Just Ducky
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Just Ducky is the 77th one reel
animated
Tom and Jerry
short
, created in 1951
directed by William Hanna
and Joseph Barbera
and produced by Fred Quimby
with music by Scott Bradley. The cartoon was animated by Irven Spence, Ed Barge, Ray Patterson, Kenneth Muse and Al Grandmain with backgrounds by Robert Gentle. It was released on September 5, 1953 by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
. This is the last cartoon in which Tom has a light grey strip between his eyes.
A despondent Quacker starts to cry, and Jerry overhears him. He offers to teach Quacker how to swim. Jerry instructs him to grope forward through the water, but all Quacker does is slap the water. Jerry demonstrates a perfect circle and turns it over to Quacker. Quacker turns his arms like fan blades and wades out of the water, then turns around, but still cannot stay afloat. Jerry saves him and instructs Quacker to stay put while he looks for something to help Quacker.
Quacker kicks a rock and walks around, depressed, lamenting his inability to swim, but doesn't notice Tom cooking up some water. Tom hears the duck and slants his spoon such that Quacker walks up it and falls in the water. Tom salt and peppers him making him cry out. Jerry saves him by whacking Tom with a plank.
Jerry carries Quacker away and Tom chases them, but he runs into a spade that they have placed. Jerry hides Quacker and instructs him to keep quiet, but Quacker dives into a hole when Tom approaches and Tom ends up getting pulled instead of Quacker. Tom is pulled through a pipe before Jerry turns to him and realises he has taken Tom. Jerry dives into a lake, breathing through a straw. Tom easily finds him and blows through the straw making Jerry inflate. Jerry grabs the straw and inflates Tom in return. Quacker pops Tom with a safety pin.
Jerry and Quacker flee, but Quacker falls into a bowl with a few drops of water in it and Quacker thinks he's drowning until he spots Jerry. Jerry motions for him to follow, but Tom upends the bowl and sends him back into Tom's water. Tom spoons out Quacker, but Jerry pelts a brick at Tom and shatters the cat into a million pieces. Quacker gets out of the spoon and runs off with Jerry, but Jerry is captured in a jug by Tom and Quacker beats it. Tom chases Quacker out to a lake and Quacker hides under the promontory while Tom falls in.
In an ironic twist, Tom is unable to swim, and begins to drown. Quacker is reluctant to save him, as he himself cannot swim. But when Tom goes down for good, he summons the courage to dive in, and miraculously rescues Tom. Tom and Jerry have made up, and Jerry is helping Tom recover from a cold. They watch on as Quacker swims with his family (though Quacker is doing an impressive stroke).
Reel
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animated
Animated cartoon
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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...
short
Short subject
A short film is any film not long enough to be considered a feature film. No consensus exists as to where that boundary is drawn: the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences defines a short film as "an original motion picture that has a running time of 40 minutes or less, including all...
, created in 1951
1951 in film
The year 1951 in film involved some significant events.-Events:* Sweden - May Britt is scouted by Italian film-makers Carlo Ponti and Mario Soldati-Top grossing films : After theatrical re-issue- Awards :Academy Awards:...
directed by William Hanna
William Hanna
William Denby Hanna was an American animator, director, producer, and cartoon artist, whose film and television cartoon characters entertained millions of people for much of the 20th century. When he was a young child, Hanna's family moved frequently, but they settled in Compton, California, by...
and Joseph Barbera
Joseph Barbera
Joseph Roland Barbera was an influential American animator, director, producer, storyboard artist, and cartoon artist, whose film and television cartoon characters entertained millions of fans worldwide for much of the twentieth century....
and produced by Fred Quimby
Fred Quimby
Frederick C. "Fred" Quimby was an American cartoon producer, best known as a producer of Tom and Jerry cartoons, for which he won seven Academy Awards...
with music by Scott Bradley. The cartoon was animated by Irven Spence, Ed Barge, Ray Patterson, Kenneth Muse and Al Grandmain with backgrounds by Robert Gentle. It was released on September 5, 1953 by 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...
. This is the last cartoon in which Tom has a light grey strip between his eyes.
Plot
A mother duck sees all but one of her eggs hatching into little ducklings, and takes them for a swim. After the mother duck and her ducklings have left, the final egg hatches, and out comes Quacker. Rushing behind, trying to catch up, he wades into the water but finds himself unable to swim. He calls for his mother, but she is too far way to help.A despondent Quacker starts to cry, and Jerry overhears him. He offers to teach Quacker how to swim. Jerry instructs him to grope forward through the water, but all Quacker does is slap the water. Jerry demonstrates a perfect circle and turns it over to Quacker. Quacker turns his arms like fan blades and wades out of the water, then turns around, but still cannot stay afloat. Jerry saves him and instructs Quacker to stay put while he looks for something to help Quacker.
Quacker kicks a rock and walks around, depressed, lamenting his inability to swim, but doesn't notice Tom cooking up some water. Tom hears the duck and slants his spoon such that Quacker walks up it and falls in the water. Tom salt and peppers him making him cry out. Jerry saves him by whacking Tom with a plank.
Jerry carries Quacker away and Tom chases them, but he runs into a spade that they have placed. Jerry hides Quacker and instructs him to keep quiet, but Quacker dives into a hole when Tom approaches and Tom ends up getting pulled instead of Quacker. Tom is pulled through a pipe before Jerry turns to him and realises he has taken Tom. Jerry dives into a lake, breathing through a straw. Tom easily finds him and blows through the straw making Jerry inflate. Jerry grabs the straw and inflates Tom in return. Quacker pops Tom with a safety pin.
Jerry and Quacker flee, but Quacker falls into a bowl with a few drops of water in it and Quacker thinks he's drowning until he spots Jerry. Jerry motions for him to follow, but Tom upends the bowl and sends him back into Tom's water. Tom spoons out Quacker, but Jerry pelts a brick at Tom and shatters the cat into a million pieces. Quacker gets out of the spoon and runs off with Jerry, but Jerry is captured in a jug by Tom and Quacker beats it. Tom chases Quacker out to a lake and Quacker hides under the promontory while Tom falls in.
In an ironic twist, Tom is unable to swim, and begins to drown. Quacker is reluctant to save him, as he himself cannot swim. But when Tom goes down for good, he summons the courage to dive in, and miraculously rescues Tom. Tom and Jerry have made up, and Jerry is helping Tom recover from a cold. They watch on as Quacker swims with his family (though Quacker is doing an impressive stroke).