"Sasquashed" is an episode of Tom and Jerry Tales written and directed by Spike Brandt and Tony Cervone.
Characters[]
Main[]
- Tom Cat (main antagonist)
- Jerry Mouse
- Tuffy Mouse (does not speak)
- Mrs. Two Shoes
- Sheldon
Minor[]
- Joe Bear
- Zoo Animals
Synopsis[]
Tom and Jerry are terrified of the presence of a mysterious monster at the campsite where they are spending their vacation.
Plot[]
Tom and his owner Mrs. Two-Shoes were on a camping trip in the woods while Tom is asleep. When the announcer spreads news about Bigfoot, Tom wakes up and looks at the radio and all the other campers run away in fear, except for Mrs. Two-Shoes herself, who dismisses it as nonsense. Tom initially is fearful of Bigfoot, until he hears on the radio that he'll receive a big reward if he proves Bigfoot's existence. He proceeds to collect evidence of Bigfoot's existence. Meanwhile, Jerry and Tuffy are nearby at their tent hearing the conversation as they nervously close it to stay safe.
At night, Jerry and Tuffy were sleeping in their own small tent when they get scared away by Tom (impersonating Bigfoot's growling and stomping). Soon, they encounter a real Bigfoot named Sheldon, who turns out to be a rather gentle creature despite his large, intimidating appearance and is vegan too. The two mice throughout the cartoon protect Bigfoot from being discovered and put in a zoo by Tom who is collecting evidence of the creature's existence via sound recording and night vision footages.
Sheldon, Jerry, and Tuffy go to a cave. Jerry and Tuffy are on top of the cave and lower a rope so Sheldon can climb up. Tom follows Sheldon's footprints that stop at the cave, making Tom think Bigfoot went in there. Tom enters the cave and notices a sleeping bear, so he backs away so he won't disturb him. Outside of the cave, Jerry is holding a stick and is about to break it, but Tom tries to stop him from waking up the bear. Jerry finally breaks the stick which wakes the bear up. The bear shouts and yells at Tom, saying that he can't stand noises and kicks him out of his cave.
Sheldon comments to Tuffy how notoriously cranky bears are during hibernation. Tom is now wearing headphones and a voice box while holding his microphone.
As Tom hears and follows Sheldon's big feet, Jerry impersonates as a bigfoot to get the cat to chase after his voice. Tom follows the howls through a long log. He comes out covered in bugs and insects. He continues following the howls as he climbs up the mountain to find Jerry with a trumpet and snarls in anger. Then Jerry walks up to Tom's microphone and blows the trumpet so hard and loud that Tom loses his grip and falls onto the rock spikes with a loud crash. As his headphones fall out, Tom says in a painful tone, "Ouch!".
Later, Tom sets up a trap for Bigfoot; he puts a bowl of berries on a stump, and he hides behind the bush.
Jerry, Tuffy and Sheldon continue walking, until Sheldon sees the bowl of berries. He goes to the stump and eats some of the berries, until he notices Tom filming him with the video camera. Tom sets the camera too high at first and starts to laugh at Sheldon's height. As Tom laughs, he accidentally steps into the rope of the trap. Jerry activates the trap, sending the cat into the air. Tom lands in a tar puddle and hits a tree as the rope lets go of him. Tom slides down the tree and his feet get stuck into some beehives as he falls. When he lands on the ground, he screams and runs off. Glad that Tom won't be bothering him anymore, Sheldon pats Jerry and Tuffy on their heads and thanks them for helping him. Sheldon walks away with his bowl of berries as the mice wave goodbye. Meanwhile, Mrs. Two-Shoes is looking for Tom while carrying her torchlight after thinking she heard a strange sound, but she sees Tom who now looks like Bigfoot. Having Tom mistaken as Bigfoot, she screams as she slams him on the head with her torch, knocking him out.
The next morning, Mrs. Two-Shoes is at the city zoo where she received the reward money for collecting the "evidence of Bigfoot's existence" and plans on buying a house full of cats.
Meanwhile locked up in a cage, Tom blows a raspberry at the audience in an annoyed tone as the episode irises out on him.
Trivia[]
- The bear that scolds Tom for making too much noise in one scene from this cartoon is similar to Joe Bear from the Tex Avery cartoon Rock-a-Bye Bear (1952).
- This marks the only Tom & Jerry Tales episode where Tuffy Mouse does not speak.
- Jerry blowing into the microphone deafening Tom was just like in the Tom & Jerry Kids Show episode Go-Pher Help.
- It is also a reference to the gag of Jerry yelling into the stethoscope deafening Tom from the Tom and Jerry cartoon Mouse Trouble.
In Other Languages[]
| Names, etymology and in other regions | ||
|---|---|---|
| Language | Name | Definition, etymology and notes |
| Japanese | ジェリーとビッグフット | Jerry and Bigfoot |
| Portuguese (Brazil) |
O Pé Grande | Bigfoot |
Gallery[]
Main article: Sasquashed/Gallery