The Itch
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"The Itch" is the twenty-first sub-episode of Tom and Jerry Tales.
[edit] Episode Summary
Tom is a crooked tax collector who finagles the poor mice of a village out of every coin they have, even Jerry. A band of Beatle-esque rats sets up at the outskirts of town and performs a rock song called "The Itch". It seems to have an odd effect on the populus, causing waves of spastic dancing. Jerry tries to play flute with the band, but is booted unceremoniously offstage.
Jerry then realizes why the audience is dancing--the music is controlling swarms of fleas, making them move with frentic scratching. With some help from Tom and the band, Jerry convinces the villagers to leap off a nearby bluff into the lake, washing the pests off.
Later the grateful band rocks on to an appreciative flealess crowd. Jerry is the featured floutist, and Tom is the ticket-taker.
[edit] Notes
- The plot is somewhat of a reworking of "The Pied Piper."
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