Kit-Cat Clock
iPod version (320x240) [0:25m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download (283) Bigger: 640x480 [0:25m]: Download (187)My mom bought me a Kit-Cat clock. On the one hand, it’s silly. But on the other hand, it’s a memento of my dear departed friend Merrill, the polydactyl tuxedo cat who loved to play fetch:
When I was a kid I was fascinated by moving clocks. One of our neighbors had several that were mesmerizing, including one of these. Overall, it’s a great gift and now lives on my office wall, where it can watch over me while I edit video.
April 20th, 2008 at 2:30 pm
That clock reminds me of Felix the Cat. Anybody remember Felix the cat?
April 20th, 2008 at 2:41 pm
You’re right, John, he reminds me very much of Felix the cat (who I remember very fondly!)
April 20th, 2008 at 8:20 pm
Everyone should have a Kit-Cat clock. I used to have an old beautiful wood mantlepiece clock, which I bought when I was 9 fro the school jumble sale. It was something quite magical to me. A special treasure in my arsenal of prized acquisitions. An old brass key was what wound it. I’d always get impatient and wind it too quickly (and repeatedly!) which eventually led to its un’timely’ death, for sure. I’d always intended to get it fixed but alas… Oh my god, is it that time already.
April 20th, 2008 at 9:10 pm
I’ve loved these clocks and always wanted one as a kid. Kinda feels like someone’s watching you all the time though. Surveillance cat.
April 21st, 2008 at 12:43 am
Oh! I’m so jealous! I was obsessed with these when I was a kid. There was a local ‘everything’ store that had them in every color filling a whole wall. All of them looking side to side, tails wagging all at once.
I finally bought myself one (a red one) when I moved way from home, but something broke and it doesn’t tick or tock any more.
He’s the perfect office companion, isn’t he!
(or she?)
April 21st, 2008 at 7:04 pm
hypnotic … why to I have the strange urge to twitter “All hail The Humming Crow!” ??
April 21st, 2008 at 7:25 pm
love the tuxedo cats. we have a rather large one. i think if i had that clock i’d spend an hour everyday mesmerized by it, drooling on my toast. kind of psychotic like max fleisher cartoons.
April 21st, 2008 at 7:35 pm
now I want a kit kat bar
April 21st, 2008 at 7:40 pm
The Felix the Cat people actually sued the kit kat clock people:
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/2007/04/09/2007-04-09_fur_flies_in_felix_flap.html
I wanted one of these clocks so badly back when I was a kid. I loved Felix too.
May 13th, 2008 at 9:33 pm
a classic indeed