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'Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Mouse' is an Oscar-nominated Tom and Jerry cartoon and I must admit it is pretty good. Not only is it funny but it uses the way animation should be used and especially the ending is quite inventive, although we have a feeling things will happen the way it does.

We see how Tom steals some milk and as he starts drinking Jerry joins him. Of course the cat does not like this very much and he tries to keep the milk away from the mouse. He doesn't succeed. Then he puts some poison and other stuff in the milk, tests it on a fly which gives a very big laugh, and gives it to Jerry. The result is not really what Tom was hoping for. Eventually it leads to the ending that is one of the better ones from the Tom and Jerry cartoons.

In this Acadamy Award-nominated cartoon (it lost to Tweety Pie!) Tom is tired of sharing his daily bowl of milk with Jerry and nothing he seems to do stops him from getting at it. So he makes up a poisonous white liquid from household chemicals and serves it to Jerry, hoping to kill him. Unfortunately it merely gives him great strength and he proceeds to open a can of whoop-ass. Trouble is, his powers come and go at sporadic intervals. So Tom decides to drink the potion himself.

It's very funny and you'll certainly be laughing all the way through. The twist ending is the best laugh of all. I won't ruin it, but it was my favorite one yet.

No matter what Tom does, he can't seem to keep Jerry away from slurping down his bowl of milk. He locks Jerry in a safe, traps him in a dresser drawer, blocks his mouse hole, on and on....but nothing works as Jerry keeps coming back for more milk.

Finally, Tom decides to make a fatal elixir, putting all kinds of garbage in a bowl of milk. Jerry drinks it and turns into The Incredible Hulk, and starts beating up on Tom. However, the stuff seems to wear off quickly, in which Tom then gets the upper hand, but then becomes effective again. This back-and-forth goes on and on with funny results.

This is another wild-and-crazy episode and a unique "take" on Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde.

I am actually very fond of this cartoon for what it is: an intentional tribute to the Mickey Mouse cartoon "The Worm Turns" of 1937. That this has been left out of every other post on this message board is utterly amazing! It also makes it slightly surprising that the cartoon itself was nominated for an Academy Award, although many other tributes and parodies have had the honors over the years.

The scene with the fly is a direct parody of the Mickey toon, in which a fly is the first to benefit from the newly concocted "Courage Builder" strength elixir. The sound effects, as well as much of the visual popping and sparkling in the mixture, are directly lifted from this cartoon.

The complex, and undeniably great result is a cartoon with a unique twist in the ending, which provides a much greater entertainment value for someone familiar with the earlier toon, who can appreciate the contrast and the blatant inter-textual references.

Dr Jekyll and Mr Mouse is a unique take on the famous split-personality tale by Robert Louis Stevenson. I don't think it is Tom and Jerry's very best cartoon, but it is a dark, suspenseful and most definitely entertaining one. The animation is great, luscious, well proportioned and just beautiful to look at in general. And I also loved the music, that alone added to the darkness, suspense and fun of Dr Jekyll and Mr Mouse. There are some great gags as well, if you know the story though you'll know what happens, but the twist ending is just great and very funny. Overall, a unique and fun cartoon, with a great ending and music to boot. 9/10 Bethany Cox

This 1947 "Tom and Jerry" short 'Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Mouse" is one of the better ones of the series as it's parody like paying some homage to a classic horror film of the day. And it's interesting how Jerry is transformed in this episode into a mighty beast like mouse. The tale is straight and direct involving a potion like poison that when drunk in milk causes strange things like monster like transformations and split personality types. This story is fun a little spooky with some suspense and the music adds some drama and the poison backfires somewhat as in the end the cartoon twist. Really one of the better "Tom and Jerry" shorts of all time!

Annoyed that Jerry keeps on 'half-inching' his milk, Tom the cat mixes up a noxious and potentially deadly concoction, puts it in his bowl and waits for the rodent to strike. However, rather than causing Jerry to pop his clogs, the foul mixture of milk and household chemicals turns the meek mouse into a muscle-bound hulk...

This one might not be the greatest of Tom and Jerry's escapades (despite being Oscar nominated), but it packs enough laughs to make it worth a go. The animation is above average, with the scenes in which Tom mixes his potion being particularly well rendered (the coloured lighting and shadows cast by the cat are very effective).

Dr. Jeckyll and Mr. Mouse is silly fun and gets a respectable rating of 7/10 from me.

"Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Mouse" is unusual in that it was nominated for an Oscar. However, when you see it you'll certainly understand. The animation (like all Tom & Jerry cartoons) is top-rate and the story is great fun. As a kid, I loved this cartoon and when I saw it again tonight I found I still do!

Much of this cartoon is the typical sort of Tom & Jerry fare--Tom is trying to kill Jerry but with no success. However, this time Tom decides to use his brain (uh, oh!) and makes a concoction designed to kill the mouse--or at least knock him out cold! Instead, the formula is like the Jekyll and Hyde potion in that Jerry changes--into a HUGE and well-muscled mouse who beats the snot out of Tom. In the end, Tom decides to try the potion himself...with hilarious results.

An early Tom & Jerry animated short film, this see's the creators influenced by Louis Stevensons classic Jekyll & Hyde.

We see Tom tired of Jerry stealing his milk so proceeds to poison him, but with unintended consequences. Yes, Tom tries to kill Jerry with poison! That's unexpectedly dark, and certainly wouldn't be acceptable by modern standards.

The rest is your run of the mill stuff and poor Tom just can't catch a break. I think that's why I was never a fan of the show when I was a kid, I always feel too sorry for the poor cat.

Interesting ideas, but ultimately this is just more of the same formula that we've been peddled with for over 60yrs.

The Good:

Well animated

The Bad:

More of the same

Too dark

I've always liked Oscar Nominated Shorts, Tom and Jerry too of course! There have been many cases of excellent shorts losing, such as 1954's Touche Pussy Cat, which lost to a miserable and boring Columbia Pictures short. Which is even so bad that I don't even remember the Name, Tweety Pie from Friz Freleng He beat Dr Jekyll and Mr Mouse, honestly Tweety Pie is very good and it's excellent if you want to get a laugh, but honestly William Hanna and Joseph Barbera should have won the Oscar on this occasion.

The Short is an Adaptation of the Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde Story, throughout history there have been many adaptations, both real and in Animation, Tom and Jerry mixed the Story but in their own way!, after not wanting to share their portion of milk with Jerry, Tom decides to fill a Dish with highly deadly Chemicals, After confirming how toxic the milk was by seeing how a fly literally died from tasting a drop, Tom places it in a not at all suspicious way in front of the Crack where Jerry lives, Jerry consumes the Milk... and things went wrong for Tom!.

Of course, Jerry becomes muscular and destroys everything in his path and then returns to his Normal state and has to hurry so that Tom doesn't take his Revenge, Jerry tries to replicate the Potion that Tom made, but he himself arrives faster and... it gets smaller.

Possibly one of the most hilarious endings I've seen, I love the way of making humor here, A couple of blows plus the typical fight scenes between the cat and the mouse are fun as usual.

I don't know if others notice something in this short, I saw it recently and the Animation is Too Beautiful, It is so Flawless that it even fades all the Aberrations made in Czechoslovakia in the 1960s, I loved the Intelligent way of using the Animation , Colors, Backgrounds and Characters are at their best, they look completely glorious and are a great pleasure to look at.

Scott Bradley is not far behind!, As you may already know, I love Bradley, his Music both in the Tom and Jerry Shorts and in the Others of MGM is Completely brilliant, He even reaches the Height of Carl Stalling and Milt Franklin, his Music is still Cheerful and Fun, but as the Minutes go by it gets better and better, Bradley's Work Here is Really Impressive.

In my opinion, Dr Jekyll and Mr Mouse is a worthy adaptation of the Tale already mentioned above. It was also worthy of being nominated for an Oscar, although it lost, it still has the prestige of having been nominated! The brilliance of both the Music and the Animation is Amazing plus how extremely hilarious the short is, it has a moderate Rhythm at the Beginning but as Time passes it becomes more Fun and Great!, Tweety Pie as I already said, was a Worthy Oscar winner but I think it is a little lower than this.

In itself, Dr Jekyll and Mr Mouse is a complete animated odyssey that shows us the Funniest Side of the Duo, as an Adaptation it is a Beauty and although not very loyal to the Story, it obeys the most important things of it, The Fun is Infinite as not hopefully, his scenes with the brilliant music of Scott Bradley are even better, and in truth, this is by far one of my favorite Tom and Jerry shorts!.

For everything I said above, this "Loyal and Beautiful Adaptation" gets a deserved 10.

The fact that this was nominated for an Oscar puzzles me somewhat, as it wasn't one of the better Tom and Jerry cartoons. It wasn't even the best one that year (Invisible Mouse was much better). The ending, which is creative, makes this worth watching, but that's the most memorable part of the short.

Pretty standard Tom and Jerry cartoon - Tom chases Jerry and Jerry retaliates. Nice twist at the end. The reason I like this cartoon though is because of the music. It starts off with the usual Tom and Jerry MGM screen and music, but suddenly the music goes all dark (for the musicians, a pedal note is held in the high violins, while 3 horns play triads in completely different keys; the result is the most tense piece of Tom and Jerry music ever written by Scott Bradley, a true unsung hero.) This music returns whenever Tom is seen concocting the potion, and also at the end, after the classic ending music, the horn motif returns rounding off the score with a reminder that Tom and Jerry can be a dark cartoon too. 10/10 for the music, also very good for the overall cartoon.

'Dr. Jekyll And Mr. Mouse (1947)' is a bit weird. It sees Jerry, essentially, torment Tom by drinking his milk, to the point that the latter decides a poisoning is the only answer. This results in a sequence in which the cat cobbles together a diabolical brew comprised of detergent, moth balls, lye and the like. It's an odd scene because it overtly depicts these household substances being used in a dangerous way. This is made worse when the concoction doesn't so much kill as enhance, turning the mouse into an intermittent Schwarzenegger intent on giving his counterpart a good thrashing. If a child were to watch this, it's easy to imagine that they'd get ideas about making a 'strength potion' from supplies available under the sink. Needless to say, that isn't good. The short itself is decent, often as entertaining as it is perplexing. It's certainly not the best 'Tom and Jerry' toon. However, it isn't as bad as some of Deitch's attempts. It's as charming and well-animated as you'd expect. Its story is definitely a weak-point, but the overall affair is fine regardless. 6/10

While everyone seems to praise this one I am one of the few minorities who cannot enjoy this. I like to judge these cartoons based on who initiates the conflict first. In this case it's Jerry. All Tom wants to do is enjoy his milk in peace but Jerry can't leave him alone no matter what he does to keep his milk away from him. Then he poisons it Jerry becomes strong and just hurts Tom constantly. I found myself calling Jerry a jerk, wishing he'd just leave him alone and quit hurting him. And then when Tom gets a chance to get even he drinks the spiked milk and instead of making him strong it reduces him to an insignificant size where Jerry can go from bothering him, hurting him to just torturing him.

Second worst T&J episode I've ever seen. Right next to the Mouseketeer which ends with Tom being decapitated.

I know these cartoons are just cartoon but still they need someone to feel and cheer for. When Tom starts the fight, I feel for Jerry and it should apply here as well but it doesn't.

All Tom wants to do is enjoy his milk but Jerry rudely won't leave him alone. Then at insult to injury Jerry become super strong and beats up Tom. The ending is very insulting as well. Jerry, much like in the Wright Bros episode, is just a big bully in this and I won't advocate such a thing.