Tom and Jerry | 09 - Sufferin' Cats! (1943)

The short three-minute fragment from series is a 1943 American one-reel animated cartoon is the 9th Tom and Jerry short. It was produced in Technicolor and released to theatres on January 16, 1943 by Metro-Goldwyn Mayer.

This is the final cartoon to have Clarence Nash to do meows and screeches for any MGM cat character, including Tom Cat.


After this, Tom or any other MGM cat character would just yelp in pain whenever they get hurt. Tom's yelps were done by creator William Hanna. On the re-issue, the animators are credited, but on the original, only William Hanna and Joseph Barbera are credited.


Interesting facts:

In this series, first appeared friend at the same time opponent Tom - a hefty cat Meathead.

In the next series Meathead has been without a wig-lining.

William Hanna as Tom and Meathead's yelps.

Harry E. Lang as Tom's devil.


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