That Darn Cat

Updated June 26, 2020 | Infoplease Staff

Disney just doesn't get it. They toy around with classics, expecting to improve them, but consistently fall short. We fondly remember That Darn Cat as squeaky clean, with a chipper young detective trying to determine who placed a watch, with a plea for help scratched onto it, on her Siamese sidekick. The 1997 update has turned bitterly sarcastic — maybe an attempt to reflect the mood of today's youth. D(arn) C(at)'s owner, Patti (Ricci), has shed her perkiness for a sour puss and D.C. has gone domestic. When her parents scoff at her kidnapping theory, Patti doctors the evidence a bit and turns to the F.B.I. They assign the office doofus (Doug) to the case and the cat-and-mouse antics begin.