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through the vent onstage that has "PSST" written on it. Tom continues singing as he pokes his head in, and Jerry snaps his lips closed in a pucker with a doubled rubber band. In retaliation, Tom uses the rubber band to shoot a long staple into the vent, which shoots down, ricochets several times, and then whisks Jerry right out of his nightshirt, and pins him up on the wall by his neck. Jerry crosses his arms, one leg over the other, and then "taps" his foot midair, looking exceedingly annoyed.
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flattened by the sandbag hit, and Jerry sings the last section of the performance himself (albeit in a high-pitched voice). An infuriated (and obviously upstaged) Tom raps on the floor with a broom and sends Jerry flying, but this just adds to the sensational mouse's drama singing the final few notes, as he makes a graceful balletic landing before receiving loud applause. The words "The End" then appear on the close curtains.
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Jerry frees himself and accidentally drops a huge sandbag on Tom as he is reaching the climax, causing him to get knocked through the floor with a loud crash. Everything is mostly silent up until Jerry walks onto the stage in a tuxedo. Now the mouse is above, and the cat is stuck below, with his head
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As Tom sings in the middle of his performance, Jerry manages to get free from the staple and at the side of the stage licks a lemon so Tom gets sour by the thought of the scene, and salivating, his lips pucker and shrink. Frustrated, he goes to Jerry and while continuing to sing, juices the lemon on
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Next, Tom sings again, this time, stomping the floor while performing, much harder than before, creating a huge rumble in Jerry's house, eventually causing Jerry's bed to collapse on top of him. Jerry thinks it's war and decides to get revenge. Tom continues the performance and Jerry holds up a sign
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Jerry tries to gesture for Tom to stop, by banging on the stage with a toothbrush but in return Tom, while singing, stomps on the floor enough to get Jerry to shake and bounce around his "room". Enraged, Jerry uses a hammer to pound a floorboard, shooting Tom out of his tuxedo into the air, from
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apart, causing it to spring up and whap him in the face. Tom grabs the wire and yanks it up and down banging Jerry's head on the board until Jerry thinks to let it go. While Tom is singing the "
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shorts produced by Chuck Jones, released in 1964. It was directed by Jones, co-directed by Maurice Noble, and is the second short written by Michael Maltese.
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Jerry's head. Tom returns to the spotlight. Jerry then drills a hole in the floor In between Tom’s feet and uses a hooked wire to pull the bottom of Tom's
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where he falls back into it, but upside down, and legs through sleeves. Tom tiptoes offstage to change back to normal.
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Tom is a famous singer announced as "Signor Thomasino Catti-Cazzaza Baritone", who will perform at a concert to sing "
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Chuck Jones
Maurice Noble
Michael Maltese
Terence Monck
Tom Ray
Dick Thompson
Ben Washam
Ken Harris
Don Towsley
Sib Tower 12 Productions
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Tom and Jerry
Largo al factotum
The Barber of Seville
cummerbund
Michael Maltese
Chuck Jones
Tom Ray
Dick Thompson
Ben Washam
Ken Harris
Don Towsley
Maurice Noble
Terence Monck
Chuck Jones
ISBN
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The Best Tom And Jerry Cartoons To Stream Right Now
Stepping Into the Picture: Cartoon Designer Maurice Noble

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