History WesternAnimation / BlueCatBlues

* OddballInTheSeries: Jerry narrates the short through an internal monologue voiceover (though neither he nor Tom are shown physically speaking). And this short is probably the only T&J-cartoon to have a genuinely sad storyline and a truly tragic ending.

* OddballInTheSeries: For a couple reasons:
** Jerry narrates the short through an internal monologue voiceover (though neither he nor Tom are shown physically speaking).
** As mentioned above, this short is probably the only T&J-cartoon to have a genuinely sad storyline and a truly tragic ending.

*** Jerry ultimately averts this trope after finding out his own girlfriend got married to a richer mouse, as he simply tries committing suicide-by-train rather than spend himself to debt to win her over (not that he could anyway because marriage is the end point).

* RichSuitorPoorSuitor: Tom's the poor suitor to Butch's rich suitor for the affections of the white cat (whose name has never been revealed but is confirmed to not be Toodles Galore). And because of his vast wealth, Butch is able to get the white cat much larger and more extravagant gifts compared to the much smaller, cheaper and humbler gifts that Tom got her:
** While Tom gave her a single purple flower, Butch gave her a large (as in ''as big as her'') pink-and-red floral wreath with "Love From Butch" written on it in yellow.
** After Tom gave her a single (and rather small) bottle of perfume, an enormous tanker truck full of perfume (with a "Love From Butch" note attached to it) drove up to the white cat's house.
** When Tom presented her with a diamond ring (but one with a diamond so small that you needed a magnifying glass just to see it), the white cat revealed that Butch had already given her a diamond ring of his own--[[EnormousEngagementRing but one with a diamond so big and shiny that]] [[GlowingGem you couldn't even look at it without eye protection of some kind]] (in this case, Tom and the white cat wore welding masks to look at the ring).
** Tom's final gift to the white cat was a car that he literally sold himself into slavery for, but the car was an old, outdated jalopy that's ultimately flattened when Butch runs his much longer and more luxurious coupe over it.
** Jerry decides to avert the trope after finding out his own girlfriend got married to a richer mouse, as he simply tries to commit suicide by train rather than spend himself to debt to win her over (not that he could anyway because marriage is the end point).
* WhamShot: When Jerry's girlfriend, Toots, drives by with another mouse, [[TemptingFate after Jerry starts talking about his own girlfriend has seemingly remained faithful to him]]. Unlike Tom though, Jerry knows better than to spend vastly to win her over, but sadly like Tom, Jerry knows he has no hopes of winning her heart and decides to commit suicide.

* GoldDigger: The white cat that Tom falls in love with and Jerry's girlfriend, Toots (who physically appears to be the mouse-version of the white cat), ultimately prove themselves to be nothing more than opportunistic gold-diggers when they leave the duo for wealthier men.

* WhamShot: When Jerry's girlfriend, Toots, drives by with another mouse, [[TemptingFate after Jerry starts talking about his own girlfriend has seemingly remained faithful to him]].

Unusual for a T&J short, Jerry "speaks" by narrating the story in a voiceover via Paul Frees—however, since Jerry narrates through inner monologue, the short doesn't break the "cardinal rule" of not having Tom and Jerry physically speaking on screen. Also unusual for a T&J-short, is that while pretty much all other shorts have a comical storyline and usually a happy ending (or at least a funny ending), this short is surprisingly sad and the only one to have a truly tragic ending. Because of this--along with the ''very'' heavy implications that the iconic duo ends up committing '''''suicide''''' at the end--this short has rarely ever been aired on American television (and television in general for that matter).

* DrowningMySorrows: See DrunkOnMilk below.
* DrunkOnMilk: Literally happens to Tom when the white cat ultimately chooses Butch over him.

* OddballInTheSeries: For a few reasons:

* RichSuitorPoorSuitor: Tom's the poor suitor to Butch's rich suitor for the affections of the white cat (whose name has never been revealed but is confirmed to not be Toodles Galore). And because of his vast wealth, Butch is able to get the white cat much larger and more extravagant gifts compared to the much smaller and more humble gifts that Tom got her:

** After Tom gave her a single (and rather small) bottle of perfume, an enormous tanker truck full of perfume (with a "Love From Butch" note attached to the truck) drove up to the white cat's house.

** Tom's final gift to the white cat was a car that he literally sold himself into slavery for, but the car was an old and extremely outdated jalopy--it also ends up getting completely flattened when Butch runs his much longer and more luxurious coupe over it.
* WhamShot: When Jerry's girlfriend, Toots, drives by with another mouse, [[TemptingFate after Jerry first starts talking about his own girlfriend has seemingly remained faithful to him]].

* WhamShot: When Jerry's girlfriend, Toots, drives by with another mouse, after Jerry first starts talking about his own girlfriend has seemingly remained faithful to him.

* GoldDigger: The white cat that Tom falls in love with and Jerry's girlfriend, Toots (who physically appears to be the mouse-version of the white cat), ultimately prove themselves to be nothing more than opportunistic gold-diggers when they leave the duo for wealthier men.

** While Tom gave her a single purple flower, Butch gave her a large (as in ''as big as her'') pink floral wreath with "Love From Butch" written on it in red roses.

** When Tom presented her with a diamond ring (but one with a diamond so small that you needed a magnifying glass just to get a good look at it), the white cat revealed that Butch had already given her a diamond ring of his own--[[EnormousEngagementRing but one with a diamond so big and shiny that]] [[GlowingGem you couldn't even look at it without eye protection of some kind]] (in this case, Tom and the white cat wore welding masks to look at the ring).

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[[quoteright:350:http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/ending_shot_of_blue_cat_blues.jpg]]
[[caption-width-right:350:The ending shot of what's probably the saddest T&J-short ever made.]]

* As mentioned above, this short is probably the only T&J-cartoon to have a genuinely sad storyline and a truly tragic ending.

[[quoteright:350:http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/ending_shot_of_blue_cat_blues.jpg]]
[[caption-width-right:350:The ending shot of what's probably the saddest T&J-short ever made.]]

* OddballInTheSeries: For a few reasons --
## Jerry narrates the short through an internal monologue voiceover (though neither he nor Tom are shown physically speaking).
## As mentioned above, this short is probably the only T&J-cartoon to have a genuinely sad storyline and a truly tragic ending.

* RichSuitorPoorSuitor: Tom's the poor suitor to Butch's rich suitor for the affections of the white cat (whose name has never been revealed but is confirmed to not be Toodles Galore). And because of his vast wealth, Butch is able to get the white cat much larger and more extravagant gifts compared to the much smaller and more humble gifts that Tom got her --
## While Tom gave her a single purple flower, Butch gave her a large (as in ''as big as her'') pink floral wreath with "Love From Butch" written on it in red roses.
## After Tom gave her a single (and rather small) bottle of perfume, an enormous tanker truck full of perfume (with a "Love From Butch" note attached to the truck) drove up to the white cat's house.
## When Tom presented her with a diamond ring (but one with a diamond so small that you needed a magnifying glass just to get a good look at it), the white cat revealed that Butch had already given her a diamond ring of his own--[[EnormousEngagementRing but one with a diamond so big and shiny that]] [[GlowingGem you couldn't even look at it without eye protection of some kind]] (in this case, Tom and the white cat wore welding masks to look at the ring).
## Tom's final gift to the white cat was a car that he literally sold himself into slavery for, but the car was an old and extremely outdated jalopy--it also ends up getting completely flattened when Butch runs his much longer and more luxurious coupe over it.
* WhamShot: When Jerry's girlfriend, Toots, drives by with another mouse, after Jerry first starts talking about his own girlfriend has seemingly remained faithful to him.

[[caption-width-right:350:The title card for what's probably the saddest T&J-short ever made]]

[[caption-width-right:350:The ending shot of what's probably the saddest T&J-short ever made]]

## When Tom presented her with a diamond ring (but one with a diamond so small that you needed a magnifying glass just to get a good look at it), the white cat revealed that Butch had already given her a diamond ring of his own--[[EnormousEngagementRing but one with a diamond so big and shiny that you couldn't even look at it without eye protection of some kind]] (in this case, Tom and the white cat wore welding masks to look at the ring).

* DrivenToSuicide: After their girlfriends end up leaving them to marry wealthier men, it's very strongly implied that Tom and Jerry end up dying through suicide-by-train at the end of the short.

## After Tom gave a single (and small) bottle of perfume, an enormous tanker truck full of perfume (with a "Love From Butch" note attached to the truck) drove up to the white cat's house.

## Tom's final gift to the white cat was a car that he literally sold himself into slavery for, but the car was an old and extremely outdated jalopy--it also ends up getting completely flattened when Butch runs his much longer and more luxurious coupe over it.

* RichSuitorPoorSuitor: Tom's the poor suitor to Butch's rich suitor for the affections of the white cat (whose name has never been revealed but is confirmed to not be Toodles Galore). And because of his vast wealth, Butch is able to get the white cat much larger and more extravagant compared to the much smaller and more humble gifts that Tom got her --

## After Tom gave a single (and small) bottle of perfume, an enormous tankter truck full of perfume (with a "Love From Butch" note attached to the truck) drove up to the white cat's house.
## When Tom presented her with a diamond ring (but one with a diamond so small that you needed a magnifying glass just to get a good look at it), the white cat revealed that Butch had already given her a diamond ring of his own [[EnormousEngagementRing (but one with a diamond so big and shiny that you couldn't even look at it without eye protection of some kind]]--in this case, Tom and the white cat wore welding masks to look at the ring).
## Tom's final gift to the white cat is car that he literally sells himself into slavery for, but the car's an old and extremely outdated jalopy--it also ends up getting completely flattened when Butch runs his much longer and more luxurious coupe over it.

Unusual for a T&J short, Jerry "speaks" by narrating the story in a voiceover via Paul Frees—however, since Jerry narrates through inner monologue, the short doesn't break the "cardinal rule" of not having Tom and Jerry physically speaking on screen. Also unusual for a T&J-short, is that while pretty much all other shorts have a comical storyline and usually a happy ending (or at least a funny ending), this short is surprisingly sad and the only one to have a truly tragic ending. Because of this--along with the very heavy implications that the iconic duo ends up committing ''suicide'' at the end--this short has rarely ever been aired on American television (and television in general for that matter).

## When Tom presented her with a diamond ring (but one with a diamond so small that you needed a magnifying glass just to get a good look at it), the white cat revealed that Butch had already given her a diamond ring of his own (but one with a diamond so big and shiny that you couldn't even look at it without eye protection of some kind--in this case, Tom and the white cat wore welding masks to look at the ring).

* DrivenToSuicide: After their girlfriends end up leaving them to marry wealthier men, it's very strongly that Tom and Jerry end up dying through suicide-by-train at the end of the short.

* GettingDrunkOnMilk: Literally happens to Tom when the white cat ultimately chooses Butch over him.

# While Tom gave her a single purple flower, Butch gave her a large (as in ''as big as her'') pink floral wreath with "Love From Butch" written on it in red roses.
# After Tom gave a single (and small) bottle of perfume, an enormous tankter truck full of perfume (with a "Love From Butch" note attached to the truck) drove up to the white cat's house.
# When Tom presented her with a diamond ring (but one with a diamond so small that you needed a magnifying glass just to get a good look at it), the white cat revealed that Butch had already given her a diamond ring of his own (but one with a diamond so big and shiny that you couldn't even look at it without eye protection of some kind--in this case, Tom and the white cat wore welding masks to look at the ring).
# Tom's final gift to the white cat is car that he literally sells himself into slavery for, but the car's an old and extremely outdated jalopy--it also ends up getting completely flattened when Butch runs his much longer and more luxurious coupe over it.

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