Mice Capades

[@hifibrony]

The sheer sadism inflicted on the hapless Katnip is unlike anything else in Golden Age toons. Tom got his fair share of licks in against Jerry, but Katnip only existed to be tortured by Herman. The prototypes for Itchy and Scratchy.

[@McCraeTheMediaLover]

While Tom and Jerry was only famous for it's constant slapstick with it's wildtakes and constant screamings of Tom and Jerry never was really that mean to Tom,Herman and Katnip was far worse than T&J because most of the cartoons involved putting shock humor and verbal assualt by having Katnip realistically tortured,blown-up,having his head cut off,chopped up in half,and eventually shot to death by a gun. I can see where Matt Groening got the inspiration for Itchy and Scratchy in The Simpsons.

[@RexZShadow]

Well Katnip kind deserve it too given quite a few ep start with him having already eaten several other mice.

[@raymondyorysh7401]

This cartoon was on MeTV Toons.

[@ChristopherSobieniak]

I get the impression Irv Spector really loved writing morbid cartoons! We get a ending with a character committing suicide in "Winner by a Hare" for instance.

[@pon2oon]

This doesn't seem like much of a holiday to me.

[@MrAdvancedAtheist]

One of the classic Tom & Jerry cartoons also had Tom going to hell as punishment for bullying Jerry. Why punish cats for their natural behavior? Cats want to catch and eat rodents even when they live with humans and have food at home.

[@061403W]

Whatever it is, we must learn to be nice towards other people.

[@erainmartinez8175]

how right

[@MrShroomz84]

I was sent here by Mike Reiss, writer and former showrunner on The Simpsons... Has anyone else read Springfield Confidential?

[@FranSanTeeth90]

No. But Ive always believed itchy&scratchy were more Herman&Catnip than Tom&Jerry. Herman was always so much more the aggressor than Jerry.

[@Vumpalouska]

Goddammit I used to hate those mouse characters. This was the only episode I had as a child on a VHS, and everytime I watched it, I felt an urge to crush Herman into a pile of gore.

[@ChristopherSobieniak]

Vumpalouska Makes you wonder where did they stick Katnip's corpse in the end? :-P

[@Vumpalouska]

Christopher Sobieniak Hopefully, when the owners of the house return and find out that the filthy rodents infesting their house have also killed their cat, they capture all the mice and kill them all, saving Herman for the last...

[@ChristopherSobieniak]

Vumpalouska It's kinda weird that wasn't Herman at the end who twisted the barrel of the gun around the way they showed it.

[@paullarue2010]

Yeah. Herman and Katnip talks, beside Tom & Jerry don't talk.

[@uncletony6210]

those mice are dicks.

[@MrAdvancedAtheist]

1. Cousin Hoyman looks like he belongs to a different species from the other mice. 2. How many mice live in this house, any way? Sometimes you see five, then you see a lot more. 3. Apparently Katnip doesn't know what vinegar tastes like. 4. "No wings for you, cat. For you, the fiery foynace!" 5. "You will be sent back to oyth to atone for your sins against the mice."

[@margaritagardea4514]

👏👏👏👏

[@tonycanabal1659]

This is similar to the Tom and Jerry short "Heavenly Puss".

[@enriqueaguilar4892]

I haven't this in years until i found these on KZbin n today their still funny to watch.

[@michaeliggystoonsandanimat7458]

Herman warns Katnip about the fiery furnace at 4:30-5:14 and again at 6:52-7:04

[@josecrane4132]

Probably would've been better to stick grapes in the barrels.

[@missiannward4421]

Popeye swallow sound

[@ДимаБогушинський]

There is a The Fairly OddParents cartoon with the same name.

[@kooarchived]

Strangely enough. They've made a parody of Tom and Jerry (and somewhat Itchy and Scratchy) called "Sleazy and Cheezy".

[@Klook6950Extras]

Even though they are uncredited, Tony Creazzo and Jerry Dvorak are the assistant animators

[@paullarue2010]

I don't poison anyone.

i can see they really, really try to have what tom & jerry and looney tunes was having at the time but it just isn't the same. on one note, it's sometimes too obnoxious and childish (what T&J and LT wasn't), and on other note, it's also sometimes too mean and dark, it's like it doesn't know what to be. also this plot was recycled from previous cartoon shorts, but wasn't improved (which is the only way recycling a plot that much, can be good). I'd blame mainly the dialogue, too much unnecessary dialogue makes it too obnoxious and slow. T&J and LT were fast paced and dynamic

[@LogoAttitude]

I wonder if any Pokemon players have named a Pikachu "Herman"

[@wonderlady5835]

Well isn't it obvious Pikachu is a mouse pokemon

[@LogoAttitude]

@@wonderlady5835 I know. Which is why I made that comment.

[@connorcleary9535]

Released on October 20, 1952

[@wonderlady5835]

4:35 fly to Neverland 4:38 Fail

[@Mike-ox5lg]

Arnold stang IS herman.

[@johngregg2942]

lovely!

[@ul7185]

As Seen on Matty's Funday Funnies

[@paullarue2010]

Limburger cheese?! Eww!

[@ДимаБогушинський]

1:18 😂

[@smeyely]

Wait whats the story of bugs bunny here??

[@ChristopherSobieniak]

That's "Moe Hare" in the opening Harvey Films bit.

[@marianela8169]

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[@alialrmally313]

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