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Comic Mint, your best source for rare, kooky, and classic animation art, is pleased to offer this blast from the past publicity cel featuring BIGGY RAT and ITCHY BROTHER from the classic King Leonardo and His Short Subjects (also known as The King and Odie Show).

The cel features King Leonardo's arch enemies, BIGGY RAT and ITCHY BROTHER, about to drop a large boulder on their unsuspecting victim below, Biggy Rat (voiced by Jackson Beck impersonating Edward G. Robinson), routinely attempts to overthrow Leonardo and take over Bongo Congo for himself with Leonardo's dimwitted sibling, Itchy Brother (voiced by Allen Swift) being ihe puppet king. Biggy and Itchy's schemes always end up with them either landing in the dungeon or escaping. The two characters are hand-inked and hand-painted onto acetate and paired with a copy of the matching print background.

King Leonardo and His Short Subjects (also known as The King and Odie Show) is an American animated Saturday morning television series that originally aired on NBC From October 1960 to March 1963. The show was initially sponsored by General Mills. it was produced by Total Television Productions and Leonardo Productions, named after the main character. The show focuses on Leonardo Lion (voiced by Jackson Beck), the well-meaning but often inept king of the fictional African nation of Bongo Congo which is known for its bongo products. King Leonardo is assisted in all things by a calm, competent skunk named Odie Cologne (voiced by Allen Swift impersonating Ronald Colman), Odie is the one who really keeps the kingdom on an even keel, and has been by the king's side since they were children.