Filet Meow
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Filet Meow is a 1966
Tom and Jerry
cartoon directed by Abe Levitow
and produced by Chuck Jones
.
Tom revives and removes the pin from his behind, but soon finds he is stuck in a trash can. He pops his arms and eyes out of the can and tests himself with the pin; it will not work on the steel. Tom grabs an ax and rushes into the house. Jerry is terrified at the sight of "the evil trash monster" and runs toward his hole, suffering numerous near misses from the ax. Tom continues chopping at the hole, but Jerry inserts Tom's tail in the ax's path. Tom soon realizes that he's cut up his own tail and screws it back on before he hears a whistle. It is Jerry waving at him, with a grease slick set out for the cat. Tom cannot see the grease and slips on it. Jerry closes the door on Tom, which smashes him into only the lid of the can. Tom walks out as Jerry shows him the door and he falls onto an open trash can. The trash man soon collects him and he is dumped into the trash truck, which drives away. After a few seconds, the cat walks back down the street, fuming.
Tom is then shown in the garden, where he removes tacks from inside his foot. He sneaks back into the house with a hose system and sees Jerry standing guard with another long pin. Tom hides under the table and builds his hose system with a lot of residual noise. Jerry and the fish appear terrified. Tom emerges and lays the hose around the house until he runs out.
Jerry is scratching his head when suddenly the goldfish disappears down a hole in the bowl. Jerry pulls her out and Tom is sucking in the water and spitting it out so that he will eventually swallow the fish, except that Jerry pulled her out of the hose. Jerry fills a large container with water to serve as a temporary bowl. Whilst Tom is still at it, Jerry sees all the water disappearing from the bowl and then sees part of the hose. Jerry comes up with an idea and dashes off. Tom again is beginning to get frustrated.
Jerry, has hooked up the other end of the hose to a full bathtub. Jerry waves at a passing truck labeled SEA VIEW PET SHOP and it dumps its cargo in: a large green shark, which sees Jerry and attempts to devour the mouse, but is unfortunately sucked into the hose by Tom.
Tom, who apparently has filled the entire room with water, and then sees that he has "reeled in" the shark. Tom puffs up the hose and then bursts it. The shark chases after Tom and bites his tail (pulling off his fur in the process), but Tom swims off naked through the wall and the grass.
Jerry then charms the little goldfish, but it is soon surprised by the shark in the bowl; Jerry panics and follows the same route Tom took out of the house and out of sight. The shark grins, goldfish in fin.
1966 in film
The year 1966 in film involved some significant events.-Events:Animation legend Walter Disney, well known for his creation of Mickey Mouse, died in 15 December 1966 of acute circulatory collapse following a diagnosis of, and surgery for, lung cancer...
Tom and Jerry
Tom and Jerry
Tom and Jerry are the cat and mouse cartoon characters that were evolved starting in 1939.Tom and Jerry also may refer to:Cartoon works featuring the cat and mouse so named:* The Tom and Jerry Show...
cartoon directed by Abe Levitow
Abe Levitow
Abraham "Abe" Levitow was an American animator who worked at Warner Bros. Cartoons, UPA and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer ....
and produced by Chuck Jones
Chuck Jones
Charles Martin "Chuck" Jones was an American animator, cartoon artist, screenwriter, producer, and director of animated films, most memorably of Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies shorts for the Warner Bros. Cartoons studio...
.
Plot
Tom sneaks into the house and sees a female goldfish swimming in a bowl. Tom does not want to eat such a sweet creature at first, but he assuages himself that he must eat. He extends his arm into the bowl and gropes for the fish, but she lets out a bubble that drifts into Jerry's hole and carries the message: "HELP!" Jerry wakes up and grabs a long, slender pin. Tom, triumphant in his success, sneaks back out of the house, but is soon seen leaping out through the door and through a window in pain from being struck with the pin. Jerry returns the fish to the bowl.Tom revives and removes the pin from his behind, but soon finds he is stuck in a trash can. He pops his arms and eyes out of the can and tests himself with the pin; it will not work on the steel. Tom grabs an ax and rushes into the house. Jerry is terrified at the sight of "the evil trash monster" and runs toward his hole, suffering numerous near misses from the ax. Tom continues chopping at the hole, but Jerry inserts Tom's tail in the ax's path. Tom soon realizes that he's cut up his own tail and screws it back on before he hears a whistle. It is Jerry waving at him, with a grease slick set out for the cat. Tom cannot see the grease and slips on it. Jerry closes the door on Tom, which smashes him into only the lid of the can. Tom walks out as Jerry shows him the door and he falls onto an open trash can. The trash man soon collects him and he is dumped into the trash truck, which drives away. After a few seconds, the cat walks back down the street, fuming.
Tom is then shown in the garden, where he removes tacks from inside his foot. He sneaks back into the house with a hose system and sees Jerry standing guard with another long pin. Tom hides under the table and builds his hose system with a lot of residual noise. Jerry and the fish appear terrified. Tom emerges and lays the hose around the house until he runs out.
Jerry is scratching his head when suddenly the goldfish disappears down a hole in the bowl. Jerry pulls her out and Tom is sucking in the water and spitting it out so that he will eventually swallow the fish, except that Jerry pulled her out of the hose. Jerry fills a large container with water to serve as a temporary bowl. Whilst Tom is still at it, Jerry sees all the water disappearing from the bowl and then sees part of the hose. Jerry comes up with an idea and dashes off. Tom again is beginning to get frustrated.
Jerry, has hooked up the other end of the hose to a full bathtub. Jerry waves at a passing truck labeled SEA VIEW PET SHOP and it dumps its cargo in: a large green shark, which sees Jerry and attempts to devour the mouse, but is unfortunately sucked into the hose by Tom.
Tom, who apparently has filled the entire room with water, and then sees that he has "reeled in" the shark. Tom puffs up the hose and then bursts it. The shark chases after Tom and bites his tail (pulling off his fur in the process), but Tom swims off naked through the wall and the grass.
Jerry then charms the little goldfish, but it is soon surprised by the shark in the bowl; Jerry panics and follows the same route Tom took out of the house and out of sight. The shark grins, goldfish in fin.
Crew
- Animation: Don Towsley, Tom Ray, Dick Thompson, Ben Washam, Ken Harris
- Layout: Don Morgan, Robert Givens
- Backgrounds: Philip DeGuard
- Design Consultant: Maurice NobleMaurice NobleMaurice Noble was an American animation background artist and layout designer whose contributions to the industry spanned more than 60 years. He was a long-time associate of animation director Chuck Jones, most notably at Warner Bros. in the 1950s...
- Production Manager: Earl Jonas
- Story: Bob Ogle
- Music: Dean Elliott
- Production Supervised by: Les Goldman
- Produced by: Chuck Jones
- Directed by: Abe Levitow
- MPAA Certificate Number: 21153