| Tom and Jerry: The Mansion Cat | |
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| Directed by | Karl Toerge |
| Voices of | Joseph Barbera |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Language(s) | English |
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| Producer(s) | Diana Richey |
| Production company(s) | Hanna-Barbera Productions Turner Entertainment |
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| Original channel | Boomerang |
| Original airing | April 8, 2001[1] |
Tom and Jerry: The Mansion Cat is an animated seven minute TV short produced by Hanna-Barbera in association with Turner Entertainment and first aired on April 8, 2001 [1] on the Boomerang channel starring, Tom and Jerry.
It is notable for being the first and only Tom & Jerry short made especially for Boomerang.[1] Even though it does attempt to recapture the format of the original cartoon theatricals, fans have criticized this outing for dumbing down the Tom and Jerry series to simply robotic violence and fighting, whereas the famous classic shorts always had a story as a trigger for the duo's rivalry, and generally characterized them in a much much more nuanced way.
Tom and Jerry creator Joseph Barbera provided the voice of Tom's owner for this production. The buckle on his shoes are a clue to his being there because they are his initials. This was one of the last cartoons produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions before its absorption into Warner Bros. Animation in 2001.
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The episode begins with a circle showing Jerry running. But as the circle grows, it is realized that Jerry is going nowhere; Tom has captured his tail. But when the owner calls his name, he lets Jerry's tail go, freeing Jerry back into his cage. The owner (voiced by Tom and Jerry creator, Joseph Barbera) of Tom and a large house tells Tom he is going away for a while, the house is in perfect shape, and that he does not want Tom blaming "the mouse" (actually Jerry) for any destruction this time. Of course, this means Tom will spend most of the picture chasing Jerry around the house, causing extensive damage.
First, Tom throws the habit-rail out of the mansion, sits on the sofa, eats a lot of food stolen from the refrigerator, watches TV. Then traditional chase and damage happen. Among the sequences: Jerry shoves Tom into a VCR, then shelves the resulting cassette-sized cat; Tom traps Jerry in a coffeemaker; Jerry traps Tom in a refrigerator, and he comes out again in ice cubes; Jerry sucks Tom and half the living room into a vacuum cleaner; Tom chases Jerry through the yard and into the house on a riding lawn mower. At the end, he crashes the mower into his owner's returning car, who tells Tom he " make[s] a better hood ornament than a house cat".
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