The Unshrinkable Jerry Mouse
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The Unshrinkable Jerry Mouse is a 1964
cartoon directed and produced by Chuck Jones
. The title is a play on words
on The Unsinkable Molly Brown
, a popular Broadway musical that was made into a feature film, also in 1964.
The cartoon is essentially a Marc Antony and Pussyfoot
cartoon reworked for Tom and Jerry; most of the production staff on this cartoon had also developed those characters at Warners.
During the kitten's nap, Tom manages to catch Jerry's attention and threatens to hurt him and his friend if he continues to ignore him by keeping him out of the house. Jerry antagonizes him further by letting the kitten drink milk from a straw. This pushes Tom over the edge and he makes several failed attempts to get back in the house. He finally ends up stuck in a window with Jerry paddling him as punishment for scaring the kitten and forcing him into slavery. Tom tries holding back the pain until he starts sobbing. He surrenders and is then forced to act as a slave for Jerry and the kitten. The kitten sips milk from a straw and Jerry receives a shoulder massage from Tom.
1964 in film
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cartoon directed and 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...
. The title is a play on words
Word play
Word play or wordplay is a literary technique in which the words that are used become the main subject of the work, primarily for the purpose of intended effect or amusement...
on The Unsinkable Molly Brown
The Unsinkable Molly Brown
The Unsinkable Molly Brown is a 1964 American musical film directed by Charles Walters. The screenplay by Helen Deutsch is based on the book of the 1960 musical The Unsinkable Molly Brown by Richard Morris. The song score was composed by Meredith Willson. The plot is a fictionalized account of the...
, a popular Broadway musical that was made into a feature film, also in 1964.
The cartoon is essentially a Marc Antony and Pussyfoot
Marc Antony and Pussyfoot
Marc Antony and Pussyfoot are animated characters in the Warner Bros. Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies series of cartoons...
cartoon reworked for Tom and Jerry; most of the production staff on this cartoon had also developed those characters at Warners.
Plot
Tom wakes up in his basket stretches his foot then gets Jerry to fetch him a glass of milk then when Jerry returns he wants him to massarge his shoulders. However, a kitten is delivered to the house, and the owner instantly falls in love with the kitten, as does Jerry. However, Tom takes an instant disliking to the kitten, visualising a house to himself equalling heaven (the sky, cloud and gates), and house plus Tom plus the new cat equals hell (with fire and the devil). When the owner leaves the house, Tom tries to throw the kitten out of the window, but Jerry comes to the rescue and Tom finds himself locked out instead.During the kitten's nap, Tom manages to catch Jerry's attention and threatens to hurt him and his friend if he continues to ignore him by keeping him out of the house. Jerry antagonizes him further by letting the kitten drink milk from a straw. This pushes Tom over the edge and he makes several failed attempts to get back in the house. He finally ends up stuck in a window with Jerry paddling him as punishment for scaring the kitten and forcing him into slavery. Tom tries holding back the pain until he starts sobbing. He surrenders and is then forced to act as a slave for Jerry and the kitten. The kitten sips milk from a straw and Jerry receives a shoulder massage from Tom.