The Unshrinkable Jerry Mouse

The Unshrinkable Jerry Mouse is a 1964 cartoon directed and produced by Chuck Jones. The title is a play on words on The Unsinkable Molly Brown, a popular Broadway musical that was made into a feature film, also in 1964.

The cartoon is essentially a Marc Antony and Pussyfoot cartoon reworked for Tom and Jerry; most of the production staff on this cartoon had also developed those characters at Warners.

Plot

Tom wakes up in his basket stretches his foot then gets Jerry to fetch him a glass of milk then when Jerry returns he wants him to massarge his shoulders. However, a kitten is delivered to the house, and the owner instantly falls in love with the kitten, as does Jerry. However, Tom takes an instant disliking to the kitten, visualising a house to himself equalling heaven (the sky, cloud and gates), and house plus Tom plus the new cat equals hell (with fire and the devil). When the owner leaves the house, Tom tries to throw the kitten out of the window, but Jerry comes to the rescue and Tom finds himself locked out instead.

During the kitten's nap, Tom manages to catch Jerry's attention and threatens to hurt him and his friend if he continues to ignore him by keeping him out of the house. Jerry antagonizes him further by letting the kitten drink milk from a straw. This pushes Tom over the edge and he makes several failed attempts to get back in the house. He finally ends up stuck in a window with Jerry paddling him as punishment for scaring the kitten and forcing him into slavery. Tom tries holding back the pain until he starts sobbing. He surrenders and is then forced to act as a slave for Jerry and the kitten. The kitten sips milk from a straw and Jerry receives a shoulder massage from Tom.

External links

• The Unshrinkable Jerry Mouse at the Big Cartoon DataBase