This is probably the ONLY non-HB Tom & Jerry that I can watch repeatedly. Lord knows that jerky animation's a minus, but the music soundtrack to this one (originally composed, I believe) gives it an appeal the other Deitch efforts don't have: this film gives the lie to the assumption that Deitch couldn't do a decent Tom & Jerry. Most important, it's got (more or less) the FLAVOR of a Tom & Jerry cartoon since it relies on a couple of standard series devices (music, and a romantic rivalry at the crux of the comedy). Definitely the cream of the post-Hanna-Barbera T&J's......I'd take it over Chuck Jones' entries any old day.
Review of Calypso Cat
