Tee for Two

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Tee for Two
Directed by William Hanna
Joseph Barbera
Story by Cal Howard (uncredited)
Produced by Fred Quimby
Starring William Hanna (uncredited)
Music by Scott Bradley
Animation by Ray Patterson
Pete Burness
Irven Spence
Kenneth Muse
Effects animation:
Al Grandmain (uncredited)
Assistant Animator:
Barney Posner (uncredited)
Layouts by Harvey Eisenberg (uncredited)
Backgrounds byRobert Gentle (uncredited)
Color process Technicolor
Production
company
Distributed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Release dates
  • July 21, 1945 (1945-07-21)(U.S.)
  • February 14, 1953 (1953-02-14)(U.S.)
  • (re-release) ((re-release))
Running time
7:03
LanguageNot language specific

Tee for Two is a 1945 American one-reel Technicolor animated cartoon and is the 20th Tom and Jerry short, first released to theaters on July 21, 1945, by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. [1] The short is directed by William Hanna and Joseph Barbera, composed by Scott Bradley, and animated by Ray Patterson, Irven Spence, Pete Burness, and Kenneth Muse.

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Plot

Tom wreaks havoc on a golf course, trying to play despite Jerry's interference. From hitting Jerry instead of the ball to being attacked by bees, Tom's attempts are met with comical failures. After a series of mishaps, including a humiliating encounter with a lawn mower, Tom is knocked out by Jerry's final swing.

Production

Like every short of Tom and Jerry during its first two decades, Tee for Two is directed by William Hanna and Joseph Barbera, with its score composed by Scott Bradley. The short is animated by Ray Patterson, Irven Spence, Pete Burness, and Kenneth Muse. [2]

Patterson animated the scene of Tom scoring his first hole with Jerry as the golf ball. For Spence, he animated the beginning scene of Tom desperately trying to hit his golf ball. For Burness, he animated the scenes of Jerry assisting Tom by both being the tee and holding up the tee. For Muse, he animated the scenes of Tom's first encounter with Jerry and Tom in the lake. Both Spence and Muse split the responsibilities of animating the chase of Tom by the bees. [2]

Spence has expressed his love for, and frustration towards, the sport of golf in his diary, which is assumed to inform his animation for the short. [2]

Reception

Animator Mark Kausler has described Tom's reaction from the bee attack to be "the most terrifying drawing ([by the animator] Ken Muse) of Tom being stung... accompanied by the most anguished scream ever put on film." [3] Animation historian and video editor Devon Baxter has also described Tom's scream to be "the largest and most gruesome reaction in the series to date". [2] For writer and historian Michael Samerdyke, he viewed the climactic scene as illustrative of the natural incorporation of Tex Avery's style of comedy into Hanna and Barbera's own animated shorts. [4] However, animation historian Michael Barrier saw otherwise, and stated that "the sheer scale of Tom's reaction–so big it's preposterous–cancels out his pain." [3]

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