Puss Gets the Boot

Puss Gets the Boot is the first animated theatrical short of the Tom and Jerry series. It was distributed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer on February 10, 1940. It was written by William Hanna, Joseph Barbera, and Gus Arriola, and directed by Hanna, Barbera, and Rudolf Ising. It was produced by Ising and Fred Quimby, although ultimately all participants were omitted except for Ising, with the short being billed as "A Rudolph Ising Production."

The short introduces a proto-Tom and Jerry, an overeager cat and a rambunctious mouse, respectively, and their classic ongoing rivalry. Jerry is trying to get Tom in trouble by breaking all the plates and glasses.

Tom is known as Jasper in this short, while Jerry isn't named on-screen, but is named Jinx on his animation model sheets.

Characters

 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Jerry Mouse
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| William Hanna
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Tom Cat
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Clarence Nash
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Mammy Two Shoes
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Lillian Randolph
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Mammy Two Shoes
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Lillian Randolph
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Lillian Randolph

Locations

 * Earth
 * United States
 * Mammy Two Shoes's residence

Objects

 * "Home Sweet Home" sign

Vehicles

 * None

Filming
There was also a redubbed version made with Thea Vidale as the voice of Mammy Two-Shoes.

Music
The music was composed by Scott Bradley.

Release
Dates are in order of release:


 * United States: February 10, 1940

Home availability

 * In the United States:
 * October 25, 2005: Warner Home Video releases Tom and Jerry Spotlight Collection: Vol. 2 on DVD.
 * February 12, 2008: Warner Home Video releases Warner Bros. Home Entertainment Academy Awards Animation Collection on DVD.
 * October 25, 2011: Warner Home Video releases Tom and Jerry Golden Collection: Volume 1 on DVD.
 * October 25, 2011: Warner Home Video releases Tom and Jerry Golden Collection: Volume 1 on Blu-ray Disc.
 * In France:
 * November 23, 2011: Warner Home Video releases Tom and Jerry Golden Collection: Volume Un on DVD.