Saturday Evening Puss
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| Production company | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
| Distributor | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
| Release date | January 14, 1950 |
| 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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Saturday Evening Puss is the forty-eighth animated theatrical short of the Tom and Jerry series. It was distributed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer on January 14, 1950. It was produced by Fred Quimby, and written and directed by series creators, William Hanna and Joseph Barbera.
While Mammy Two Shoes is out enjoying her time at a night club, Tom and his cat gang start a riotous party inside her house. Their loud music wakes up Jerry, forcing him to make ammends with the ruckus.
Detailed summary
Memorable quotes
Jerry: Hey! Stop! I'm in my little room over there! I'm trying to get on some sleep, but you guys are here with your blah, blah, blah, blah!
Mammy: Hello? Yes, this is the Lucky Seven Saturday Night Bridge Club. Who? This is her. A party? At my house? EX-CUSE ME!
Characters
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Locations
- Earth
- United States
- Mammy Two Shoes's residence
- Lucky Seven Saturday Night Bridge Club
- United States
Objects
Vehicles
Production
Development
Filming
In the re-animated 1960s reissue of the short used in television airings, Mammy Two Shoes was replaced with a white teenage girl with a slim figure, and her scene at the Lucky Seven Bridge Club was redone as a night out dance with the girl's boyfriend. Her voice was provided by voice actress June Foray, and the animation changes were done by MGM Animation/Visual Arts.
A redubbed version of the short was also made by Turner in the 1990s, with Thea Vidale as the voice of Mammy Two Shoes.
Music
The music was composed by Scott Bradley.
Release
Dates are in order of release:
- United States: January 14, 1950
Behind the scenes
- The title is a parody of the magazine Saturday Evening Post.
- This short is the first one where Butch, Lightning, and Topsy are depicted as Tom's friends.
- It is one of the few shorts where Jerry speaks, although the line he spoke is faintly heard.
- Jerry's line was muted in the reissue version of this short.
- It is the only Tom and Jerry cartoon to feature Mammy's face on-screen, though only briefly.
Errors
Legacy
Critical reception
Home availability
- In the United States:
- October 25, 2005: Warner Home Video releases Tom and Jerry Spotlight Collection: Vol. 3 on DVD.
