The Cat and the Mermouse
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| The Cat and the Mermouse | |
| Tom and Jerry series | |
 The Cat and the Mermouse title card. |
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| Directed by | William Hanna Joseph Barbera |
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| Story by | William Hanna (unc.) Joseph Barbera (unc.) |
| Animation by | Kenneth Muse Ed Barge Ray Patterson Irven Spence Al Grandmain |
| Music by | Scott Bradley |
| Produced by | Fred Quimby |
| Distributed by | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
| Release date | September 3, 1949 |
| Format | Technicolor, 7 min 49 secs |
| Language | English |
| Preceded by | Heavenly Puss |
| Followed by | Love That Pup |
The Cat and the Mermouse is a 1949 cartoon directed by William Hanna and Joseph Barbera and produced by Fred Quimby. It was animated by Kenneth Muse, Ed Barge, Ray Patterson, Irven Spence and Al Grandmain, scored by Scott Bradley, and released on the 3rd of September 1949.
[edit] Plot
Tom's relaxing day at the beach is interrupted by Jerry who inadvertently walks all over a sunbathing Tom as he is about to go fishing. The mouse gets more than he bargains for when it's Tom he ends up catching. As Tom chases Jerry, the clever mouse causes the cat to fall into the sea. A drowning Tom wakes up on the sea bed, where he encounters seahorses, turtles, and later on, Jerry. The chase resumes, but just as Tom is about to flatten Jerry with a spade, he ends up angering a swordfish, and it's Tom who ends up being pursued. Having disposed of the swordfish, Tom goes after Jerry once again, but is ensnared in the tentacles of an octopus. Jerry tries to pull Tom from the clutches of the eight-legged fiend, but the picture blurs, and it turns out it was all a dream, as Jerry is reviving Tom on the pier. The pair shake hands and Jerry continues to push the water out of Tom's body.
[edit] Notes
- The beach sequence was animated by Kenneth Muse while the water sequence was animated by all the other animators.
- Al Grandmain's animation was identical to Ed Barge's animation as he worked at MGM at the time.
