Tot Watchers (1958)

Directed by

William Hanna, Joseph Barbera

Genre

comedy, animation

Country

United States

Runtime

7 min

Rated

NR

Rating

6.1 of 10 from 30 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

Tom and Jerry try to return a wandering baby to its caretaker. The baby wanders into a construction site and they protect it. They are then arrested for kidnapping the baby.

slapstickfast-pacedchaoticlightheartedplayfulsillyaction-comedycartoonish

What happens

Tot Watchers is a 1958 American one-reel animated Tom and Jerry action comedy short. It was produced and directed by William Hanna and Joseph Barbera with music by Scott Bradley. The short was released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer as early as June 25, 1958. It is the 114th and last Tom and Jerry theatrical cartoon produced or directed by both Hanna and Barbera, and the last cartoon short of the series until Gene Deitch's Switchin' Kitten in 1961. Barbera would return to direct one final Tom and Jerry theatrical short, The Karate Guard, in 2005. In the film, Tom Cat and Jerry Mouse initially attempt to return a wandering infant to its caretaker. When the baby resumes its wanderings and enters a construction site, they go out of their way to protect it. Afterwards, the duo are mistaken for babynappers and arrested by the police for kidnapping the baby. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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