Smitten Kitten

Smitten Kitten is a 1952 American one-reel animated cartoon and is the 66th Tom and Jerry short directed by William Hanna and Joseph Barbera and produced by Fred Quimby. It was the only Tom and Jerry cartoon to be animated by one animator. It was animated by Kenneth Muse and the music was composed by Scott Bradley.

Plot

As Tom chases after Jerry, he suddenly spots an attractive female cat and falls head over heels in love with her, dangling out his tongue as she giggles. Jerry, frustrated, can only stand there and look on. Just then, a little green devil (from Springtime for Thomas) appears, presumably as Jerry's "evil nature" (although too large to perch on his shoulder as conscience and anti-conscience characters customarily do). "There goes your little playmate," he says. "Every time he sees a dame, he falls in love. Every time he falls in love, it means trouble - for you." The devil recalls the time when Tom met a female cat on the beach, leading to a flashback of 1947's Salt Water Tabby, where Jerry's interference embarrasses Tom, and leads to Tom shooting Jerry into the sea through a fizzy cola bottle. The devil then reminds Jerry of the time when Tom invited a feline over for a meal in 1945's The Mouse Comes to Dinner, where Jerry was forced to serve the food and blow Tom's soup. The frustrated mouse spits Tom's soup in his face, causing Tom to place the spoon that Jerry is standing on, directly above a candle flame, burning Jerry's bottom and feet. After that, Jerry is reminded of the time Tom fell in love with a cow-girl in 1950's Texas Tom. Tom confidently strides up to the cat and smokes a roll-up cigarette (with Jerry's help), blowing out the word "Howdy" in smoke.

Back in the garden, the devil and Jerry spy on Tom flirting suggestively. They realize that Tom is planning to serenade his lover soon. The devil asks Jerry if he can take that again, reminding him of 1946's Solid Serenade, where Tom sang Is You Is Or Is You Ain't My Baby, waking Jerry up in the process and destroying his home.

The devil sends Jerry on his way to stir up trouble, armed with a hatpin, mini TNT, and some matches. As Jerry marches over towards Tom, he suddenly spots an attractive female mouse and falls head over heels in love with her, dangling out his tongue as she giggles.

The devil, frustrated, laments the trouble with dames. Just then, he suddenly spots an attractive female devil and falls head over heels in love with her, dangling out his tongue as she giggles.

Voice cast

• Paul Frees as Jerry's conscience (uncredited)