This short opens with an amusingly inventive scene where a variety of cats flex their muscles lifting weights on the beach; then Tom arrives with his slinky girlfriend and drops his picnic basket on top of Jerry. Surprisingly Jerry doesn't retaliate at this point but when Tom continues to thoughtlessly spoil his day Jerry gets up and gives him a slap. Tom gets the upper hand but while he was dealing with Jerry his girlfriend has started paying attention to rival cat Butch. For the remainder of the cartoon Tom tries to win his girl back from Butch and Jerry tries to get his own back on Tom.
This was a fun short with a non-stop series of gags from start to finish; some were predictable but most were good and as they came thick and fast this doesn't matter. Some gags were particularly fun; I liked how Tom accidentally hit Butch with an anchor and the final gag where Jerry tried to lift a barbell made from a pair of tomatoes. The animation looked good and the characters were fun; the addition of Butch and the female cat made things more interesting. It was funny how the female cat didn't seem to notice all the strife going on around her as she carried on dancing. As is often the case the location helps; being away from the usual house setting keeps things fresher.
This was a fun short with a non-stop series of gags from start to finish; some were predictable but most were good and as they came thick and fast this doesn't matter. Some gags were particularly fun; I liked how Tom accidentally hit Butch with an anchor and the final gag where Jerry tried to lift a barbell made from a pair of tomatoes. The animation looked good and the characters were fun; the addition of Butch and the female cat made things more interesting. It was funny how the female cat didn't seem to notice all the strife going on around her as she carried on dancing. As is often the case the location helps; being away from the usual house setting keeps things fresher.