Fit To Be Tied

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Fit To Be Tied
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Theatrical poster.
Production company Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Distributor Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Release date July 26, 1952
Starring William Hanna
Daws Butler
Producer(s) Fred Quimby
Music composed by Scott Bradley
Screenplay by William Hanna
Joseph Barbera
Animation Kenneth Muse
Irven Spence
Ray Patterson
Ed Barge
Director(s) William Hanna
Joseph Barbera
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Fit To Be Tied is the sixty-ninth animated theatrical short of the Tom and Jerry series. It was distributed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer on July 16, 1952. It was produced by Fred Quimby, and written and directed by series creators, William Hanna and Joseph Barbera.

After removing a tack from Spike's foot, Jerry is given a bell that he uses when he's in trouble. It gets to a point where Tom becomes his servant, but when Tom reads the news of a new leash law, he seeks an opportunity to harass both Spike and Jerry.

Detailed summary

Memorable quotes

Characters

Legend
Character debut Speaking debut Ep. debut No lines Mentioned

In order of appearance:

Character Actor
Jerry Mouse N/A
Spike Daws Butler
Tom Cat William Hanna


Organizations

Locations

Objects

  • Tack
  • Bell
  • Gumball machine
  • Cheese
  • News Daily newspaper
  • Spike's doghouse
  • Leash
  • Pie
  • Cymballs
  • Boxing glove
  • Baseball bat
  • Metal pipe
  • Croquet mallet

Vehicles

  • None

Production

Development

Filming

It was copyrighted in 1952 (MCMLII).

Music

The music was composed by Scott Bradley.

Release

Dates are in order of release:

  • United States: July 26, 1952

Behind the scenes

  • The title is a play on the expression, "fit to be tied"; meaning to get very angry.
  • The MPAA certificate number is 15202.
  • The plot of the short is an allusion to two fables, "Androcles" and "Belling the Cat."
    • Similar to the tale of Androcles helping out a lion, Jerry saves Spike be removing a pointed object on his foot. Both the lion and Spike show mercy to Androcles and Jerry, respectively, and later get tied by a leash before they are set free.
    • Jerry uses the bell in a reference to "Belling the Cat," as an idiom describing a group of persons agreeing to propose impossible tasks.

Errors

Legacy

I know he ate a cheese.
  • An image of Jerry's misshapen body after eating a wedge of cheese was first spread onto Tumblr as early as 2014, and later became the basis for the "I Know He Ate a Cheese" meme.[1]

Critical reception

Home availability

References

  1. ^ "I Know He Ate a Cheese". Know Your Meme. Retrieved August 15, 2024.