History WesternAnimation / BlueCatBlues

* OddballInTheSeries: Jerry narrates the short through an internal monologue voice-over (though neither he nor Tom are shown physically speaking).

* SympathyForTheDevil: Jerry very clearly feels bad for the sorry state his old enemy is left in.

* DownerEnding: No kidding.

Unusual for a T&J short, Jerry "speaks" by narrating the story in a voiceover (supplied by Creator/PaulFrees); however, since said narration comes via {{inner monologue}}, the short doesn't break the "cardinal rule" of not having Tom and Jerry physically speaking on screen.

* ComicallyLopsidedRivalry: An example that actually eventually evolves to some serious drama: Tom completely loses everything trying to obtain things that Butch can top a million-fold in the blink of an eye, and decides to kill himself once it's clear it was AllForNothing.

* DrivenToSuicide: After their girlfriends leave 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.

* 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. It's implied that Toots was more subtle about it since the revelation came as a shock to Jerry, or at least because Jerry didn't know he had competition until Toots got married.
* OddballInTheSeries: Jerry narrates the short through an internal monologue voiceover (though neither he nor Tom are shown physically speaking).

Unusual for a T&J short, Jerry "speaks" by narrating the story in a voiceover (via Creator/PaulFrees); 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.

''Blue Cat Blues'' is an animated short released by Creator/{{MGM}} in 1956, directed and produced by [[William Hanna and Joseph Barbera with music by Scott Bradley, starring [[WesternAnimation/TomAndJerry the iconic duo of Tom and Jerry]].

'''''Blue Cat Blues''''' is an animated short from 1956, directed and produced by William Hanna and Joseph Barbera with music by Scott Bradley, starring [[WesternAnimation/TomAndJerry the iconic duo of Tom and Jerry]].

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.

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).

* 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 versions of the gifts that Tom got her:

## 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).

* YourCheatingHeart: Tom and Jerry's dates ditch them, leaving the two hopelessly heartbroken--where they decide to sit on the train tracks and wait for the train to kill them.

* YourCheatingHeart: Tom and Jerry's dates ditch them, leaving the two hopelessly heartbroken--and decide to sit on the train tracks and wait for the train to kill them.

* YourCheatingHeart: Ditched by their dates, Tom and Jerry are heartbroken and decide to wait for the train to kill them.

* YourCheatingHeart: Ditched by their dates, Tom and Jerry are +66+heartbroken and decide to wait for the train to kill them.

## 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 [[AbsurdlyLongLimousine much longer and more luxurious coupe over it.]]

## 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.

* 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.

* 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 wealthy, Butch is able to get the white cat much larger and more extravagant versions of the gifts that Tom got her:

* 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: 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: 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.