Springtime for Thomas

Springtime for Thomas is the twenty-third animated theatrical short of the Tom and Jerry series. It was distributed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer on March 30, 1946. It was produced by Fred Quimby, and written and directed by series creators, William Hanna and Joseph Barbera.

Tom and Jerry's usual cat and mouse routine is interrupted by Tom's infatuation with the opposite sex, so Jerry schemes to get another cat involved.

Characters

 * style="background-color:#clear"| Jerry Mouse
 * style="background-color:#clear"| William Hanna
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Tom Cat
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| William Hanna
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Toodles Galore
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Cupid
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Jerry's bad conscious
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Frank Graham
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Butch
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Frank Graham
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Girl mouse
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Frank Graham
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Butch
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Frank Graham
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Girl mouse
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Girl mouse
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A

Locations

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

Objects

 * Har-Puss Bazaar

Vehicles

 * None

Music
The music was composed by Scott Bradley.

Release
Dates are in order of release:


 * September 22, 1945; November 7, 1953 (reissue)

Behind the scenes

 * While this is Toodles's first appearance in a Tom and Jerry cartoon, an early version had previously appeared in the non-Tom and Jerry short, The Alley Cat. An early version of Butch was also a protagonist in the latter and had also been previously transferred into the Tom and Jerry series with Baby Puss.
 * Butch hums "Somewhere Over the Rainbow", a song from the MGM musical The Wizard of Oz.
 * Har-Puss Bazaar is a parody of Harper's Bazaar.

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.