The Cat Concerto

**The Cat Concerto** is a 1947 *Tom and Jerry* cartoon directed by William Hanna and Joseph Barbera.

## Plot

A concert is about to be displayed on a stage set in an auditorium. Just then, Tom, a pianist, comes out from one side of the curtains and the audience applauds. He bows, sits down, adjusts his seat, wipes his hands on a cloth and starts playing a piece by Liszt (Hungarian Rhapsody no. 2). Part way into the song, he wipes his hands again, adjusts his tie and puts his clothing back up, then starts playing again. While he plays, Jerry is sleeping on the piano, but is moved while Tom plays. Jerry wakes up when Tom repeats a key. Jerry jumps and falls on a string. Tom continues to play. Jerry notices Tom and takes interest, waving the key patterns. Tom flicks him back into the piano. Jerry then appears under a key, but Tom plays it. When he stops, Jerry runs under the keys. Tom plays the keys he was under and moves on. Tom proceeds to play 2 keys. It should have stopped, but Jerry repeats them from the inside of the piano. Tom bonks Jerry and moves on, but Jerry forces the key door to force shut, flattening Tom's hands. Jerry then tries to cut his fingers off, but Tom is quick. Jerry then replaces 2 keys with a mouse trap. Tom falls for it and his fingers turn red. Jerry then plays, but Tom plays his own tune to get him off. After making sure Jerry would not strike back he started playing again, but Jerry starts playing his own tune. Tom shoves some keys and puts him under his seat, then he started playing yet again. Jerry peeps out and raises the chair, then lowers it, causing him to fall. Tom grabs Jerry and sticks him between the keys inside the piano, as if to say, "You are going to get it, mister!" then plays a tune to beat Jerry up. Jerry gets mad, snaps 2 keys and plays his own tune. Tom plays another tune as well, then Jerry stops. Tom had to complete the song but Jerry picks back up with his tune. Tom repeats his tune, and attempts to get it as Jerry starts playing the tune yet again. Tom finally ends the tune and gets dog-tired collapsing near the piano, while the audience applauses for Jerry who has just dressed himself in a dinner jacket only.

## Availability

* (1981) CED - *Tom and Jerry Cartoon Festival Vol. 1*
* (1983) LaserDisc - *Tom and Jerry Cartoon Festival Vol. 1*
* (1990) VHS - *Tom & Jerry's 50th Birthday Classics II*
* (1992) LaserDisc - *The Art of Tom & Jerry*
* (2000) DVD - *Tom and Jerry's Greatest Chases*
* (2004) DVD - *Tom and Jerry Spotlight Collection: Volume 1*, Disc 1
* (2008) DVD - *Warner Bros. Home Entertainment Academy Awards Animation Collection: 15 Winners* (restored)
* (2008) DVD - *Warner Bros. Home Entertainment Academy Awards Animation Collection: 15 Winners, 26 Nominees*, Disc 1 (restored)
* (2011) DVD - *Tom and Jerry Golden Collection: Volume 1*, Disc 2 (restored)
* (2011) Blu-ray - *Tom and Jerry Golden Collection: Volume 1*, Disc 2 (restored)
* (2013) DVD - *Tom and Jerry's Musical Mayhem*
* (2017) Streaming - Boomerang
* (2019) Streaming - iTunes
* (2020) Streaming - HBO Max

## Notes

* It won the Oscar for the Animated Short Subjects of 1947.

## References

1. ↑ https://archive.org/details/boxofficeoctdec180boxo/page/n101/mode/1up
2. ↑ http://www.whataboutthad.com/mgm-cartoon-filmography-by-production-number/
3. ↑ https://archive.org/details/catalogofcopyrig3281213li/page/89/mode/1up
4. ↑ https://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/1947