Sleepy-Time Tom (1951) User Reviews

Thomas! Thomas!

[OllieSuave-007 · 9/10 · 8 January 2018]

A hilarious Tom & Jerry cartoon where Tom returns home after a long night out with this friends, singing a catchy tune, buzzed and sleepy. But the poor cat needs to stay awake per the ever funny Mammy Two-Shoes to keep Jerry away from the fridge.

Loved the way Mammy Two-Shoes keep yelling "Thomas!" after she finds him asleep in various places, followed by some laugh-out-loud slapstick comedy. Tom's struggles to stay awake makes you want to curl up in bed for a nice nap as well!

Grade A-

Same visually, but different voice for Mammy Two Shoes nowadays

[llltdesq · 9/10 · 5 September 2003]

This is one of the cartoons with Mammy Two Shoes, the character who is never seen above the waist and who is a foil for Tom and/or Jerry in several shorts. The character became controversial for stereotypical appearance, speech and behavior and were rarely seen for quite a while. The voice has since been re-dubbed to eliminate the perceived insensitivity. Other than the minor fact that the shorts have been altered from their original form, the cartoons are not harmed by this and have been shown more often of late. This is a hilarious short where Mammy plays a small but vital role in the proceedings. The change is not materially significant to enjoying the cartoon, as the dialogue is not terribly different, just the pronunciation and speech patterns. Well worth tracking down and most recommended.

Narcolepsy is a serious health condition that experts . . .

[pixrox1 · 8/10 · 30 September 2022]

. . . believe threatens up to 3% of the planet's human population and more than 97% of the feline culture. It is said that people in their 90's sleep like cats, meaning that they snooze about 23 hours plus daily. SLEEPY-TIME TOM illustrates these facts, depicting why cats and naps go together like love and marriage. The subtitles for this animated short on Tom and Jerry's Spotlight Collection are pretty sloppy. For instance, when Ms. Two Shoes says "You hadn't better been sleeping," the caption reads "You better not be asleep." At the United Nations, they have tons of typists able to live-stream foreigners jabbering a-mile-a-minute in 200 languages. The Spotlight people should fire their captions person, and replace them with someone from the U. N.

Basically a one-joke concept, but a hilarious cartoon anyway

[TheLittleSongbird · 10/10 · 27 May 2010]

I did see this once before on television but couldn't remember the name of it. Seeing it again, I now know what the cartoon was, and I can also say I loved Sleepy-Time Tom. It is a one-joke concept but it was a hilarious one anyway. The animation is simple but still very, very good, colourful and lively, and the music is wonderful. The visual gags and the minimal dialogue add to the hilarity, and while Mammy Two-Shoes's voice has visibly changed, the character is still effective. The story is simple, but well done, and the few voice-actors involved all do a stellar job. Jerry is still sweet and dastardly, and I kind of felt sorry for Tom, all he wanted to do was sleep(that's what happens if you stay out too late celebrating). Overall, I loved it, it just proves that a one-joke concept CAN work. 10/10 Bethany Cox

Even the Coffee can't help the Dream of Tom!

[Kalashnikovin · 10/10 · 7 October 2022]

I usually see this cartoon and others that are set at night for one reason only, at this time the detail is more appreciated and the night backgrounds do not damage the eyes so much, but the cartoon is really very simplistic in its concept , although the Execution was quite good and has enough gags to be hilarious.

Tom, after having spent the whole afternoon with his Friends, arrives at the House exhausted to the point that he cannot take a step without falling, Mammy (a bit mean this time) forces Tom to stay awake and take care of the Mice's house, but Tom can't help but fall asleep, so Jerry takes the opportunity to torment his adversary!.

The Plot is Simple and you can devise and execute it in 5 minutes, there is nothing Really amazing about the writing, but the Execution was what led this cartoon to become one of my favorites of the Tom and Jerry produced in the 50s , it has a steady pace and the gags are executed quickly (but not so fast that they are unexpected and unfunny) but are executed boldly and with a great deal of humor, as another reviewer said, this is a cartoon one joke, but it really is funny.

The Animation was completely Excellent, the Night Backgrounds were pleasant to look at, the house is very well drawn and the design of Tom and Jerry (including Mammy's) is certainly nice and classic, it also helps that the movements look fluid and with great attention to detail (backgrounds have that too) but all in all, Tom and Jerry at their Really Best.

The Music is Fun, Calming and Calm, Never Terrible, It is Relaxing and occasionally gets fast and energetic, but usually has a calm and normal rhythm, it is pleasant enough to listen to and enjoy, another effort well done from Scott Bradley!.

It may not be the most Original or the best of the duo, but it is really captivating and energetic to the point of being considered a classic, a good cartoon, it has good Animation and music, it also has enough gags to be entertaining, don't expect a slow pace, everything happens fast!, but not to the point of being rushed.

Sleepy Time Tom is a Good Cartoon, it has a simple but well-executed premise, it really does not disappoint and easily entertains, it is not boring and much less Bad, it is an excellent cartoon to enjoy at night (it would not be so interesting during the day) but inside All in all, highly recommended.

For everything I said before, this cartoon gets a deserved 10.

Tom desperately wants a cat-nap.

[BA_Harrison · 7/10 · 1 November 2014]

Tom returns home late from a drunken night out with his pals, falling asleep whilst crawling in through the window. Mammy Two Shoes find him still there the next morning and threatens to throw the lazy cat out if he doesn't do his job and get rid of pesky mouse Jerry. On hearing this, Jerry does his utmost to ensure that Tom is caught napping again.

Sleepy-Time Tom's plot features the same wearisome location as many an earlier T&J caper—Mammy Two Shoes home—but avoids delivering too many yawns thanks to plenty of laughs. Sure, the cartoon is essentially a one-note joke, Tom repeatedly falling asleep just as he is about to nab Jerry, but that joke is a good 'un and offers quite a bit of mileage. My favourite gags involve Tom painting pupils onto his eyelids and trying to prop them open with toothpicks.

6.5/10, rounded up to 7 for IMDb.

Tom Pays For His Late-Night Revelry

[ccthemovieman-1 · 5/10 · 1 August 2007]

"Good Night, Ladies" sing the drunken cats in the middle of the night, returning home from an evening of revelry. Tom is more-than-ready to hit the sack. Unfortunately for him, the headless maid (we never her face or hear her name but she's referred to on IMDb as "Mammy") spots him and gets yelled at, big-time because "the mouse in the refrigerator" is taking the food and it's the cat's responsibility, "not mine," to take care of that situation.

By the way, the cartoons the other review mentioned, the one where Mammy's voice and grammar he said are altered, I don't believe are on this cartoon, which was part of the Spotlight Collection on DVD. She sounds "black" and the grammar isn't the best, so I am presuming I saw the cartoon as it was originally presented. That's why Whoopi Goldberg comes on with a disclaimer at the beginning of this DVD collection.

Half-asleep Tom makes it to the kitchen and would much rather go to sleep than worry about Jerry.

This one-gag cartoon (which many of them are) is Tom just about to clobber Jerry, the mouse giving him a pillow to fall asleep on, and then maid yelling at the cat, starting the whole process over again. This episode was slightly below par but not bad, either.