Jerry's Diary

Jerry's Diary
Directed by	William Hanna Joseph Barbera
Story by	William Hanna Joseph Barbera
Produced by	Fred Quimby
Starring	Joseph Forte William Hanna
Music by	Scott Bradley
Animation by	Kenneth Muse Archived Footage: Ed Barge Pete Burness (unc.) George Gordon (unc.)
Color process	Technicolor
Production company	MGM Cartoons
Distributed by	Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Release date	October 22, 1949 (1949-10-22)
Running time	6:25
Language	English

Jerry's Diary is a 1949 one-reel animated cartoon that is the 45th Tom and Jerry short released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, ^[1] directed by William Hanna and Joseph Barbera, produced by Fred Quimby, scored by Scott Bradley, and animated by Kenneth Muse and Ed Barge. It is the first of several compilation Tom and Jerry shorts, integrating footage from previous shorts into the plot.

Plot

Tom sets up traps in front of Jerry's home, but is interrupted by a radio announcement declaring it "Be Kind To Animals" week. He replaces the traps with gifts, but discovers that Jerry is not at home. Instead, he finds Jerry's diary and reads about their past encounters:

• two scenes from the episode Tee for Two where Jerry has to play the role of Tom's golf ball tee;
• a scene from Mouse Trouble where Tom sets a trap by arousing Jerry's curiosity, only for Jerry to respond in kind;
• the kitchen chase scene from Solid Serenade ;
• scenes from The Yankee Doodle Mouse where Jerry tricks Tom into getting himself blasted by firecrackers. ^{[2] [3] [4]}

Each successive entry fans Tom's anger, making him destroy his presents and finally rip up the diary. When the unsuspecting Jerry returns home, Tom tries to grab him, but the radio reminds him to be kind. As a sarcastic response to that message, Tom smashes his last remaining gift - a pie - into Jerry's face, leaving him baffled.

Availability

DVD

• Tom and Jerry's Greatest Chases, Vol. 1
• Tom and Jerry Spotlight Collection Vol. 3, Disc One

Voice cast

• Joseph Forte as "Uncle Dudley"
• William Hanna as "Tom Cat"

References

1. Lenburg, Jeff (1999). The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons. Checkmark Books. pp. 149–150. ISBN   0-8160-3831-7.
2. "MGM Cartoons: Jerry's Diary". The TV DB. Retrieved December 27, 2024.
3. "The Internet Animation Database: Jerry's Diary". The Internet Animation Database. Retrieved December 27, 2024.
4. "Dr. Grob's Animation Review: Jerry's Diary". Dr Grob's Animation Review. February 11, 2013. Retrieved December 27, 2024.

External links

• Jerry's Diary at IMDb
• Jerry's Diary at the TCM Movie Database