It is based on an original idea by Joe Grant, who started working on the film in 1949, but it was eventually shelved.

[4] It was included on the Walt Disney Animation Studios Short Films Collection Blu-ray/DVD set released on August 18, 2015.

A black cat passes by, and Lorenzo can't help but express his glee that the stray is missing her tail.

Lorenzo flaunts his own luxurious backside accessory and goads the cat with expansive displays of tailery.

The pampered cat grows both exhausted and desperate, as it becomes apparent that even the most extreme measures (such as high voltage electrocution, drowning, and being run over by a train) will not quiet his tail.

[8] For the final film's score, the creators hired Mosalini and Big Tango Orchestra,[7] who recorded in France a new version of "Bordoneo y 900".

[10] After several years of funding and staff cutbacks at Walt Disney Feature Animation, the project was shelved by November 2003.