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Jerry's Diary

Jerry's Diary

1949Short⏱️ 7mApproved
AnimationShortComedyFamily
6.9
IMDB Rating
1,153 votes

The kiddie radio host, Uncle Dudley, reminds his listeners that it is "Be Kind to Animals" week. Tom resolves to be kind to his mouse-nemesis, Jerry, but the cat changes his mind after sneaking a look at Jerry's diary.

Director
N/A
Writers
N/A
Stars
Joseph Forte, William Hanna, Harry Lang
Release Date
October 22, 1949
Language
English
Country
United States
💬 8
Reviews
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🎭 Top Cast

👤
Joseph Forte
as Be Kind To Animals Radio
William Hanna
William Hanna
as Tom
👤
Harry Lang
as Uncle Dudley

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio
1.37 : 1
Production
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM), Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Cartoon Studios

🏷️ Keywords

tom the cat characterjerry the mouse characterclip showcartoon catcartoon mouse

🎯 Categories

AnimationComedyFamilyShort

⭐ Featured Review

'Be Kind (sort of) To Animals Week'
by ccthemovieman-12007-01-24
8/10

"Tom's got all his traps lined up outside Jerry's hole in the wall and just waits for the "kill." The radio is playing and the announcer is asking, "Do you know that it's 'Be Kind To Animals Week?' Are you being kind to animals? Why, of course you are, especially this week...." Before long, he gets to Tom's conscience and the cat exchanges the traps for flowers, candy and pie! However, there is no sign of Jerry. Tom investigates, looking inside the mouse's hole but Jerry's lair is empty. The cat spots the mouse's dairy, begins re..."

💡 Did You Know?

"Jerry's Diary" is the first "cheater" in the "Tom and Jerry" series. To save money on animation, studios sometimes made short subjects that employed clips from older cartoons. In this case, the plot involves Tom reading Jerry's diary, which allows for flashbacks, each of which is really a clip of an earlier short.

📖 Synopsis

The kiddie radio host, Uncle Dudley, reminds his listeners that it is "Be Kind to Animals" week. Tom resolves to be kind to his mouse-nemesis, Jerry, but the cat changes his mind after sneaking a look at Jerry's diary.