"Game of Mouse & Cat" (also written as "A Game of Mouse And Cat" on Tom and Jerry: The Deluxe Anniversary Collection) is the 76th episode of Tom and Jerry Tales.
Synopsis[]
Thanks to a VR setup, Jerry plays a virtual reality game in which the roles reveresed with Mrs. Two Shoes liking him and afraid of Tom.
Plot[]
Jerry goes out of his mousehole, he first holds the wall, then tip toes to the table and sees Mrs. Two Shoes. Jerry slides down the tables legs and go after Mrs. Two Shoes. He goes to the bottom of the chair, winks to the audience and jumps on the newspaper stand and then lands onto Mrs. Two Shoes. Mrs. Two Shoes looks at Jerry, as she is glad to see Jerry, Mrs. Two Shoes pets Jerry with her finger and tells him to take a nap. Jerry nods Yes and then sleeps.
After that, Tom sneaks into the house, He sees Mrs. Two Shoes and Jerry sleeping. He jumps on the table and drops the lamp on accident. This has woken and alerted Mrs. Two Shoes and Jerry. Tom ran to the living room panic. Mrs. Two Shoes ordered Jerry to throw him out of the House. Jerry goes into the living room, He goes to the couch and he lifts it up, But Tom was hiding in the bottom of the chair, Jerry goes after him and pulls his tail and then showed him his angry face. Tom gets really afraid and tries to go out of the house with the door locked. Mrs. Two Shoes goes in and tells Jerry to throw him out.
Tom gets thrown out of the house, hits the trash can and lands on the ground. Butch popped up noticing Tom got kicked out again and says that those mice make things hard for them poor pussycats then he asked if this whole mouse chasing cats seem a little screwy to him. Tom shakes his head and Butch says he doesn’t think so either and just making conversation. Suddenly Jerry roars like a ferocious lion so loud and the cats make a run for it but into each other by accident and split up in different directions. After they scat away, Jerry then slams the door. Inside the house, Tom somehow got back inside seeing Jerry asleep on the edge of the sofa and leaves. However, Jerry wakes up, sniffs around and looks around. In the kitchen, Tom is at the fridge, takes out a chicken piece and munches on it when he sees Jerry has arrived then he innocently puts it back and also makes a run for it then Jerry chases him upstairs to Mrs Two Shoes’ room. Jerry sees Tom’s tail under the bed and grabs hold of it as the camera pans over to Mrs Two Shoes in her bath robe and she gets dragged out of her own room. Tom pops out of the lamp shade seeing the coast is clear and turns to the camera in relief. Jerry pulls the robe down the stairs with Mrs Two Shoes being dragged on by the steps and falls to the ground. Jerry sees he got Mrs Two Shoes by mistake and she tells him to concentrate on catching Tom or else he is out of the house then hits him with her slipper.
Back in the kitchen, Jerry sets a trap having a fish on a plate attached to a safe on the ceiling, hides and blows the smell out to Tom who gets the scent, hurries in and eats the fish only the bones of it and leaves. Shocked, Jerry marches to his trap, pulls the rope multiple times then gives up until the safe collapses on him breaking the table. Tom comes back to see the safe then a piece of paper slips out that reveals the combination (31-3-28). Tom turns the combination correctly, opens the door showing Jerry who roars so hard, Tom gets blown away then Jerry marches to the plant where Tom is hiding, throws it on the table which the cat is on. Then Jerry jumps onto Tom confronting him and roars again until the scene reverts to reality where he is wearing a virtual helmet. The female doctor tells Jerry his 6 minutes are up, hoped he enjoyed his fantasy brain game and to come back again. Jerry takes the helmet, heads out the door as Tom walks into the room. Jerry waves Tom ahead and he tries on the virtual helmet which transports to Spike sleeping in his dog house.
Tom peers around, taps Spike on the nose waking him up. Spike cowardly begs Tom not to hurt him but the cat lifts his doghouse and he chases after the dog. Spike tells Tom to show a little mercy and that he’s a dog who doesn’t stand a chance against a cat. Tom smiles at the camera while chasing after Spike.
Characters[]
Main[]
Supporting[]
- Mrs. Two Shoes (Seen in VR)
- Butch Cat (Seen in VR, cameo)
Minor[]
- Spike Bulldog (Seen in VR)
- Female Doctor
Trivia[]
- This episode breaks the fourth wall when its 6-minute run-time is referenced when Jerry finishes his 6-minute VR-setup.
- Even though she only appears in the VR, this is Mrs. Two Shoes final appearance in the series.
- Tom appears in one of his 40's designs as appose of his current designs.
- This is the second of the two episodes to have characters in their classic designs with the first being Kitty Cat Blues.
- This is the only Tom and Jerry Tales episode featured on Tom and Jerry: The Deluxe Anniversary Collection.
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 or The Midnight Snack giving him a more cat-like appearance and noticeably thicker fur.
- The episode's title card depicts Tom in a similar pose to listening to the horror story from the radio as in Fraidy Cat.
- Butch who makes a small appearance in this episode, resembles his classic design like Baby Puss.
- Jerry roars like a lion, like his appearance in the infamous sequence of The Milky Waif.
- Jerry threatens Tom with his absurd strength.
Availability[]
In Other Languages[]
Names, etymology and in other regions | ||
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Language | Name | Definition, etymology and notes |
Portuguese (Brazil) |
Jogo de Gato e Rato | |
Gallery[]
Main article: Game of Mouse & Cat/Gallery