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Puttin' on the Dog

  • 1944
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Puttin' on the Dog (1944)
AnimationComedyFamilyShort

When Jerry runs into a dog pound, Tom takes the head of a dog statue and wears it in order to not get caught and try to catch him.When Jerry runs into a dog pound, Tom takes the head of a dog statue and wears it in order to not get caught and try to catch him.When Jerry runs into a dog pound, Tom takes the head of a dog statue and wears it in order to not get caught and try to catch him.

  • Directors
    • Joseph Barbera
    • William Hanna
  • Writers
    • Pinto Colvig
    • Cal Howard
  • Stars
    • Sara Berner
    • Billy Bletcher
    • William Hanna
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  • IMDb RATING
    7.7/10
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    • Directors
      • Joseph Barbera
      • William Hanna
    • Writers
      • Pinto Colvig
      • Cal Howard
    • Stars
      • Sara Berner
      • Billy Bletcher
      • William Hanna
    • 9User reviews
    • 1Critic review
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    Sara Berner
    Sara Berner
    • Spike Screaming
    • (uncredited)
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    Billy Bletcher
    Billy Bletcher
    • Spike
    • (uncredited)
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    William Hanna
    William Hanna
    • Tom
    • (uncredited)
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    Bob Laztny
    • Tom (speaking)
    • (uncredited)
    Jack Sabel
    • Jerry (speaking)
    • (uncredited)
    • Directors
      • Joseph Barbera
      • William Hanna
    • Writers
      • Pinto Colvig
      • Cal Howard
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    8CuriosityKilledShawn

    Woofbark.

    Tom is chasing Jerry, for the usual reasons I guess, until the mouse seeks refuge in a dog pound, where Tom's biggest enemy, Spike, is living. Not letting this get in the way, Tom nicks the head from a hollow dog-statue and sneaks inside in disguise to continue the chase and tricks.

    Puttin' on the Dog is a cartoon I remember watching as a kid and it is very funny. A lot of T&J shorts I forget as they can be quite generic at times. But not this one. There are loads of visual gags and it's fun watching facial expressions change as Tom and Jerry fool everyone. There's a lot of inventive humor here and you will laugh out loud a good few times.
    10BA_Harrison

    Unmissable fun from the cartoon cat and mouse.

    Pure Tom and Jerry perfection, Puttin' on the Dog is a laugh-riot from start to finish, with some of the funniest sight-gags and facial reactions (double-takes, total surprise etc.) to be had from the pair, as their chase takes them into the middle of a dog pound—not exactly the safest place for Tom the cat!

    In order to disguise himself from the toothy occupants of the pound, Tom dons a dog mask and proceeds to pursue Jerry amidst the sleeping canines, which results in much hilarity.

    Spike makes a welcome appearance as one of those whose sleep is disturbed by the twosome, but there is a whole variety of hounds to add to the comedy, including what might be the world's longest Dachshund and a dog so hairy that Jerry literally swims in his coat!
    7ccthemovieman-1

    Tom Takes Some Big Risks Here

    Tom winding up in the middle of a dog pound and sticking around? Does catching Jerry the mouse mean THAT much to him that he would risk getting torn apart by a bunch of dogs? Apparently, but that's what he does here after Jerry races into the pound for protection after Tom had been chasing him around the neighborhood.

    How Tom copes with all these dogs of all shapes and sizes, and especially Spike the bulldog, is the story. There aren't a lot of laugh-out-loud gags in here but its continually interesting as Tom goes from dog-to-dog situation unable to catch little Jerry, even with a fake dog mask.

    Note: this was still an earlier enough cartoon that one could appreciate the watercolor artwork in the backgrounds....some really nice stuff in here even if it was muted to highlight the characters in the foreground.
    10martin63

    One of their best

    1944 was a good year for Tom and Jerry and like a fine wine, they've aged well. This one is consistently funny with several laugh-out-loud moments. One reason that the T&J cartoons of the forties are superior to the ones of the fifties is that the animation was not just fluent but funny. Tom's reactions to his increasingly desperate situation and Jerry's levity through it all (like blithely swimming backstroke through the hair of a sheepdog) make up half the fun.
    5m-86730

    No zuo no die!

    Tom's try proves "no zuo no die"! He chased Jerry into a dog pound, and he tried to disguise himself by wearing a dog mask head, try to fool the dogs, Spike, though very vicious, but very foolish, easily fooled by Tom, but Jerry was too smart for Tom, that means he will face many possible danger, since he was in a dog pound. What happened towards the end of the cartoon made me very terrified and nervous, because Jerry had informed Spike that Tom is not a dog after all, that he was tricked all along, Spike's roar and run was very horrified and bit Tom hard, Tom shouldn't took much risks there. Poor Tom!

    This cartoon proved "No zuo no die"! (means never tried to do things inpossible)

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    • Trivia
      This cartoon is often considered to be a sequel to the previous Tom & Jerry cartoon, The Bodyguard (1944). Firstly, it was released after "The Bodyguard"; secondly, at the end of "The Bodyguard", Spike the bulldog is captured by a dog catcher, while in this entry he is seen in a dog pound.
    • Goofs
      After Tom tears away part of the brick wall the amount of pieces lying on the ground that he ripped away with his claws is very little compared to the size of the destroyed wall.
    • Connections
      Featured in Pink Floyd: The Wall (1982)
    • Soundtracks
      Runnin' Wild
      (uncredited)

      Music by A.H. Gibbs

      Lyrics by Joe Grey and Leo Wood

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    • Release date
      • October 28, 1944 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Вдаючи собаку
    • Production companies
      • Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
      • Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Cartoon Studios
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    • Runtime
      • 7m
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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