That's My Mommy - (6 min. 3 sec.) 1955

An egg from a duck's brood rolls over to Tom's paws. The duckling hatches out of the egg and mistakes Tom for his mommy. "My Mommy, my dear sweet Mommy," he says. Tom, delighted by his luck, ties the duckling up, intending to roast him over the fire. Jerry steps in, rescues the duckling, and places Tom's tail over the fire instead. But the duckling comes back to Tom. The cat prepares a pastry crust, wraps it around the duckling, and puts him in the oven. Jerry steps in again and hits Tom on the head with a broom. The duckling revives Tom and gives him a kiss. Tom spreads fat over the duckling and puts some potatoes and carrots with him into the oven. Jerry opens the oven with a can opener and saves the duckling, who begins hitting him. Jerry shows the duckling a book in which there's a picture of a duck and a cat. The duckling closes the book on Jerry, flattening him. Tom catches Jerry, imprisons him in a series of boxes, and throws him down a well. But the duckling finally begins to understand...Tom wants to cook him. He is prepared to throw himself into the boiling water of his own free will. Tom, deeply moved, rescues him, and his tears turn into a torrent. The mouse comes out of the well and sees the duckling swimming about after Tom, who is behaving like a mother duck.

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Music - "Love That Pup" (Bradley)
William Hanna and Joseph Barbera are now, for the first time, their own producers.
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