The Cat That Walked by Himself in Rudyard Kipling's Just So Stories.
• The Cat Who ... mystery novels written by Lillian Jackson Braun and featuring the detective James Qwilleran and his two Siamese cats Koko and Yum-yum.
• Carbonel , King of the Cats, in Barbara Sleigh 's Carbonel trilogy.
• Cats and felines abound in books by Andre Norton
  • The Mark of the Cat
  • Catseye
  • Gate of the Cat
  • Sabrina, the black cat in Octagon Magic
  • Also, in Sci-fi anthologies compiled by Andre Norton
    • Noble Warrior - CATFANTASTIC
    • Hob's Pot - CATFANTASTIC II
    • Noble Warrior Meets With a Ghost - CATFANTASTIC III
    • Noble Warrior, Teller of Fortunes - CATFANTASTIC IV
    • Noble Warrior and the Gentleman - CATFANTASTIC V
    • Three-Inch Trouble - A CONSTELLATION OF CATS

• Cats from Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats by T. S. Eliot, in order of appearance:
  • Munkustrap : The Protector of the Tribe
  • Jennyanydots : The Old Gumbie Cat
  • Rum Tum Tugger: The Curious Cat
  • Grizabella , the Glamour Cat
  • Demeter
  • Bombalurina
  • Bustopher Jones : The Cat about Town
  • Mungojerrie and Rumpelteazer : The notorious couple of cat burglars.
  • Old Deuteronomy : The Jellicle Leader
  • Mr. Mistoffelees : The Magical Tuxedo Cat
  • Macavity : The Mystery Cat
  • Gus : The Theatre Cat
  • Jellylorum
  • Growltiger
  • Griddlebone
  • Skimbleshanks : The Railway Cat
  • Pouncival , also known as Carbucketty
  • Tumblebrutus
  • Plato
  • Electra
  • Jemima , also known as Sillabub
  • Victoria
  • Etcetera
  • The Great Rumpus Cat
  • Cat Morgan Introduces Himself
  • The musical Cats is based on Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats, but introduces several additional characters.

• The Cheshire Cat in Lewis Carroll's Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, based on the folk saying, "grinning like a Cheshire cat"
• Chester, the cat in Bunnicula and sequels by James Howe
• Clarence the Copy Cat , pacifist library-dwelling cat who sleeps on the photocopier
• C'Mell, a humanoid cat, one of the animal-derived 'underpeople' in stories by Cordwainer Smith
• The Cowardly Lion, from the Wizard of Oz series.
• Crookshanks, Hermione Granger's cat in the Harry Potter novels.
• Damn Cat , hero of the Gordons' Undercover Cat, who returns from a nightly prowl with a kidnapped woman's bracelet around his neck...But where has he been? Later adapted as the Disney film That Darn Cat
• Dinah, Alice's pet cat, featured in Lewis Caroll's Alice in Wonderland and his Through the Looking-Glass
• Gobbolino in Gobbolino, the Witch's Cat by Ursula Moray Williams . Her other books with eponymous feline protagonists include:
  • Jeffy, the Burglar's Cat and
  • The Nine Lives of Island Mackenzie .
• Graymalkin , Jill the Witch's familiar and accomplice of Snuff, from the novel A Night In The Lonesome October by Roger Zelazny, (a graymalkin or grimalkin is an old or evil-looking she-cat)
• Greebo (in Terry Pratchett novels: see Discworld characters)
• Gummitch the superkitten, in Fritz Leiber's Space-time For Springers.
• Francis the feline detective in the novels Felidae and Felidae on the Road by Akif Pirinçci
• Maurice, star of The Amazing Maurice and his Educated Rodents by Terry Pratchett
• Mehitabel , from archy and mehitabel, a dialogue between a melancholy cockroach and a heedless cat, by Don Marquis
• Midnight Louie and his daughter Midnight Louise , feline companions and fellow investigators of amateur sleuth Temple Barr , featured in a series of mystery novels by Carole Nelson Douglas
• Mogget, a magical entity in the form of a cat, in the fantasy novels Sabriel, Lirael and Abhorsen by Garth Nix
• Mr. Underfoot in Robert A. Heinlein's Friday
• Petronius Arbiter, Pete in Robert A. Heinlein's The Door Into Summer.
• Pixel in Robert A. Heinlein's novel The Cat Who Walks Through Walls.
• Upgraded cats in Reginald Bretnor's "Genius of the Species" take over the Soviet Union
• Behemoth, the huge, trolley-riding, Satanic black cat in Mikhail Bulgakov's The Master and Margarita.
• O'lal , monitor of Earth in Alan Dean Fosters Cat-A-Lyst
• In reference to Schrodinger's Cat:
  • Schrodinger's Cat is a science fiction story by Ursula K. Le Guin in 1974.
  • The Schrödinger's Cat trilogy is the name commonly given to a trilogy of science fiction/conspiracy theory novels written by Robert Anton Wilson.
• Shere Khan the tiger in Rudyard Kipling's The Jungle Book and The Second Jungle Book
• Simpkin in Beatrix Potter's The Tailor of Gloucester .
• Fritti Tailchaser from Tad Williams' Tailchaser's Song .
• Tigger in Winnie the Pooh
• Tobermory the talking cat, protagonist of a short story by the satirist Saki (Hector Hugh Munro).
• Tobias, a tall black talking cat with significant magical powers in the Tim and the Hidden People series by Sheila McCullough . Father of Sebastian, who is affectionate towards his "owner" Tim who saved him from drowning. Sebastian is a Strange One (neither part of the Hidden People nor a normal cat).
• Tom Kitten , a curious but disobedient young cat in the children's stories "The Tale of Tom Kitten " and "The Roly Poly Pudding " by Beatrix Potter; also Tom's mother, Mrs. Tabitha Twitchit, and his siblings Moppet and Mittens
• Tug, the cat given by Ged to Alder to protect him from nightmares, in The Other Wind by Ursula Le Guin.
• The Owl's fiancée in Edward Lear's The Owl and the Pussy-Cat
• "The Cats of Ulthar", who take revenge upon the murder of a kitten in H. P. Lovecraft's story of that name: from that day, it was forbidden to harm a cat in that city.
• Powder the albino siamese from uncommon children's series Powder The Cat .
• "The Unadulterated Cat" by Terry Pratchett and Joliffe Gray

Cats and felines in film

• Leo the Lion , mascot of the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer film studio.
• much of the cast of the Disney animated film The Aristocats.
• Figaro, of Disney's Pinocchio.
• The film Cats & Dogs postulates an ongoing war dating back to ancient times between cats and dogs. The most notable cat is a spoilt Persian called Mr. Tinkles who is also an evil genius.
• Blofeld's unnamed cat from the James Bond movies, which has inspired a number of imitations and spoofs (see Mr Bigglesworth, Madcat, and Nero)
• Milo in The Adventures of Milo and Otis
• Mr. Bigglesworth, Dr. Evil's cat from the Austin Powers films, in homage to the unnamed cat of Bond's Blofeld
• Pink Panther, movie eponym, cartoon character
• That Darn Cat , Disney's adaptation of the book Undercover cat
• Pyewacket is the witch's familiar in the romantic comedy film Bell Book and Candle
• Simba, Nala, Mufasa, Scar, Sarabi, Sarafina and other lions in Disney's The Lion King
• Kovu, Kiara, Zira, Nuka, Vitani and other lions in Disney's The Lion King II: Simba's Pride
• Cosmic Creepers, an ugly, suspicious-looking black cat in the 1971 Disney film Bedknobs and Broomsticks
• Rhubarb, a cat that inherits a professional baseball team from its owner, in the 1951 film Rhubarb
• Snowbell , the cat in the film version of Stuart Little
• Tao, a Himalayan cat in the 1963 film The Incredible Journey (named "Sassy" in the 1993 remake)
• The unnamed cat that Don Corleone has in his lap in the first scenes in The Godfather
• Jones, the cat in Alien
• Puss-in-Boots, a cat with the voice of Antonio Banderas in Shrek 2.
• Thackery Binx, the boy-turned-black-cat in Hocus Pocus
• Baby, the leopard in the Bringing Up Baby

Cats and felines in television

• Battlecat(aka Cringer) of He-Man Masters of the Universe
• The Cat, character descended from cats played by Danny John-Jules on BBC TV sci-fi sitcom Red Dwarf (see Frankenstein)
• "Clarence, the cross-eyed Lion" from the TV series Daktari
• Frankenstein, the pregnant cat Lister sneaks onboard the Red Dwarf
• Henrietta Pussycat and Daniel Tiger from Mister Rogers' Neighborhood
• Kitty, pet lion from the 1960s TV series The Addams Family
• Lucky, the Tanners' cat in TV series ALF, who weekly escaped being devoured by the wisecracking Alien Life-Form
• Miss Kitty Fantastico, pet cat of Willow and Tara in Buffy the Vampire Slayer
• Morris, commercial mascot for 9 Lives Cat Food, voiced by John Irwin
• Mrs. Slocombe's "Pussy", an unseen character and the source of many innuendoes in Are You Being Served?
• Spot, pet cat of Data, from Star Trek: The Next Generation
• Salem, talking black cat from the TV series (and comic book) Sabrina the Teenage Witch
• Sizzle, a pet cat puppet on The Puzzle Place
• Tony the Tiger, commercial spokestiger for the breakfast cereal Frosted Flakes

Cats and felines in animation, comics and puppetry

• Azrael, pet of Gargamel on the TV show The Smurfs
• Captain Amelia, humanoid feline in Disney's Treasure Planet
• Bagpuss, British TV cat
• cast of Disney's The Aristocats
• Big Cat, campus cartoon character often sighted in graffiti and newspaper columns
• Bill the Cat, mascot and presidential candidate in Berke Breathed's Bloom County
• Binka and friends.
• Black Pete, Disney cartoon character, originally the nemesis of Mickey Mouse then Goofy
• Bucky Katt, cartoon cat from Get Fuzzy comic strip
• Catbert, the evil human resources director in the Dilbert comic strip
• The Catbus, a living cat with the size, shape, and function of a bus, in the anime My Neighbor Totoro
• CatDog, star of the Nickelodeon TV show of the same name. See also List of fictional dogs
• Cat Jacob , a Swiss cat provides his readers with a humourous little philosophical "poke" along their way.
• The Cattanooga Cats, singing group from Hanna-Barbera animated series
• Chaos, a Muppet cat on Sesame Park
• Chester, Minnie the Minx's cat in the British Beano comic
• Choo-Choo Bear, the boneless and oozy pet cat of Davan, in the Something Positive comic
• Claude Cat, Looney Tunes character
• Courageous Cat , superhero friend of sidekick Minute Mouse
• Custard, nemesis of Roobarb in the BBC cartoon series.
• Diego and the other sabertooth cats in Ice Age
• Doraemon, a feline robot from future. From Japanese cartoon and animation series of the same title.
• Fat Cat, chief nemesis of the rodent heroes of Chip and Dale: Rescue Rangers
• Fat Freddie's Cat in the Fabulous Furry Freak Brothers by Gilbert Shelton
• Felix the Cat, pioneer cartoon character
• Fritz the Cat, creation of Robert Crumb, changed considerably by Ralph Bakshi in his cartoon, killed later in retaliation by Crumb
• Furrball the Scaredy Cat; Tiny Toon Adventures character
• Garfield, comic strip character
• Cast of animated film Gay Purr-ee
• Gatomon, from Digimon. Although not technically a cat, she does appears and act like one.
• Heathcliff, comic strip character
• Hello Kitty, popular Japanese character marketed extensively by Sanrio
• Henry's Cat
• Hobbes, Calvin's pet stuffed tiger from the comic strip Calvin and Hobbes by Bill Watterson
• Horse, the invincible tomcat from the comic strip Footrot Flats, by Murray Ball
• Jess , the eponymous Postman Pat's black and white cat of the title song in the BBC children's TV series
• Jiji, the black cat in Kiki's Delivery Service
• Mr. Jinks , featured with mice nemeses Pixie and Dixie in Hanna-Barbera's Huckleberry Hound Show
• Kimba the White Lion
• Krazy Kat, surreal cartoon by George Herriman
• Kyou, boy who transforms into a cat in the anime series Fruits Basket
• Lucifer, the cat in Disney's Cinderella.
• Luna, Artemis and Diana in Sailor Moon
• Madcat, Dr. Claw's pet, from cartoon series Inspector Gadget
• Meowth in Pokemon and its evolved form Persian.
• Nero, a fluffy white caterpillar, pet of the villainous toad Silas Greenback, from the cartoon series Danger Mouse—a parody of Blofeld's cat (see above)
• Oggy , from Oggy and the Cockroaches
• Omaha the Cat Dancer, erotic "furry" comic book character
• Peekaboo from Rose Is Rose
• The Pink Panther, movie eponym, cartoon character
• Puar, a flying, shapeshifting cat from the Dragon Ball manga and anime
• Pussyfoot, Looney Tunes character
• Ragland T. Tiger, aka Rags, on Crusader Rabbit
• Rhonda, a tiger in Kevin and Kell
• Rita, part of the cat-dog couple Rita and Runt in Animaniacs
• Rubbish, the star of Rubbish, King of the Jumble.
• Ruff, of Hanna-Barbera's Ruff and Reddy
• The Samurai Pizza Cats, cartoon characters
• Scrapper, the one eyed cat of Mrs. Wicket in the Mr Bean animated series.
• Scratchy in The Itchy & Scratchy Show, the show-within-a-show on The Simpsons
• Sagwa and friends.
• Si and Am, the sinister and mischievous Siamese cats owned by Aunt Sarah in the film Lady and the Tramp
• Snagglepuss , Hanna-Barbera TV cartoon character
• Snowball (white) (deceased) and Snowball II (black), The Simpsons' house cats
• Solange from 9 Chickweed Lane
• Spider Jerusalem 's two-headed chain-smoking alley cat, from Transmetropolitan
• Stimpy, from the cartoon series Ren and Stimpy
• Streaky the Supercat, from Supergirl comics
• Sylvester the Cat; Warner Bros. cartoon character
• Tabbe Le Fauve from the furry comic book, Xanadu
• The Thundercats, cartoon characters
• Tom, from the cartoon series Tom and Jerry
• Toonces, the driving cat (from Saturday Night Live
• Top Cat and his band of alley cats, Hanna-Barbera TV cartoon characters
• Wildcat, Donald Rooum's anarchist cat, featured in Freedom newspaper
• Winston, the Janitor's cat in the Beano comic strip The Bash Street Kids

Computer cats

• Alley Cat
• Catz, in the Petz virtual pets game.
• Links, an Office Assistant in Microsoft Office

Cats in song

• "The Cat Came Back" (1893) by Harry S. Miller, tells of futile attempts to get rid of a big yellow cat:

But the cat came back the very next day.

The cat came back. They thought it was a goner,

But the cat came back; it just wouldn't stay away.

The song also inspired an animated cartoon short.

• "Cat Black, the Wizard's Hat" by T. Rex
• "I Bought Me a Cat" by Aaron Copeland
• "I Am Your Pussy" by Gong
• "Tommy the Cat" by Primus
• "Leave My Kitten Alone" by Little Willie John
• "What's New, Pussycat?" by Tom Jones
• "Year of the Cat" by Al Stewart
• the unnamed cat in "Nobody's Moggy Now", by Eric Bogle
• "Stray Cat Strut" by The Stray Cats - link
• Moses, the cat in "Jessie" by Joshua Kadison
• Cats, the musical

Cats in science

• Schrödinger's cat, hapless victim and lucky survivor of a thought experiment by Erwin Schrödinger illustrating the incompleteness of the theory of quantum mechanics (although Schrödinger himself is historical, the cat is the protagonist in a thought experiment and thus fictional). Surrounding this thought experiment, John Gribbin authored two books, In Search of Schrödinger's Cat and Schrödinger's Kittens.

See also

• Archive of fictional things
• List of historical cats