[1] The film portrays the increasingly desperate efforts of the elderly Mr. Johnson to rid himself of a small yet extremely troublesome yellow cat that will not leave his home.

For his fourth attempt, Mr. Johnson tries to take it away on a pump trolley, running over many damsels in distress and even a cow tied to the train tracks until he hits a bug crossing the railroad track, causing the trolley to jump the rails and send him plummeting into an abandoned mine where he is attacked by rats, snakes and bats.

Not only does the cat find its way back each time, but it becomes increasingly destructive after each attempt until Mr. Johnson finally has enough.

He tries to blow up the cat with a large pile of dynamite, but accidentally lights his hair on fire instead and dies in the explosion.

[3] It was also chosen for inclusion in animation historian Jerry Beck's 50 Greatest Cartoons, placing at #32.