Cat-Tails for Two Cat-Tails for Two Cat-Tails for Two is a 1953 (1961 Blue Ribbon Re-issue) Warner Bros. "Merrie Melodies" cartoon, directed by Robert McKimson and written by Tedd Pierce starring Bennie the fat cat and George. It was animated in 1952. Voices by Mel Blanc and music by Carl Stalling. It was the first appearance of Speedy Gonzales, in a prototype form. Because this cartoon's rendition of Speedy Gonzales looked rather coarse, they redesigned him for future cartoon releases. The two cats pursuing Speedy in "Cat-Tails for Two" are the slow-witted (and injury-causing) Benny and the fully functioning but unfortunate George, both
Galactic Bridges and Tails character film recorder. The film recorder exposed multiple frames of 16mm film to create the final animated film. In 2007, filmmaker Michael Lauter worked with the Toomre brothers to digitally restore the 16mm original film and create a new HD video (1080p24) digital master. Massachusetts-based MathWorks created a Simulink model titled "Spiral Galaxy Formation Simulation" for use within their MATLAB programming environment. The company states that their computer animation model was inspired by the original "Galactic Bridges and Tails" paper and film. Galactic Bridges and Tails Galactic Bridges and Tails is a computer animation film created in 1972 by astrophysicists