Brilliant and touching

When a movie has you begging for it to end not even half way through it's pure crap. We've all seen this movie and this characters millions of times, nothing new in it. Don't waste your time.

This is one of the few movies I've ever seen where the whole audience broke into spontaneous, loud applause a third of the way in.

Close shines in drama with strong language, adult themes.

In a story somewhat reminiscent of the classical folktale Androcles and the Lion, Jerry removes a thumb tack from Spike's paw, the grateful dog swearing never to forget this act of kindness. Spike gives the friendly mouse a bell that, when rung, will bring the bulldog to his aid. This comes in very handy with Tom the cat on the prowl, but Jerry experiences problems once a law is passed that all dogs must be put on a lead.Sixty nine cartoons in and the Hanna-Barbara play a blinder, delivering one of the funniest T&J capers so far. This one is seriously funny all the way through, with Jerry getting the best of Tom for a while before the tables are turned, the relieved cat making the absolute most of poor Spike being tied to his kennel.In one gut-bustingly hilarious scene, Tom stands just out of reach of the snarling bulldog and proceeds to hit him with a pie, smash him with cymbals, smack him with a boxing glove, and, in a wonderful coup de grâce, uses Spike's gnashing teeth to form a baseball bat from a log which he then uses to bash the dog on the head. If you don't find that funny, you might as well give up watching cartoons, period! Another splendid moment comes when Jerry rings his bell to find that Spike does not answer: Tom generously hands the perplexed and rather worried mouse a selection of bells, none of which have the desired result.This excellent cartoon comes to a satisfying end, with the leash law repealed and Spike once again coming to Jerry's rescue, much to Tom's chagrin.

The story I agree has been used before, but what I love about Fit to be Tied is that it is very clever and funny. The animation is really nice, colourful and solid-looking, and the music is delightful with plenty of rousing themes. The cartoon moves at a cracking pace and the sight gags are extremely clever and funny and delivered thick and fast. The characters are all on top form, Tom is very crafty here and has a certain likability about him, Jerry is sweet and cunning and Spike is funny and sympathetic with some amusing (if not too much) dialogue. Plus I loved the ending. Overall, clever, funny and delightful, definitely recommended. 9/10 Bethany Cox

This is a story I have seen elsewhere but I can't remember in which cartoon. The premise is the same: the little hero saves a dog from pain and the dog promises to be his guardian. In here, all Jerry has to do is ring a little bell and the dog will immediately come to his rescue and pulverize anything that's bothering him. You know who that will be - Tom! However, a new leash law on dogs may have given Tom a new leash on life (ouch.....sorry).A few memorable sights include: Tom's head turning into a gum-ball machine; Tom testing the length of the leash on "Butch," to see if he's safe a certain distance away. (After the dog is tormented - with great sight gags - the dog gets clever and erases the "boundary" line and makes it closer, unbeknown to the cat.)Very clever gags in here make this 1952 Tom and Jerry entry a real winner.

Jerry, after hearing Spike yell in pain after having stepped on a tack, pulls it out, and the grateful canine gives him a bell that he can ring to contact him if he needs assistance. Tom tries to catch Jerry, but rings the bell and is rescued by Spike. However, Jerry runs into problems when a law is passed stating that all dogs must be kept on leads (that's what we in the UK call leashes) at all times.Great fun!