Designs on Jerry
September. 02,1955 NRTom designs a better mousetrap that would have made Rube Goldberg jealous. While he sleeps, the mouse that Tom drew wakes Jerry and they get chased by the cat Tom drew. As Tom awakes, they make a strategic alteration to the design.
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Nice effects though.
Admirable film.
Although I seem to have had higher expectations than I thought, the movie is super entertaining.
There are moments that feel comical, some horrific, and some downright inspiring but the tonal shifts hardly matter as the end results come to a film that's perfect for this time.
This is one of my favourite ever shorts to feature these two lovable cartoon legends because it plays around with the typical style of the animation and successfully tries out a scenario that is something very different and a little less..one note than what you usually get, and I mean that in the nicest possible way. I love the stupendous animation within the animation that is the chalk-line stick figure versions of Tom and Jerry, I think it was an ingenious idea that opens up a whole new little dimension in the setup of it all. There's a great dazzling ingenuity to the scenes, and by bringing Tom's drawings to life, some really interesting and strange sight gags are created as the characters literally unravel on screen, and a rubber can erase sketch-Tom, or a pencil change the shape of his whole body. I liked the part where his back legs were made all freakishly tiny, not unlike those weird-legged cats that you see in real life sometimes - oh-so cute! And the mouse trap itself is so insanely elaborate and drawn-out in its execution that you've just gotta love it. Both bizarre and pretty amazing at the same time, it's a blooming fantastical short. I'd watch it if I were me! (???)
I may sound like a broken record, but I just love Tom and Jerry. They were part of my childhood, and I still adore them. Designs on Jerry is so clever in visuals and constructions it ranks among my favourite of their cartoons. I also love it for its originality and fun. The animation is excellent, the backgrounds are colourful and the characters well drawn but the real delight comes from anything to do with the drawings on the black board. The music has a lot of energy and the gags and chases are clever and fresh. The pacing is fast, the story is original, the ending is hilarious and both Tom and Jerry are their usual likable selves. Overall, just delightful. 10/10 Bethany Cox
This was extremely clever, a real treat. I love something that is off the wall, even for a cartoon. This qualifies for OTW status, as blueprint stick figures come to life, right off a big chalkboard.Tom is building the world's greatest mousetrap and has an elaborate blueprint of it. He goes to bed dreaming of fame and fortune. Then the fun kicks in as the mouse pictured in the blueprint comes alive, climbs out the drawing and goes to warn Jerry of his impending doom. Later, the cat in the picture comes to life (not Tom) and it's he and two Jerry's - the drawn one and the real Jerry - battling it out from that point with very unique sight gags. That is because the stick figures react differently than the real Tom and Jerry. Suffice to say, this is different.Watch this if you ever have the opportunity because it mixes brains and slapstick and humor just beautifully.This was part of disc two on the Tom and Jerry Spotlight Collection, Volume One
Tom the cat takes great pride in the new mouse trap he deigned and dreams of how he will get rich by patenting it. But while he's sleeping the drawling of the mouse comes off the piece of paper and wakes Jerry the Mouse up to sabotage Tom's plans. They must first contend with a dawning of a cat who has also come to life first. This short was rather amusing but it was a tad experimental (not nearly as much as the later "Blue Cat Blues) I just like it more when Tom and Jerry can actually be Tom and Jerry. This animated short can be found on disc 2 of Warner Brother's 2-DVD Spotlight Collection set.My Grade: B-