Not to be confused with Stage Fright.
"Stage Struck" is the forty-fifth and final episode of The Tom and Jerry Comedy Show.
Synopsis[]
Jealous of Spike's appreciation for Jerry's dance talent, Tom tries to interfere, but they go along with their performance.
Plot[]
At the Theatre, Spike is auditioning Tom and Jerry to see who will be the head liner of the show. Jerry goes first and does a special dance while a hat and holding a cane with the tuner playing. Spike applauds Jerry's talent and watches Tom's juggling act while rolling a blue ball but he moves back to Jerry's dancing again and so on. Then Spike told Tom and Jerry he could not make up his mind because they are both talented so he told them to keep on rehearsing until he comes back in a few mintues to make his decision.
With that, Jerry practices his dancing when Tom rolls small balls causing him to slip and carries on juggling. However, Jerry gets even by throwing two lightbulbs for Tom to juggle and his ball fall on his head. Tom chases Jerry when he gets his foot in a bucket, through the costumes and bumps into Spike who just came back.
Spike warns Tom to leave Jerry alone and get back to rehearsing if he wants to be in his show and pulls the hat down as Tom passes him. Jerry is dancing again but sees Tom juggling while standing on a small chair and pulling faces at him. Jerry marches over to Tom and blows the chair causing Tom fall off and pummels to the floor with balls landing on his head too. Jerry waves and dashes away with Tom on hot pursit. Jerry unties a rope where a sandbag swings down and slams Tom into boxes. Tom pulls a tuba off his head as Jerry unties the second rope which pulls him and the another sandbag lands on Tom's head as he sees Jerry above the stage. So Tom untangles the third rope but his leg gets caught in it and up he went with the sandbag going down. Tom tries to grab Jerry but misses and gets pulled even more, over the winch and down to the stage again with a bigger loud crash.
Tom has landed in a box of props, comes out wearing a monster head and pulls it off. Jerry swings on a vine rope as Tom hurries while holding out his hands to catch him but Jerry lands in Spike's paw instead as Tom runs into him and deflects away. Spike gives Tom one last chance to leave Spike alone and he nervously nods. As Jerry does his special dance routine again, Tom is at the control booth and presses a few buttons for traps doors but Jerry keeps on missing them multiple times. When Tom presses the fourth button, a trap door opens under him and he falls in below which reveals a pool. Jerry waves at Tom who shivers angrily at him. Later, Jerry was still dancing again with his cane as Tom watches and pulls the rope that lowers the backdrop and eyes at it below the dancing Jerry earning himself an idea. Tom gets out his sccissors, cuts the rope causing the backdrop to fall behind Jerry and snickers. Jerry sees the Taj Mahal backdrop stand, puts on his russian hat and a new dance causing Tom to faint seeing his plan backfired.
Tom peers Jerry doing his usual dancing jig and pulls a lever of the tuner which makes the music go faster tiring him out as Spike appualds and chose him as the new head liner but he gets a better idea when Tom pleaded and begged him. That night, Tom and Jerry played as a double act, the dancer and juggler together. Jerry adds two plates for Tom to juggle and does his dancing with his cane as Spike watches them. Tom juggles his balls and plates so much, he begins to lose his balance and falls off the stage landing on a drum as Jerry, holding his hat and cane, takes a bow while being appaulded by the entire audience.
Spike told Tom that tomorrow night will be same thing again or better yet other acts like cube balls, triple somersault, half tater or something as Tom gets out a drumstick and knocks himself on the head and the episode iris out.
Characters[]
Cast[]
- Lou Scheimer - Tom, Jerry, Spike
Notes[]
- Due to negative reviews from fans, this is the last episode of The Tom and Jerry Comedy Show.
- This marks the final Tom and Jerry production to be made by Filmation, and also the final production that Metro Goldwyn Mayer made before all future Tom and Jerry projects would be made by Turner Entertainment (Tom and Jerry Kids only) for a decade, and Warner Bros. starting in 2001, a decade later after the Kids series ended in 1994.
- Tom speeds up the piano tuner and made Jerry dance so fast are similarities of Texas Tom and Cosmic Cat and Meteor Mouse
Errors[]
- While Tom speeds up the tuner, Jerry's cane was missing when he danced very fast.