Ho Ho Horrors is the twenty-second episode of Tom and Jerry Tales. It is directed by Neal Sternecky, with a story by Richard Pursel, teleplay by Eric Donald and Jim Gomez and storyboarded by Dave Bennett.
Synopsis[]
On the night before Christmas, Jerry enters Tom's dream and messes with it, with disastrous results.
Plot[]
When Mrs. Two-Shoes goes to bed on Christmas Eve, Tom lies in his basket and Jerry sleep in his hole. Mrs. Two-Shoes goes to the Christmas stocking and put the toy mouse in the Christmas stocking. So Tom dreams of cooking Jerry and eating him. Jerry, not liking this, enters the dream and turns it into a nightmare with the help of his dream counterpart. It ends with Jerry connecting a plug to Tom causing it to electrocute and explode, resulting in an angel fireworks display. Next morning. Mrs. Two-Shoes goes downstairs and see Tom and Jerry sleeping. So she goes to the two of them then they wake up and find they've trashed the entire house in their sleep. Mrs. Two-Shoes, woken by the ruckus, she looks at the mess is not happy as if to say, "Out!" She tosses the two animals into the cold, and she slams the door causing the wreath to fall off the door. The narrator suggests that this is the time of year when enemies put aside their differences...though Jerry seems to have other ideas. Tom continues chasing Jerry.
Characters[]
Main Characters[]
- Tom Cat
- Dream Tom
- Jerry Mouse
- Two Jerry (single appearance)
- Dream Jerry
Minor Characters[]
- Santa Claus (cameo as a toy)
- Mrs. Two Shoes (cameo)
Availability[]
Trivia[]
- This is the first and only episode of Tom and Jerry Tales that contains a scene that can cause epilepsy. Hence, the strobe lights effects are used when the lamp Tom is holding on breaks.
- When Dream Jerry is running away from the toy train that was chasing him, Reality Jerry’s hand is seen for a second.
- The title is a pun of Santa Claus' catchphrase Ho Ho Ho, with Horrors.
- Tom's William Hanna scream is reused for the second time in this series, the first being "Medieval Menace."
- It is unknown what happened to the Dream Jerry on Christmas morning.
- However, it is possible that he simply disappeared, as he was only a figment of Jerry's (and Tom's) imagination.
- Also, it is strange that how Tom and the Jerrys caused real damages and destruction in the house while all of this were in Tom's dream.
- It most likely that both Tom and Jerry were sleepwalking and doing all of this real destruction while they're sleeping and dreaming.
- Also, it is strange that how Tom and the Jerrys caused real damages and destruction in the house while all of this were in Tom's dream.
- However, it is possible that he simply disappeared, as he was only a figment of Jerry's (and Tom's) imagination.
- In Tom's dream, he ties up his whiskers so they're in a mustache, just like his 1945 incarnation.
- Strangely, this episode first aired on TV on The CW over a month after Christmas.
In Other Languages[]
| Names, etymology and in other regions | ||
|---|---|---|
| Language | Name | Definition, etymology and notes |
| Portuguese (Brazil) |
Ho, Ho Horrores | Ho Ho Horrors |
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