Touché, Pussy Cat!
A young mouse arrives at the Parisian headquarters of the King's Mouseketeers with a letter from his father, François Mouse, asking Jerry to teach the lad to be a Mouseketeer. Lessons begin for the French-speaking boy, but although he's charming, he's hopeless and when he gets into a scrape with Tom, Jerry sends the garçon packing. As the boy is leaving Paris, he hears the noise of fighting, and he returns to find Jerry in a fight for his life with Tom. Champagne corks, a paint brush, and a barrel of wine are props in the lad's attack. But has he lost all his clumsiness?
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the leading man is my tpye
How sad is this?
True to its essence, the characters remain on the same line and manage to entertain the viewer, each highlighting their own distinctive qualities or touches.
The joyful confection is coated in a sparkly gloss, bright enough to gleam from the darkest, most cynical corners.
While I am a huge fan of MGM cartoons, in my opinion, there were two things that made them not as successful as the Looney Toons cartoons. First, in a cost-cutting move, MGM took a great quality animation studio and began producing cheaper looking animation starting about 1954. Ultimately, the jaded studio was so cost-conscious that they later fired all their American animators and had the films made in Czechoslovakia--where no one had even seen one of their cartoons! Second, while most people love the violent and over the top antics in the cartoons, MGM also made quite a few cute cartoons that alienated some of the viewers. I definitely dislike the cartoons featuring Jerry's friends, the duck or the little gray mouse, as they are meant to appeal mostly to little kids but adults may find them way too saccharine.This cartoon is another Mouseketeer toon. This time, Jerry is saddled with trying to make the cutesy gray mouse a swordsman in 17th century France. But unfortunately, the little guy stinks...that is until he ultimately (and predictably) proves himself. Ho-hum.
Captain Jerry of the Paris Mouseketeers is given a letter which reads, "This is my son whom you promised to make mouseketeer. Thank you, old friend. Signed, Francois Mouse."The young mousketeer-wannabe is a terrible swordsman, but he's a real gentleman with the ladies. Jerry gives him his walking papers, a note back to papa explaining that his kid will never have what it takes.However, while he is walking away dejectedly, the youngster hears Jerry in trouble as Tom is out-dueling him nearby. Of course, you know who comes to the rescue and makes good. Predictable but a nice little short.
Jerry the Mouse, Tom the cat, and Nibbles the orphan mouse are back in the times of the three musketeers. Nibbles torture Tom unmercifully and also sings. Pretty funny stuff if you ask me. ( of course you didn't ask, but I told you anyway) This short was nominated for an Oscar for best cartoon short subject in 1955, but sadly didn't win. I don't know why, since this short is simply delightful. One of the first Tom and Jerry shorts to be shown in Cinemascope, This hilarious animated short can be found on disc 2 of Warner Brother's 2-DVD Spotlight Collection set.My Grade: A
This short was one at least three or four done with a theme of Jerry and Nibbles as "Mouseketeers" and Tom as their principal opponent. They were all good, but this one is the best of them, in my opinion anyway. It plays best with the basic themes of the swashbuckling type of films being parodied with affection here. Nominated for an Oscar, it's an absolute delight. Highly recommended.
