The Kit-Cat Klock is a novelty wall clock introduced in the mid-1930s, and has become a part of Americana. It is shaped like a cartoon cat, with roving eyes and a moving tail.
The clock has also often been referred to as or assumed to be a "Felix the Cat" clock, due to a certain resemblance to the pioneering cartoon character. In 2007, the current owners of Felix launched a belated lawsuit against Kit-Cat for copyright infringement, and noted the occasional use of the "Felix" term in the company's marketing materials.
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- A Kit-Cat Klock, or a reasonable facsimile, adorns the wall of Eliot Shag's Apartment in nearly every episode of Dog City.
- Miss Piggy considers selling her clock in the short story "The Garage Sale".
- The Babies damage and repair the clock faces on London's Elizabeth Tower (Big Ben) in the Muppet Babies episode "Around the Nursery in 80 Days," adding to it a gigantic Kit-Cat Klock inspired clock.
- The wall of Baby Kermit's detective agency is decorated with a Kit-Cat Klock inspired clock in the Muppet Babies episode "Weirdo for the Prosecution".
- In Bert and Ernie's Great Adventures, a cat clock resembling a Kit-Cat Klock is seen on their apartment wall during the opening and closing scenes.
- Bear owns a skunk clock that is similar in design, as seen in "Nothing to Fear".
Bear's Skunk clock.
"Around the Nursery in 80 Days"
"Weirdo for the Prosecution"