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The cat's meow'Rhubarb' | 1951'Bell, Book and Candle' | 1958'Breakfast at Tiffany's' | 1961'The Three Lives of Thomasina' | 1964'That Darn Cat' | 1965'The AristoCats' | 1970'Harry & Tonto' | 1974'The Cat From Outer Space' | 1978'Oliver and Company' | 1988'The Adventures of Milo and Otis' | 1989'An American Tail: Fievel Goes West' | 1991'Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey' | 1993'Hocus Pocus' | 1993'Cats & Dogs' | 2001'Garfield' | 2004'The Smurfs' | 2011

<b>The purr-formance:</b> An eccentric tycoon adopts a cat, an orange tabby played by the legendary Orangey, that is just as curmudgeonly as he is. Upon his death, the tycoon leaves his fortune (including a beleaguered baseball team) to Rhubarb. The animal becomes mascot to the team, which begins to win.<br>
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<b>The cat's meow:</b> Orangey gets the chance to act streetwise, pampered, serene and lovable. And his final scene is a hoot.

'Rhubarb' | 1951

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The purr-formance: An eccentric tycoon adopts a cat, an orange tabby played by the legendary Orangey, that is just as curmudgeonly as he is. Upon his death, the tycoon leaves his fortune (including a beleaguered baseball team) to Rhubarb. The animal becomes mascot to the team, which begins to win.

The cat's meow: Orangey gets the chance to act streetwise, pampered, serene and lovable. And his final scene is a hoot.

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