''The Mansion Cat'' is a 2001 American made-for-television

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featuring the

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duo

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and

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. It is the first entry in the original ''

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'' series of

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in the 34 years since ''

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'' in 1967 and the 162nd overall. It is also the first short involving

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and

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in the 43 years since ''

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'' in 1958. Produced by

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in association with

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, and distributed by

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, making it the first ''Tom and Jerry'' cartoon released by Warner Bros. Entertainment since the 1996

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merger (now known as

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Broadcast history

''The Mansion Cat'' premiered on

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on April 8, 2001, making it the only ''Tom and Jerry'' short made specifically for Boomerang. It later premiered on Cartoon Network as part of the "Tom and Jerry Slamfest" marathon on May 28, 2001. In addition, this was one of the last cartoons produced by Hanna-Barbera before its absorption into

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later in the same year due to Hanna's death of throat cancer, several days before the short premiered. It was also the first ''Tom and Jerry'' short to use

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. Seven months later, the short premiered on

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as part of its

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block in November 2001. Despite being a TV short, in regions like Latin America, it was premiered in theaters alongside ''

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''.

Plot

The cartoon opens with a circle showing

running, but as the circle grows, it is revealed that Jerry is going nowhere, as

captured his tail. When Tom's owner (voiced by Joseph Barbera, ''Tom and Jerry'' co-creator and

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co-founder) calls Tom, he lets Jerry go, freeing him back into his cage. The owner of Tom and a large

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tells Tom that he is going away for a while, that the mansion is in perfect shape and that he does not want Tom blaming the mouse (Jerry) for any destruction this time. Of course, this means Tom will spend most of the cartoon chasing Jerry across the mansion, causing extensive damage. First, Tom kicks Jerry out of the mansion, sits on the sofa and eats much food stolen from the refrigerator while watching television (A clip of '' Muscle Beach Tom'' is shown). Afterwards, traditional chase and damage happen. Among the sequences include Jerry shoving Tom into a

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and shelving the resulting cassette-sized cat, Tom trapping Jerry in a coffeemaker, Jerry trapping Tom in a refrigerator, Jerry sucking Tom and half the living room into a

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and finally Tom chasing Jerry through the yard and into the house on a riding

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; the cartoon ends with Tom accidentally crashing the lawnmower into the returning car of his owner, who then tells Tom that he "makes a better

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than a house cat".

Voice cast

as Tom's owner

Availability

The short hasn't yet been released on any home media and rarely airs on

in the recent years.

Notes

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Mansion Cat, The 2001 films 2001 short films 2001 animated films 2001 television films 2000s American animated films 2000s animated short films 2001 comedy films Tom and Jerry short films Hanna-Barbera animated films Films set in 2000 Films set in country houses 2000s English-language films