Buzzy the Crow

Animated cartoon character

Fictional character

Buzzy Crow
First appearance	The Stupiditious Cat (1947)
Voiced by	Jackson Beck
In-universe information
Species	Crow
Gender	Male

Buzzy the Funny Crow is an animated cartoon character that first appeared in the Famous/Paramount Noveltoons cartoon, "Stupidstitious Cat" (1947).^[1] He went on to appear in 13 cartoons from 1947 to 1954,^[2] including Sock-a-Bye Kitty, As the Crow Lies, Cat-Choo, Better Bait Than Never and No Ifs, Ands or Butts.^[3]

Buzzy spoke in a gravelly voice that resembled that of Eddie Anderson, famous for playing the valet Rochester on Jack Benny's radio and later television program, and in The Stupidstitious Cat, Katnip's voice resembled that of Benny.

Filmography

The Stupidstitious Cat (Apr-25-1947) - Noveltoons
Cat O'Nie Ails (Jan-9-1948) - Noveltoons (lost)
Winter Draws On (Mar-19-1948) - Screen Songs
The Big Drip (Nov-25-1949) - Screen Songs (final Buzzy cartoon in the U.M. & M. package).
Sock-A-Bye Kitty (Dec-2-1950) - Noveltoons with Katnip (first Buzzy cartoon in the Harvey Films package).
As The Crow Lies (June-1-1951) - Noveltoons with Katnip.
Sing Again of Michigan (Jun-29-1951) - Screen Songs
Cat-Choo (Oct-12-1951) - Noveltoons with Katnip.
The Awful Tooth (May-2-1952) - Noveltoons with Katnip.
Better Bait Than Never (Jun-5-1953) - Noveltoons with Katnip.
Hair Today Gone Tomorrow (Apr-16-1954) - Noveltoons with Katnip.
No Ifs, Ands, or Butts (Dec-17-1954) - Noveltoons
Katnip's Big Day (Oct-30-1959) - Herman and Katnip (guest appearance and the final cartoon)

References

^ Lenburg, Jeff (1999). The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons. Checkmark Books. p. 62. ISBN 0-8160-3831-7. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
^ Sampson, Henry T (1998), That's enough, folks: Black images in animated cartoons, 1900-1960, Scarecrow Press, ISBN 978-0-585-11436-1
^ Rovin, Jeff (1991). The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Cartoon Animals. Prentice Hall Press. p. 44. ISBN 0-13-275561-0. Retrieved 8 April 2020.