When I started this blog, my goal was to review every one of the theatrically released Tom and Jerry short films. Well, I have finally reached this goal because The Karate Guard marks the final theatrical Tom and Jerry short (it played befo…
The Mansion Cat was a rare Tom and Jerry short to be made for the Cartoon Network and Boomerang TV channels rather than for theaters or as part of a TV series. That may lead you to wonder why I am including it on this blog which is dedicate…
Purr-Chance to Dream marked the end of an era for Tom and Jerry. This was the last theatrical short from the 20th century that would star the famous cat and mouse duo. Today one thinks of any film or TV series ending with an entry that feel…
Advance and be Mechanized is the final entry in the Chuck Jones produced trilogy of space themed cartoons. In this short film, Jerry uses a robot mouse to steal some cheese from an outer space cheese mine that Tom is guarding. Tom sends out…
Shutter Bugged Cat marks the last and least of the theatrical Tom and Jerry cheater cartoons. As a refresher this means a cartoon that uses clips from previous films in it. The previous clips here come from the shorts Part Time Pal (1947),
Surf-Bored Cat marks the 158th Tom and Jerry cartoon and the last directed by Abe Levitow. In this short film, while on a cruise Tom wishes to go surfing. However, he runs into trouble with a shark, a starfish and of course Jerry. This is a…
With most of the Tom and Jerry cartoons focusing on slapstick and character driven comedy, Tom and Jerry shorts that are actually parodies are rather rare. The Mouse from H.U.N.G.E.R. is an exception. It is a parody of the TV series The Man…
Cannery Rodent marks the last Tom and Jerry cartoon to be directed by Chuck Jones, though Chuck would continue to produce a few more shorts featuring the cat and mouse after this.This short film begins with Tom and Jerry chasing each other
Like how The Zoot Cat (1944) was clearly a product of the 1940's, Rock 'N' Rodent is clearly a product of the 1960's. With the character designs of Jerry's bandmates, the rocking soundtrack and the use of colors, anyone can clearly tell wha…
The second in the Chuck Jones produced Tom and Jerry space trilogy immediately followed the first (O-Solar-Meow (1967)). In this follow-up, Tom's robot cat returns. This time he is joined by Jerry's robot mouse, who would also appear in the…
O-Solar-Meow marked the first film in a trilogy of Chuck Jones produced Tom and Jerry shorts to take place in outer space. This trilogy of cartoons had many similar motifs between each entry. One of these is that the robot cat appears in al…
This short film marks the first Tom and Jerry cartoon of 1967 and returns Chuck Jones to the director chair. The cartoon marks a very strong start for 1967 for our favorite cat and mouse duo.In this short film, Tom is drifting along the sea…