This sound effect can be found on Animal Trax, which was made by The Hollywood Edge. Originally a Disney effect, debuting in 1963's "The Incredible Journey".
Info[]
- First recorded: 1962
- Creator: Jimmy MacDonald
- Owner: The Walt Disney Company (1963-1990), The Hollywood Edge (1990-2014), Sound Ideas (2014-present)
- Origin: United States
- Year debut: November 20, 1963
- First heard: The Incredible Journey (a Disney film)
- Area used: Worldwide
Sound Effect Description[]
Cat, Domestic Meow, Angry Screech with Hiss. Close Perspective. Part of a compilation of cat sounds recorded for The Incredible Journey in 1963.
Clean, Full Length and Unedited Link to the Sound Effect[]
Variations[]
Used In[]
TV Shows[]
- The 7D
- The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius (Heard once in "Best in Show".)
- All Grown Up! (Heard once in "Miss Nose it All".)
- Alvin and the Chipmunks (2015 TV Series) (Heard quadrice in "The Cat Sitter" and once in "Members Only" and "Knights".)
- The Amazing World of Gumball
- American Dad! (Heard once in "Choosy Wives Choose Smith".)
- America's Funniest Home Videos (Heard once in the 5th episode from season 29.)
- Amphibia?
- Animaniacs (2020) (Heard once in "Narf Over Troubled Water" and "Planet Warner".)
- Archibald's Next Big Thing Is Here! (Heard once in "Zups".)
- Arthur
- Atomic Betty (Heard once in "But the Cat Came Back!".)
- Back at the Barnyard (Heard once in "Animal Farmers", "Otis for Mayor", "Snotty & Snottier", and "Clan of The Cave Cow".)
- Batman Beyond (Heard once in "Babel".)
- Bear Behaving Badly (Used for Bandit in the first season for every time he screeches.)
- Bear in the Big Blue House (Heard once in "Tutter’s First Big Sleepover Bash", where Kitty is about to scratch Tutter, but she is only a stuffed animal.)
- Beavis and Butt-Head (Used for the crazy cat man's cat, Poopy when she screeches in "A Very Special Episode".)
- Bee and PuppyCat
- Being Ian (Heard once in "Everykid 13".)
- Between the Lions (Heard once in "Me and My Cat?".)
- Big Time Rush (Heard once in "Big Time Jobs".)
- Blaze and the Monster Machines
- Bobby's World (Heard once in "Dad's Big Day".)
- Bordertown
- Bravest Warriors
- Breaking Bad (Heard in one of the Saul Goodman commercials.)
- Brickleberry (Heard once in "Welcome to Brickleberry".)
- Caillou (Heard once in "Farmer Caillou".)
- The Casagrandes (Heard once, shortly, in "Fails from the Crypt".)
- CatDog (Heard once in "Extra! Extra!".)
- ChalkZone (Heard once in "The Ballad of Toe Fu".)
- Charley and Mimmo (Heard once in "Charley's Kitten".)
- Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs: The Series
- Coconut Fred's Fruit Salad Island (Heard once in "Amuse-Otel" and "Nutcase".)
- Craig of the Creek (Heard in:)
- Trading Day (once)
- Winter Creeklympics (once in the background)
- The Dream Team (used once for Gus)
- Creature Comforts (TV Series) (Heard in "Pets at the Vets".)
- Dan Vs.
- Ed, Edd n' Eddy (First used in "The Ed-Touchables" when Sarah gets angry at Ed for losing her Polly Poo Poo doll.)
- Elena of Avalor
- Elmo's World (Heard once in a low volume in "Wild Animals" when Prairie Dawn gets blown away by The Big Bad Wolf's huffing and puffing and in a normal volume in "Cameras" when Mr. Noodle throws the banana up high in the air. It is also used in "Jumping" when Zoe crashes while doing a jete.)
- The Fairly OddParents
- Family Guy (Heard once in "Brian Goes Back to College".)
- Fireman Sam (Heard twice in "Firework Party".)
- Fish Hooks (Heard once in "Underwater Boy".)
- Floogals (Heard twice in "Project Puzzle".)
- Gadget & the Gadgetinis (Heard once in "In Touch with Your Animal Side" and "The General's Daughter".)
- Gawayn
- George Shrinks (Heard once in "Can We Keep Him?" and "George Unshrinks".)
- Girlstuff/Boystuff (Heard once in "Good Morning Rover", "The Making Of" and "Last Minute Shopping".)
- Global Grover (Heard once in "Malaysia".)
- Gravity Falls
- The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy (Heard once in "Mommy Fiercest".)
- Growing Up Creepie (Heard once in "The Case of the Mysterious Moth".)
- Hailey's On It! (Used once for Becker when she screeches like a cat in "U.F.Whoa!".)
- Handy Manny (Heard once in "Vet Visit".)
- Hawaii Five-0 (2010 TV Series)
- Helpsters (Heard once in "Barbara Birdwatcher".)
- Hey Arnold! (Heard once in "Cool Party".)
- Hilda
- Johnny Bravo (Heard once in "Run Johnny Run".)
- Johnny Test (Heard once in "Here, Johnny! Here, Boy!".)
- Justice League (TV Series) (Heard once in "Comfort and Joy".)
- Justice League Unlimited (Heard once in "Flashpoint".)
- Just Jamie (Heard 7 times in "Pet Peeves".)
- Kid vs. Kat (Heard once in "Pet Peeved".)
- Kim Possible (Heard once in "Downhill".)
- King of the Hill (Heard thrice in "The Petriot Act".)
- Lalaloopsy (Used for Cat when she screeches in "Dot and the Starcatcher", "Criss Cross Crisis" and "Princess Spaghetti Day".)
- Lavender Castle (Used once for Maria when she screeches like a cat after Gilbert wakes her up in "Message in the Snow".)
- League of Super Evil (Heard once in "Lightning Liz" and "The Bank Job".)
- Les Sisters
- The Little People Zoo Show (Reed Brunson)
- Littlest Pet Shop (2012) (Heard once in "Books and Covers" and twice in "Proud as a Peacock" and "Snipmates".)
- The Loud House
- Maximum Exposure
- Maya & Miguel (Heard once in "Chrissy's Big Move", "Friends Forever?" and "Maya the Mascot".)
- Miami Vice (Heard in "The Lost Madonna".)
- Mickey and the Roadster Racers (Heard once in "Agent Double-O-Goof".)
- Mickey Mouse
- Mickey Mouse Clubhouse
- Mona the Vampire (Heard once in "The Sounds of Sirens" and "Miss Gotto's Haunted House".)
- Monk (Heard once in "Mr. Monk Bumps His Head" when Monk accidentally sits on his pet cat.)
- Monk Little Dog (Heard once in "Monk Plays Video Games".)
- Mr. Bean: The Animated Series (Used for Scrapper.)
- Mummies Alive!
- My Cat from Hell
- My Life as a Teenage Robot (Heard once in "Tuckered Out".)
- My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic
- Mysticons
- Neon Paradise (Used once for Cricket when she screeches at Joey in "Partner's Pleasure" and once for Mona when she screeches in "Mayhem in the Cottage".)
- Nicky, Ricky, Dicky & Dawn (Heard once in "Valentime's Day".)
- Oggy and the Cockroaches
- Oggy and the Cockroaches: Next Generation
- Packages from Planet X (Heard once in "Truth or Scare".)
- Paper Port (Heard in "Life on a Skate/La vida en patineta".)
- Pepper Ann (Heard once in "Cat Scan", "The Great Beyond" and other selected episodes.)
- Pet Alien
- Pickle and Peanut
- Pink Panther and Pals (Heard once in "Wild Pinkdom".)
- Pinky Dinky Doo (Heard once in "Puppy-Go-Seek".)
- The Powerpuff Girls (Heard once in "Cat Man Do" where White Kitty is about to scratch Professor Utonium.)
- The Powerpuff Girls (2016 TV Series) (Heard once in "Strong Armed" and "The Big Sleep".)
- The Price is Right (1972 Game Show)
- Primos (Heard once in the intro.)
- Pucca (Heard often in "Cat Scratch Fever".)
- Puppy Dog Pals (Used once for an offscreen cat in "221B Barker Street" and used once for Pawnica in "Big Wheelies".)
- Regular Show
- Ren & Stimpy Reboot (TBA) (Heard once in "Plane and Simple".)
- Rocket Power (Heard once in "Secret Spot" and "Happy Luau to You-au".)
- Rugrats
- Scaredy Squirrel (Heard once in "There Is No 'I' in Groceries".)
- The Secret World of Benjamin Bear (Heard thrice in the beginning of "Canine Chaos".)
- Sesame Street (Heard once in one "Word of The Day" segment with Johnny Galecki when he as a pumpkin rolls and crashes offscreen, once in "Global Grover: Malaysia", twice in Episode 4037 in normal and high pitches, and once in Episode 4071 in a low pitch.)
- Seth MacFarlane's Cavalcade of Cartoon Comedy (Heard once in "Cat Staff Meeting".)
- Shaun the Sheep
- Sheep in the Big City (Heard once in "Party of the Shear" and "The Wool Is Not Enough".)
- Sidekick (Heard once in "My Brother, My Pimple".)
- Simon (Heard once in "Milou at the Vet".)
- The Simpsons
- The Snoopy Show
- Sonic Boom (Used rarely in Season 1 and used very heavily in Season 2 whenever something happens or crashes offscreen.)
- SpongeBob SquarePants (Heard once in "One Krab's Trash", "Have You Seen This Snail?", "Grooming Gary", "Pets or Pests" and "Shell Shocked".)
- Squirrel Boy (Heard once in "The Greatest Schmo on Earth".)
- Stanley
- Star vs. the Forces of Evil (Heard in "Starcrushed".)
- Steven Universe (Heard once in "Too Short to Ride".)
- Strawberry Shortcake: Berry in the Big City
- The Stuffed Animal Show (Reed Brunson City Studios)
- SuperKitties (Used once for Sparks when he screeches in "Get the Boot" and used once for Cat Burgler when he screeches in "Fufu Snafu".)
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2012)
- Teen Titans (Heard once in "Revved Up".)
- Teen Titans Go! (Heard once in "Finally a Lesson" and heard in a high pitch in various episodes.)
- Ten 7 Aotearoa (Heard in an episode aired in May 2007.)
- Tiny Toons Looniversity (Heard once in "Squash Me If You Can".)
- The Tom and Jerry Show (Heard once in "Tom Foolery", "Ghost of a Chance" and "Scrunch Time".)
- Total Drama
- Transformers: Animated
- The Twins (2000 TV Series) (Heard once in "Happy Campers".)
- Uncle Grandpa
- Vampirina
- VeggieTales
- VeggieTales in the House
- Wander Over Yonder
- Wally The Tuxedo Cat (Reed Brunson City Studios)
- We Bare Bears
- What About Mimi?
- What's New, Scooby-Doo? (Heard once in "Homeward Hound" and "A Scooby-Doo Halloween".)
- The Wild Thornberrys (Used once for Sheeba when she screeches in "The Great Bangaboo" and heard once in a high pitch in "Queen of Denial".)
- Wipeout (U.S. Game show)
- Wishbone
- W.I.T.C.H. (Heard once in "It Begins".)
- The World of Tosh (Heard once in "Good Neighbor/Neighbour Riddance".)
- Wow! Wow! Wubbzy! (Heard once in the short "I Can See Clearly Now".)
- Xavier Riddle and the Secret Museum (Heard once shortened in "I Am Cleopatra".)
- Zig & Sharko
TV Specials[]
- Elmo's World: The Street We Live On (2004)
- Scary Godmother: Halloween Spooktacular (2003)
- Shrek the Halls (2007)
Movies[]
- Agent Toby Barks (2020)
- Air Buddies (2006) (sped-up)
- Aladdin (1992) (Heard once but shortened down when Jafar uses his staff to transform Rajah into a cub.)
- Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel (2009)
- The Animatrix (2003)
- A Babysitter's Guide to Monster Hunting (2020)
- Barbie in A Christmas Carol (2008)
- Bedknobs and Broomsticks (1971)
- Beethoven (1992) (Heard once when the cat screeches at puppy Beethoven.)
- The Best Christmas Pageant Ever (2024) (Used for a cat when it attacks a classroom at the beginning.)
- The Brady Bunch in the White House (2002)
- Bring It On: All or Nothing (2006)
- Buddy (1997)
- Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie (2017) (A dog attacks a cat while it was trying to play with a bird.)
- A Cat in Paris (2010) (Heard twice.)
- Charlie, the Lonesome Cougar (1967)
- Coraline (2009) (Heard in a normal pitch and a double high pitch; Cat screeches only.)
- The Core (2003)
- Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Long Haul (2017) (In Greg's diary, after Super Greg falls into a garbage can, a cat jumps out screeching.)
- Ed, Edd n' Eddy's Big Picture Show (2009) (high pitches)
- Eight Legged Freaks (2002)
- The Emperor's New Groove (2000)
- Escape to Witch Mountain (1975)
- Ferdinand (2017) (A woman was staring at Ferdinand, frozen with fright until she accidentally waters her cat, who immediately freaks out.)
- Frankenweenie (2012)
- The Garfield Movie (2024)
- George of the Jungle (1997)
- The Great Mouse Detective (1986) (Heard once when Felicia is being chased by Toby.)
- The Incredible Journey (1963) (debut)
- Julie & Julia (2009)
- The Lego Ninjago Movie (2017) (Used for Meowthra.)
- The Lorax (2012) (Heard in a deleted scene.)
- Love Stinks (1999) (Heard after Seth farts, the pets jump off the bed, so as not to get blamed.)
- Maleficent: Mistress of Evil (2019)
- The Man Who Invented Christmas (2017)
- The Marvels (2023)
- The Master of Disguise (2002)
- Megamind (2010)
- Migration (2023)
- Miraculous: Ladybug & Cat Noir, The Movie (2023)
- Monkey King: Hero Is Back (2015)
- Mouse Hunt (1997)
- My Little Pony: The Movie (2017)
- Nine Lives (2016)
- The Nut Job (2014) (Heard when a cat attacks a character offscreen.)
- Oggy and the Cockroaches: The Movie (2013)
- Orion and the Dark (2024)
- Over the Hedge (2006) (Heard once in high and normal pitches.)
- Paws of Fury: The Legend of Hank (2022)
- Pet Sematary (1989)
- Pups Alone (2021)
- Puss in Boots (2011)
- Ri¢hie Ri¢h's Christmas Wish (1998)
- Rufus (2016)
- Rugrats Tales from the Crib: Three Jacks and a Beanstalk (2006)
- Scoob! (2020)
- Scooby-Doo (2002)
- Scooby-Doo! Legend of the Phantosaur (2011)
- The Secret Life of Pets (2016) (Heard when Chloe gets her head stuck on a mailing tube, and when she sails across the food table, getting covered in punch, cheese puffs and cupcakes.)
- The Secret Life of Pets 2 (2019)
- The Shaggy Dog (2006) (Normal, cut-short and shortened edits; heard once.)
- Sherlock Gnomes (2018)
- Shrek the Third (2007) (high pitched)
- Smallfoot (2018) (Heard once in a low volume when all the people dropped their stuff when they first saw Meechee.)
- Soul (2020) (Heard twice when Joe was inside Mr. Mittens the cat's body.)
- Storks (2016)
- Stuck in the Suburbs (2004)
- That Darn Cat! (1965)
- Tinker Bell and the Great Fairy Rescue (2010)
- Tom & Jerry (2021)
- Tom and Jerry: The Magic Ring (2002) (Heard as Tom is beaten off-screen by the jewelry store's owner, including the 1st scream.)
- Tom and Jerry: A Nutcracker Tale (2007)
- Toy Story 4 (2019) (Used for Dragon.)
- Turning Red (2022)
- War of the Birds (1990)
- We Bare Bears: The Movie (2020) (Heard twice.)
- The Wild (2006) (Ryan does it every time he tries to roar.)
- Wish Upon a Unicorn (2020)
Shorts[]
- George and A.J. (2009)
- Hammy's Boomerang Adventure (2006) (Used for Hammy the squirrel when he screeches.)
- Molang
- Moongirl (2005)
Video Games[]
- Pop'n Music 16 Party (Heard in "[TOY CONTEMPORARY] Schrodinger's Cat".)
3DS:
- Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon (Used in a very low pitch for Sneakers.)
GameCube:
- Shrek 2
- Tony Hawk's Underground (Heard in the Neversoft logo.)
GBA:
Leapster:
Mobile:
- Luxor
- My Talking Tom 2
- The Simpsons: Tapped Out
Nintendo Switch:
- Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy
- Luigi's Mansion 2 HD (Used in a very low pitch for Sneakers.)
PC:
- Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy
- Grand Theft Auto V
- Luxor
- Magic Tales: The Princess and the Crab
- The Operative: No One Lives Forever (Heard when a UNITY agent bumps into a trash can with a cat in it in the opening scene.)
- Shrek 2
- SimCity 3000 Unlimited
- Tony Hawk's Underground (Heard in the Neversoft logo.)
PlayStation 2:
- The Getaway (Heard once in the mission "A Cat in a Bag".)
- Shrek 2
- Tony Hawk's Underground (Heard in the Neversoft logo.)
PlayStation 3:
PlayStation 4:
PlayStation Portable:
- Luxor
- Pop'n Music Portable 2 (Heard in "[TOY CONTEMPORARY] Schrodinger's Cat".)
Wii:
- Luxor
Xbox:
Xbox 360:
- Grand Theft Auto V
- Lego Harry Potter: Years 1-4
- Luxor
- Tony Hawk's Underground (Heard in the Neversoft logo.)
Xbox One:
Videos/DVDs[]
- Sesame Street: What's the Name of That Song? (2004) (Videos) (Heard in a high pitch.)
Commercials[]
Brazil:
- Cartoon Network - Cartoon Movement "Fridge" (2011)
New Zealand:
- Healtheries - A Day in a Healtheries House (2019)
- WorkSafe - Energy Safety: Dodgy appliances (2017) (Heard slightly slowed-down in a normal pitch.)
UK:
- Ford Focus - Expect More "Dog" (1999)
USA:
- Cheez-It: Cat and Mouse (2001) (Commercials)
- Chevrolet: Chevy Silverado — Walter in Winter (2022) (Commercials)
- Kirby 64 The Crystal Shards (2000) (Heard twice; 1st time is in a high pitch and 2nd time is in a normal pitch.)
- Reed Brunson City Studios - Tom & Jerry Visits The Stuffed Animals (2005)
Logos[]
- Nickelodeon Movies (2000) (Logos) (Heard in 2 logos.)
Promos[]
- Wally The Tuxedo Cat - Ron Takes Over (2014) (Promos)
Trailers[]
- A Cinderella Story (2004) (Trailers)
- The Emperor's New Groove (2000) (Trailers)
- Ferdinand (2017) (Trailers)
- Gamba: Gamba to Nakuma-tachi (2015) (Trailers)
- Puss in Boots: The Last Wish (2022) (Trailers)
- The Secret Life of Pets (2016) (Trailers) (Used for Chloe in the Holiday Greeting trailer.)
- The Secret Life of Pets 2 (2019) (Trailers) (Heard once in the Max trailer and the first official trailer.)
- The Shaggy Dog (2006) (Trailers) (Heard twice during the song by the Baha Men, "Who Let the Dogs Out".)
TV Spots[]
- Corky Romano (2001) (TV Spots) (high pitched)
- The Shaggy Dog (2006) (TV Spots)
- Shrek 2 (2004) (TV Spots)
Web Originals[]
Newgrounds Videos[]
- Hotdiggedydemon Videos (Heard once in "We Are NativeAmericanCats" when Mittens trashes his house in rage.)
YouTube Videos[]
- Beanie Babies Families Galore (2021)
- The Best Pals Hand Show
- Brad's Brick Post
- Brooklynn The Cartoon Girl (Heard once in a high pitch in "BTCG Short: Preparing For Halloween!".)
- Chrisdlln videos (Heard in "Every PS4 owner when they got Red Dead Redemption 2".)
- Ghibli Fan Productions (Heard in Episode 23: Elf.)
- Group Publishing Talk About Videos (Heard at the end of The Peanut and Biscuit Show video "Who's Lyin'?".)
- MrConductorFan1406
- My Magic Pet Morphle
- Nostalgia Critic
- Sonic Shorts
- TNTMan93 (Heard in "100 More Funny Ways To Die In NASCAR".)
- The Webkinz Movie (2012)
- Webkinz
- WhitneyGoLucky (Used for Cat Bomber, Cat Rinrin Bomber, Juno, Pachee, Snowy, and other cats when they screech.)
Anime[]
- Azumanga Daioh (high pitched)
- The Café Terrace and Its Goddesses
- Cowboy Bebop
- D.Gray-man
- Doraemon: Nobita in the Wan-Nyan Spacetime Odyssey (2004) (slightly low pitched)
- Fairy Tail (Heard once in "Changeling".)
- Little Busters! (high pitched)
- Little Witch Academia (Heard once in "Night Fall".)
- The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya (Heard once in "Mystérique Sign".)
- The Mythical Detective Loki Ragnarok (Heard once in "First Night - Demon Detective Appears" mixed with 602.)
- Naruto: Shippuden
- Nichijou (Heard once in Episode 12 only.)
- Now and Then, Here and There
- To Love-Ru Darkness 2nd
- The Wallflower
- Watamote
- Yu-Gi-Oh! GX (Heard once in "Source of Strength".)
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