Puss n' Toots

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Puss n' Toots Tom and Jerry series
The title card of Puss 'n' Toots
Directed by	William Hanna Joseph Barbera
Produced by	Fred Quimby
Voices by	Lillian Randolph (as Mammy Two Shoes, uncredited)
Music by	Scott Bradley (uncredited)
Animation by	Pete Burness Irven Spence Jack Zander George Gordon Billie LittleJohn (all uncredited)
Distributed by	Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Release date(s)	May 30, 1942
Color process	Technicolor
Running time	7 min.
Preceded by	Dog Trouble
Followed by	The Bowling Alley Cat
IMDb profile

Puss n' Toots is a 1942 animated cartoon short subject, starring Tom and Jerry. It was produced in Technicolor and released to theatres on May 30, 1942 by Metro-Goldwyn Mayer.

[edit] Plot

The cartoon opens with Tom watching Jerry as his runs around an empty fishbowl. Jerry tries to escape the bowl but Tom pushes him back in. Then the doorbell rings and Mammy Two Shoes goes to answer it. Tom then puts flowers back in the bowl, grabs Jerry and hides him in a filing cabinet.

Tom does his best to impress a female cat.

Tom then sneaks over and Mammy leaves to reveal a cute female cat sitting on the couch. He sees her and instantly falls in love. He has been struck by cupid's arrow. He then goes over and makes himself look good by smoothing down his hair, curling his whiskers and tail, and puts on cologne. He then proudly walks over to her and she smiles back. He offers her a goldfish, but she politely shakes her head. He offers her a canary and she declines it again. He then goes over to the filing cabinet to release Jerry. Jerry escapes and runs away. But Tom doesn't chase him right away. He takes his time looking through a magazine before giving chase. Tom then catches Jerry by his tail just before he runs through his mousehole. Tom then releases Jerry and heads back to the couch. Jerry runs toward him and Tom catches him. Tom then holds Jerry in his hands, blows into them and makes Jerry disappear like a magician. But the camera shows that he is holding Jerry by his tail. Tom then makes Jerry reappear from the bow around the cat's neck. This makes the cat smile.

Tom impresses his girl with a bit of magic.

Tom makes Jerry disappear again and he grabs a box of chocolates. Tom opens the box and Jerry is sitting in the middle of it. Tom then grabs a handkerchief and stuffs Jerry into it. Tom then throws the handkerchief in the air and Jerry parachutes down to the couch. He quickly covers Jerry and hides him. Then he opens the handkerchief and Jerry has disappeared again. Of course, Tom is actually sitting on Jerry. Jerry tries to escape but he can't, so he grabs a ribbon which his part of a hat with a hat pin in it. Jerry grabs the pin and sticks Tom allowing him to escape. Jerry runs over to the desk and quickly raises the telephone to call for help. Jerry then runs over to a record player and Tom turns on the turntable causing Jerry to go nowhere. Tom then presses the button to change records while he is sitting on a record. Jerry then starts pressing buttons and plays with Tom. Jerry then presses the stop button on the record player and Tom pounces on Jerry. Jerry then presses the start button to stop Tom and get him running on a record again. Jerry then starts pressing random buttons causing records to fly everywhere and the record player falls apart as well with Tom inside. Jerry then goes over to the mirror, cleans himself up, kisses the girl cat and walks proudly into his mousehole.

[edit] Trivia

This was the first cartoon to feature a love interest for Tom.
In the DVD release of this cartoon in the Tom and Jerry Spotlight Collection Volume 2, the blue MGM lion title card is replaced by a later black Gene Deitch-era MGM cartoon title card (the one with the current lion). The music track's lion roar doesn't time well with the current lion's roar.