Ah, Sweet Mouse-Story of Life

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Tom and Jerry battle on the ledges of a tower block, but join forces when Tom gets wedged in a drainpipe.Tom and Jerry battle on the ledges of a tower block, but join forces when Tom gets wedged in a drainpipe.Tom and Jerry battle on the ledges of a tower block, but join forces when Tom gets wedged in a drainpipe.

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6.5/10

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Mel Blanc

Tom
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June Foray

Jerry
(voice)

Directors
- Chuck Jones
- Maurice Noble
Writers
- Michael Maltese
- Chuck Jones
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5/10

Tom and Jerry, Roadrunner style.

Tom chases Jerry around a high-rise apartment, and out onto the perilous ledge that surrounds it.

'Ah, Sweet Mouse-Story of Life' sees director Chuck Jones taking Tom and Jerry into Roadrunner territory, with an extremely simple chase scenario and surreal humour (both the title scene, with Tom revving up like a car to chase the mouse, and the first 'falling wall' gag, are classic Wile.E.Coyote-style gags).

While the sight of Jerry grabbing onto a question mark to save his life, or pulling daggers from his thought bubbles to throw at Tom, are undeniably inventive, these ideas really aren't in keeping with the series' established approach, which makes this one only partially successful as far as I am concerned.

BA_Harrison
May 27, 2017
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Trivia
As cartoon shorts transitioned from being part of cinematic programs to TV mainstays for kids, they became more slapstick and less structured, as in this example. It plays solely for laughs, and the background detail, while still evident, has become less 3d accurate in presentation.

Goofs
When the building that Tom and Jerry are playing on was first shown it was a very tall skyscraper but when Tom gets stuck in the gutter downspout the building is now only 2 or 3 stories tall.