Robin Hoodwinked
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Robin Hoodwinked is the 113th one reel
animated
Tom and Jerry
short
, copyrighted 1957 and released on June 6, 1958 after the MGM cartoon studio
had effectively closed down. It was the penultimate Tom and Jerry cartoon that was directed (and produced) by William Hanna
and Joseph Barbera
with music by Scott Bradley
. It also marked the final appearance of Nibbles, who first appeared in The Milky Waif
. The cartoon was animated by Kenneth Muse, Carlo Vinci, Lewis Marshall and James Escalante with backgrounds by Robert Gentle and layouts by Richard Bickenbach.
Robin Hoodwinked is reminiscent of the "Mouseketeer
" cartoons, except here, Tuffy speaks in a hybrid of Saxon/Cockney English (with a very poor accent) as opposed to French.
has been captured, and is sure to hang
, Jerry and Tuffy decide to go and free Robin, who is in imprisoned in a castle with Tom as guard. They break into the prison and find the cell where "poor old Robin is locked up tight, 'e is", but first they have to get past Tom.
They find the "blooming' key" and grab it off Tom, but Tom locks Jerry and Tuffy in the cellar and swallows the key.
Jerry and Tuffy escape the cellar, and Tuffy is able to get the key for Robin Hood's cell by abseiling
from a piece of string, into Tom's mouth, whilst Tom is asleep. However, the string breaks, and Tom swallows Tuffy, waking him up in the process. Hiccuping, Tom drinks down a great deal of red wine, and then he goes back to sleep.
Tuffy emerges from Tom's mouth, clearly drunk. He almost escapes, but the prongs of the key get caught on Tom's mouth and he wakes up again. Tom closes his mouth, trapping Tuffy. "Blimey! 'E locked me in, 'e did!". Tuffy breaks through Tom's teeth, using the key as a battering-ram.
Jerry helps Tuffy escape Tom, and together they give the key to Robin Hood. However, Tom raises the alarm. A silhouette of Robin Hood is seen diving into the moat around the castle and he escapes, with arrows flying all around him. Jerry and Tuffy celebrate Robin's freedom, but Tuffy's diaper gets caught on a flying arrow and he is sent into a nearby tree.
The cartoon ends with a still-inebriated Tuffy carousing, whilst being carried on the arrow-shaft by Jerry.
Reel
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animated
Animated cartoon
An animated cartoon is a short, hand-drawn film for the cinema, television or computer screen, featuring some kind of story or plot...
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...
, copyrighted 1957 and released on June 6, 1958 after the MGM cartoon studio
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer cartoon studio
The Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer cartoon studio was the in-house division of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer motion picture studio in Hollywood, California during the Golden Age of American animation, responsible for producing animated short subjects to accompany MGM feature films in Loew's Theaters...
had effectively closed down. It was the penultimate Tom and Jerry cartoon that was directed (and produced) 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....
with music by Scott Bradley
Scott Bradley
Scott Bradley was an American composer, pianist and conductor.Bradley is best remembered for scoring the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer theatrical cartoons, including those starring Tom and Jerry , Droopy , Barney Bear , and the many one-shot cartoons.Bradley was a...
. It also marked the final appearance of Nibbles, who first appeared in The Milky Waif
The Milky Waif
The Milky Waif is a 1946 American one-reel animated cartoon and is the 24th Tom and Jerry short directed by William Hanna and Joseph Barbera, produced by Fred Quimby in Technicolor, released in theaters on May 18, 1946, and re-released in theaters on January 9, 1954 by Metro-Goldwyn Mayer...
. The cartoon was animated by Kenneth Muse, Carlo Vinci, Lewis Marshall and James Escalante with backgrounds by Robert Gentle and layouts by Richard Bickenbach.
Robin Hoodwinked is reminiscent of the "Mouseketeer
The Two Mouseketeers
The Two Mouseketeers is a 1952 American one-reel animated cartoon and is the 65th Tom and Jerry short, produced in Technicolor and released to theatres on March 15, 1952 by Metro-Goldwyn Mayer. It was produced by Fred Quimby and directed by William Hanna and Joseph Barbera, with musical supervision...
" cartoons, except here, Tuffy speaks in a hybrid of Saxon/Cockney English (with a very poor accent) as opposed to French.
Plot
Hearing the news that Robin HoodRobin Hood
Robin Hood was a heroic outlaw in English folklore. A highly skilled archer and swordsman, he is known for "robbing from the rich and giving to the poor", assisted by a group of fellow outlaws known as his "Merry Men". Traditionally, Robin Hood and his men are depicted wearing Lincoln green clothes....
has been captured, and is sure to hang
Hanging
Hanging is the lethal suspension of a person by a ligature. The Oxford English Dictionary states that hanging in this sense is "specifically to put to death by suspension by the neck", though it formerly also referred to crucifixion and death by impalement in which the body would remain...
, Jerry and Tuffy decide to go and free Robin, who is in imprisoned in a castle with Tom as guard. They break into the prison and find the cell where "poor old Robin is locked up tight, 'e is", but first they have to get past Tom.
They find the "blooming' key" and grab it off Tom, but Tom locks Jerry and Tuffy in the cellar and swallows the key.
Jerry and Tuffy escape the cellar, and Tuffy is able to get the key for Robin Hood's cell by abseiling
Abseiling
Abseiling , rappelling in American English, is the controlled descent down a rock face using a rope; climbers use this technique when a cliff or slope is too steep and/or dangerous to descend without protection.- Slang terms :...
from a piece of string, into Tom's mouth, whilst Tom is asleep. However, the string breaks, and Tom swallows Tuffy, waking him up in the process. Hiccuping, Tom drinks down a great deal of red wine, and then he goes back to sleep.
Tuffy emerges from Tom's mouth, clearly drunk. He almost escapes, but the prongs of the key get caught on Tom's mouth and he wakes up again. Tom closes his mouth, trapping Tuffy. "Blimey! 'E locked me in, 'e did!". Tuffy breaks through Tom's teeth, using the key as a battering-ram.
Jerry helps Tuffy escape Tom, and together they give the key to Robin Hood. However, Tom raises the alarm. A silhouette of Robin Hood is seen diving into the moat around the castle and he escapes, with arrows flying all around him. Jerry and Tuffy celebrate Robin's freedom, but Tuffy's diaper gets caught on a flying arrow and he is sent into a nearby tree.
The cartoon ends with a still-inebriated Tuffy carousing, whilst being carried on the arrow-shaft by Jerry.