Cat and Dupli-cat
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Cat and Dupli-cat is a 1967
animated Tom and Jerry
cartoon produced by Chuck Jones
and MGM Animation/Visual Arts
for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
. It was directed by Chuck Jones
and Maurice Noble
, with animation by Ken Harris
, Ben Washam
, Dick Thompson, Don Towsley
and Tom Ray. It was written by Chuck Jones and Michael Maltese
.
, singing the Neapolitan
ballad "Santa Lucia
" the whole way in an opera
tic baritone
voice. As he reaches the docks, he finds Jerry rowing in a small cup and mimicking him.
Tom picks up the cup, steals some tea, sugar, and a spoon from a nearby cruise ship, and covers Jerry with both before he can finish. Tom then begins to drink the Jerry-tea, but an orange cat (referred to as Dupli-cat) pulls on Tom's tail, points at an empty plate, and holds his hand out as if to say, "Mine." Tom gives him the teacup, and then Dupli-cat pulls on Tom's tail again and Tom then returns the spoon. Tom then innocently sits on the pillar until he hears Dupli-cat sipping the tea, and then after a few seconds, perhaps the most vivid display of rage throughout the series is seen: Tom blows his top.
Tom enters the ship and sees that the teacup has been sipped clean. He walks through the cruise ship, and then sees Dupli-cat running through an opening in the wall, seemingly a reflection of him. Tom continues walking back and forth, and the two cats mimic each other, as if in a mirror, in numerous ways. Tom catches on when he moves to the other side, then Dupli-cat makes a horn voice, saying "Choo Choo!" then surprised, Tom says "Woo woo?!'". Dupli-cat raises his head when Tom does not, and then tricks Dupli-cat into opening his mouth: Jerry is in it. Tom walks away and then stops with realization.
The two cats chase across a pier, and Dupli-cat holds out Jerry for Tom to take. Tom holds out his hand as he approaches Dupli-cat, and then Dupli-cat stomps on a trap-door and Tom thus falls through it. Tom angrily climbs up the ladder and Dupli-cat closes the trap-door, knocking Tom back down into the water.
Dupli-cat then prances along the pier and Tom is shown to be doing the same on a lower layer. He snaps a loose board in the pier and it hits Dupli-cat, shunting him back into another one of the pillars. Jerry sighs with relief until Tom grabs him. Tom then runs along the pier, but fails to see another pillar and runs into it. Dupli-cat steals Jerry and ties him to his tail, and then ties Tom's fingers together around the pillar. Tom moves his fingers up and down the pillar and makes it come loose and fall on top of Dupli-cat. Dupli-cat falls through the pier and slowly sinks into the water and Tom grabs Jerry.
Tom and Dupli-cat perch on separate ships and Dupli-cat throws a bottle of champagne at his rival, knocking him out. Some of it falls on Jerry and inebriates him. The two cats then successively grab the mouse, but Jerry drifts up to an outcropping.
In an uncharacteristic display of bravado, Jerry (who has seemed annoyed, not afraid, as the cats fight over him) tricks the two cats into poking their heads close to each other, and then ties the two cats by their whiskers and tails to a dock post. The mouse, once again singing "Santa Lucia", drunkenly stumbles off. Some of the bubbles form are the words "The End."
1967 in film
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animated Tom and Jerry
Tom and Jerry
Tom and Jerry are the cat and mouse cartoon characters that were evolved starting in 1939.Tom and Jerry also may refer to:Cartoon works featuring the cat and mouse so named:* The Tom and Jerry Show...
cartoon produced by Chuck Jones
Chuck Jones
Charles Martin "Chuck" Jones was an American animator, cartoon artist, screenwriter, producer, and director of animated films, most memorably of Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies shorts for the Warner Bros. Cartoons studio...
and MGM Animation/Visual Arts
MGM Animation/Visual Arts
MGM Animation/Visual Arts was an animation studio established in 1962 by animation director/producer Chuck Jones and producer Les Goldman as Sib Tower 12 Productions...
for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Inc. is an American media company, involved primarily in the production and distribution of films and television programs. MGM was founded in 1924 when the entertainment entrepreneur Marcus Loew gained control of Metro Pictures, Goldwyn Pictures Corporation and Louis B. Mayer...
. It was directed by Chuck Jones
Chuck Jones
Charles Martin "Chuck" Jones was an American animator, cartoon artist, screenwriter, producer, and director of animated films, most memorably of Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies shorts for the Warner Bros. Cartoons studio...
and Maurice Noble
Maurice Noble
Maurice Noble was an American animation background artist and layout designer whose contributions to the industry spanned more than 60 years. He was a long-time associate of animation director Chuck Jones, most notably at Warner Bros. in the 1950s...
, with animation by Ken Harris
Ken Harris
Ken Harris was an American animator who worked for several film studios. He is widely considered as one of the master animators of his time....
, Ben Washam
Ben Washam
Benjamin Alfred Washam was an American animator who is best known for working under director Chuck Jones for nearly 30 years. Washam worked at Warner Bros. Cartoons from 1941 until 1962, mainly under the direction of Chuck Jones. He also worked on made-for-television cartoons in the early 1960s...
, Dick Thompson, Don Towsley
Don Towsley (animator)
Don Towsley was an animator.-1977:*The Space Sentinels TV Series ... aka The Young Sentinels -1968:*"The Archie Show" TV Series *"The Batman/Superman Hour" TV Series -1967:...
and Tom Ray. It was written by Chuck Jones and Michael Maltese
Michael Maltese
Michael "Mike" Maltese was a long-time storyboard artist and screenwriter for classic animated cartoon shorts.-Career:...
.
Plot
Tom is rowing amongst some docks under the crescent moonMoon
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, singing the Neapolitan
Naples
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ballad "Santa Lucia
Santa Lucia
Santa Lucia is a traditional Neapolitan song. It was transcribed by Teodoro Cottrau and published by the Cottrau firm, as a "barcarolla", at Naples in 1849. Cottrau translated it from Napuletano into Italian during the first stage of the Risorgimento, the first Neapolitan song to be given Italian...
" the whole way in an opera
Opera
Opera is an art form in which singers and musicians perform a dramatic work combining text and musical score, usually in a theatrical setting. Opera incorporates many of the elements of spoken theatre, such as acting, scenery, and costumes and sometimes includes dance...
tic baritone
Baritone
Baritone is a type of male singing voice that lies between the bass and tenor voices. It is the most common male voice. Originally from the Greek , meaning deep sounding, music for this voice is typically written in the range from the second F below middle C to the F above middle C Baritone (or...
voice. As he reaches the docks, he finds Jerry rowing in a small cup and mimicking him.
Tom picks up the cup, steals some tea, sugar, and a spoon from a nearby cruise ship, and covers Jerry with both before he can finish. Tom then begins to drink the Jerry-tea, but an orange cat (referred to as Dupli-cat) pulls on Tom's tail, points at an empty plate, and holds his hand out as if to say, "Mine." Tom gives him the teacup, and then Dupli-cat pulls on Tom's tail again and Tom then returns the spoon. Tom then innocently sits on the pillar until he hears Dupli-cat sipping the tea, and then after a few seconds, perhaps the most vivid display of rage throughout the series is seen: Tom blows his top.
Tom enters the ship and sees that the teacup has been sipped clean. He walks through the cruise ship, and then sees Dupli-cat running through an opening in the wall, seemingly a reflection of him. Tom continues walking back and forth, and the two cats mimic each other, as if in a mirror, in numerous ways. Tom catches on when he moves to the other side, then Dupli-cat makes a horn voice, saying "Choo Choo!" then surprised, Tom says "Woo woo?!'". Dupli-cat raises his head when Tom does not, and then tricks Dupli-cat into opening his mouth: Jerry is in it. Tom walks away and then stops with realization.
The two cats chase across a pier, and Dupli-cat holds out Jerry for Tom to take. Tom holds out his hand as he approaches Dupli-cat, and then Dupli-cat stomps on a trap-door and Tom thus falls through it. Tom angrily climbs up the ladder and Dupli-cat closes the trap-door, knocking Tom back down into the water.
Dupli-cat then prances along the pier and Tom is shown to be doing the same on a lower layer. He snaps a loose board in the pier and it hits Dupli-cat, shunting him back into another one of the pillars. Jerry sighs with relief until Tom grabs him. Tom then runs along the pier, but fails to see another pillar and runs into it. Dupli-cat steals Jerry and ties him to his tail, and then ties Tom's fingers together around the pillar. Tom moves his fingers up and down the pillar and makes it come loose and fall on top of Dupli-cat. Dupli-cat falls through the pier and slowly sinks into the water and Tom grabs Jerry.
Tom and Dupli-cat perch on separate ships and Dupli-cat throws a bottle of champagne at his rival, knocking him out. Some of it falls on Jerry and inebriates him. The two cats then successively grab the mouse, but Jerry drifts up to an outcropping.
In an uncharacteristic display of bravado, Jerry (who has seemed annoyed, not afraid, as the cats fight over him) tricks the two cats into poking their heads close to each other, and then ties the two cats by their whiskers and tails to a dock post. The mouse, once again singing "Santa Lucia", drunkenly stumbles off. Some of the bubbles form are the words "The End."