USA Today asks “Enough of the mouse – what about the cat?” The writer takes an interesting and fun look at the world’s first animated star, Felix the Cat. Brush up on your Felix trivia with nuggets like: “the first television images transmitted were of a Felix the Cat doll” – 75 years ago; Charles Lindbergh carried a Felix doll with him on his famous journey; Felix was “the first animated character to hover over parades as a gigantic balloon”.