Stooge for a Mouse

Stooge for a Mouse is a 1950 Merrie Melodies short directed by I. Freleng.
== Plot ==
A mouse finds a block of cheese, which is being guarded by Sylvester and his bulldog friend Mike. Wanting to get the two pests out of the way, the mouse takes advantage of the canine and feline sleeping to ruin their relationship:
# The mouse hangs a phone from the ceiling and tries to communicate to Mike while he is asleep. The mouse tells the bulldog that Sylvester thinks he is a sissy and he only sleeps with him for his fur. Annoyed, the bulldog moves away, plopping Sylvester into the ground, but Sylvester is quick to budge back.
# The mouse places a knife in Sylvester's hands and then heads back to the phone, stating that the bulldog shouldn't stay asleep, otherwise Sylvester would cut his throat. The bulldog wakes up and is enraged at Sylvester, forcing the cat to scram to the other side of the room.
# Sylvester sneaks back to Mike. The mouse hits Mike with a hammer and gives the hammer to Sylvester, framing the cat once more.
# The mouse smokes an exploding cigar on Mike's mouth while making Sylvester hold a sign saying "April Fool". The mouse sneaks inside of the cat, avoiding being caught while Sylvester gets another pummeling while Mike declares the friendship is over.
# When the bulldog resumes sleeping, the mouse cuts a hole where he sleeps, causing him to fall in the basement. He sees Sylvester with the saw yet again placed in his hands, and another beating ensues.
# The final trick, using a boxing glove with horseshoes inside of it, the mouse attaches the glove to Sylvester's hand, while using a magnet to forcefully make Sylvester repeatedly punch Mike. When the dog punches Sylvester to the back of the room, the mouse moves the magnet back towards the dog.
Eventually, Sylvester and Mike are too bruised to patrol the kitchen. As the mouse heads to the table with cheese, the magnet inadvertently attracts a chandelier onto the ground where the mouse is walking, collapsing the mouse onto where Sylvester and Mike was.
== Availability ==
SYLVESTER AND TWEETY'S BAD OL' PUTTY TAT BLUES.jpg|(1994) LaserDisc Sylvester and Tweety's Bad Ol Putty-Tat Blues
331779_front.jpg|(2023) Blu-ray Looney Tunes Collector's Choice: Volume 1 (restored)
=== Streaming ===
Lt boomerang.jpg|Boomerang App (2018 - )
Lt hbo max.jpg|HBO Max Latin America / Brazil (2021 - 2024) (restored)
== Notes ==
* Several of the gags that were used here were later recycled in "Bugsy and Mugsy".
* This cartoon and "Rabbit Every Monday" were written by Friz Freleng while he was in-between writers.cartoonlogic
* This marks the final short reissued in the Blue Ribbon program to show a production number.
* This marks the final short animated by Gerry Chiniquy until "By Word of Mouse".
== Gallery ==
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Tumblr o1j1lvMAlJ1s92nono1 1280.jpg|Lobby card preliminary sketch
== References ==
== External links ==
* "Stooge for a Mouse" on the SFX Resource
ru:Марионетка для мышки
Category:1950
Category:Cartoons directed by Friz Freleng
Category:Sylvester Cartoons
Category:Merrie Melodies Shorts
Category:Shorts
Category:Blue Ribbon reissues
Category:Re-released cartoons whose original titles are known to exist
Category:Cartoons with characters voiced by Mel Blanc
Category:Cartoons animated by Emery Hawkins
Category:Cartoons with layouts by Hawley Pratt
Category:Cartoons with backgrounds by Paul Julian
Category:Cartoons with music by Carl W. Stalling
Category:Cartoons with orchestrations by Milt Franklyn
Category:Cartoons with film editing by Treg Brown
Category:Cartoons with sound effects edited by Treg Brown
Category:Cartoons produced by Eddie Selzer