Tom Thumb in Trouble

Tom Thumb in Trouble is a 1940 Merrie Melodies short directed by Chuck Jones.
== Plot ==
Tom falls in water while his father is away, and a bird saves him. Tom's father mistakenly believes that the little bird who's just rescued his tiny son from drowning in the dishwater is attacking the boy and drives it away. Tom sets off to find the bird and gets lost in a fierce snowstorm.
== Availability ==
Golden-Age-of-Looney-Tunes-2-F.jpg|(1992) LaserDisc The Golden Age of Looney Tunes, Volume 2, Side 7, Fables & Fairy Tales
Looney Tunes Golden Collection Volume 5.jpg|(2007) DVD Looney Tunes Golden Collection: Volume 5, Disc Two
Lt spotlight 5.jpg|(2007) DVD Looney Tunes Spotlight Collection: Volume 5, Disc 2
lt spotlight df2.jpg|(2014) DVD Looney Tunes Spotlight Collection Volumes 4-5 Repack
=== Streaming ===
lt hbo max.jpg|HBO Max (2020 - 2023)
lt max.jpg|Max (2023 - 2024)
== Notes ==
* This is the last cartoon to have a prototype "That's all Folks!" writing and the final cartoon to have a sky background, evident from the closing title.
* This is the first reissued short to show a production number.
* This is the final cartoon in which Shepperd Strudwick provided a voice. All cartoons Strudwick worked on were directed by Chuck Jones.
* On 2 March 2023, Cartoon Research posted a picture of a color nitrate print containing the original opening color rings.https://twitter.com/toon_research/status/1631457406126551040
* The original production number assigned to this short was MM-18-9.https://www.whataboutthad.com/wb-production-number/ At an unknown point, the number was switched to MM-20-9, with MM-18-9 now being given to "The Hardship of Miles Standish".
== Gallery ==
Tom Thumb in Trouble opening ring.png|Original opening rings
Tom Thumb in Trouble (1940) - Alarm.jpg
Tom Thumb in Trouble (1940) - Cleaning Dishes.jpg
Tom Thumb in Trouble (1940) - Note.png
Tom Thumb in Trouble (1940) - Home Again.jpg
Tom Thumb in Trouble (1940) - Family Sleeping.jpg
4bcb3e97f848bcee243e2a28cc05dc26.jpg|Lobby card
TomThumbBG2.jpg|Background painting
TomThumbBG.png|Background painting
TomThumbBG3.jpg|thumb|Background painting
Tom Thumb Model.jpg|Model sheet
== References ==
Category:1940
Category:Merrie Melodies Shorts
Category:Shorts
Category:Cartoons directed by Chuck Jones
Category:Cartoons produced by Leon Schlesinger
Category:Cartoons animated by Alex Ignatiev
Category:Cartoons animated by Rudy Larriva
Category:Cartoons with layouts by John McGrew
Category:Cartoons with backgrounds by Paul Julian
Category:Cartoons with film editing by Treg Brown
Category:Cartoons with sound effects edited by Treg Brown
Category:Cartoons with music by Carl W. Stalling
Category:Cartoons with orchestrations by Milt Franklyn
Category:Cartoons in a.a.p. package
Category:Cartoons with missing Leon Schlesinger credits
Category:Blue Ribbon reissues
Category:One-Shot Cartoons
Category:Re-released cartoons whose original titles are known to exist