History Characters / KittyIsNotACat

* FamilyOfChoice: For Kitty.

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* {{Malapropism}}: Frequently mispronounces big words or misuses them.

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* CaringGardener: He grows fruits and vegetables, despite cats' being strict carnivores.

* HiddenDepths: He's a proficient gardener and knows his way around fruits and vegetables.

* ThePigpen: His defining characteristic. Mr. Clean is extremely filthy and not bothered by this in the slightest.

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A foolish and dysfunctional family of humans who live next door to the cats. They generally don't like their feline neighbors very much, but the cats themselves are constantly bemused by their behavior and see them as perfect examples of humanity's puzzling nature as a whole.

* CrankyNeighbor: They serve as this to the cats, being annoyed by the cats' constant partying and music when not bickering with each other.
* {{Expy}}: It's not hard to see them as like the Dursleys of ''Literature/HarryPotter'' fame.

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The patriarch of a family of human neighbors living next door to the cats. He's idiosyncratically grumpy, clueless, and submissive towards his wife. Despite his ''many'' shortcomings, the cats see him as a typical representative of the human race and often use him as an example when discussing human ways.

* CrankyNeighbor: Somewhat justified, as the cats can be very noisy.
* HenpeckedHusband: And how.

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Harold's wife. She's typically prissy, haughty, and bossy towards her husband.

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Harold and Olive's overweight son. He is usually depicted playing video games, eating, sleeping, and doing as little of worth as possible.

* ADayInTheLimelight: When Kitty and Timmy-Tom play a practical joke on him, they must atone for what they've done and he ends up getting this.
* FatBastard
* FatIdiot

* RidiculouslyAverageGuy: He outright states that he has dedicated his life to being average.
* SimpletonVoice
* WellDoneSonGuy: Inverted. He doesn't want anyone, especially his parents, to think that he can be good at anything (for it could lead to ''expectations'' !), and puts the most of his effort into cultivating his crass mediocrity.

Two mice who serve as the throne carriers of King Tubby and otherwise do all the hard work around the cats' mansion. Neither of them like having to work for the cats or Kitty, but since the only other choice is being cat food, they've decided it's the lesser of two evils.

* ButtMonkey: The natural result of being two mice in a house with 15 cats. In particular, Kitty enjoys chasing them and toying with them.

The titular heroine who is not a cat. A kindhearted little orphan girl who desires nothing more than to be a cat herself (as evidenced by her orange cat costume and how she speaks entirely in meows). She showed up at the cats' doorstep one day and was taken in by them as one of their own.

* BewareTheNiceOnes: She is usually a CheerfulChild, but she gets SO mad over the mice's antics, even the Stinkletons.
* CatGirl: She ''never'' takes off her cat costume. She even wears it while taking a bath.
* CheerfulChild

* TheCutie: She is very adorable.

* GenkiGirl
* HappilyAdopted: All of the cats love her dearly.
* InterspeciesAdoption

* DemotedToExtra: '''''MASSIVELY.''''' In Season 1, The Nazz was basically the second most important of the cats after King Tubby, playing the role of OnlySaneMan and Kitty's father figure among the cats and also hosting the end-of-episode reflections alongside Kitty. In Season 2 and 3 however, he barely ever appears in the series, and with the exception of a single episode, all of his appearances are non-speaking cameos. As a result, many of the roles he played in Season 1 are assigned to other cats, most prominently Ming.

* TheReliableOne: Subverted. Like The Nazz, she's intelligent, cultured and rational. Unlike him, she usually doesn't care enough about the other cats shenanigans to do anything about it (except make a snarky comment).

A brown-furred Maine Coon who, despite what his name suggests, is anything but clean. While it's hard to say how much of his fur color is just unwashed grime, the ever-humble Mr. Clean is very content with the state of his hygiene. As he puts it, "I like dirt. Good things come out of dirt. Nothin' fancy." He plays the violin.

* ItRunsInTheFamily: He fondly remembers his dear auntie Carmen, who "lived her nine lives to the fullest. [[BlackComedy Unfortunately she never learned how to count]]." The photos show that she looked just like him, with a countdown of her lives accompanying every photograph where she's about to loose one.

* FurryFemaleMane: Unlike Petal and Thorn, Miley possesses short human-like hair on her head that, along with her pink fur, makes her gender more obvious to viewers.

* SpotlightStealingSquad: He's easily one of the most heavily focused-on cats in the series, receiving numerous limelight episodes and large amounts of dialogue in most appearances.

* AutoTune: Her preferred method of singing, via a Vocoder.

* BespectacledCutie: She is a smart CuteKitten.

* BewareTheNiceOnes: She doesn't hesitate to seek revenge on Kitty for seemingly stealing her originality.
* BlindWithoutEm
* {{Bookworm}}: Often seen reading a book during King Tubby's house meetings. Or anytime.
* BreakTheCutie: Kitty does this by mistake when she starts imitating her.
* CuteBookworm
* CuteKitten: Just like Timmy Tom, she's adorable as well.
* DeadpanSnarker
* FacePalm: As one of the few sane cats, is often driven to doing this.
* {{Geek}}: Is a passionate fan of various types of alternative music.
* NerdGlasses: Her square thick frames for glasses.
* PinkMeansFeminine: Downplayed. Though she has pink fur and is female, she's not as girly when compared to the likes of Petal and/or Thorn.
* {{Pyromaniac}}: She takes the saying 'Fight fire with fire' rather literally and very enthusiastically.

* TheReliableOne: Subverted. Like The Nazz, she's intelligent, cultured and rational. Unlike him, she usually doesn't care about anything.
* TheSmartGuy
* SmartPeopleWearGlasses: One of the more intelligent cats.

* CatScare: Inverted. He's a cat that can be scared by anything.

* HiddenDepths: See TaughtByTelevision below.
* LovableCoward
* TaughtByTelevision: He loves to watch a crappy soap opera that takes place in a hospital, and somehow this taught him how to modify a walkie-talkie to triangulate the position of another one.

* FurryFemaleMane: The only cat with one (if we don't count Miley, who downplays this trope).
* MellowFellow: Is generally chill and calm most of the time.
* SanitySlippage: Nearly has a nervous breakdown after using Kitty's paper fortune teller.
* ValleyGirl: Downplayed. She speaks in an American-ish accent, with an informal way of speech complete with buffy-speak and LikeIsLikeAComma.

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->'''Voiced by:''' Jamie Aditya (both)
Two mice who serve as the throne carriers of King Tubby and otherwise do all the hard work around the cats' mansion. Neither of them like having to work for the cats or Kitty, but since the only other choice is being cat food, they've decided it's the lesser of two evils.
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* ButtMonkey: The natural result of being two mice in a house with 15 cats. In particular, Kitty enjoys chasing them and toying with them.
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* ComicallyMissingThePoint: One of his gimmicks, especially regarding humans.
* DumbassHasAPoint: Occasionally, King Tubby will provide interesting commentary on an aspect of human culture/behavior.

* KnowNothingKnowItAll: King Tubby thinks he's an expert on humans and human behaviour. About OnceAnEpisode he'll lapse into a detailed explanation on some particularity about humans, which is without fail based on a spectacular misunderstanding.

* EyesAlwaysShut: Until [[BlindWithoutEm he gets glasses]].

* IronicName: Mr. Clean, who (unusually for a cat) is ThePigPen.

* MajorInjuryUnderreaction: Miley has to inform him that his tail is on fire.

* DeadpanSnarker: Especially around [[KnowNothingKnowItAll King Tubby]].
* HartmanHips: She has them.

* AnimalFacialHair: He sports a classy twirled moustache.

* GratuitousFrench: He punctuates his heavily-accented speech with french expressions like "bon sang" or "oh la vache".

* {{Cloudcuckoolander}}: Of all the cats, Cheeta probably gets the most creative when it comes to bizarre misunderstandings and unique ways of looking at the world. For instance, when looking for a teddy bear for Kitty, he gets a real, living bear and insists that it counts because he got it off a man named Ted. He also thinks it's a good idea to stick a brick in a blender to make brick milkshake (though he wasn't too thrilled with the results).

* AnimalFacialHair: He's got a goatee. What kind of cat grows a goatee?
* {{Beatnik}}
* LikeIsLikeAComma: Like, he tends to put a lot of like into his sentences, man.
* TheStoner: Unconfirmed, unlike The Nazz, but he does act like one.

* DrivesLikeCrazy: He may be one of the only cats who can drive the car. That doesn't mean he can do it well.
* HiddenDepths: Has a secret love of progressive rock, not to mention a soft spot for Kitty.
* InscrutableOriental: He's called Ming, keeps his eyes half-shut, and has a slight {{Engrish}} accent. But this may all just be a pose, since he's a stray cat who likely was born in the same country as the others, and was more or less raised by The Nazz.
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Ming is rude, haughty and dismissive at the best of times, but he [[HiddenHeartOfGold cares more than he lets on]].
* ShoutOut: He's called Ming, and wears the same cloak as another famous [[ComicStrip/FlashGordon Ming]].
* TookALevelInKindness: He became nicer in Season 2.

* TheBabyOfTheBunch: He's the youngest cat in the mansion, and acts his age.

* CuteKitten
* CuteLittleFangs
* LikeBrotherAndSister: With Kitty.

* BerserkButton: She really doesn't appreciate others taking her kindness for granted, five of the cats learned it the hard way in "Petal Pushers".
** She also can't tolerate [[MamaBear anyone doing anything bad to Kitty]].
* BewareTheNiceOnes: She is pretty nice after all, as long as anyone doesn't take her kindness for granted...
* FacePalm: As one of the few (relatively) sane cats, is often driven to doing this.
* HartmanHips: She has pretty wide hips.
* IdiotBall: While she's usually much smarter than the average cat, she has the same problems knowing the difference between fiction and reality. Thus, she joined in the hunt for [[ItMakesSenseInContext the buried treasure in the backyard following Kitty's pirate-themed play]] - after all, Happy had a map.

* TeamMom: Lectures the other cats and Kitty often, and is usually the one to answer the front door. She's also the most protective of Kitty.

* DemotedToExtra: He suffers this in Season 2.
* FacePalm: As one of the few sane cats, is often driven to doing this.

* OnlySaneMan

* TheReliableOne: He's intelligent, reasonable, level-headed, and maybe the only cat with any decent understanding of humans.

->'''Voiced by:''' Rupert Degas

->'''Voiced by:''' Rupert Degas

->'''Voiced by:''' Rupert Degas

->'''Voiced by:''' Rupert Degas

->'''Voiced by:''' Rupert Degas

A grey-furred Chartreux who has his EyesAlwaysShut. What Happy lacks in good eyesight, he more than makes up for in sheer optimism and cheerfulness. After all, when you have eyes like his, it's impossible to see the bad, and the good is pretty much the only thing you can see! He plays the trombone.

A green tabby with an eye patch, an arm cast, and a peg leg. CatsHaveNineLives, but Last Chance has already used up eight of them. And while he may be on his last legs, Last Chance won't let that stand in his way -- even despite his apparent inability to escape potentially fatal or injurious situations. He plays the trumpet.

A light blue tabby and the youngest of the cats. Timmy Tom is a playful and cheerful kitten about the same age as Kitty. As a result, he is the closest to her of all the cats in the mansion, being almost inseparable from Kitty and often playing or getting into mischief with her. He plays the tambourine.

A brown-furred tabby. Luna is possibly the most laidback cat you could possibly meet. There is pretty much nothing in the world that can harsh her mellow, and worrying about anything is a foreign concept to her. And while it does make her rather lazy, she really knows how to chill. She plays the sitar.

The titular heroine who is not a cat. A little orphan girl who suddenly showed up at the cats' doorstep one day and was taken in as one of their own. As she seems to be convinced she is an actual cat, she wears and orange cat costume and speaks entirely in meows.

An overweight black-and-white Persian and the (self-appointed) "king of all cats". King Tubby is the leader of the cats and fancies himself as an expert in everything, especially human ways. And while he ultimately means well, it's generally best not to take his "wisdom" ''too'' seriously. Unlike the other cats, he does not play a musical instrument.

A grey-furred Chartreux who is easily distinguished by the fact he has his EyesAlwaysShut. What Happy lacks in good eyesight, he more than makes up for in sheer optimism and cheerfulness. After all, when you have eyes like his, it's impossible to see the bad, and the good is pretty much the only thing you can see! He plays the trombone.

A brown-furred Maine Coon who, despite what his name suggests, is anything but cleanly. While it's hard to say how much of his fur color is natural and how much is unwashed grime, the ever-humble Mr. Clean is very content with the state of his hygiene. As he puts it, "I like dirt. Good things come out of dirt. Nothin' fancy." He plays the violin.

A green tabby adorned in an eye patch, an arm cast, and a peg leg. CatsHaveNineLives, but Last Chance has already used up eight of them. And while he may be on his last legs, Last Chance won't let that stand in his way -- even despite his apparent inability to escape potentially fatal or injurious situations. He plays the trumpet.

A black-and-white Sphynx cat with a Slavic accent. Thorn's appearance and accent are likely to remind one of a sensual femme fatale straight from a Cold War-era spy flick, but underneath her classy and intimidating personality, she has quite the soft spot for both Kitty and her fellow felines. She is the lead singer of the gang.

A cyan tabby and the first of three similarly-colored cats almost always seen together in a little rock band. As one might be able to tell from his name and his impressive moustache, Pierre is an elegant and sophisticated Frenchman proud of his refined background and second to none in the culinary arts. He plays the electric bass.

A cyan Siamese cat and the second of three identically-colored cats who frequently play their instruments together. Cheeta is easily the quirkiest of this eccentric lot, with a way of looking at the world that is every bit as bizarre as it is unpredictable -- not to say he isn't incapable of delivering good advice though. He plays electric guitar.

A cyan tabby with a small goatee and the last of our three cyan cats in the same little musical clique. Ginsburg is the least talkative of the trio, but that can likely be attributed to his incredibly laidback attitude, which makes him slow to act and is probably why he peppers his speech with "like" and "man" so much. He plays the drums.

A rotund Balinese with a light Chinese accent. While his haughty and secretive personality, combined his name and accent, might bring to mind the YellowPeril villains of old-timey sci-fi serials, Ming possesses a HiddenHeartOfGold, especially for Kitty. And while he would never admit this, he's not good at hiding it either. He plays the keyboard.

A light blue tabby and the youngest of the cats. Timmy Tom is roughly the same age as Kitty in cat years, and of all the cats in the mansion, he's definitely the closest to her. The two are nearly inseparable in their bond and just loving playing with each other. He does not have a designated instrument, but is often seen playing piano.

A grey-furred Russian Blue. Petal is the calmest, gentlest, and most soft-spoken of the cats. As the most responsible of the bunch (though she can be NotSoAboveItAll sometimes), she's always looking out for the others and making sure they're looked after when needed (especially if they happen to be dear little Kitty). She plays the saxophone.

A dark orange Norwegian Forest cat with a purple scarf and a blue cap. Thanks to a youth spent trekking the globe, The Nazz is the oldest of the gang and the wisest as well, not to mention the only one with a halfway-decent understanding of how humans live. He plays the piano and has even recorded several albums in his lifetime.

A light pink tabby with glasses. Miley is almost never seen without her whiskers tucked into a book, and she usually only peeks from behind her pages to make a witty or sarcastic observation. But despite her preference for reading over social interaction, she has the same soft spot for Kitty the rest do. She plays synthwave and electronic music.

An orange Abyssinian. As Spook's name suggests, he's a literal scaredy cat, terrified of and startled by nearly everything and always afraid that of a potential disaster or something going wrong, no matter how absurd or unlikely it is to happen. While he does not play a musical instrument, he is an excellent DJ, despite his cowardice.

A brown-furred tabby. Luna is possibly the most mellow and laidback cat you could possibly meet, so easygoing in fact that it crosses over into extreme laziness. In fact, music is pretty much the only thing Luna will actually try and put 100% of her effort into -- anything else just isn't worth the energy to her. She plays the sitar.

The titular heroine who is not a cat.
!!'''Kitty'''

Self-appointed "King of all cats", Tubby spends most of his time "sitting on his throne, pretending he knows just what's going on". He however regularly provides explanations on certain aspects of humanity, albeit shaky ones. Oddly, he doesn't seem to play any instrument.
!!'''King Tubby'''

Happy would have a hard time seeing his own paws, but this handicap has resulted in a unique character trait: since he can't see the bad in anything, then everything is amazing to him all the time! He provides lighthearted comic relief and plays the trombone.
!!'''Happy'''

Small, dirty, and simple, Mr. Clean is a humble cat who is very satisfied with his own hygiene. He's been shown to know how to grow fruit and vegetables, which he himself sums up as :
-->'''Mr. Clean''': "I like dirt. Good things come out of dirt. Nothin' fancy."
He apparently plays the violin.
!!'''Mr. Clean'''

Everyone knows CatsHaveNineLives. Last Chance is on his, well, last one, but he isn't going to let this bring him down. He plays the trumpet, and announces King Tubby's arrivals and house meetings.
!!'''Last Chance'''

Dark, menacing, classy, and cold, Thorn may seem scary, but has shown many times how deeply she cares for little Kitty. She is an impressive singer.
!!'''Throrn'''

Refined, elegant, and French, Pierre is the mansion's cook and plays the bass.
!!'''Pierre'''

No one is ever sure if what is going to come out of Cheeta's mouth will be a creative piece of advice, or some more nonsense solution that will likely make the problem worse. Still, he sometimes has good (if unusual) ideas, and plays the guitar.
!!'''Cheeta'''

Little is shown about Ginsburg, safe from the fact that he's usually not very quick, likes to end his sentences in "Man", and is an incredible drummer.
!!'''Ginsburg'''

Scary, cold, and distant, Ming behaves like an inscrutable Sci-Fi B-Movie villain. He's always had very ambivalent feelings towards the mansion's new resident. He plays keyboards in a very personal manner.
!!'''Ming'''

* ShoutOut: He's called Ming, and wears the same cloak as another famous Ming.

The youngest of all the cats, Timmy is almost always seen in Kitty's company, and they always get along wonderfully. He can still play a few instruments, notably pianos.
!!Timmy Tom

Petal is a soft-spoken, calm, usually responsible female cat who takes great care of others, but knows how to be firm when needed. She plays the saxophone.
!!Petal

Maybe the oldest cat in the mansion, The Nazz is also the sanest, wisest and most responsible one, who tries to keep a semblance of order. He's a talented and experienced piano player who composed and recorded several albums' worth of songs.
!!The Nazz

A brilliant, snarky, sour loner, Miley is usually seen reading a book or cultivating her individuality. She has a well-hidden soft spot for Kitty, which doesn't stop her from expressing her criticism in her idiosyncratic way. She can use a keyboard, but her specialty is samples, synthwave, and electronic music.
!!Miley

Spook perfectly illustrates the expression "scaredy cat". He's terrified, startled, or worried by nearly everything, but finds comfort in a sappy romance television show, and apparently has a knack for technology. He doesn't play instruments, but knows his way as a disc-jockey.
!!Spook

* TaughtByTelevision: he loves to watch a crappy soap opera that takes place in a hospital, and somehow this taught him how to modify a walkie-talkie to triangulate the position of another one.

Luna tries to avoid effort whenever possible, except when music and dancing are involved. She plays the sithar.
!!Luna

* ValleyGirl: Downplayed. She speaks in an american-ish accent, with an informal way of speech complete with buffy-speak and LikeIsLikeAComma.

One of the neighbours. He's idiosyncratically grumpy, clueless, and submissive towards his wife.
!!'''Harold'''

One of the neighbours. She's typically prissy, haughty, and bossy towards her husband.
!!Olive

The youngest Stinkleton is usually depicted playing video games, eating, sleeping, and doing as little of worth as possible.
!!Stanley

* BewareTheNiceOnes: She is usually a CheerfulChild, but she gets SO mad over the rats' antics, even the Stinkletons.

Tropes applying to all of the cats:

* AmusingInjuries : He certainly gets the most serious ones, but they're still usually played for laughs. The fact that he's apparently completely used to it makes it funnier.

* EyepatchOfPower: It covers a normal looking eye, however.

* MotherRussiaMakesYouStrong: If she's truly slavic, that might explain her InvulnerableKnuckles above.

* SensualSlavs: Downplayed since it's a children's show and she's a cat, but she speaks in a distinctive slavic accent and has a "dark majestic dangerous lady" vibe.

* WellDoneSonGuy: inverted. He doesn't want anyone, especially his parents, to think that he can be good at anything (for it could lead to ''expectations'' !), and puts the most of his effort into cultivating his crass mediocrity.

->'''Voiced By:''' Rove [=McManus=]

->'''Voiced by:''' Rove [=McManus=]

* CordonBleughChef: usually averted, although Cheeta once said of his fish soup that it could "scratch the paint from a battleship".

* InscrutableOriental: He's called Ming, keeps his eyes half-shut, and has a slight Engrish accent. But this may all just be a pose, since he's a stray cat who likely was born in the same country as the others, and was more or less raised by The Nazz.

Everyone knows cats have nine lives. Last Chance is on his, well, last one, but he isn't going to let this bring him down. He plays the trumpet, and announces King Tubby's arrivals and house meetings.

Happy would have a hard time seeing his own paws, but this handicap has resulted in a unique character trait : since he can't see the bad in anything, then everything is amazing to him all the time! He provides lighthearted comic relief and plays the trombone.