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The night after Fred the cat is buried at the bottom of the garden after dying from cat flu, the children of the family sneak outside and stumble across the cat community having a funeral for him. For Fred was no ordinary cat; he was pretty much the cat version of Elvis. Kenneth, the family's guinea pig and Fred's manager, tells the story of Fred's rise and fall. After leaving the opera house, Kenneth moved into the house and taught Fred stardom, but after they both embark on the 'Famous Fred World Tour' Fred falls into bad habits, and eventually catches the illness that's the death of him. Then everyone goes inside to party to a bootleg of his final song, and scarper, leaving Kenneth to tidy up. But has Fred really used up all 9 of his allotted lives?
 
The story is interspersed with Fred's songs, sung by [[Lenny Henry]] who also voiced Fred. [https://web.archive.org/web/20131105100029/http://www.channel4.com/programmes/famous-fred/4od#2928657 For tropers in the UK, the film can be seen here.] [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZqoNHvc_ljk The youtube version is here.]
 
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* [[Ambiguously Gay]]: We have no idea what Kenneth is, but he is definitely camp. [[Always Camp|He also acts a lot like a stereotypical actor.]] On the other hand, he seems to enjoy a kiss from the oldest kid (who is a girl), so it's definitely ambiguous.
* [[Arson, Murder, and Jaywalking]]: Several instances
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* [[Good Times Montage]]: Subverted. It seems like a Good Time Montage for Fred at first, but Kenneth knows he's overdoing it, and eventually he catches the Cat Flu.
* [[Groin Attack]]: Fred accidently does the splits on a car and, well in his own words...
{{quote| Fred: I've hurt my bits!}}
* [[He's Just Hiding]]: Kenneth's belief at the end, due to his belief of cats having 9 lives. We don't know if it's true or not.
* [[It's All My Fault]]: Kenneth blames himself for not realising when Fred was going downhill. (And probably for starting him down that road in the first place)
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[[Category:Western Animation]]
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