Fine Feathered Friend

Fine Feathered Friend
Theatrical poster.
Production company	Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Distributor	Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Release date	October 10, 1942
Run time	7:53
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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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

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Character debut	Speaking debut	Ep. debut	No lines	Mentioned

In order of appearance:

Character	Actor
Jerry Mouse	N/A
Tom Cat	William Hanna
Hen	Unavailable
Chicks	Unavailable
Helpless chick	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.