Jerry's Diary
1949 animated short film directed by William Hanna and Joseph Barbera
- October 22, 1949 (1949-10-22)
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Jerry's Diary is a 1949 one-reel animated cartoon that is the 45th Tom and Jerry short released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer,[1] directed by William Hanna and Joseph Barbera, produced by Fred Quimby, scored by Scott Bradley, and animated by Kenneth Muse and Ed Barge. It is the first of several compilation Tom and Jerry shorts, integrating footage from previous shorts into the plot.
Plot
Tom sets up traps for Jerry but is interrupted by a radio announcement declaring it "Be Kind To Animals" week. He replaces the traps with gifts, only to find Jerry's diary and read about their past encounters. Each entry sparks a memory of their misadventures, from golfing mishaps to dynamite disasters. As Tom's frustration grows, he destroys Jerry's presents in anger. When Jerry returns home, Tom tries to strangle him, but the radio reminds him to be kind. Instead, Tom throws a pie at Jerry, leaving him dazed
Availability
DVD
- Tom and Jerry's Greatest Chases, Vol. 1
- Tom and Jerry Spotlight Collection Vol. 3, Disc One
Voice cast
- Joseph Forte as "Uncle Dudley"
- William Hanna as "Tom Cat"
References
- ^ Lenburg, Jeff (1999). The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons. Checkmark Books. pp. 149–150. ISBN 0-8160-3831-7.
External links
- Jerry's Diary at IMDb
- Jerry's Diary at the TCM Movie Database
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Hanna/Barbera Tom and Jerry shorts (1940–1958, 2001, 2005)
- Puss Gets the Boot (1940)
- The Midnight Snack (1941)
- The Night Before Christmas (1941)
- The Lonesome Mouse (1943)
- The Yankee Doodle Mouse (1943)
- The Zoot Cat (1944)
- Mouse Trouble (1944)
- Tee for Two (1945)
- Solid Serenade (1946)
- The Cat Concerto (1947)
- Mouse Cleaning (1948)
- The Little Orphan (1949)
- Jerry's Diary (1949)
- Saturday Evening Puss (1950)
- Casanova Cat (1951)
- The Two Mouseketeers (1952)
- Johann Mouse (1953)
- Blue Cat Blues (1956)
- Tot Watchers (1958)
- The Mansion Cat (2001)
- The Karate Guard (2005)
See also: Gene Deitch Tom and Jerry shorts (1961–1962) and Chuck Jones Tom and Jerry shorts (1963–1967)
