Gay Purr-ee

Gay Purr-ee is an animated film musical produced by United Productions of America and released by Warner Bros. in 1962. It features the voice talent of Judy Garland and was Garland's only animated voice role. According to the production notes on the DVD edition, it was Garland who suggested that her Wizard of Oz songwriters, Harold Arlen and E.Y. Harburg, should write and compose the songs for Gay Purr-ee.

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Chuck Jones helped write the movie's story, and ultimately produced the project, moonlighting for UPA in violation of his exclusive contract with Warner Bros. One of his top animators, Abe Levitow, directed the film.

When Warner Bros. picked up the film for distribution, they discovered that it was Jones's work, and promptly fired him and most of his team. Jones later hired everybody that worked with him after the collapse of Warner Bros. Animation Studio to his first independent studio, Sib Tower 12 Productions.