Touché, Pussy Cat! (1954)
A young mouse arrives at the Parisian headquarters of the King's Mouseketeers with a letter from his father, François Mouse, asking Jerry to teach the lad to be a Mouseketeer. Lessons begin for the French-speaking boy, but although he's charming, he's hopeless and when he gets into a scrape with Tom, Jerry sends the garçon packing. As the boy is leaving Paris, he hears the noise of fighting, and he returns to find Jerry in a fight for his life with Tom. Champagne corks, a paint brush, and a barrel of wine are props in the lad's attack. But has he lost all his clumsiness?
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I've reached that stage in Tom and Jerry's filmography where every other cartoon seems to have a cute supporting character, whether it be that irritating duckling Quacker, Spike's son Tyke, or, as in the case of Touché, Pussy Cat!, the saccharine Nibbles (or is it Tuffy?). Since I really don't like these characters, I'm finding it tough going Here, the little, grey, diaper-wearing mouse hopes to become a mouseketeer and so visits Jerry for training. After several mishaps, Jerry is ready to send his new student packing, but when Nibbles steps in and saves Jerry from swordsman Tom, Jerry has a change of heart and makes the little mouse a fully fledged mouseketeer.While the brief sword-fighting action between Tom and Jerry is a lot of fun, the over-sweet grey mouse (speaking French) makes it all incredibly cloying.
This is one of my personal favourites featuring Jerry as one of the Two Mouseketeers. It is predictable at times, but it is cute and a lot of fun. The animation is detailed, colourful and expressive, and the music is rousing enough for Tom and Jerry, just how I like it. The sight gags are hilarious, and come at a breakneck pace, and the sword play takes me back to the days of Errol Flynn and Tyrone Power and other swashbuckling legends. Tom and Jerry are both great, but Tuffy is absolutely adorable.Overall, this is a wonderful Tom and Jerry cartoon, predictable it is, but it is entertaining as well. 9/10 Bethany Cox
Jerry the Mouse, Tom the cat, and Nibbles the orphan mouse are back in the times of the three musketeers. Nibbles torture Tom unmercifully and also sings. Pretty funny stuff if you ask me. ( of course you didn't ask, but I told you anyway) This short was nominated for an Oscar for best cartoon short subject in 1955, but sadly didn't win. I don't know why, since this short is simply delightful. One of the first Tom and Jerry shorts to be shown in Cinemascope, This hilarious animated short can be found on disc 2 of Warner Brother's 2-DVD Spotlight Collection set.My Grade: A
Tuffy arrives in Paris hoping to join Jerry's band of Mouseketeers. Unfortunately, certain things happen that make Jerry question Tuffy's potential, until Tom, a cardinal's guard, bursts onto the scene... This was the second of four cartoons that featured Tom as a cardinal's guard and Jerry and Tuffy as Mouseketeers, and is very enjoyable -- but isn't it peculiar how this cartoon was made AFTER 'The Two Mouseketeers'? This cartoon was nominated for an Academy Award and was the last of the Tom & Jerry series to achieve such a nomination.