History WesternAnimation / BlueCatBlues

* LoveMakesYouDumb: That said, part of the reason why the white cat is a KarmaHoudini is that love makes Tom incredibly dumb. [[MadLove And crazy]].

** Also out of the ordinary is that Butch is portrayed as being an extremely wealthy playboy cat whereas almost all his other appearances have shown him to be an alley cat.

* MadLove: Tom does everything ... and I mean '''everything''' ... to win back the white cat. He spends everything he has and willingly sells himself off to slavery to win her over. The episode makes it clear that the white cat was never really interested in him, and he learns this the hard way when she marries a richer guy.

* GoldDigger: The white cat that Tom falls in love with turns out to be this, blithely leaving Tom for the obscenely wealthy Butch. Most fans view Jerry’s girlfriend Toots (who looks like the mouse version of the white car) as this as well, but it’s implied that if Toots was this, she 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 he saw that Toots got married.

* 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 he saw that Toots got married.

* HateSink: The white cat is clearly written with the allegory of 'beware of [[GoldDigger gold-diggers]] because they will ruin your life', and even Jerry is aware she's bad news, thus she is the HateSink of the short, not Butch, despite him one-upping Tom all the time. (Toots's situation was not shown or had too little screen time or narrative weight to count). [[KarmaHoudini Also, she got away with ruining Tom's life.]]

* HateSink: The white cat is clearly written with the allegory of 'beware of {{GoldDiggers}} because they will ruin your life', and even Jerry is aware she's bad news, thus she is the HateSink of the short, not Butch, despite him one-upping Tom all the time. (Toots's situation was not shown or had too little screen time or narrative weight to count). [[KarmaHoudini Also, she got away with ruining Tom's life.]]

* HateSink: The white cat is clearly written with the allegory of 'beware of {{GoldDigger}}s because they will ruin your life', and even Jerry is aware she's bad news, thus she is the HateSink of the short, not Butch, despite him one-upping Tom all the time. (Toots's situation was not shown or had too little screen time or narrative weight to count). [[KarmaHoudini Also, she got away with ruining Tom's life.]]

* HateSink: The white cat is clearly written with the allegory of 'beware of [[GoldDigger gold-diggers]] because they will ruin your life', and even Jerry is aware she's bad news, thus she is the HateSink of the short, not Butch, despite him one-upping Tom all the time. (Toots's situation was not shown or had too little screen time or narrative weight to count). [[KarmaHoudini Also, she got away with ruining Tom's life.]]

* 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 he saw that Toots got married.
* HateSink: The white cat is clearly written with the allegory of 'beware of [[GoldDigger Gold Diggers]] because they will ruin your life' and even Jerry is aware she's bad news, thus she is the HateSink of the short, not Butch, despite him one-upping Tom all the time. (Toots's situation was not shown or had too little screen time or narrative weight to count). [[KarmaHoudini Also she got away with ruining Tom's life.]]

* TooGruesomeForCartoonPhysics: Opens with Tom sitting on a railroad bridge, eyes bloodshot, and fur matted, for reasons unknown. Jerry then offers a WholeEpisodeFlashback explaining that Tom fell in love with a beautiful cat that [[GoldDigger demanded expensive presents]], leading him to repeatedly borrow more and more money until he literally sold himself into slavery to appease her, only for the cat to dump him for someone else. He's now at the end of his rope, and Jerry laughs that he'd never allow that to happen to him--and then immediately sees his ''own'' mouse girlfriend driving around with another guy. Jerry's appearance becomes just as haggard as Tom's, and he goes and sits next to the cat, with both [[ThousandYardStare staring wordlessly off into the horizon.]] And why are they sitting on the bridge? They've been ''DrivenToSuicide.'' The final moments of the short have a train's whistle gradually getting louder and louder...and then we cut to black. Talk about your DownerEnding.

* FriendVersusLover: In the beginning, the cat and mouse were friends (sharing a glass of lemonade together and Tom allowing Jerry to have more after accidentally sucking him into his mouth as an apology), that is until Tom falls madly in love with the white cat and ignores Jerry throughout the cartoon. Even when Tom has given up hope trying to win over the white cat, he still pushes Jerry away despite his pleas and saving him from his suicide attempt.
* 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 he saw that Toots got married.

* ComicallyLopsidedRivalry: Replacing "Comically" with "Dramatically" -- 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.

* HateSink: The white cat is clearly written with the allegory of 'beware of GoldDigger that will ruin your life', and even Jerry is aware she's bad news, thus she is the HateSink of the short, not Butch despite him one-upping Tom all the time. (Toots's situation were not shown or having too little screen time or narrative weight to count). [[KarmaHoudini Also she got away with ruining Tom's life.]]

* WhamShot: When Jerry's girlfriend, Toots, drives by with another mouse [[TemptingFate after Jerry started talking about how his own girlfriend has seemingly remained faithful to him]]. Unlike Tom though, Jerry knows better than to spend vastly to win her back -- but sadly, like Tom, Jerry knows he has no hopes of winning her heart and decides to commit suicide.

* LoveMakesYouDumb: That said, part of the reason why the white cat is a KarmaHoudini is because love makes Tom incredibly dumb. [[MadLove And crazy]].
* MadLove: Tom does everything... '''everything''' to win the white cat back. He spends everything and willingly sells himself off to slavery to win her over. The episode makes it clear that the white cat was never really interested in him, and he learns this the hard way when she marries a richer guy.

* LoveMakesYouDumb: That said, part of the reason why the white cat is a KarmaHoudini is because love makes Tom incredibly dumb. [[MadLove And crazy.]]

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

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

!!Tropes associated with ''Blue Cat Blues'':

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 InnerMonologue, the short doesn't break the "cardinal rule" of not having Tom and Jerry physically speaking on screen.

* OddballInTheSeries: Jerry narrates the short through an internal monologue voice-over (though neither he nor Tom are shown physically speaking). There's also little slapstick to be found, and far more plot than is usual. And this short is probably the only T&J-cartoon to have a genuinely sad storyline and a truly tragic ending. Also out of the ordinary is that Butch is portrayed as being an extremely wealthy playboy cat whereas almost all his other appearances have shown him to be an alley cat.

* FriendVersusLover: In the beginning, the cat and mouse were friends (sharing a glass of lemonade together and Tom allowing Jerry to have more after accidentally sucking him into his mouth as an apology), that is until Tom falls madly in love with the white cat and ignores Jerry throughout the cartoon. Even when Tom given up hope trying to win over the cat, he still pushes Jerry away, despite his pleas and saving him from his suicide attempt.

* HateSink: The white cat is clearly written with the allegory of 'beware of GoldDigger that will ruin your life', and even Jerry is aware she's bad news, thus she is the HateSink of the short, not Butch despite him one-upping Tom all the time. (Toots' situation were not shown or having too little screen time or narrative weight to count). [[KarmaHoudini Also she got away with ruining Tom's life.]]
* MadLove: Tom does everything... '''everything''' to win the white cat back. He spends everything, and willingly sells himself off to slavery to win her over. The episode makes it clear that the white cat was never really interested in him, and he learns this the hard way when she marries a richer guy.

* TooGruesomeForCartoonPhysics: Opens with Tom sitting on a railroad bridge, eyes bloodshot and fur matted, for reasons unknown. Jerry then offers a WholeEpisodeFlashback explaining that Tom fell in love with a beautiful cat that [[GoldDigger demanded expensive presents]], leading him to repeatedly borrow more and more money until he literally sold himself into slavery to appease her, only for the cat to dump him for someone else. He's now at the end of his rope, and Jerry laughs that he'd never allow that to happen to him--and then immediately sees his ''own'' mouse girlfriend driving around with another guy. Jerry's appearance becomes just as haggard as Tom's, and he goes and sits next to the cat, with both [[ThousandYardStare staring wordlessly off into the horizon.]] And why are they sitting on the bridge? They've been ''DrivenToSuicide.'' The final moments of the short have a train's whistle gradually getting louder and louder...and then we cut to black. Talk about your DownerEnding.
* WhamShot: When Jerry's girlfriend, Toots, drives by with another mouse, [[TemptingFate after Jerry started talking about how his own girlfriend has seemingly remained faithful to him]]. Unlike Tom though, Jerry knows better than to spend vastly to win her back -- but sadly like Tom, Jerry knows he has no hopes of winning her heart and decides to commit suicide.

* OddballInTheSeries: Jerry narrates the short through an internal monologue voice-over (though neither he nor Tom are shown physically speaking). There's also little slapstick to be found, and far more plot than is usual. And this short is probably the only T&J-cartoon to have a genuinely sad storyline and a truly tragic ending.

* 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.

Because of this--along with the ''very'' heavy implications that the iconic duo ends up '''''committing suicide''''' at the end--this short (which did air a few times in the late 1980s into the 1990s, back when TBS and TNT aired animated shorts, older movies, and general audience programming) rarely airs on television (American and otherwise). [[KeepCirculatingTheTapes Good luck trying to find it]].

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

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).

* WhamShot: When Jerry's girlfriend, Toots, drives by with another mouse, [[TemptingFate after Jerry started talking about how 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.

* MadLove: Tom does everything... '''everything''' to win the white cat back. He spends everything, and willingly sells himself off to slavery to win her over. The episode makes clear that the white cat was never really interested in him, and he learns this the hard way when she marries a richer guy.

* MoodWhiplash: The already melancholy story takes a really dark twist when Jerry discovers his gal has been cheating on him too.
** In a meta-sense, watching this short alongside pretty much any other short in the Tom & Jerry canon can provoke this in spades.
* OddballInTheSeries: Jerry narrates the short through an internal monologue voice-over (though neither he nor Tom are shown physically speaking). There's also little slapstick to be found, and far more plot than is usual.
** And this short is probably the only T&J-cartoon to have a genuinely sad storyline and a truly tragic ending.