Timid Tabby is a 1957 American one-reel animated cartoon and is the 106th Tom and Jerry short with backgrounds by Roberta Greutert and layouts by Dick Bickenbach.
Characters[]
Main characters[]
- Tom Cat
- Cousin George (debut)
- Jerry Mouse (main antagonist)
Minor characters[]
Plot[]
The cartoon begins with Tom chasing Jerry in circles until he gets a letter that says his cousin George, who has a fear of mice, is coming to visit. Tom boards up Jerry's hole to prevent him from scaring George. But Jerry escapes and unexpectedly encounters George, who immediately tries to get as far away from him as possible.
Jerry, not knowing about Tom's cousin, believes that the terrified cat is Tom and tries several attempts to frighten him, including saying boo and pulling scary faces. But he gets confused when the real Tom shakes off Jerry's scaring and whacks him with the fireplace shovel, his fist, and the dustpan respectively.
Having had enough of Jerry bothering George, the two cats play a trick on him by pretending to be a two-headed, four-armed and four-legged monster cat which terrifies Jerry and makes him flee the house and also overcoming George's fear of mice. A frightened Jerry runs to a house that has a gate with a sign saying "Home for Mice with Nervous Breakdowns" and enters immediately.
Notes[]
- This is one of the few cartoons where Tom wins.
- There is a deleted scene where George and Jerry are walking outside.
- This cartoon is possibly a follow up of Jerry's Cousin with the roles reversed. The cousins of one of the main characters, who are foils of their respective species visit, and have to deal with the troubles from the other main character, only to overcome them by the end.
- This is Cousin George's only appearance in the theatrical cartoons.
- This cartoon presents a new Tom and Jerry theme.
- The ending to this short is similar to the ending for Hic-cup Pup, with Jerry running away to another place.
Errors[]
- On the pan-and-scan version, when Cousin George changes the channels on the TV set, Jerry appears to be cropped out in certain shots because of the 4:3 pan-and-scan format, making it seem as if Cousin George is browsing through a blank TV channel in one shot.
Gallery[]
Main article: Timid Tabby/Gallery