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Smarty Cat
Smarty Cat Plot
Tom and Jerry series Tom’s feline friends (Butch, Topsy and Lightning)[1] peek
over a fence and then Butch whistles. Tom shows them a
sign with "Nobody home" written on it. The felines run
to the house, sneaking while passing a sleeping Spike.
Tom lets them in then Butch says: "I got the pictures,
Tom! These are the funniest home movies said of the dog. Wait’ll
you see what happened to these dumb dogs. Boy will you make
a monkey out of them. They don’t know where they are coming
or going. (the cats laugh) Okay, douse the lights. (Lightning is
about to shut the lights off.) Hold it!" Butch points to Jerry,
who merely intends to watch the film with the cats. Tom
kicks Jerry out of the house and he lands in Spike’s
mouth. Jerry then pops out from Spike’s nose, looking an-
Directed by William Hanna
Joseph Barbera gry. Back at the house, Butch says: "OK boys, here we go!"
The movie starts. The movie’s title is: "Tom the Terrific
Produced by Fred Quimby Cat" "Starring Tom". Then first part starts and its title is
Story by William Hanna "Lover Boy!"
Joseph Barbera This part starts with a zoom into a house and to a
doghouse labeled "SPIKE" with Spike in it (from the 1946
Voices by Daws Butler
cartoon Solid Serenade). Tom pokes his head over the wall
Music by Scott Bradley and spots a female cat in the window. Tom whistles and
Animation by Irven Spence the female cat comes out to the window.
Kenneth Muse Butch laughs and says: "Here’s when the dog started after
Ed Barge Tom!"
Michael Lah In the cartoon, Spike chases after Tom, but Tom hides
Layouts by Richard Bickenbach behind a wall and picks up a brick. Spike pokes his head
over the wall when he sees a brick, but gets bopped on
Backgrounds by Vera Ohman the head with it.
Distributed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Meanwhile, Jerry had got back into the house and
goes on the sofa.
Release date(s) October 14, 1955 Spike chases Tom back and forth while Tom’s girl is
Color process Technicolor watching. Tom stops periodically to kiss the cat, but the
third time, Spike substitutes himself. Tom grabs Spike,
Running time 6’ 50"
but thinks he is talking to the girl and woos Spike in a
Language English Charles Boyer speech: "I love you. Now you set my soul
on fire. It is not just a little spark. It is a flame; a big roar-
Preceded by Tom and Chérie
ing flame. I can feel it now..." then he sees the female cat
Followed by Pecos Pest and then drops Spike onto the rock landing.
Butch laughs and says: "Lover boy" while mimicking
Smarty Cat is the 95th one reel animated Tom and Jerry Tom, but then sees Jerry again. Tom kicks Jerry out of
short, created in 1954, and released on October 14, 1955 the house again. Jerry lands in Spike’s mouth again. Jerry
by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. The cartoon was directed by opens Spike’s eyelid like a curtain and frowns.
William Hanna and Joseph Barbera and produced by Fred Butch says: "Part two coming up. This is the time you went
Quimby with music by Scott Bradley. Smarty Cat was ani- fishing, Tom!" Part two is named "The Dumb Dog".
mated by Kenneth Muse, Michael Lah, Ed Barge and Irven This part starts with a lake scene from the 1947 car-
Spence, with backgrounds by Vera Ohman and the lay- toon Cat Fishin’. Signs are posted that say "no fishing",
outs by Richard Bickenbach. The name is the pun on the "keep out", "private property", "no trespassing", and
saying "Smarty pants." "beware of dog". Spike is shown guarding the fence
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asleep. Tom shows up with his fishing gear and he passes Tom removes his black suit and jaunts outside with the
through the gate. However, Spike just happens to yawn paper and ’tsk’s at the dog while pulling at his leash. Tom
and recline on Tom’s leg. Tom tries to get away, but Spike measures the leash (by arm-length), draws a line in the
thinks Tom’s leg is a bone and grabs at it a second time. grass, and slaps the dog with the paper. Spike attempts to
Spike licks the leg and takes a bite into it; this being bite at Tom repeatedly, but the leash stops him just a bit
Tom’s leg, it causes the cat to scream. Spike wakes up and away. Tom plays with the dog, pieing him, smashing him
looks around, but does not see anyone, as Tom hides be- between cymbals, and punching him with a boxing glove.
hind Spike as the bulldog moves around. When he turns Finally, he uses Spike’s teeth to fashion a baseball bat out
around again, Tom sits on the top of his extended fishing of a log and knocks out the dog with it. Tom then uses
pole. Spike still does not see him. the baseball bat as a pool cue to shoot Spike back into his
Butch says: "Now there is a dumb dog!" and sees Jerry doghouse.
again, watching the movie from the mail slot. The cats The cats laugh manically. Butch says "Screwball in a
frown at Jerry while Butch yells: "Excuuuuuse me!" and side pocket" then continues laughing. An angry Spike then
runs to kick Jerry away from there. But Jerry crawls out appears behind Butch, who then imitates Spike barking,
of the mail slot and runs away before Butch can kick him, but, upon realising the imminent danger to come, falters
causing Butch slip and fall down. Jerry runs next to Spike and his voice turns into "bow-wow". In the next scene,
and sees the door being slammed. He gets annoyed, then the door outdoors is shown while Butch’s "bow-wow"
he pulls Spike over the window and lifts Spike’s head voice becomes weaker and weaker. The door then bursts
over the windowsill, allowing the dog to see the movie. open and Tom runs out of the house. A lamp, chair, book,
The movie’s third part had just started and it is named bookshelf and a table are then shown being thrown out
"New leash on life". of the house. Afterwards, Topsy, Lightning and Butch run
This is a part of the 1952 cartoon Fit to Be Tied, and in out of the house, with Spike on their trail. Jerry is then
this part, Tom reads the newspaper. The paper’s headline seen holding a movie camera and he films the four cats
is: being chased by the canine. Then from the camera ap-
pears the title "The End".
"LEASH LAW PASSED": [1] How to distinguish among Butch, Meathead and
Public safety puts dogs on leash. Lightning:
City to impound all unleashed dogs. Butch is black.
Under a picture: It shouldn’t happen to a dog....say Meathead is orange with a toupee over his head.
dogs. Lightning is orange without a toupee over his head.
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