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6/10
Not a bad way to leave things.
BA_Harrison30 May 2017
Tom suffers from nightmares where he is tormented by a giant dog. In reality, it's a weeny woofer that makes the cat's life a misery, the dog a loyal protector of Jerry mouse.

I'm a sucker for that tiny toothy canine that taught Tom a lesson in The Cat's Me-ouch, so this final theatrical episode for Tom and Jerry is a pretty good way to finish the series, the cat once again being chewed to pieces by the mini-mutt.

The gags mightn't be all that original, but it doesn't really matter: seeing Tom turned into sausages or reduced to a pile of fur with eyeballs is still funny.
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7/10
Very funny, if only the animation was better...
TheLittleSongbird9 June 2010
Purr-Chance to Dream was decent, if nothing more than that. Starting with the good things, the visual gags are very funny, clever and well-timed. The music is suitably rousing and bouncy, while the characters are still their likable selves and the pacing is just right not too fast not too slow. However, a major downfall I am sorry to say was in the animation, I actually didn't think it was that great, it was somewhat cheap and lifeless and Tom looks odd here. Also the story is predictable and a little episodic too. Still this cartoon is not as bad as a cartoon like Switchin' Kitten and Carmen Get It!, the former of which was an absolute disgrace I felt. Overall, disappointing but funny and worth seeing if you can get past the cheap animation. 7/10 Bethany Cox
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9/10
Tom and Jerry's theatrical swan song.
stephen068419 October 2005
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Besides this was one of the few Ben Washam directed Tom and Jerry shorts, this was the last one from the Chuck Jones era as well. It's pretty good to. In this cartoon, Tom dreams that he chases Jerry but an big dog was clobbering him. Tom awakes and soon chases Jerry. Little does Tom knows however, Jery orders an dog for protection. But don't let the dog's size fool you though, it's bite is an lot worst than its bark. Tom at first doesn't think that the dog is dangerous but he was wrong. Soon Tom tries to get rid of the dog first before he can have Jerry but, all of his plains backfire. Eventually, Tom locks the dog in an safe and hides it but the dog escapes and again clobbers Tom. Finally, Tom gives up and takes sleeping pills to sleep while the dream dog clobbers him once more. Overall, this was one of the best from the Chuck Jones era and the series. For Tom and Jerry fans I highly recommend it as it gets an 9 out of 10.
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10/10
My first Tom and Jerry cartoon
ultramatt2000-110 February 2009
I remember seeing this when I was little. Why, I remember seeing cartoons like this right after "Sesame Street". These cartoons came on KTVU (remember the jingle, "There's only one 2")? I love the fact that the people who made this cartoon used cognitive dissonance. Tom sees a big dog-house and he fears it is a big dog like in his nightmares, but instead, it is a tiny bulldog. Tom tries many ways to stop the dog but they end up misfiring, which makes it funny. This is a lot better than the ones made in the early sixties. The music, animation and sound are perfect for that time. Fun for the family. Bottom line: Highly recommend it.
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8/10
This picture accomplishes the ultimate goal . . .
pixrox117 November 2022
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. . . Warner Brothers had in mind when they dispatched a multi-man replacement crew to Tinsel Town's notorious Poverty Row House of the Groaning Fat Cat to exact revenge for the RHAPSODY RABBIT scandal, perhaps Hollywood's biggest injustice of All Time. Such Warner luminaries as Chuck Jones, Abe L., Maurice N. And Ben W. Set out to completely destroy Tom & Jerry's legacy, while infuriating all concerned by far exceeding the quality of the initial 114 purloined derivative outings scribbled out by a second-rate team of mediocre doodlers noticed only because of PR publicity hacks and rigged election results. During a decade marked by witch hunts and payola schemes, some media followers failed to recognize the extent to which T & J were being ludicrously over-rated. However, thanks to the achievements of Along-Came-Jones and his Justice League team, any dreams of lasting greatness were buried miles deep in their final resting place as PURR CHANCE TO DREAM was released.
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