The Katnips of 1940 is a 1934 short animated film distributed by Columbia Pictures, and stars Krazy Kat. For some reason, the year 1940 is used when the film was released six years earlier.

Plot

Krazy is a dance instructor who is teaching moves to a quartet of cat dancing girls wearing clownish leotards and high-heeled pumps. When the girls are having trouble following his instructions, Krazy puts ropes on their legs to show them how to move.