"Game of Mouse & Cat" is an episode of Tom and Jerry Tales.
Characters
Main
Supporting
- Mrs. Two Shoes
- Butch Cat (cameo)
Minor
Plot
Thanks to a VR setup, Jerry plays a game in which Mrs. Two Shoes liked him and hated Tom. Butch makes a cameo, in his last (feline) appearance in the series. Tom is drawn in the same circa-fifties style as in "Kitty Cat Blues", but Jerry gets mad at Tom and throw the pots at him. Jerry has a good dream, and then Tom wears a helmet and Spike is scared of Tom, so Tom ends up chasing Spike.
Trivia
- This episode breaks the fourth wall when it's 6-minute run-time is referenced when Jerry finishes his 6-minute VR-setup.
Notes
- For a split-second, Mrs. Two-Shoes head could be seen very briefly when Jerry pulls her down by the robes mistaking it for Tom's tail.
References to previous Tom & Jerry shorts
- Tom is designed like his counterpart in Puss Gets the Boot
- Jerry roars like a lion, like his appearance in The Milky Waif.
- Jerry threatens Tom with his absurd strength.