"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 is awake 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. Although Tom initially is fearful of Bigfoot, upon hearing 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) from their camping trip, 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. Outside of the cave, Jerry is holding a stick and is about to break it, but Tom tries to stop him from wake up the bear. Jerry already broke the stick which got Joe Bear wake up, go to Tom and yell at him, shouting that he can't stand noises and kicks him out of his cave.
Sheldon comments to Tuffy how notoriously cranky bears are during hiberation. Tom is now wearing headphones and a voice box while holding his microphone.
As Tom hears and follows Sheldon's big feet, Jerry even impersonates as a bigfoot to get the cat to chase after his voice. Tom follows the howls through a long log covered in bugs and insects as he comes out then climbs up the mountain to find Jerry with his trumpet and snarls in anger. Then Jerry walks up to Tom's microphone, pulls his trumpets so hard and loud that Tom loses his grip and falls into rock bottom with a loud crash. As his headphones fall out, Tom says in a painful tone, "Ouch!".
So, Tom sets up the trap for the Bigfoot, but he puts the bowl of berries on the stump, and he hides behind the bush.
While Jerry, Tuffy and Sheldon contine for their walk and he saw the bowl of berries and he goes to the stump and he is about to eat the berries until Tom see Sheldon eats the berries but Tom uses the video camera to film Sheldon and starts to laugh at his height until Jerry activates the trap, sending the cat out to the tree himself and into the tar causing the rope snap and into the tree and he slides down the tree and he gets his feet stuck into some beehives and lands himself on the ground causing him to scream and run off. Glad that Tom won't be bothering anymore, Sheldon pats Jerry and Tuffy on their heads for helping him. Sheldon walks away with his bowl of berries and the mice wave goodbye. Meanwhile, Mrs. Two-Shoes is looking for Tom while carrying her torchlight after a strange sound, but she goes to Tom causing her to scream, mistake him as Bigfoot, slam him on the head with her torch and 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, on the other hand, 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