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* TheEnd: Seen on the closed curtains at the end of the cartoon.
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* TalkingWithSigns: While Tom starts singing at "Pronto a far tutto, la notte e il giorno", Jerry holds up a sign reading "PSST!" through the prompter's box to get Tom's attention. When Tom peeks into the vent, Jerry then ties his mouth shut with a rubber band.
* TheEnd: Seen on the closed curtains at the end of the cartoon.
* TheEnd: Seen on the closed curtains at the end of the cartoon.
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* TalkingWithSigns: While Tom starts singing at "Pronto "''Pronto a far tutto, la notte e il giorno", giorno''", Jerry holds up a sign reading "PSST!" through the prompter's box to get Tom's attention. When Tom peeks into the vent, Jerry then ties his mouth shut with a rubber band.
* TheEnd: Seen on the closed curtains at the end of the cartoon.----
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* GeniusBonus: Tom's singer persona is apparently called "Catti-Cazzaza." Giulio Gatti-Casazza was the general manager of both La Scala and the Met, possibly the two most famous opera houses in the world, during the Gilded Age.
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Fixing the facts - that's not a "vent" on the stage, seriously, how would there be vents opening up on the stage?
* GeniusBonus: Tom's singer persona is apparently called "Catti-Cazzaza." Giulio Gatti-Casazza was the general manager of both La Scala and the Met, possibly the two most famous opera houses in the world, during the Gilded Age.
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* TalkingWithSigns: While Tom starts singing at "Pronto a far tutto, la notte e il giorno", Jerry holds up a sign reading "PSST!" through the vent on the stage to get Tom's attention. When Tom peeks into the vent, Jerry then ties his mouth shut with a rubber band.
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* TalkingWithSigns: While Tom starts singing at "Pronto a far tutto, la notte e il giorno", Jerry holds up a sign reading "PSST!" through the vent on the stage prompter's box to get Tom's attention. When Tom peeks into the vent, Jerry then ties his mouth shut with a rubber band.
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* CeilingBanger: Jerry's first course of action at having his sleep disturbed is naturally this, with broom and all. At the end of the short, Tom ends up under the stage and does it too.
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* GratuitousItalian: Since "Largo al factotum" is an Italian-language song, then yeah.
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'''''The Cat Above and the Mouse Below''''' is a 1964 cartoon directed by Creator/ChuckJones, starring everyone's favorite cat and mouse duo, Franchise/TomAndJerry.
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'''The Cat Above and the Mouse Below''' is a 1964 cartoon directed by Creator/ChuckJones, starring everyone's favorite cat and mouse duo, Franchise/TomAndJerry.
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* AnOddPlaceToSleep: Jerry sleeps below the stage, which proves to be a problem for him at Tom's singing keeps him awake.
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* AnOddPlaceToSleep: Jerry sleeps below the stage, which proves to be a problem for him at as Tom's singing keeps him awake.
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* CopycatMockery: After firing a plunger into Tom's face with a bow, Jerry mockingly sings "Figaro!" before the cat traps him in the plunger and shoots it into a wall with the bow.
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* CopycatMockery: After firing a plunger into Tom's face with a bow, bow as the cat is singing the "Figaro!" part, Jerry mockingly sings "Figaro!" before the cat traps him in the plunger and shoots it into a wall with the bow.
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* CopycatMockery: After firing a plunger into Tom's face with a bow, Jerry mockingly sings "Figaro!" before the cat traps him in the plunger and shoots it into a wall with the bow.
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* MockingSingSong: After firing a plunger into Tom's face with a bow, Jerry mockingly sings "Figaro!" before the cat traps him in the plunger and shoots it into a wall with the bow.
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** One of Jerry's efforts to silence Tom is to slam a floorboard the cat is standing on with a hammer, propelling him up into the air. He later lands back down in his tuxedo, albeit upside down.
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** One of Jerry's efforts to silence Tom is to slam a floorboard the cat is standing on with a hammer, propelling him up into the air.air and leaving his tuxedo behind. He later lands back down in his tuxedo, albeit upside down.
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** One of Jerry's efforts to silence Tom is to slam a floorboard the cat is standing on with a hammer, propelling him up into the air. He later lands back down in his tuxedo, albeit upside down.
** Near the end of the cartoon, Tom is knocked through the stage by a falling sandbag just as he is about to sing the finale.
** One of Jerry's efforts to silence Tom is to slam a floorboard the cat is standing on with a hammer, propelling him up into the air. He later lands back down in his tuxedo, albeit upside down.
** Near the end of the cartoon, Tom is knocked through the stage by a falling sandbag just as he is about to sing the finale.
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* RightOutOfMyClothes: After Jerry ties up Tom's mouth with a rubber band, the latter retaliates by using the band as a slingshot to shoot a staple into the vent. The staple then catches Jerry and pins him against a wall, leaving his nightshirt behind.
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* RightOutOfMyClothes: RightOutOfMyClothes:
** One of Jerry's efforts to silence Tom is to slam a floorboard the cat is standing on with a hammer, propelling him up into the air. He later lands back down in his tuxedo, albeit upside down.
** After Jerry ties up Tom's mouth with a rubber band, the latter retaliates by using the band as a slingshot to shoot a staple into the vent. The staple then catches Jerry and pins him against a wall, leaving his nightshirt behind.
** One of Jerry's efforts to silence Tom is to slam a floorboard the cat is standing on with a hammer, propelling him up into the air. He later lands back down in his tuxedo, albeit upside down.
** After Jerry ties up Tom's mouth with a rubber band, the latter retaliates by using the band as a slingshot to shoot a staple into the vent. The staple then catches Jerry and pins him against a wall, leaving his nightshirt behind.
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[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/the_cat_above_and_the_mouse_below.png]]
[[caption-width-right:350:Largo al factotum della citta, largo!]]
'''The Cat Above and the Mouse Below''' is a 1964 cartoon directed by Creator/ChuckJones, starring everyone's favorite cat and mouse duo, Franchise/TomAndJerry.
Tom is a renowned baritone opera singer, labeled as "Signor Thomasino Catti-Cazzaza Baritone", who is set to perform "Largo al factotum" from ''Theatre/TheBarberOfSeville''. However, Jerry happens to reside below the stage where his feline rival performs and, being unable to sleep under these conditions, tries several ways to silence him.
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!!Tropes:
* AbsurdlyLongLimousine: Tom is escorted to the opera house in one.
* {{Beat}}: After Tom is knocked through the stage by a sandbag, the audience goes speechless for a few seconds before Jerry enters the stage to finish the song.
* FloorboardFailure:
** One of Jerry's efforts to silence Tom is to slam a floorboard the cat is standing on with a hammer, propelling him up into the air. He later lands back down in his tuxedo, albeit upside down.
** Near the end of the cartoon, Tom is knocked through the stage by a falling sandbag just as he is about to sing the finale.
* HandSignals: Tom silences the audience by raising his hand so he can start his performance.
* IronicEcho: Jerry starts off trying to stop Tom from singing so he can go back to sleep; one of his attempts being knocking under the stage with a toothbrush. Then, Tom, after being knocked down by a sandbag, knocks under the stage with a broom to send a singing Jerry flying.
* MockingSingSong: After firing a plunger into Tom's face with a bow, Jerry mockingly sings "Figaro!" before the cat traps him in the plunger and shoots it into a wall with the bow.
* AnOddPlaceToSleep: Jerry sleeps below the stage, which proves to be a problem for him at Tom's singing keeps him awake.
* PublicDomainSoundtrack: No prizes for guessing the song heard in the cartoon.
* RightOutOfMyClothes: After Jerry ties up Tom's mouth with a rubber band, the latter retaliates by using the band as a slingshot to shoot a staple into the vent. The staple then catches Jerry and pins him against a wall, leaving his nightshirt behind.
* SomethingAboutARose: Before he goes into the stage, Tom takes the rose attached to his suit and tosses it at his cheering fans.
* TalkingWithSigns: While Tom starts singing at "Pronto a far tutto, la notte e il giorno", Jerry holds up a sign reading "PSST!" through the vent on the stage to get Tom's attention. When Tom peeks into the vent, Jerry then ties his mouth shut with a rubber band.
* TheEnd: Seen on the closed curtains at the end of the cartoon.
[[caption-width-right:350:Largo al factotum della citta, largo!]]
'''The Cat Above and the Mouse Below''' is a 1964 cartoon directed by Creator/ChuckJones, starring everyone's favorite cat and mouse duo, Franchise/TomAndJerry.
Tom is a renowned baritone opera singer, labeled as "Signor Thomasino Catti-Cazzaza Baritone", who is set to perform "Largo al factotum" from ''Theatre/TheBarberOfSeville''. However, Jerry happens to reside below the stage where his feline rival performs and, being unable to sleep under these conditions, tries several ways to silence him.
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!!Tropes:
* AbsurdlyLongLimousine: Tom is escorted to the opera house in one.
* {{Beat}}: After Tom is knocked through the stage by a sandbag, the audience goes speechless for a few seconds before Jerry enters the stage to finish the song.
* FloorboardFailure:
** One of Jerry's efforts to silence Tom is to slam a floorboard the cat is standing on with a hammer, propelling him up into the air. He later lands back down in his tuxedo, albeit upside down.
** Near the end of the cartoon, Tom is knocked through the stage by a falling sandbag just as he is about to sing the finale.
* HandSignals: Tom silences the audience by raising his hand so he can start his performance.
* IronicEcho: Jerry starts off trying to stop Tom from singing so he can go back to sleep; one of his attempts being knocking under the stage with a toothbrush. Then, Tom, after being knocked down by a sandbag, knocks under the stage with a broom to send a singing Jerry flying.
* MockingSingSong: After firing a plunger into Tom's face with a bow, Jerry mockingly sings "Figaro!" before the cat traps him in the plunger and shoots it into a wall with the bow.
* AnOddPlaceToSleep: Jerry sleeps below the stage, which proves to be a problem for him at Tom's singing keeps him awake.
* PublicDomainSoundtrack: No prizes for guessing the song heard in the cartoon.
* RightOutOfMyClothes: After Jerry ties up Tom's mouth with a rubber band, the latter retaliates by using the band as a slingshot to shoot a staple into the vent. The staple then catches Jerry and pins him against a wall, leaving his nightshirt behind.
* SomethingAboutARose: Before he goes into the stage, Tom takes the rose attached to his suit and tosses it at his cheering fans.
* TalkingWithSigns: While Tom starts singing at "Pronto a far tutto, la notte e il giorno", Jerry holds up a sign reading "PSST!" through the vent on the stage to get Tom's attention. When Tom peeks into the vent, Jerry then ties his mouth shut with a rubber band.
* TheEnd: Seen on the closed curtains at the end of the cartoon.
