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Tom has sent away for a how-to book. The cartoon opens with Tom delightfully receiving his book, "How to Catch a Mouse". Tom attempts to put the book's lessons into practice, but in typical Tom and Jerry style, each fails. When the book tells Tom to "Locate the mouse" he does so, only for Jerry to slam his nose in the book. When the book tells Tom to set a snare trap for Jerry, he does so, only for Jerry to use the snare trap on Tom instead. Finally, Tom gives up and tries a blunt solution with loads of dynamite, with an unfortunate outcome.
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Tom has sent away for a how-to book. The cartoon opens with Tom delightfully receiving his book, book: "How to Catch a Mouse". Tom Upon receiving it, he attempts to put the book's lessons into practice, but in typical Tom and Jerry style, each fails. When the book tells Tom to "Locate the mouse" he does so, only for Jerry to slam his nose in the book. When For example, when the book tells Tom to set a snare trap for Jerry, he does so, only for Jerry to use the snare trap on Tom instead. Finally, Tom gives up and tries a blunt solution with solution: loads of dynamite, with an unfortunate outcome.
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* DodgyToupee: After getting a close shave from a shotgun Tom wears a ridiculous red toupee for the rest of the cartoon.
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* CurbStompBattle: [[PintSizedPowerhouse Jerry pwns Tom]] after the latter corners him.
* DodgyToupee: After getting a close shave from a shotgun Tom wears a ridiculous red toupee forthe rest most of the cartoon.
* DodgyToupee: After getting a close shave from a shotgun Tom wears a ridiculous red toupee for
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** He tries to let Jerry's curiosity get the better of him by pretending to laugh his ass off at the book. Jerry tries to look at the book, and Tom slams him inside it. Jerry then pretends to do exactly what Tom was doing, and [[EyeScream punches him in the eye.]]
** Immediately after this, Jerry runs into a corner, panting. Tom pulls out the book again, and read that "A cornered mouse never fights." He then attacks Jerry...but Jerry beats the crap out of him.
** Immediately after this, Jerry runs into a corner, panting. Tom pulls out the book again, and read that "A cornered mouse never fights." He then attacks Jerry...but Jerry beats the crap out of him.
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** He tries to let Jerry's curiosity get the better of him by pretending to laugh his ass off at the book. Jerry tries to look at the book, and [[ThrowTheBookAtThem Tom slams him inside it. it]]. [[ATasteOfHisOwnMedicine Jerry then pretends to do exactly what Tom was doing, doing]], and [[EyeScream punches him in the eye.]]
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** Immediately after this, Jerry runs into a corner, panting. Tom pulls out the book again, and read that "A cornered mouse never fights." He then attacks Jerry...butJerry he beats the crap out of him.
** Immediately after this, Jerry runs into a corner, panting. Tom pulls out the book again, and read that "A cornered mouse never fights." He then attacks Jerry...but
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** Tom activates a female mouse toy to distract Jerry, but Tom ends up eating it. However, it still works...so Tom starts repeatedly hiccupping, followed by the toy saying "Come up and see me some time!" After this, Tom becomes absolutely enraged, and tears the book to shreds.
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** Tom activates a female mouse toy to distract Jerry, but Tom ends up eating it. However, it still works...so Tom starts repeatedly hiccupping, followed by the toy saying "Come up and see me some time!" After this, [[VillainousBreakdown Tom becomes absolutely enraged, and tears the book to shreds.shreds]].
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* MouseTrap: A series staple, you can bet that Tom attempts to get Jerry with one. And as you might expect, it doesn't react to Jerry struggling with it for a good half minute, but immediately triggers when exposed to Tom's finger.
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* MouseTrap: A series staple, you can bet that Tom attempts to get Jerry with one.a mouse trap. And as you might expect, it doesn't react to Jerry struggling with it for a good half minute, but immediately triggers when exposed to Tom's finger.
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* SuddenlySpeaking: After learning that "a cornered mouse never fights", Tom confidently goes in to attack a cornered Jerry, only to get thoroughly trashed himself, after which Tom turns to the camera and eerily drones, "Don't you believe it!".
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* SuddenlySpeaking: PlayedForLaughs. After learning that "a cornered mouse never fights", Tom confidently goes in to attack a cornered Jerry, only to get getting thoroughly trashed himself, after which by [[PintSizedPowerhouse Jerry]], Tom turns to the camera and eerily drones, "Don't you believe it!".it!".
* ThrowTheBookAtThem: A couple times, though it's PlayedForLaughs when Jerry slams Tom's nose in his book, an AmusingInjury.
* ThrowTheBookAtThem: A couple times, though it's PlayedForLaughs when Jerry slams Tom's nose in his book, an AmusingInjury.
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* VillainousBreakdown: Particularly when Tom [[{{Pun}} wigs out]] after his penultimate attempt to catch Jerry fails, complete with AgitatedItemStomping.
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** He tries to nail Jerry with a hammer, but Jerry takes the hammer and knocks ''him'' out him with it.
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** He tries to nail Jerry with a hammer, but Jerry takes the hammer and knocks ''him'' out him with it.
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** He tries to nail Jerry with a hammer, but Jerry takes the hammer and knocks ''him'' out him with it.
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** He tries to nail Jerry with a hammer, but Jerry takes the hammer and knocks ''him'' out him with it.
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* NoCelebritiesWereHarmed: The robotic female mouse that says, "Come up and see me some time!" is based on Creator/MaeWest.
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* CaughtInASnare: Per the book's advice Tom sets out a snare trap baited with cheese. Jerry switches out the cheese bait for a bowl of cream.
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* CaughtInASnare: Per the book's advice Tom sets out a snare trap baited with cheese. Jerry switches out the cheese bait for a bowl of cream.cream, [[TooDumbToLive which Tom promptly runs to.]]
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* EyeScream: Tom gets punched in the eye by Jerry at one point.
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** He tries to use a mouse trap, but it just...doesn't...work. A bewildered Tom tests the mouse trap with his own finger, and ''then'' it works.
** He tries a snare trap, but...see CaughtInASnare above.
** He tries to let Jerry's curiosity get the better of him by pretending to laugh his ass off at the book. Jerry tries to look at the book, and Tom slams him inside it. Jerry then pretends to do exactly what Tom was doing, and [[EyeScream punches him in the eye.]]
** He tries to nail Jerry with a hammer, but Jerry takes the hammer and knocks ''him'' out him with it.
** Immediately after this, Jerry runs into a corner, panting. Tom pulls out the book again, and read that "A cornered mouse never fights." He then attacks Jerry...but Jerry beats the crap out of him.
--> Tom (peeking around the wall with a severely beat up face): "Don't you believe it?"
** He tries to shoot Jerry with a shotgun...but shoots himself in the head, blowing his fur off.
** He sticks a bear trap into Jerry's mouse hole [[CartoonPhysics (don't ask how it fits in the hole),]] but Jerry pushes it out through ''another'' mouse hole behind Tom. Tom then sits down...on the bear trap. Cue the PainPoweredLeap.
** Tom "gives a gift" to Jerry (Read: he sits in a gift box and waits for Jerry to open it). Unfortunately for him, Jerry doesn't open the box through conventional means....he puts several pins through it as Tom groans in pain, and then saws it in half. Only then does Jerry bother to look inside and sees who's in there, to his horror.
** Tom activates a female mouse toy to distract Jerry, but Tom ends up eating it. However, it still works...so Tom starts repeatedly hiccupping, followed by the toy saying "Come up and see me some time!" After this, Tom becomes absolutely enraged, and tears the book to shreds.
** His [[ThereIsNoKillLikeOverkill final attempt at killing Jerry]] is to put a shit ton of explosives all around Jerry's hole, but he has trouble lighting the fuse. When he finally does activate the fuse, the bombs blow up instantly, killing him.
** He tries a snare trap, but...see CaughtInASnare above.
** He tries to let Jerry's curiosity get the better of him by pretending to laugh his ass off at the book. Jerry tries to look at the book, and Tom slams him inside it. Jerry then pretends to do exactly what Tom was doing, and [[EyeScream punches him in the eye.]]
** He tries to nail Jerry with a hammer, but Jerry takes the hammer and knocks ''him'' out him with it.
** Immediately after this, Jerry runs into a corner, panting. Tom pulls out the book again, and read that "A cornered mouse never fights." He then attacks Jerry...but Jerry beats the crap out of him.
--> Tom (peeking around the wall with a severely beat up face): "Don't you believe it?"
** He tries to shoot Jerry with a shotgun...but shoots himself in the head, blowing his fur off.
** He sticks a bear trap into Jerry's mouse hole [[CartoonPhysics (don't ask how it fits in the hole),]] but Jerry pushes it out through ''another'' mouse hole behind Tom. Tom then sits down...on the bear trap. Cue the PainPoweredLeap.
** Tom "gives a gift" to Jerry (Read: he sits in a gift box and waits for Jerry to open it). Unfortunately for him, Jerry doesn't open the box through conventional means....he puts several pins through it as Tom groans in pain, and then saws it in half. Only then does Jerry bother to look inside and sees who's in there, to his horror.
** Tom activates a female mouse toy to distract Jerry, but Tom ends up eating it. However, it still works...so Tom starts repeatedly hiccupping, followed by the toy saying "Come up and see me some time!" After this, Tom becomes absolutely enraged, and tears the book to shreds.
** His [[ThereIsNoKillLikeOverkill final attempt at killing Jerry]] is to put a shit ton of explosives all around Jerry's hole, but he has trouble lighting the fuse. When he finally does activate the fuse, the bombs blow up instantly, killing him.
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* PintSizedPowerhouse: With Jerry cornered, Tom consults his book and reads that "a cornered mouse will not fight". He gets beat up by him anyway.
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* PintSizedPowerhouse: With Jerry cornered, Tom consults his book and reads that "a cornered mouse will not fight".NEVER fights". He gets beat up by him anyway.
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* TooGruesomeForCartoonPhysics: Tom hides in a gift box in order to ambush Jerry. However, the mouse grows suspicious of the mysterious present and decides to impale it with several giant pins (with Tom trying his absolute darnedest to keep quiet), before sawing it in half. Finally giving in to his curiosity, Jerry peeks inside the package, but quickly pulls his head out with a horrified expression, gulps in shock, and holds out a sign reading "Is there a doctor in the house?", as the scene fades to black. The next scene shows Tom with an open first-aid kit, and wearing several bandages, with one even wrapped around his torso.
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* SuddenlyVoiced: After learning that "a cornered mouse never fights", Tom confidently goes in to attack a cornered Jerry, only to get thoroughly trashed himself, after which Tom turns to the camera and eerily drones, "Don't you believe it!" (see ShoutOut above).
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* SuddenlyVoiced: SuddenlySpeaking: After learning that "a cornered mouse never fights", Tom confidently goes in to attack a cornered Jerry, only to get thoroughly trashed himself, after which Tom turns to the camera and eerily drones, "Don't you believe it!" (see ShoutOut above).it!".
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* TheToothHurts: After accidentally chewing up the wind up mouse, Tom ends up breaking most of his teeth.
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half-measures. And we do mean [[ExplosiveStupidity "no sense."]]]]
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* BearTrap: One of the many methods used by Tom to try and catch Jerry. Jerry simply takes it out of his mouse hole and puts it under Tom's backside just as he's about to sit down. Cue screaming, a PainPoweredLeap, and Tom ''still giving muffled screams'' with his head stuck in the ceiling.
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* CorneredRattlesnake: Once Tom has Jerry backed into a corner, he reads that "A cornered mouse NEVER fights." One BattleDiscretionShot later, the book is proven very wrong.
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* MouseTrap: A series staple, you can bet that Tom attempts to get Jerry with one. And as you might expect, it doesn't react to Jerry struggling with it for a good half minute, but immediately triggers when exposed to Tom's finger.
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* {{iSophagus}}: Tom accidentally swallows the wind-up mouse. He winds up hiccuping "Come up and see me sometime" for the rest of the cartoon.
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* {{iSophagus}}: Tom accidentally swallows the wind-up mouse. He winds up hiccuping "Come up and see me sometime" for the rest of the cartoon.cartoon, even after the explosion at the end reduces him to an angel floating to Heaven.
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* iSophagus: Tom accidentally swallows the wind-up mouse. He winds up hiccuping "Come up and see me sometime" for the rest of the cartoon.
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* iSophagus: {{iSophagus}}: Tom accidentally swallows the wind-up mouse. He winds up hiccuping "Come up and see me sometime" for the rest of the cartoon.
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* {{Isophagus}}: Tom accidentally swallows the wind-up mouse. He winds up hiccuping "Come up and see me sometime" for the rest of the cartoon.
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* {{Isophagus}}: iSophagus: Tom accidentally swallows the wind-up mouse. He winds up hiccuping "Come up and see me sometime" for the rest of the cartoon.
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* SuddenlyVoiced: After learning that "a cornered mouse never fights", Tom confidently goes in to attack a cornered Jerry, only to get thoroughly trashed himself, after which Tom turns to the camera and eerily drones, "Don't you believe it!" (see ShoutOut above).
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Tom has sent away for a how-to book. The cartoon opens with Tom delightfully receiving his book, "How to Catch Mice". Tom attempts to put the book's lessons into practice, but in typical Tom and Jerry style, each fails. When the book tells Tom to "Locate the mouse" he does so, only for Jerry to slam his nose in the book. When the book tells Tom to set a snare trap for Jerry, he does so, only for Jerry to use the snare trap on Tom instead. Finally, Tom gives up and tries a blunt solution with loads of dynamite, with an unfortunate outcome.
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Tom has sent away for a how-to book. The cartoon opens with Tom delightfully receiving his book, "How to Catch Mice".a Mouse". Tom attempts to put the book's lessons into practice, but in typical Tom and Jerry style, each fails. When the book tells Tom to "Locate the mouse" he does so, only for Jerry to slam his nose in the book. When the book tells Tom to set a snare trap for Jerry, he does so, only for Jerry to use the snare trap on Tom instead. Finally, Tom gives up and tries a blunt solution with loads of dynamite, with an unfortunate outcome.
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* AgitatedItemStomping: After his penultimate plan backfires, Tom gets fed up with the "How to Catch Mice" book and tears it to pieces before jumping up and down on the remains.
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* AgitatedItemStomping: After his penultimate plan backfires, Tom gets fed up with the "How to Catch Mice" a Mouse" book and tears it to pieces before jumping up and down on the remains.
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* {{Isophagus}}: Tom accidentally swallows the wind-up mouse. He winds up burping "Come up and see me sometime" for the rest of the cartoon.
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* {{Isophagus}}: Tom accidentally swallows the wind-up mouse. He winds up burping hiccuping "Come up and see me sometime" for the rest of the cartoon.
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* WingedSoulFliesOffAtDeath: One of only a couple of Tom and Jerry cartoons where Tom actually dies. Tom's soul is on its way to heaven on a fluffy cloud at the end of the cartoon, after he blows up the house.
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* WingedSoulFliesOffAtDeath: One of only a couple of Tom and Jerry cartoons where Tom actually dies. Tom's soul is on its way to heaven on a [[FluffyCloudHeaven fluffy cloud cloud]] at the end of the cartoon, after he blows up the house.
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* PaperDestructionOfAnger: After all of the book's suggestions fail, Tom angrily tears it to bits.
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* PintSizedPowerhouse: With Jerry cornered, Tom consults his book and reads that "a cornered mouse will not fight". He gets beat up by him anyay.
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* PintSizedPowerhouse: With Jerry cornered, Tom consults his book and reads that "a cornered mouse will not fight". He gets beat up by him anyay.anyway.
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* PintSizedPowerhouse: With Jerry cornered, Tom consults his book and reads that "a cornered mouse will not fight" Oh, how wrong he is!
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* PintSizedPowerhouse: With Jerry cornered, Tom consults his book and reads that "a cornered mouse will not fight" Oh, how wrong he is!fight". He gets beat up by him anyay.
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* AgitatedItemStomping: After his penultimate plan backfires, Tom gets fed up with the "How to Catch Mice" book and tears it to pieces before jumping up and down on the remains.
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* {{Isophagus}}: Tom winds up swallowing the "Come up and see me sometime" wind-up mouse. He winds up burping "Come up and see me sometime" for the rest of the cartoon.
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* {{Isophagus}}: Tom winds up swallowing accidentally swallows the "Come up and see me sometime" wind-up mouse. He winds up burping "Come up and see me sometime" for the rest of the cartoon.
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* StandardSnippet: A majority of the score quotes the song "All God's Chillun Got Rhythm" from the Creator/MarxBrothers film ''Film/ADayAtTheRaces''.
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* WingedSoulFliesOffAtDeath: One of only a couple of Tom and Jerry cartoons where Tom actually dies. Tom's soul is on its way to heaven on a fluffy cloud at the end of the cartoon, after he blows up the house.
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* WingedSoulFliesOffAtDeath: One of only a couple of Tom and Jerry cartoons where Tom actually dies. Tom's soul is on its way to heaven on a fluffy cloud at the end of the cartoon, after he blows up the house.house.
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* HollywoodHealing: Averted. The scalp injury from the shotgun incident and the bandages from being stabbed and sawed in the box remain for the rest of the cartoon.
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* HollywoodHealing: Averted. The scalp injury from the shotgun incident and remains for the bandages rest of the cartoon. Played straight with the injuries from being stabbed and sawed inside the box, which heal after a couple of scenes.
* ImpaledWithExtremePrejudice: Jerry stabs the gift box Tom hides in with large hat pins, with Tom going "ouch" each time. Then Jerry [[SawAWomanInHalf saws the boxremain in half]] for the rest of the cartoon.good measure.
* ImpaledWithExtremePrejudice: Jerry stabs the gift box Tom hides in with large hat pins, with Tom going "ouch" each time. Then Jerry [[SawAWomanInHalf saws the box
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* HollywoodHealing: Averted. The scalp injury from the shotgun incident and the bandages from being stabbed and sawed in the box remain for the rest of the cartoon.
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* NoKillLikeOverkill: Tom's final attempt to kill Jerry is to place dozens of explosives around his mouse hole, enough to blow up the whole house. Which it does... except for the hole, leaving Jerry unhurt while Tom goes to kitty heaven.
* PintSizedPowerhouse: With Jerry cornered, Tom consults his book and reads that "a cornered mouse will not fight" Oh, how wrong he is!
* PintSizedPowerhouse: With Jerry cornered, Tom consults his book and reads that "a cornered mouse will not fight" Oh, how wrong he is!
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* TreeBuchet: The snare Tom makes for Jerry is tied to a tree outside. When he gets caught in the snare, Tom is bounced back and forth like a paddleball.
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* CloseCallHaircut: A shotgun blast shaves all the hair off the top of Tom's head.
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* CaughtInASnare: Per the book's advice Tom sets out a snare trap baited with cheese. Jerry switches out the cheese bait for a bowl of cream.
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* HoistByHisOwnPetard: Every tactic Tom tries in the book is turned around on by Jerry.
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''Mouse Trouble'' is a 1944 cartoon directed by [[Creator/HannaBarbera William Hanna and Joseph Barbera]], starring WesternAnimation/TomAndJerry.
Tom has sent away for a how-to book. The cartoon opens with Tom delightfully receiving his book, "How to Catch Mice". Tom attempts to put the book's lessons into practice, but in typical Tom and Jerry style, each fails. When the book tells Tom to "Locate the mouse" he does so, only for Jerry to slam his nose in the book. When the book tells Tom to set a snare trap for Jerry, he does so, only for Jerry to use the snare trap on Tom instead. Finally, Tom gives up and tries a blunt solution with loads of dynamite, with an unfortunate outcome.
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* DodgyToupee: After getting a close shave from a shotgun Tom wears a ridiculous red toupee for the rest of the cartoon.
* GoryDiscretionShot: We don't see what Tom looks like after Jerry perforated and slices up the box.
* HoistByHisOwnPetard: Every tactic Tom tries in the book is turned around on Jerry.
* IsThereADoctorInTheHouse: Jerry holds up a sign saying precisely this after poking the box containing Tom with a bunch of pins and then sawing the box in half.
* {{Isophagus}}: Tom winds up swallowing the "Come up and see me sometime" wind-up mouse. He winds up burping "Come up and see me sometime" for the rest of the cartoon.
* ShoutOut:
** One lost in the mist of antiquity for any viewer in later years--but the scene where a battered Tom looks to the camera and says "Don't you believe it" is a direct audio sampling from a contemporary radio show, ''Don't You Believe It''.
** The curvaceous "Come up and see me sometime" wind-up mouse is obviously a shout-out to Creator/MaeWest.
* SnareTrap: Per the book's advice Tom sets out a snare trap baited with cheese. Jerry switches out the cheese bait for a bowl of cream.
* WingedSoulFliesOffAtDeath: One of only a couple of Tom and Jerry cartoons where Tom actually dies. Tom's soul is on its way to heaven on a fluffy cloud at the end of the cartoon, after he blows up the house.
Tom has sent away for a how-to book. The cartoon opens with Tom delightfully receiving his book, "How to Catch Mice". Tom attempts to put the book's lessons into practice, but in typical Tom and Jerry style, each fails. When the book tells Tom to "Locate the mouse" he does so, only for Jerry to slam his nose in the book. When the book tells Tom to set a snare trap for Jerry, he does so, only for Jerry to use the snare trap on Tom instead. Finally, Tom gives up and tries a blunt solution with loads of dynamite, with an unfortunate outcome.
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* DodgyToupee: After getting a close shave from a shotgun Tom wears a ridiculous red toupee for the rest of the cartoon.
* GoryDiscretionShot: We don't see what Tom looks like after Jerry perforated and slices up the box.
* HoistByHisOwnPetard: Every tactic Tom tries in the book is turned around on Jerry.
* IsThereADoctorInTheHouse: Jerry holds up a sign saying precisely this after poking the box containing Tom with a bunch of pins and then sawing the box in half.
* {{Isophagus}}: Tom winds up swallowing the "Come up and see me sometime" wind-up mouse. He winds up burping "Come up and see me sometime" for the rest of the cartoon.
* ShoutOut:
** One lost in the mist of antiquity for any viewer in later years--but the scene where a battered Tom looks to the camera and says "Don't you believe it" is a direct audio sampling from a contemporary radio show, ''Don't You Believe It''.
** The curvaceous "Come up and see me sometime" wind-up mouse is obviously a shout-out to Creator/MaeWest.
* SnareTrap: Per the book's advice Tom sets out a snare trap baited with cheese. Jerry switches out the cheese bait for a bowl of cream.
* WingedSoulFliesOffAtDeath: One of only a couple of Tom and Jerry cartoons where Tom actually dies. Tom's soul is on its way to heaven on a fluffy cloud at the end of the cartoon, after he blows up the house.
