Quiet, Please!

Quiet, Please!, also known as Quiet, Please, is the twenty-second animated theatrical short of the Tom and Jerry series. It was released on December 22, 1945 by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. It was produced by Fred Quimby, and written and directed by William Hanna and Joseph Barbera.

Spike just wants to sleep and threatens to pummel Tom if he wakes him. So, of course, Jerry makes it his mission to wake up Spike.

Memorable quotes
Spike: Please, chum, Take it easy... Lay off the noise, huh? 'Cause if I hear one more sound, I'm gonna SKIN YA ALIVE! Get it? Now scram!

Characters

 * style="background-color:#clear"| Spike
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Billy Bletcher
 * 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:#clear"| Tom Cat
 * style="background-color:#clear"| William Hanna
 * style="background-color:#clear"| William Hanna

Locations

 * Mammy Two-Shoes's residence

Objects

 * Knock out drops

Vehicles

 * None

Music
The music is composed by Scott Bradley.

Release
It was originally released in theaters on September 22, 1945, then released on March 28, 1953.

Behind the scenes

 * Spike was a vicious dog in Dog Trouble, whereas in The Bodyguard, he was given the ability to talk and reason, but was a stray. Then he was reverted back to a mindless, vicious dog in Puttin' on the Dog. But in this short, Quiet Please!, it introduces what will be the status quo of a more reasonable and talking Spike who deals with the antics of Tom and Jerry.