Quiet Please!

This cartoon won the Oscar and was an excellent choice! Poor Tom! The lullabye he sings to Spike is just hilarious! This is one of the better Tom and Jerry shorts and one of seven that won Oscars. The only chase cartoons that are their equal are the Coyote and Roadrunner. Not the best Tom and Jerry, but right up there. Recommended.

Spike the dog is attempting to sleep and if there's any commotion that wakes him up he will beat Tom the cat to a pulp. Out of this simple plot, comes one of the best Tom and Jerry shorts, as Jerry does pretty much everything in his power to get Spike to wake up so Tom can get a vicious beating. Simply great, genius in it's simplicity and utterly hilarious. And goes to show what a great addition Spike truly was to the comedic duo of Tom and Jerry. Kudos all around. This award winning cartoon can be found on disc one of the Spotlight collection DVD of "Tom & Jerry"

My Grade: A

Tom and Jerry have always been one of animation's most iconic duos, and their cartoons never fail to provide audiences with many laughs. "Quiet, Please!" is one of the best Tom and Jerry cartoons from personal opinion, and is a must-watch for animation fans all over. The animation is crisp, smooth and beautiful, and the colors nicely blend in with each scene. Love the attention to detail and especially the gags, which are hilarious and extremely well-timed. The music is equally wonderful and charmingly orchestrated, and is such a joy to listen to throughout the cartoon.

This is one of Tom and Jerry's most memorable outputs; the chase scenes here are engaging and fast-paced, and the main characters' antagonistic nature toward each another is clearly shown. I really enjoyed the various creative gags that were placed throughout this cartoon, and all the lively mischief that ensues. Those who animated the cartoon surely had fun when doing it, and their talents are clearly shown here. Hats off to the writers, animators, and directors of this cartoon short.

"Quiet, Please!" is an unforgettable and classic Tom and Jerry cartoon that will always entertain.

Quiet Please! (1945)

**** (out of 4)

Oscar winning Tom and Jerry short has an angry bulldog trying to sleep but Tom keeps getting blamed for Jerry waking him up. I think this is one of the best T&J shorts as it contains non-stop action and plenty of laughs including the scene where the dog gets blown up with dynamite.

Warner has released most of the Tom and Jerry shorts onto DVD but there are storms of controversy around the releases. Many of the shorts are edited so do some homework before you buy. Foreign sets are also cut. As of right now the only way to get uncut shorts is if you were lucky enough to record them off TV years ago.

"If I hear one more sound, I'm going to skin you alive!"

That's all Jerry needs to hear after eavesdropping on Butch's threat to Tom. Poor Butch had been trying to take a nap and been constantly interrupted by Tom making a racket chasing Jerry around the house.

The lengths Tom goes to keep things quiet, and the things Jerry does to produce noise so that the big bulldog will wake up and beat the tar out of the cat are all very funny. There are some excellent sight gags connected with the above, many defying the law of physics!

This cartoon also featured the first time I've ever heard Tom sing a lullaby to Spike, and that was funny, too. "Go to sleep, go to sleep, close your big, bloodshot eyes," is just one of the verses he sings. "You're a dope, you're a lug, and I hope you don't wake up."

My favorite "bit" was Tom's drum solo on the out-cold dog.

This cartoon, by the way, won an Oscar. I have no arguments with that.