Die letzte Frist

After the laugh-free Down-hearted Duckling, it's great to see Tom and Jerry (and Spike the bulldog) back on form with Pet Peeve, which sees Spike and Tom competing to catch Jerry after overhearing their owners saying that one of the pets must go (due to spiralling pet food costs), and that the one to stay will be whoever brings them the mouse. This simple premise allows for lots of hilarious cartoon violence as the desperate dog and cat battle to secure their place in the house.

As others here on IMDb have mentioned, the animation isn't quite as polished as earlier T&J cartoons, but with such fabulous humour, it doesn't really matter that much—you'll be too busy laughing to care. Funniest scenes include Tom and Spike taking it in turns to carry each other to the door as their owners argue about which pet must go, the dog and cat proving their worth to each owner (Tom hoovering the carpet and Spike doing the ironing!), a classic 'jackass' moment when Spike realises that he has been fooled by Tom, and the two pets trashing the house in their attempts to catch the mouse.

8.5 out of 10, rounded up to 9 for IMDb.