Barbecue Brawl - (6 min. 34 sec.) 1956

Spike and his son Tyke are preparing a delicious barbecue. Spike grills an enormous steak, which shrinks to almost nothing after cooking. Jerry, chased by Tom, hides amidst the coals. Tom searches for him and breaks everything as he does so. Spike chases him away. Tom pursues Jerry and falls into the pool. He hits Spike while looking for Jerry. Spike, furious, hits Tom with a shovel. From the shock of it, Tom seems completely confused. Jerry hides in the salad. Tom grabs him and falls into the salad bowl so Spike chases him away. Jerry hides in the pepper shaker and sneezes. He then hides in the bread, and Spike sees the bread moving, like a snake. Tom grabs the bread and hits Spike. He falls into the pool and comes out dripping. Spike and Tyke prepare to eat, but an army of ants comes along. The two dogs fall into the water, while the ants carry all the food away, including the big steak that Spike unsuccessfully tried to save.

Busy Buddies - (6 min. 15 sec.) 1956

A couple go out for the evening and leave their baby with a young baby-sitter, Jeannie. As soon as the parents have left, Jeannie gets on the telephone. Jerry, meanwhile, eats some cake, and Tom finishes off a watermelon. Tom and Jerry suddenly see the baby, who crawls across the sink and falls in. Tom catches him in the nick of time and puts him back in his bed. Jeannie continues her telephone conversation. The baby sets out again. He falls down into the cellar and starts crawling about amidst the pipes. He emerges completely black. Tom cleans him up, but Jeannie scolds Tom and throws a book at him, thinking that he's annoying the baby. The baby gets out of bed, climbs the staircase, goes prowling about on the curtain rod, and slides off. Jerry catches him. The baby gets out through the mail drop, into the big postbox in the street. Tom and Jerry open it with a can opener and retrieve the baby. They put him back in bed. The couple return. Jeannie declares that there's been no problem with the baby. Her only complaint is about Tom!

notes:

Music - "Love That Pup" (Bradley)
Filmed in CinemaScope
The characters of Jeannie, the negligent babysitter, and the roving baby appear for the first time in this film; they will be seen again in 'Tot Watchers" (1958).
The master and mistress of the house are completely visible; their faces are not hidden, as they had formerly been.

Pecos Pest - (6 min. 35 sec.) 1955

Uncle Pecos, Jerry's uncle from Texas, arrives at his nephew's house with his guitar. He is soon scheduled to make his debut on television, so he rehearses before his show. He sings "Froggie Went A-Courtin'." When one of his guitar strings breaks, he pulls out one of Tom's whiskers, and then a second one. Tom is furious and Jerry and his uncle take to their heels. But nothing stops his uncle, who pulls out still another whisker. Tom dons the helmet of a suit of armor, but Uncle Pecos manages to tear out another whisker. Tom, who is attacked with an ax by the uncle, resolves to give him one of his whiskers. Tom and Jerry watch the rebroadcast of Uncle Pecos's number. He breaks one of his guitar strings as he plays. Tom begins laughing, but Uncle Pecos stretches his paw out of the television set and yanks another whisker out of the hypnotized Tom.

notes:

Music - "Love That Pup" (Bradley); "Froggie Went A.Courtin'" (arr. George "Shug" Fisher; guitar improvisation: Fisher)
Fred Quimby's name appears on the series' credits for the last time. From now on William Hanna and Joseph Barbera produce their own films.
"Shug" Fisher belonged to the group known as "Sons of the Pioneers." He had been seen in John Ford's "Rio Grande" (1950)
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Smarty Cat - (6 min. 50 sec.) 1955

Tom invites his three cat friends to the house. The three cats (which include Butch) arrive, and the four of them organize a film showing. Tom chases after Jerry, who is also there. The film, shot by Butch, is entitled "Tom the Terrific Cat." Part One: "Lover Boy." Tom sees the white kitten and whistles in admiration. He hits Spike with a brick and kisses the kitten's paw, then Spike's paw, who has taken her place. All this time, he's been talking in his Charles Boyer voice. Tom, who suddenly discovers the truth, knocks Spike to the ground (excerpt from "Solid Serenade," 1946). Jerry has returned to the house. Tom starts chasing him again. Part Two: "The Dumb Dog." Tom wants to go fishing, but Spike is on guard. He enters the private estate. Spike mistakes Tom for a bone (excerpt from "Cat Fishin'," 1947). Jerry, who has returned, is chased by Tom's friend, the black cat. Jerry invites Spike to look at the next episode. Part Three: "New Leash on Life." Tom reads in the newspaper that from now on all dogs will have to be tied up. He plays around with Spike, who is attached, but who still manages to hit him with a baseball bat (excerpt from "Fit to Be Tied," 1952). Suddenly, Spike appears and chases all four cats out of the house...with Jerry filming the scene.

notes:

Music - "Love That Pup" (Bradley): "You Were Meant For Me" (Brown-Freed); "Milkman, Keep These Bottles Quiet" (Raye-DePauI); "That Old Feeling" (Brewn-Fain).
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Tom And Cherie - (6 min. 46 sec.) 1955

Jerry, mouseketeer captain, is madly in love with lovely Lilli. He writes her a passionate letter, which the faithful Tuffy, a mouseketeer, is ordered to bring to her. Tuffy blushes as he reads the letter, but on his way he meets Tom, one of the cardinal's guards, who challenges him with his sword. Tuffy returns and explains to Jerry that there's no way for him to pass. But a mouseketeer is always courageous, and Tuffy starts out again. He quickly returns, since Tom is still there. Tuffy leaves, sheltered under a helmet. When he discovers Tom there, he calls on Jerry for help. But Tom is knocked out by the helmet, and Jerry, on arriving, finds no one. Tuffy is sentenced to writing "A mouseketeer is brave!" one hundred times on the blackboard. Tuffy finally manages to get the letter to Lilli, who sends another back with him. Tom appears and fights a duel with Tuffy, who manages to get back to Jerry and give him the letter. Jerry reads it and writes another, which Tuffy is supposed to deliver. Noise is heard. Tuffy returns in a sorry state. Jerry writes another letter. Tuffy leaves to deliver it. More noise. Tuffy returns again, completely done in. Lilli's last letter, delivered by Tuffy, says: "Our love is finished." Tuffy, however, is no better off, for Jerry has replaced Lilli's portrait by one of Marie, his new ladylove. Tuffy leaves with a new letter. Tom challenges him, "En garde, en garde." But Tuffy, resigned, goes off into the distance.

notes:

Music - "Love That Pup" (Bradley)
This is the third time Tom acts as a cardinal's guard, while Jerry and Tuffy are King's mouseketeers.

Southbound Duckling - (6 min. 15 sec.) 1955

The duckling is getting ready to go south. He packs his valise and says goodbye to Jerry, who tries in vain to make him understand that he's a domestic duck, not a migratory bird. The duckling tries, with no success, to catch up with other migratory ducks. He can't even get off the ground. The duckling uses a sling to launch his flight, but he ends up in Tom's mouth. Tom opens a cookbook, How to Cook a Duck. The duckling uses a board to propel himself into the air. A weight falls on the board, and the duckling flies up but soon falls down again into Tom's frying pan. Jerry rescues him. The duckling sits himself on a rocket. The rocket goes off. Tom swallows the rocket, but not the duck. The duckling finally uses a balloon to get into the air. Tom aims a gun at it, but Jerry rescues the duckling again. Jerry and the duckling leave together for the south by plane. But Tom sneaks along, crouching against the landing gear. Jerry and the duckling relax on the beach, but suddenly Tom appears and catches them, imprisoning them beneath a bucket.

notes:

Music - "Love That Pup" (Bradley)

Downhearted Duckling - (6 min. 42 sec.) 1954

A duckling is crying. Jerry arrives. The duckling shows him The Ugly Duckling which he's been reading. He wants to kill himself with an axe but Jerry saves him. The duckling asks Tom to eat him. Tom, delighted by this request, obeys, but Jerry interferes and snatches the duckling away in the nick of time. The duckling then settles inside a sandwich meant for Tom. The mouse again snatches the duckling out of Tom's grasp but then Jerry, thinking he has hold of the duckling, actually has a hen. The duckling hides in a pie, hoping that Tom will eat it, but Jerry arrives and throws the pie in Tom's face. Jerry gives the duckling a beauty treatment, but Tom is horrified at the sight of him. The duckling grows sadder by the minute and pulls a sack over his head. Along comes a female duckling, who talks to the duckling and finds him handsome. Jerry rejoices at this turn of events. The duckling and his new girlfriend leave together!

Neapolitan Mouse - (7 min. 15 sec.) 1954

Tom and Jerry arrive in Naples, Italy. Tom chases Jerry but is defeated, temporarily. The chase continues. Tom attacks Jerry with a frying pan. Topo, an Italian mouse, arrives on the scene. He knocks out Tom and helps Jerry. Tom is transformed into an accordion by a blue dog. Topo comes to his aid and ties up the dog. Topo recognizes his two new friends, Tom and Jerry, as the famous cartoon heroes. He takes them on a tour of Naples, showing them the San Carlo Opera House and Mount Vesuvius. But the blue dog reappears, accompanied by two other dogs. Tom, Jerry, and Topo send three big cheeses rolling after the dogs, and they land in the water. The ship's siren blows: It's time to go. Tom and Jerry leave. Topo and the three Neapolitan dogs say farewell.

Mice Follies - (6 min. 49 sec.) 1954

Jerry and Tuffy, who have turned on the water, cause the kitchen and bathroom sink to overflow, and then freeze the water with a refrigerator electrode. Jerry dances on the ice. He dances with Tuffy. Tom arrives, and Tuffy hooks on to his whiskers. Jerry cuts Tom's claws, and the cat is sent flying far out into the distance by the two mice. But Tom finds a pair of ice skates. Now he's able to compete and toy with his two opponents on the ice. Tom chases Jerry, passes under a door, and comes out looking suddenly like a toboggan. Tuffy makes a springboard and Tom goes flying off into the air. He lands in the cellar. He reappears, armed with a shovel, and tracks down Jerry. Tuffy melts the ice, then refreezes it at a single blow. Tom is frozen into the ice, and Jerry dances around the frozen cat.

Baby Butch - (7 min. 9 sec.) 1954

Butch, a black street cat, is looking for food. He sees that the refrigerator in the house where Tom lives is full, and he makes believe he's a starving, abandoned baby. Tom takes him in. Butch tries to steal a ham, but Tom gives him a bottle instead. Butch knocks him out, but Tom recovers and helps the "baby" burp at the end of his meal. Jerry comes along and takes the ham. Butch strikes again. Tom gives Butch a bath and the black cat shows him that Jerry has laid his paws on the ham. Tom takes the ham back and discovers the baby hidden in the refrigerator. Jerry gets the ham back, but Butch completely empties the refrigerator. He hits Tom and grabs the ham. Thanks to Jerry, the food stays in the house and Butch finds himself back outside. Tom and Jerry share the ham. Butch reappears. He cuts himself a slice of ham and tries to devour the rest. Tom and Jerry jump on him.