This is the transcript of the first Tom and Jerry cartoon Puss Gets the Boot.
Original Version[]
(The camera shows a mouse named Jerry called Jinx attempting to run but getting nowhere, then zooms out and reveals a smug, superior cat named Tom called Jasper who is holding Jinx's tail so that he cannot move. The cat pulls back Jinx's tail, opens his mouth, and releases him such that he will run into Jasper's mouth. Jinx spots the trap, brakes in time, and runs toward his mouse hole, but Jasper catches him with his tail. Jasper tosses the mouse into the air, who lands on the cat's tail, then runs down the cat's body until he has to stop once again just in front of the cat's mouth. Jinx dashes off and Jasper waltzes behind him innocently, hops in front of the door and opens his mouth. Jinx runs in this time, but rolls out of the cat's mouth on his tongue. Jasper begins a chase and then sees a better idea: he runs down an adjacent hallway and sets up a quick trap. The cat dips his finger in ink, paints a fake mouse hole on the wall, and pulls down a sign that says "HOME SWEET HOME". Jinx spots this and attempts to enter the hole, but to no avail, inadvertently knocking himself out. Jasper then revives the poor mouse with a dash of water. Jinx recovers and soon notices that something is next to him. He feels the cat's head and grabs an eyelid; promptly, Jasper opens his eye and hoists him up. Jinx then jabs the cat in the eye)
Jasper: *shrieks*
(Jasper shrieks in pain and retaliates by giving chase. However, by chasing Jinx around a corner, he runs into a Greek pillar which has a flower pot on top of it and breaks them both. His owner, a black woman named Mammy Two Shoes, quickly arrives and scolds Jasper for his unacceptable behavior.)
Mammy: Jasper?! Jasper! Mmm-mm, that no-good cat! (Jasper attempts to tiptoe away but is soon nabbed under Mammy's broom.) Just a minute, you good-for-nothin' cheap fur-coat!
Jasper: MEOW!
Mammy: Now would you just look? Just look at that mess you made! Now understand this, Jasper. If you breaks one more thing, you is goin' out - O-W-T, out! That's clear, ain't it? One more breakin', and you's goin' out! Now get out of my sight 'fore I gets mad!
(Punctuating her last line, Mammy pushes the cat away with her broom. Jasper creeps away, but soon runs into a table. The cat sees a vase falling from it and rushes over to save it; although he succeeds, he soon spots the mouse laughing at him. Jasper crawls over the floor malevolently, and Jinx gets out of the candlestick as Jasper runs up onto the table. Before the cat can catch him, the mouse holds out a wineglass from the table and threatens to break it. Jasper skids to a stop to avoid serious trouble, retreats. Jasper sees Mammy Two Shoes.)
Mammy: Any more breakin', and that cat's goin' outta here.
Jasper: *gulp*
(The mouse nods in delight, but soon sees Jasper running after him once again and renews the threat. This time, Jinx adds a taunt for good measure: he whacks the cat with the glass, who once again is forced to retreat. The mouse then decides to try a different method; with a wink at the camera, he throws the glass down and whistles for the cat, who sees Jinx pointing towards the ground, panics and dashes at the glass, narrowly saving it. With another whistle, more glasses and a tray is thrown by Jinx; Jasper is lastly hit on the head with a decorated plate of flowers thrown by the mouse. Jasper sees Jinx taunting him with one more glass in his hand, and Jasper attempts to throw the plate to the ground in frustration, but realizes this would probably break it and hits himself over the head. Jasper then spots pillows of all sorts on a nearby couch and lays them out, determined to end this threat. As Jinx is marching along the table, Jasper pops his head up next to him, and Jinx's threat fails to affect the cat. The mouse then twists his tail at the cat as if to say "Have it your way", and throws the glass to the floor in total arrogance. Not hearing the crash he expected, he looks down to the ground and sees that the glass fell on one of the pillows, followed by a smug grin from the cat. Jinx is now forced to flee himself, but Jasper holds down Jinx's tail. After Jinx says a quick prayer.)
Jinx: Now I lay me down to sleep. I pray the Lord my soul to keep. If I should die before I wake, I hope and hope my soul He'll take. Amen.
(Jasper gets back at the mouse with a taunt of his own – he lets Jinx go, only to grab a hold of him again seconds later with his own tail. Jasper then tosses the mouse into the air and opens his mouth, expecting to eat the mouse when he falls back down. However, Jinx grabs a china plate on his way down. The plate then drops down onto Jasper instead of himself. Jasper is momentarily stunned, but still catches the plate; however, his troubles only begin as Jinx proceeds to run across the shelf of plates, knocking every one of them down. Jasper sweats increasingly more as he lugs around the stack of plates, then finally manages to stow it against the wall and pants from the weight of the dishes. Jasper is briefly safe, but he soon spots the mouse waving at him from the top of the stack. Jasper can only watch in terror as the mouse throws one more plate down to the ground, and it breaks. Mammy hears it from upstairs)
Mammy: Jasper? Jasper! Man, you is practically out now! [She storms down the steps]
(To multiply Jasper's humiliation, the mouse leaps in triumph, then runs down the stack of plates, stomps on Jasper's nose, rolls the cat's eyelids, squirts Jasper's milk on Jasper's back, and even cleans himself with Jasper's tail. The mouse spots Mammy approaching with the broom in hand and knows he must get the job done soon or else he will be seen. The mouse kicks the cat in the rear, which causes him to drop all the crockery and take the entire blame. Jinx flees the scene and dives into his hole just before Mammy hits.)
Jasper: *shrieks*
(Jinx sees Jasper is dragged across the floor by Mammy and before evicting him from the house,)
Mammy: (grunts) And when I says "out", Jasper, I means out - O-U-W-T, out!
(The triumphant Jinx watches his opponent get thrown out, and then spots the "Home Sweet Home" sign used to trick him earlier. The mouse posts the sign by his real mouse hole and nods in confidence that this is the real one as he marches in.)
Turner Dub Verison[]
Mammy: Jasper? Jasper! Mm, that no-good cat. Just a minute, you good-for-nothing cheap fur-coat! Now would you just look? Just look at that mess you made! Now understand this, Jasper. If you break one more thing, you are going out - O-U-T, out! That's clear, isn't it? One more breaking, and you're going out. Now get out of my sight before I get mad!
Mammy: One more breaking, and that cat is going out of here.
Mammy: Jasper?! Jasper! Man, you are practically out now!
Mammy: And when I say "out", Jasper, I mean out! O-U-T, out!
June Foray Verison[]
Mammy: Thomas? Thomas! Mm, that no-good cat. Just a minute, you good-for-nothing cheap fur-coat! Now would you just look? Just look at that mess you made! Now understand this, Thomas. If you break one more thing, you are going out - O-W-T, out! That's clear, isn't it? One more breaking, and you're going out. Now get out of my sight before I get mad!
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| Tom and Jerry Cartoons | |
|---|---|
| 1940 | Puss Gets the Boot |
| 1941 | The Midnight Snack • The Night Before Christmas |
| 1942 | Fraidy Cat • Dog Trouble • Puss n' Toots • The Bowling Alley-Cat • Fine Feathered Friend |
| 1943 | Sufferin' Cats! • The Lonesome Mouse • The Yankee Doodle Mouse • Baby Puss |
| 1944 | The Zoot Cat • The Million Dollar Cat • The Bodyguard • Puttin' on the Dog • Mouse Trouble |
| 1945 | The Mouse Comes to Dinner • Mouse in Manhattan • Tee for Two • Flirty Birdy • Quiet Please! |
| 1946 | Springtime for Thomas • The Milky Waif • Trap Happy • Solid Serenade |
| 1947 | Cat Fishin' • Part Time Pal • The Cat Concerto • Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Mouse • Salt Water Tabby • A Mouse in the House • The Invisible Mouse |
| 1948 | Kitty Foiled • The Truce Hurts • Old Rockin' Chair Tom • Professor Tom • Mouse Cleaning |
| 1949 | Polka-Dot Puss • The Little Orphan • Hatch Up Your Troubles • Heavenly Puss • The Cat and the Mermouse • Love That Pup • Jerry's Diary • Tennis Chumps |
| 1950 | Little Quacker • Saturday Evening Puss • Texas Tom • Jerry and the Lion • Safety Second • The Hollywood Bowl • The Framed Cat • Cue Ball Cat |
| 1951 | Casanova Cat • Jerry and the Goldfish • Jerry's Cousin • Sleepy-Time Tom • His Mouse Friday • Slicked-up Pup • Nit-Witty Kitty • Cat Napping |
| 1952 | The Flying Cat • The Duck Doctor • The Two Mouseketeers • Smitten Kitten • Triplet Trouble • Little Runaway • Fit To Be Tied • Push-Button Kitty • Cruise Cat • The Dog House |
| 1953 | The Missing Mouse • Jerry and Jumbo • Johann Mouse • That's My Pup! • Just Ducky • Two Little Indians • Life with Tom |
| 1954 | Puppy Tale • Posse Cat • Hic-cup Pup • Little School Mouse • Baby Butch • Mice Follies • Neapolitan Mouse • Downhearted Duckling • Pet Peeve • Touché, Pussy Cat! |
| 1955 | Southbound Duckling • Pup on a Picnic • Mouse for Sale • Designs on Jerry • Tom and Chérie • Smarty Cat • Pecos Pest • That's My Mommy |
| 1956 | The Flying Sorceress • The Egg and Jerry • Busy Buddies • Muscle Beach Tom • Down Beat Bear • Blue Cat Blues • Barbecue Brawl |
| 1957 | Tops with Pops • Timid Tabby • Feedin' the Kiddie • Mucho Mouse • Tom's Photo Finish |
| 1958 | Happy Go Ducky • Royal Cat Nap • The Vanishing Duck • Robin Hoodwinked • Tot Watchers |
| 1961 | Switchin' Kitten • Down and Outing • It's Greek to Me-ow! |
| 1962 | High Steaks • Mouse into Space • Landing Stripling • Calypso Cat • Dicky Moe • The Tom and Jerry Cartoon Kit • Tall in the Trap • Sorry Safari • Buddies Thicker Than Water • Carmen Get It! |
| 1963 | Pent-House Mouse |
| 1964 | The Cat Above and The Mouse Below • Is There a Doctor in the Mouse? • Much Ado About Mousing • Snowbody Loves Me • The Unshrinkable Jerry Mouse |
| 1965 | Ah, Sweet Mouse-Story of Life • Tom-ic Energy • Bad Day at Cat Rock • The Brothers Carry-Mouse-Off • Haunted Mouse • I'm Just Wild About Jerry • Of Feline Bondage • The Year of the Mouse • The Cat's Me-Ouch |
| 1966 | Duel Personality • Jerry, Jerry, Quite Contrary • Jerry-Go-Round • Love Me, Love My Mouse • Puss 'n' Boats • Filet Meow • Matinee Mouse • The A-Tom-Inable Snowman • Catty-Cornered |
| 1967 | Cat and Dupli-cat • O-Solar-Meow • Guided Mouse-ille • Rock 'n' Rodent • Cannery Rodent • The Mouse from H.U.N.G.E.R. • Surf-Bored Cat • Shutter Bugged Cat • Advance and Be Mechanized • Purr-Chance To Dream |