The Mouse Comes to Dinner

The Mouse Comes to Dinner is the eighteenth animated theatrical short of the Tom and Jerry series. It was distributed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer on May 5, 1945. It was produced by Fred Quimby, and written and directed by series creators, William Hanna and Joseph Barbera.

Tom asks Toots out when he takes advantage of the prepared dinner made by his owner, and gets Jerry to act as a waiter.

Memorable quotes
Tom: Hey, What's cooking? Toots: You are, stupid.

Characters

 * style="background-color:#clear"| Mammy Two Shoes
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Lillian Randolph
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Jerry Mouse
 * style="background-color:#clear"| William Hanna
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Tom Cat
 * style="background-color:#clear"| William Hanna
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Toots
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Sara Berner
 * style="background-color:#clear"| William Hanna
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Toots
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Sara Berner
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Sara Berner

Locations

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

Objects

 * Wolf pacifier

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: May 5, 1944; January 19, 1952 (reissue)

Behind the scenes

 * Tom and Jerry talk.

Everlasting influence

 * Jerry is reminded of this short in another subsequent short Smitten Kitten.
 * E.T. watches the scene where Tom's tail is set on fire in the 1982 film E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial.

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.