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8/10
It's Hard To Hit What You Can't See
ccthemovieman-112 July 2007
After the usual chase scene, Jerry accidentally winds up inside a bottle of invisible ink, which was part of a chemistry set. He quickly discovers he's invisible...so the predictable results occur, meaning he uses his new hidden condition to torment Tom. Jerry often is just defending himself, but often he has sadistic streak in him that torments the cat whenever possible, even when unprovoked.

Here, he makes Tom think his eyes are deceiving him when cheese from a mousetrap disappears before his eyes, or milk from a dish. Tom can't take anymore so he tries to sleep this nightmare off, but Jerry sets fire to his paw! Man, I hope little kids didn't ideas watching these cartoons back in the '40s and '50s! I always found Jerry, the little mouse, more evil than cute.

Thankfully, in cartoons, generally, whatever damage a character suffers is gone within seconds and he's back to normal.

The best part of this cartoon is about two-thirds of the way through when Tom figures out what the story is with Jerry, and tries different methods to detect where the mouse is located (such as putting flour on the floor to see his footprints).
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8/10
funny enough
movieman_kev31 May 2005
The usual cat and mouse antics abound until Jerry jumps into a bottle of invisible ink. He gets the bright idea of torturing Tom without him knowing. The cat gets wise and tries to do stuff to make him 'see' jerry even if it's not fool-proof. Of course Jerry gets Butch aka Killer aka Spike the dog into the act (even if it's late in the short, and his contribution is minimal indeed) Brilliant animated short which kind of reminded me of the one with the white mouse who scares Tom so badly. Most of the gags work and all violent as any good tom and jerry short should truly be. This hilarious cartoon can be found on disc one of the Spotlight collection DVD of "Tom & Jerry"

My Grade: B+
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7/10
Where's Jerry?
CuriosityKilledShawn7 May 2007
The cat and mouse are involved in the usual chases when Jerry dives into a bottle of invisible ink and discovers that it makes him vanish. Instead of seizing the opportunity to go spy on a girl mouse changing room or something, he uses his new-found invisibility to torment Tom. And it's pretty funny and quite inventive despite being a somewhat one-joke cartoon. And the action never leaves the interior of the house, which is usually the trait of below average T&J shorts. Still worth a 7/10.

However, I'm not sure how an invisible mouse can cast a shadow on the wall, it defies physics and the very nature of being invisible itself.
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Its brilliance is definitely visible!
Antzy885 August 2001
In one of the usual chases between Tom and Jerry, the latter jumps into a bottle of invisible ink and becomes invisible; he then proceeds to have some fun at Tom's expense. This is a fantastic cartoon, with tons of gags (albeit mostly violent ones, but since when did cats and mice use tact?) and a frenetic pace. Recommended. (Mind you, here's a puzzle: Jerry dives head-first into the bottle of invisible ink, so how come when he emerges it's the BOTTOM half of him that is invisible?)
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8/10
Now you see Jerry; now you don't!
Tweekums9 August 2012
Warning: Spoilers
This 'Tom and Jerry' short opens like most of them do with Tom chasing Jerry. Tom seems to be getting the upper hand until Jerry falls into a bottle of Invisible ink. When he gets out he looks down and sees that he is invisible beneath the waist; he quickly dives back in and when he emerges we can't see him! As he runs off we can only tell where he is because of the effect he has on various objects. Tom is still trying to catch Jerry and is shocked when the cheese he is using to lure Jerry out disappears in front of his eyes. From now on Jerry has the upper hand as he beats, batters, electrocutes and sets fire to Tom! Even when Tom realises that Jerry is now invisible he can't defeat him despite some clever ideas.

This is a good 'Tom and Jerry' short; the idea that invisible ink actually makes you invisible has been used in other cartoons but that doesn't make it any less funny. As is often the case Jerry's treatment of Tom is rather sadistic... especially when he slips a book of matches between Tom's tows and sets lights it. One always has to suspend ones disbelief when watching these cartoons but that is especially true here; not only do we have to accept that Jerry is invisible but we also have to believe he can lift fairly heavy objects! The way Jerry becomes visible again at the end was rather fun. Fans of the animated duo should enjoy this one.
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10/10
Just great fun!
TheLittleSongbird25 June 2010
I love Tom and Jerry, and The Invisible Mouse was just great fun. The story is basic, but original and amusing, but there are so many reasons why this cartoon works. The animation is top notch, smooth and crisp, and the music has enough energy to sustain interest. The pacing is thick and fast, the sight gags may be predictable to some but I for one found them really clever and hilarious and the chase scenes are typical Tom and Jerry classic fashion. Tom is quite dastardly but oblivious to what's really happened, while Jerry is really funny, although the best gags are when he's invisible, such as when he drinks the milk and Tom believes he's seeing things. Nicely rounded off as well. Overall, another delightful cartoon. 10/10 Bethany Cox
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6/10
I can see right through this one.
BA_Harrison21 June 2008
This particular T & J caper requires its audience to accept the ridiculous conceit that invisible ink can actually turn you invisible. And if you swallow that idea, then you should have no problem with the rest of this so-so cartoon that also features bannisters that split into two, an unoccupied fish bowl conveniently located for dousing flaming feet, and a transparent rodent who can somehow cast a shadow against a wall.

Personally, I believe that the makers of this adventure came up with the invisibility idea in order to save them from the trouble of animating one of the main characters, but whatever the reason behind the concept, The Invisible Mouse never manages to be anything other than average.
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6/10
Invisible Ink
StrictlyConfidential1 July 2021
Warning: Spoilers
"The Invisible Mouse" was originally released back in 1947.

Anyway - As the story goes - Tom has an even harder time chasing Jerry after the mouse falls into some invisible ink.
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7/10
This scary children's fare surely prompted legal action . . .
pixrox15 September 2022
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. . . on the part of THE INVISIBLE MAN distributor Universal. While not quite a shot-for-shot remake, THE INVISIBLE MOUSE incorporates many if not most of the unseen man's trickster domain. If anything, title character Jerry is far more fiendish, vicious and unrelentingly Evil than his human template. From his near fatal assault upon Tom the Cat with a heavy club, leading to the bulldog's cat-bashing spree with the same instrument, to setting the feline's hindquarters fully aflame, Jerry takes perverse delight in waging all-out warfare against his pushover whipping boy. The wicked rodent even pulverizes the timid cat in a grand piano. This is NOT a case of "tickling the ivories," but more an instance of involving them in a Murder One rap.
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6/10
Shadowing an Invisible Mouse
Cineanalyst12 March 2020
This is a somewhat self-referentially clever Tom and Jerry cartoon short in that the mouse becomes transparent via invisible ink. Apt for a drawn film. That the mouse has a shadow, however, doesn't make sense in respect to his impenetrability to light, I would think, although I guess it does follow the logic of how one would see invisible ink. And I'll just accept that he returns to visibility by drinking chocolate milk. Otherwise, this brief animated knockabout features the usual cartoon violence and cat-and-mouse chase. The cat employs flour to track the invisible mouse's footsteps at one point, too, which is reminiscent of the tricks the police used in Universal's prior "Invisible Man" series and in the book by H.G. Wells.
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1/10
Tom and invisible Jerry
NikitaChillyWillyFan938Rodin3 November 2019
I love Tom and Jerry, it's one of my favorite cartoons since I watching it in CTC, but now I will talk about episode that I hate so much. It's The Invisible Mouse.

In this episode Jerry turns invisible so he can outsmart Tom.

This episode is horrible, the animation and music is boring and annoying

The plot is also very bad, the humor of the episode isn't funny, like what did Spike to Tom in the end.

This episode is in general, awful! The only positive thing about this episode is that Tom is not Antagonist, but this episode is garbage. The 1940-1946 and Woody Woodpecker 1955-1961 episodes are a way very better.

If people like this episode, then why don't like Dig that Dog, Chuck Jones episodes and Woody Woodpecker 1960's episodes animated by Ray Abrams?

Never waste your time on watching this garbage episode! This episode don't need to re-watch, better watch Gene Deitch episodes, Chuck Jones episodes, 1940's, 1953 Woody episodes and 1961-1964 (Ray Abrams episodes), and Real Gone Woody
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Drawn Out
tedg7 February 2006
The basic joke here is simple. These characters -- all cartoon characters of the era -- are drawn on paper with ink. So using "invisible ink" will make a character invisible.

I'm sure this isn't the first cartoon that implicitly plays with the notion that the characters are drawings on a page. (I'd like to know which was the first.) And this is a pretty subtle reference. But we get it without even thinking about it.

Other than that, the chases and such are ordinary, most involving techniques Tom uses to make Jerry visible.

Ted's Evaluation -- 1 of 3: You can find something better to do with this part of your life.
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3/10
GARBAGE EPISODE!!!
anonymus88720 October 2019
This episode can be described in one word: HORRIBLE!!! This episode is just boring, unfunny and nauseating! The music is annoying and boring, the animation is lame. Come on! Even Gene Deitch episodes and The Tom and Jerry Show from 2014 did a better work than this. The only good things about this episode is the Tom screams, but in overall, this is just another weak and horrible Tom and Jerry episode from 1947.

In conclusion, the worst 1947 episode and one of the worst Tom and Jerry episodes. Never waste your time in this garbage episode! 2/10
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