- Not to be confused with Beach Bully.
"Beach Bully Bingo" is the twenty-ninth episode of Tom and Jerry Tales directed by Neal Sternecky, written by Richard Pursel and storyboard by Bob Foster and Neal Sternecky.
Synopsis[]
Tom and Jerry's day at the beach is rudely interrupted by Spike and Butch, so they devise a plan to turn them against each other.
Plot[]
Tom and Jerry settle their differences and take a vacation at their local beach, meeting an unnamed female cat and mouse there whom they are instantly smitten with. However, Spike and Butch arrive and absent-mindedly get in their way. Jerry angrily bites Butch's tail, starting an argument between him and Spike, during which they discover Tom and Jerry and throw them into a trash can, saying only "locals" are allowed, which their respective girlfriends in response left the beach, effectively abandoning the cat and mouse duo. Angered, Tom and Jerry hatch a plan to further play Spike and Butch against each other to trick them into leaving them some space on the beach.
Tom and Jerry whisper, respectively, into Butch and Spike's ears and set up a makeshift fighting ring made of volleyball nets. While Spike appears more muscular, Butch's creative tactics give him the upper hand. The initial fight ends with them both rolling through the arena net into various sand models. Victorious, Tom and Jerry shake hands.
Butch and Spike then try to outdo each other by hitting each other with the sand models, which ends with Spike trying to pick up a life-size sand boat and Butch causing its anchor to fall on him. As the ocean waves hit both Butch and Spike, they both continue attacking each other, until they are caught by an angry giant squid who strangles them both. They witness Tom and Jerry, having abandoned them and eating chocolate ice-cream bars with their respective girlfriends on a nearby remote island.
Characters[]
- Tom Cat
- Jerry Mouse
- Spike Bulldog (main antagonist)
- Butch Cat (secondary antagonist)
- Unnamed female cat
- Unnamed female mouse
- Squid
Trivia[]
- Butch and Spike are shown to be very muscular in this episode. Spike appears to be more beefcake-looking than his usual appearances, while Butch appears fit but still muscular. Spike is more muscular than Butch but he has more body fat. Butch is not as pumped when it comes to the biceps, but he has very trained pecs and has well defined legs too. Spike has bigger biceps and chest muscles, while Butch has a more trained stomach with slight abs.
- They are also the only two characters in the episode who have spoken dialogue.
- Since Butch is so muscular in this episode, many fans confuse him as a different cat that looks like him.
- Numerous elements could have been recycled from "Beach Bully", an episode of The Tom and Jerry Show (1975).
- The Beach Bully did not return in this episode, as Spike and Butch take his place.
- Butch's "float like a butterfly and sting like a bee" line is a reference to legendary boxer Muhammad Ali's theme song ("Catch me if you can").
- A interesting thing that Butch (a cat) was flirting with Cherie (a mouse), while Spike (a bulldog) was flirting with Toodles (also a cat).
- Tom returns to wear his old 1940s-style red bathing suit, this is the third time since Salt Water Tabby and Muscle Beach Tom.
- The glaucous (moderate grayish-blue) female cat was believed to be Toodles Galore, except Toodles is often white or light gray.
- Tom has love interests besides Toodles, such as Toots, Toots (The Zoot Cat), Tara, Yvonne Jockalong, Kate, Persia Cat, Cozette, Misty, Matilda and The She-Cat. Some fans considered Tom as a "playboy".
- The glaucous female cat in this episode could be considered an early version of Dollface, a recurring character in The Tom and Jerry Show (2014), who was introduced in the third season and appeared in three episodes of Tom and Jerry in New York in the second season. Both are glaucous (moderate grayish-blue color) and attractive.
- Segregation is a prominent plot device in this episode. Spike is the self-claimed ruler of the Southern side of the beach (the side Tom and the female cat were on) and forbids North beachers stepping foot on the Southern side, while Butch is the self-claimed ruler of the Northern side of the beach (the side Jerry and the female mouse were on) and forbids South beachers stepping foot on the North side, but both Spike and Butch forbid any non-locals, especially Tom and Jerry, from entering either side of the entire beach. The unofficial segregation of the beach and the unwelcoming atmosphere to non-locals ended up driving off the female cat and mouse, so they went to a nearby island instead.
- Also another prominent plot in this episode is both Spike and Butch are at war with each others and trying over the others' side of the beach. Spike is trying to conquered Butch's side of the beach, the Northern side and exiles Butch and the North beachers from the entire beach and Butch trying to Spike's side, the Southern side as well and exiles Spike and the South beachers from the beach.
Goofs[]
- In the ending shot of the remote island that Tom and Jerry are on, the scene is shown in 15 frames per second instead of the usual 24 frames per second, hence resulting the shot in question to have rather jerky movement. Also, the ocean ripple animation is not properly looped.
In other languages[]
| Names, etymology and in other regions | ||
|---|---|---|
| Language | Name | Definition, etymology and notes |
| Japanese | 最後に勝つのは誰だ? | Who will win last? |
| German | Ein Tag am Meer | A day at the sea |
| French | Trêve estivale | Summer break |
| Italian | Bulli da spiaggia | Beach bullies |
| Spanish (Latin America) |
Guerra por la playa | War for the beach |
| Portuguese (Brazil) |
Sai da Minha Praia | Get off My Beach |
Videos[]
Tom and Jerry Tales How To Deal With a Beach Bully Boomerang UK