The Brothers Carry-Mouse-Off (1965)

Tom tries a variety of tricks to trap Jerry, but winds up smashed into accordion shape, flattened like a doormat, squeezed into a fishbowl and trapped inside a female mouse costume.

Directors:

Jim Pabian, Maurice Noble

Writers:

Chuck Jones (story), Jim Pabian (story)

Storyline

Tom tries setting out things to lure Jerry into a trap, but Jerry, riding on Tom, picks them up as Tom puts them down. Tom chases Jerry upstairs, where he runs out a door to the outside. Tom puts on a lady mouse costume and plays the ukulele and is suddenly surrounded by dozens of amorous mice then hungry cats.

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Plot Keywords:

mouse | trap | smashed into accordion shape | fishbowl | cat | 

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Genres:

Family | Animation | Short | Comedy

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Certificate:

Approved

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Company Credits

Production Co:

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM), Sib-Tower 12 Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

7 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color (Metrocolor)

Did You Know?

Trivia

The title refers to the novel "The Brothers Karamazov" by the Russian author Fyodor Dostoyevsky. Dostoyevsky spent nearly two years writing The Brothers Karamazov, which was published as a serial in The Russian Messenger and completed in November 1880.

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Goofs

Jerry's top hat and fake beard fly off and land on the floor. A moment later (thanks to an animation mistake, not a continuity error), they vanish.

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Connections

Follows Old Rockin' Chair Tom (1948)

User Reviews

It wasn't that bad... or so I didn't think so

The Brothers Carry-Mouse-Off is far from the best Tom and Jerry cartoon, but it isn't the worst either. Also, while it is flawed, I actually didn't think it was that bad.

The story is predictable, the animation isn't always brilliant, some of the backgrounds are nice but there are some revealing continuity errors and the cartoon is too short.

However, it does move briskly, the soundtrack is nice and upbeat and there are some inventive sight gags. And seeing Tom and Jerry once again is a delight, Tom doesn't look himself, but as far as I am aware they didn't distort their unique personalities like they did in the Gene Dietch cartoons.

Overall, not brilliant but actually it isn't bad. 6/10 Bethany Cox