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{{quote|''"Herman and Katnip are scaled down versions of [[Tom and Jerry (Animation)|Tom and Jerry]], minus the wit, the pace and the inventiveness."''|[[Famous Studios]] animator Maurice Horn's [[Creator Backlash|harsh assessment of the series.]]}}
{{quote|''"Herman and Katnip are scaled down versions of [[Tom and Jerry]], minus the wit, the pace and the inventiveness."''|[[Famous Studios]] animator Maurice Horn's [[Creator Backlash|harsh assessment of the series.]]}}


If imitation, as they say, is the sincerest form of flattery, then [[Famous Studios]]' '''''Herman and Katnip''''' certainly flattered MGM's [[Tom and Jerry (Animation)|Tom and Jerry]].
If imitation, as they say, is the sincerest form of flattery, then [[Famous Studios]]' '''''Herman and Katnip''''' certainly flattered MGM's [[Tom and Jerry]].


Given that any mouse and cat cartoon is going to have some similarities with any other cat and mouse cartoon, the resemblances of the characters is still quite striking.
Given that any mouse and cat cartoon is going to have some similarities with any other cat and mouse cartoon, the resemblances of the characters is still quite striking.
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=== ''Herman and Katnip'' and ''Herman and Henry'' provides examples of the following tropes: ===
=== ''Herman and Katnip'' and ''Herman and Henry'' provides examples of the following tropes: ===
* [[Amusing Injuries]]
* [[Amusing Injuries]]
* [[Anvil On Head]]
* [[Anvil on Head]]
* [[Bloodier and Gorier]]: of ''[[Tom and Jerry (Animation)|Tom and Jerry]]'', not much bloodier but even more violent.
* [[Bloodier and Gorier]]: of ''[[Tom and Jerry]]'', not much bloodier but even more violent.
* [[Bloodless Carnage]]
* [[Bloodless Carnage]]
* [[Catch Phrase]]: Katnip's, "Hmmmm, that sounds logical."
* [[Catch Phrase]]: Katnip's, "Hmmmm, that sounds logical."
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* [[Name and Name]]
* [[Name and Name]]
* [[Name's the Same]]: "Naughty But Mice" is a title that is shared with a [[Chuck Jones]] [[Looney Tunes|Sniffles the Mouse]] cartoon.
* [[Name's the Same]]: "Naughty But Mice" is a title that is shared with a [[Chuck Jones]] [[Looney Tunes|Sniffles the Mouse]] cartoon.
* [[Off With His Head]]: Herman decapitates Katnip with a pair of scissors in "Herman The Catoonist" ([[Bloodless Carnage|there was no blood though]]).
* [[Off with His Head]]: Herman decapitates Katnip with a pair of scissors in "Herman The Catoonist" ([[Bloodless Carnage|there was no blood though]]).
* [[Panty Shot]]: From Henry's wife Bertha in "The Henpecked Rooster".
* [[Panty Shot]]: From Henry's wife Bertha in "The Henpecked Rooster".
* [[Sadist Show]]
* [[Sadist Show]]
* [[Stay in The Kitchen]]: Henry says this to his wife Bertha (aka "Chicken Pie") after Herman was took away by his own wife in "The Henpecked Rooster".
* [[Stay in the Kitchen]]: Henry says this to his wife Bertha (aka "Chicken Pie") after Herman was took away by his own wife in "The Henpecked Rooster".
* [[Talking Animal]]: Herman and Katnip.
* [[Talking Animal]]: Herman and Katnip.
* [[The Golden Age of Animation]]
* [[The Golden Age of Animation]]
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