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Avakin Life Secrets Avakin life secrets Continue Not to be confused with seeing Dr. Jackal and hide. William HannaJoseph Barbera William HannaJoseph Barbera Ed BargeMichael LahKenneth MuseAl Grandmain Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Mouse is a 1947 one-drum cartoon and 30th Tom and Jerry short. The cartoon was released on June 14, 1947, and was directed by William Hannah and Joseph Barbera, produced by Fred Kwimbi and animated by Ed Barge, Michael Lach, Kenneth Muse and Al Babushkin. The episode is a parody of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. He was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Short Film: Cartoons in 1947, but lost to Warner Bros. Tweetie Pie. The contents of the show plot near the basement window are two empty milk bottles which the milkman comes and replaces them with new ones. Through the basement window, Tom reaches for one of the bottles and then snatches it, rushing into the living room to pour it into a bowl and drink it, but Jerry also wants Tom's milk. Tom makes various attempts to catch Jerry, but when they all fail, the cat dreams of a murderous conspiracy to rid himself of his irritation. The next scene shows Tom mixing chemicals such as moth balls, acid, ammonia and poison into his milk, while mixing the deadly elixir, chemicals causing the spoon to dissolve. Seeing the fly taking a small sip from the bowl before crying in pain and then dropping dead, Tom carefully carries the bowl and places it behind Jerry's hole, sure his potion works, gleefully watching Jerry about to drink from the bowl. After seeing the bowl of milk again, the mouse drinks milk, causing him to scream in pain and collapse dead. Just before Tom can celebrate over a dead mouse, all the consequences of the potion occur: Jerry begins to turn into a super-strong mega muscular version of himself, who is now more than able to protect himself from the cat, only one thing on Jerry's mind: REVENGE! With every thunderous step, Jerry takes house shakes. Tom panics and closes the door to the living room, but Jerry knocks her. Jerry's seemingly endless force allows him to hit Tom against the safe, but the effects of the potion are erased and Jerry returns to his normal size. Realizing that he can no longer pull the cat around, he dives from the cat and into a bowl of milk. Tom grabs the mouse from the bowl as he screams and turns into super-Jerry for the second time, who now grabs Tom and throws him by the mustache before the potion is erased. As Jerry realizes he is normal again he just ties Tom's mustache and tries to drink more potions. The feline upends the bowl with his foot before the mouse can drink enough, and the chase continues throughout the kitchen. After running Tom into the kitchen fridge, Jerry hastily tries to make more concoctions himself, with another formula such as shoe cleaning, more moth balls, little acid, ammonia, and one drop of red poison, but before Jerry to drink it, Tom runs away from the refrigerator covered with food, asparagus from his mouth and steals milk from Jerry. The mouse tries to escape, but Tom stomps on his tail and makes his enemy watch as he greedily drinks potion. The cat smiles evil at Jerry and as Tom grows to huge sizes. But then an explosion erupts from Tom, reducing him to a smaller size than Jerry. For a second, they both look at each other. Then, Jerry realizes, to his delight, that Tom is now smaller. Jerry grabs the tail from Tom's leg, causing Tom to lose his balance. Tom, frightened now, tries to escape, but Jerry holds on to Tom's tail and punches Tom in the face. This causes the cat to shrink more. Jerry then pulls Tom's tail and snaps it. Tom screams in a high scream and shrinks for the last time down to the size of a fly, so Jerry decides to chase Mini-Tom with a flyswatter until the potion is erased. The Characters Trivia is the third Tom and Jerry short to be nominated. Jerry's monster later appears, decades later in a video game, Tom and Jerry in a war of mustaches. He is the ultimate boss for all the big characters except Spike, who is fighting Robocat instead. He is unlocked after defeating him while playing as an eagle from Flirty Birdy. in Challenge, if Jerry drinks a green flask or is hit by it, he will turn back into Jerry's monster. The title of the episode is a pun on Robert Louis Stevenson's book The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr.Hyde. A picture of the original names of the cartoon was found, but only in black and white. The original version of Technicolor has not been found since 2018. On October 7, 2018, YouTube user cartoon98100 downloaded full black and white cartoon titles taken from Agfa's 16mm print. This episode is similar to an episode of Mickey Mouse Worm Twists, where Mickey creates a potion to make the little man be strong. Error Book, which Tom uses to hit Jerry yellow on the shelf. When he grabs it, the book turns green. Gallery Original title card short (only in black and white). Original credits (only in black and white). Original credit to Fred Kwimby (only in black and white). Reissued Discovery1Resuer Discovery2Tom poisons milk with deadly potions and poisonous acids. Jerry becomes big and muscular after drinking deadly milk and threatens Tom.Tom trying to hide in a safe. Jerry's back to normal. Tom's tail turns into a waffleTom's Waffle TailAdd photo in this gallery Video by Tom and Jerry Powerful Poison Boomerang UK External Links full of original cartoon98100 note: Only in black and white. This is a complete list of 164 short films in the Tom and Jerry series released between 1940 and 2014. Of these are 162 theatrical shorts, one is made for television short, and one 2-minute sketch is shown part of the telethon. 1940-1958: Hannah-Barbera/MGM Hanna-Barbera/MGM The following 114 short films were directed by William Hannah and Joseph Barbera at the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer cartoon studio in Hollywood, California. All shorts were released in Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer cinemas. Rudolf Ising was a producer of Puss Gets the Boot; the shorts were produced by Fred Kwimby until 1955. He retired in 1955, and from 1956 to 1958, Hannah and Barbera released short films until MGM closed the cartoon studio in 1958, and the last cartoon was released in 1958. Most of these cartoons were released in the Academy Standard Ratio (1.37:1). Four cartoons were released for Academy Ratio and CinemaScope formats (2.55:1, later 2.35:1). Finally, 19 cartoons were released in CinemaScope format alone. Like other studios, MGM re-released and edited its cartoons when re-released in theaters. Many cartoons were re-released until 1952 with Perspecta Sound, which was introduced in 1954. MGM also republished its cartoons prior to the introduction of Perspecta Sound. Due to the fire in the 1965 MGM vault, all original MGM cartoon films until September 1951 were lost, leaving only backup prints (usually modified reissues), although some of the production work related to the missing material remained like pencil sketches. Title Date Summary Notes 1 Cat gets downloaded february 10, 1940 Tom and Jerry's first cartoon. Tom (here called Jasper) tries to stop Jerry's mouse (here called Jinx) from breaking down plates and glasses before the mom of two shoes can kick out the cat. First appearances by Tom Cat (as Jasper), Jerry Mouse (as Jinx) and Moms of the Two Shoes. The first volume and Jerry's cartoon is nominated for an Oscar for Best Short Film, Cartoon. It's the first time Jerry wins, and Tom loses. 2 Midnight Snack July 19, 1941 Jerry tries to outsmart Tom so he can get his snack out of the fridge. It's the first time Tom and Jerry have been called these names. Re-released with Perspecta Stereo in 1958. 3 The Night Before Christmas December 6, 1941 Christmas cartoon with Tom and Jerry. Nominated for the Academy Award for best short themes, cartoons. The first cartoon to see William Hannah provide vocal effects for Tom. Also the first cartoon where both Tom and Jerry win. 4 Fraidy Cat January 17, 1942 Jerry plays tricks to scare fur from Tom. The first cartoon where Tom and Jerry both lose after all. 5 Dog Problem April 18, 1942 Tom and Jerry team up to stop the Bulldog (Spike) from beating them. First appearance of Spike (aka Bulldog). The first cartoon where Tom and Jerry command. 6 Puss n' Toots May 30, 1942 Tom tries to care for a female cat (Toots). The first appearance of a love interest in Tom. First appearance Re-released with Perspecta Stereo in 1958. 7 Bowling Alley-Cat July 18, 1942 Tom and Jerry chase each other around the bowling alley. First cartoon cartoon sport as its theme. 8 Beautiful Feathered Friend October 10, 1942 Jerry runs from Tom, hiding with the chicken family. First appearance of a chicken family. 9 Sufferin' Cats! December 16, 1942 Tom competes with the alley cat (Meathead) to see who gets Jerry first. Mithead's first appearance. The first time Tom loses to another cat. 10 Lonely Mouse May 22, 1943 When Mom's Two Shoes Kicked Tom Out of the House after Jerry footage of him, the mouse enjoys his freedom without Tom until he gets lonely.
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