Character from Animaniacs by Steven Spielberg / WB
A feisty, intelligent gray-and-white cat who sings about finding a home, pretends to be a dog for Runt's sake, and maintains her dignity through every indignity the road produces.
Rita is the most musically inclined character in the show — she sings, genuinely and beautifully, about homesickness and searching and the complicated feeling of being almost home. Her songs are the emotional core of the segments, played straight in a show that usually refuses to. She is sarcastic, intelligent, and emotionally guarded in the way of a cat who has been disappointed by enough homes to know not to want too badly. But she does want. That's the whole story. She maintains the fiction that she's a dog because Runt needs it to be true, and because she loves Runt, and because his belief that she's a dog is the most consistent form of acceptance she's received. It's a small lie that holds a big friendship together.
An elegant gray and white cat with expressive eyes and the carriage of a cat who has accepted that the world is not going to cooperate. Not particularly large or intimidating. Carries herself with the quiet pride of someone who knows they deserve better and has decided to continue anyway.
Also known as: Rita