What is "when the cat's away"

prov. People are likely to take advantage of the absence of authority or enforcement of compliance.

When the Cat's Away is a 1996 French drama directed by Cédric Klapisch. The movie is set in Paris and stars Garance Clavel, Zinedine Soualem, Renée Le Calm, Olivier Py, Romain Duris, Hélène de Fougerolles, Hiam Abbass and others.

When the Cat's Away is a 1929 Mickey Mouse short film produced by Walt Disney and Ub Iwerks. In it, Mickey and Minnie are the size of regular mice, and Tom Kat is the size of a person.

After Tom Kat leaves his house, drunk on hooch, Mickey organizes all his mice friends to break into Kat's house. Once inside, Mickey and Minnie play the piano and, later, others play some of Kat's musical instruments and records (using themselves as the speaker and stylus). In the end, Mickey and Minnie kiss.

When the Cat's Away may refer to:

• When the Cat's Away (1929 film), a Mickey Mouse short cartoon
• When the Cat's Away (1996 film), a French drama directed by Cédric Klapisch
• When the Cat's Away (band), a New Zealand female vocal group
• "When the Cat's Away" (The Brothers Garcia), an episode of The Brothers Garcia
• "When the Cat's Away" (Desmond's), an episode of Desmond's
• "When the Cat's Away" (Romeo!), an episode of Romeo!
• When the Cat's Away, an unproduced screenplay co-written by Cara Buono

When the Cat's Away is a New Zealand female vocal group, supergroup and covers band. They are best known for their cover of the Blue Mink assimilationist song " Melting Pot", which became a New Zealand number one hit for them in 1988.

The group originally consisted of five members: Annie Crummer, Debbie Harwood, Dianne Swann, Margaret Urlich and Kim Willoughby, forming at the New Zealand Music Awards in 1986. All five singers were each well known and successful in their own right.

The group had hits with " Melting Pot" and " Free Ride" in the late 1980s and toured extensively, becoming one of the biggest live acts in New Zealand at that time.

In the 1990s, Swann officially left the group, and the other members pursued solo careers and other projects.

In 2001 they reformed and released a cover version of Sharon O'Neill's 1980 single "Asian Paradise". Shortly after that, O'Neill returned their gesture by teaming with them for a nationwide tour. A live album recorded during that tour "Live in Paradise" went platinum.