Alley Cats

The alley cats are friends of Scat Cat who appear in Disney's 1970 movie, The Aristocats. Shun Gon is voiced by Paul Winchell; Hit Cat is voiced by Lord Tim Hudson; Peppo is voiced by Vito Scotti; and Billy Boss is voiced by Thurl Ravenscroft.

Background
The alley cats are a jazz band. Shun Gon plays the piano (as well as the drums in some scenes); Hit Cat plays the guitar; Peppo plays the accordion; and Billy Boss plays the cello. Their boss Scat Cat plays the trumpet. Together they play jazz music, while their boss usually sings scat.

Role in Film
The alley cats are first seen when Thomas O'Malley leads Duchess and her weary kittens to his penthouse. Jazz music can be heard from inside. Duchess still insists on spending the night here, so O'Malley allows them to stay and introduces his friends Scat Cat and his gang of alley cats, all making lively music together. While playing their instruments, the alley cats and their boss start singing Everybody Wants to Be a Cat. O'Malley and Duchess join in the fun, as do Berlioz, Marie and Toulouse. During the song, O'Malley and Duchess do a dance number, and Duchess sings a beautiful solo while playing the harp.

The alley cats are seen again when Roquefort meets with them and tries to get them to help save Duchess and her kittens from Edgar, but is unable to remember O'Malley's name. The alley cats prepare to eat him, but Roquefort yells out the proper name in frustration when asked for last words. The alley cats head off to help O'Malley, leaving Roquefort to chase them down in an attempt to lead them to the correct house. Coincidentally, this led to a Frenchman to consider giving up alcohol when he saw a mouse (Roquefort) seemingly chasing the cats. Believing that he was hallucinating, the Frenchman poured his wine down onto the ground.

The alley cats reappear when Edgar attempts to ship Duchess and her kittens to Timbuktu. They pile on top of the butler, screeching and clawing, while Roquefort manages to release Duchess's family by cracking the trunk's combination lock, abruptly yelling for silence in order to hear better. The alley cats defeat Edgar by locking him in the trunk and pushing it outside. The alley cats then watch as Edgar is shipped off to Timbuktu.

The alley cats are last seen at Madame Adelaide Bonfamille's mansion, which she opens up to all the alley cats of Paris. Scat Cat and his alley cats celebrate around the grand piano in Madame's piano room downstairs, playing their instruments and singing a reprise of "Everybody Wants to Be a Cat."