Texas Tom
| Texas Tom | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | William Hanna Joseph Barbera |
| Produced by | Fred Quimby. |
| Animation by | Kenneth Muse Ray Patterson Irven Spence Ed Barge |
| Color process | Technicolor |
| Distributed by | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
Running time | 7 minutes |
Texas Tom is a 1950 cartoon directed by William Hanna and Joseph Barbera and produced by Fred Quimby. It was animated by Kenneth Muse, Ray Patterson, Irven Spence and Ed Barge and released to theatres on March 11, 1950. The cartoon revolves around that Tom disguises himself as a cowboy to woo a cow-girl and Jerry once again thwarts him as well.
Plot
Tom catches Jerry with a rope, pulls him all the way, leaving Jerry hurt with a boot, a cactus and Tom catches him, only to have Jerry hit him with the cactus. Jerry runs away and Tom ends up catching him with a rope, only to have Jerry blow bullets and shoot them out. Tom catches Jerry but both notice a car driving in, only to find a cow-girl. This makes Tom's eyes zoom in with heart and sticks his tongue and acts like a bull. He grabs Jerry and disguises himself as a cowboy and does his best to woo her. He makes a cigarette by using Jerry and a gun, then smokes it to puff out the word "Howdy". A fuming Jerry, stung by Tom's end of the shoe turns on a record. Tom sings and Jerry pitches the voice. This makes Tom furious and hits Jerry with a guitar. Jerry grabs TJ and it landed at Tom's rear end, only to make him jump like a rocket and land in water. Tom onces again catches Jerry. Jerry hangs to rope onto a bull. Tom catches a huge hay, only to find a bull inside. The bull is furious and grabs Tom, only to run into a tree. Tom escapes and the bull hits the fence. He turns around, noticing two horns. He throws his old ones away and inserts new ones in, running into a henhouse, finding Tom, imitating like a chicken. He throws the egg to the bull, but chases after him. Tom tries to find a way to get out but instead puts a blindfold and smokes his final cigarette, as the bowl hits Tom all the way down through the pipe. Jerry, then disguises himself as a cowboy, kissing the cow-girl and giddies up Tom.
Notes
An excerpt from this cartoon was later used in 1952's Smitten Kitten.