The Tom and Jerry Comedy Show (1980)
Synopsis
The Tom and Jerry Comedy Show is an animated television program produced by Filmation for MGM Television in 1980, on CBS for Saturday mornings. The show lasted one season and the individual episodes were eventually added to syndicated Tom and Jerry packages, and also occasionally appeared on Cartoon Network and Boomerang. Most voices were done by Frank Welker and Lou Scheimer.
Network
CBS
Episodes
Farewell, Sweet Mouse
On a rainy night, while being disrupted by Jerry, Tom throws him out. Believing him to be dead, Tom is tricked into thinking Jerry is a ghost.
Droopy's Restless Night
Slick Wolf is the construction foreman on a building. Droopy and Spike are his workers. Droopy keeps getting Spike in trouble with the boss all day. Droopy falls asleep, and as he sleeps, Spike has him finish the building. Slick comes in the next day and congratulates Droopy, while Spike is behind a brick wall.
New Mouse in the House
Tom uses a remote control female mouse to lure and trap Jerry, but his plans backfire and his owner kicks him out.
Heavy Booking
Tom chases Jerry in a library where Jerry tries to make noise to wake the enormous sleeping librarian and her baby, whom the Librarian "forces" Tom to babysit.
Matterhorn Droopy
Droopy wants to be a rescue dog. Pretending to own the rescue school, Slick Wolf takes his money and tries to do him in.
The Puppy Sitter
While Tom is left with Spike's little Tyke, trying to keep him amused, Jerry tries to make Tom's job difficult.
Most Wanted Cat
Tired of Jerry toying with him, Tom leaves the house. Jerry tries hard to get Tom back before his owner calls pest control.
Pest in the West
Droopy is a stagecoach driver. Slick Wolf and Spike make several attempts to rob the coach (Spike frequently dressing in drag to stop the coach), but they are not successful, and they eventually land in jail.
Cat in the Fiddle
Tom plays a violin, but Jerry tries to stop Tom due to his cacophonic tunes and they trash the orchestra.
Invasion of the Mouse Snatchers
Tom tricks Jerry into thinking he's an alien that's going to blow up the earth. Jerry gets revenge by activating his secret weapon.
The Incredible Droop
An oriental mad scientist has invented a mystery ray gun. He tells Droopy and Barney Bear to guard it from people. Droopy must protect it from falling into the wrong hands by using a rather unusual method: a Jekyll and Hyde formula. Slick Wolf tries to steal it, but Droopy keeps turning into a large monster, who then beats him up. Droopy frees himself and Barney from Slick's trap, and chases Slick away.
The Plaid Baron Strikes Again
Tom chases Jerry as he flies in a model airplane, destroying Spike's big plane model in the process.
Incredible Shrinking Cat
Jerry gets hold of a mad scientist's size modifier in order to shrink Tom and enlarge himself.
Scared Bear
Droopy and Barney Bear explore an old house looking for treasure. Slick Wolf decides to scare them off by disguising himself as a ghost.
When the Rooster Crows
Jerry uses a stranded circus rooster to rudely awaken Tom, but it gives itself away with an intensified crowing.
School for Cats
Tom is sent to a military school for cats, coached by Spike. Jerry makes Tom's rigorous training a torment.
Disco Droopy
Droopy enters a disco contest at The Slipped Disco nightclub. His opponent is a conceited Slick Wolf, and the master of ceremonies is Spike. Despite Slick's many attempts to beat Droopy, he loses the contest, and Droopy wins.
Pied Piper Puss
Tom is sent to catch Jerry and Tuffy using a flute to lure them, until Tuffy gets a hold of it.
Under the Big Top
Jerry gets Tom involved in a circus act and proceeds to make his act a dangerous and humiliating performance.
Lumber Jerks
Droopy and Slick Wolf are competing against each other in a series of lumber-related games.
Gopher It, Tom
Tom is sent by his master to catch a gopher eating the garden vegetables, but Jerry thwarts his efforts.
Snowbrawl
Tom and Jerry outsmart each other to get one locked outside the house.
Getting the Foot
Droopy and Slick Wolf are photographers for the Daily Bugle. They are assigned to get a picture of Bigfoot (kind of a purple Tazmanian Devil), and Slick tries various schemes to sabotage Droopy's pictures, including dressing in drag as a female Bigfoot. Droopy ends up getting his pictures, and Bigfoot throws Slick in the newspaper press.
Kitty Hawk Kitty
In 1908, Tom was chosen to be test pilot of the Wright Brothers airplanes, but Jerry was credited for a successful flight.
Get Along, Little Jerry
Tom chases Jerry on a Texas ranch, where he causes inconvenience for Spike and gets tangled in Cowboy events.
Star-Crossed Wolf
Slick Wolf tries to get in a Hollywood movie studio, only to be foiled by security guard Droopy.
Spike's Birthday
Jerry takes advantage of Tom, who is left to guard Spike's party grub, and Tom barely escapes his predicament.
No Museum Peace
Tom chases after Jerry and Tuffy around a museum to get his fish back, but Spike keeps kicking him out.
A Day at the Bakery
Droopy and Spike work at Barney's Bakery, where there seems to be trouble making bread.
Mouse Over Miami
Spike restricts Tom from catching Jerry, but Tom tries to anyway and Spike sends Tom back to his house in the middle of winter.
The Trojan Dog
Jerry uses a robot dog to scare off Tom and access the fridge. Tom tries to use a Trojan dog to get at Jerry, but the plan backfires.
Foreign Legion Droopy
Droopy is sent out on a dangerous assignment. He must track down the wolf in sheik's clothing!
Pie in the Sky
A peckish Tom chases Jerry around a construction site, getting pinned down by Spike.
Save That Mouse
Tom's owner's sister mistakes Jerry for a hamster and won't let Tom touch him.
Old Mother Hubbard
Droopy is in Storybook Land. Red Riding Hood is delivering food to Grandma's house, and Slick Wolf tries to steal the food. Droopy foils Slick, and he goes to visit Goldilocks. She lives with three gorillas (subletted from the Three Bears), and while Slick looks for food to steal, the gorillas return and chase him away.
Say What?
Tom's owner has received a parrot. When Tom rounds on him, the parrot and Jerry work together to make Tom's chase double trouble.
Superstocker
Tom chases Jerry in a supermarket in order to protect the food products. They both end up trashing the place.
Droopy's Good Luck Charm
Slick Wolf sells Droopy a good-luck charm for $5. Spike tells him that it was really a good-luck charm, and the two try various ways of getting it back, with their attempts backfiring each time. Spike offers to buy it back for $10, and Droopy sells it back to him. Slick and Spike see a sidewalk salesman selling about 30 of them, and Slick chases Spike for wasting their money.
The Great Mousini
Jerry joins a circus as the escape artist Mousini with Tom as his co-star. They lose their jobs after their latest performance.
Jerry's Country Cousin
Jerry's identical, yet strong cousin comes to visit. Tom retreats after Jerry's cousin ruins his mistress' daughter's wedding buffet with a sounder of pigs.
The Great Diamond Heist
Inspector Droopy searches for a stolen diamond.
Mechanical Failure
Tom's owner has brought a robot maid, which Tom and Jerry use against each other until it goes out of control.
A Connecticut Mouse in King Arthur's Cork
Tom dreams his chase with Jerry as a medieval quest scenario.
The Great Train Rubbery
Droopy is the mail clerk on a train out West, and receives a package to deliver to a bank. Slick Wolf hears this, and he proceeds to try and steal it, figuring that it must be money. After a number of attempts, he succeeds, but is arrested by the sheriff. The package contains not cash, but "Wanted" posters for Slick Wolf. Droopy receives the reward for his capture. This is the last Droopy short.
Stage Struck
Jealous of Spike's appreciation for Jerry's dance talent, Tom tries to interfere, but they go along with their performance.
Cast
Details
Original Title
The Tom and Jerry Comedy Show
Status
Ended
Seasons
1
Episodes
45
Production
Filmation Associates, MGM Television
