Fine Feathered Friend

Fine Feathered Friend is the eighth animated theatrical short of the Tom and Jerry series. It was distributed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer on October 10, 1942. It was produced by Fred Quimby, and written and directed by series creators, William Hanna and Joseph Barbera.

Tom inadvertently harasses a protective mother hen while trying to catch Jerry.

Characters

 * style="background-color:#clear"| Jerry Mouse
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Tom Cat
 * style="background-color:#clear"| William Hanna
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Hen
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Chicks
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Helpless chick
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Chicks
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Helpless chick
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable

Locations

 * Earth
 * United States
 * Barnyard

Objects

 * Hen eggs

Vehicles

 * None

Music
The score was composed by Scott Bradley.

Release
Dates are in order of release:


 * United States: October 10, 1942; January 1, 1949 (reissue)
 * Denmark: October 16, 1966

Home availability

 * In the United States:
 * October 25, 2005: Warner Home Video releases Tom and Jerry Spotlight Collection: Vol. 2 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.