The Zoot Cat

The Zoot Cat
Theatrical poster.
Production company	Metro-Goldywn-Mayer
Distributor	Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Release date	February 26, 1944
Run time	7:08
Starring	William Hanna
Producer(s)	Fred Quimby
Music composed by	Scott Bradley
Screenplay by	William Hanna Joseph Barbera
Director(s)	William Hanna Joseph Barbera
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The Zoot Cat is the thirteenth animated theatrical short of the Tom and Jerry series. It was distributed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer on February 26, 1944. It was produced by Fred Quimby, and written and directed by series creators, William Hanna and Joseph Barbera.

Tom tries to impress a girl cat by dressing up in his own "zoot" suit.

Characters

Legend
Character debut	Speaking debut	Ep. debut	No lines	Mentioned

In order of appearance:

Character	Actor
Jerry Mouse	Sara Berner
Tom Cat	Jerry Mann William Hanna (screams)
Toots	Sara Berner
Smiling Sam announcer	Jerry Mann
Smiling Sam

Locations

• Earth
  • United States
    • Toots's residence

Objects

• Piano

Vehicles

• None

Music

The music was composed by Scott Bradley.

Release

Dates are in order of release:

• United States: February 26, 1944; October 7, 1950 (reissue)

Behind the scenes

• Apparently, Tom is now an alley cat.

Home availability

• In the United States:
  • October 19, 2004: Warner Home Video releases Tom and Jerry Spotlight Collection 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.