Tom and Jerry | The Cat Concerto (1947 Full Episode) | Warner Classics

[@nostalgiamostalgia0319]

This is certainly one of the best T&J cartoons EVER. The music is fantastic and that's all that the toon really needs for audio rather than dialogue, it's beautifully done.

[@jamrock719]

🩶absolutely

[@xtheamazingax]

Couldn’t have said it better myself. Bless Tom and Jerry for life.

[@KevinMiller-xn5vu]

Bugs Bunny had his own version of this short-Rhapsody Rabbit.

[@Sashaprongg384]

Agreed, The Original Series' including Gene Deitch and Chuck Jones era, are Gold

[@tsrgoinc]

I thought this was voted the best T&J cartoon of all time! 🤔

[@CochinKerala]

This masterpiece of a cartoon is the best example for the addage "They don't make 'em like that anymore"

[@durece100]

Time has changed. People who born in the Lost and Greatest generation are about to extinct. 😢

[@sammywestenberger9303]

Tom: Ouch 🤕

[@VictorGonzalez-xs9oc]

Actually there is newer Tom and Jerry cartoon short there have them having classic looks again. Those are two tom and Jerry cartoon short on Max.

[@chrisrj9871]

@@durece100 - learn from them while you can.

[@superomegaprimemk2]

@@VictorGonzalez-xs9oc But they don't really have the same magic as the classics and likely done by people who just take established ideas and twist them into their own manner

[@nathanaelrodriguez5120]

This just so happens to be one of 7 T&J cartoons that won the Oscar.

[@abdullahibouraleh6919]

The 4th one, in a row.

[@sammywestenberger9303]

Jerry: I Hate You!

[@zsoltkiss7645]

Tom és Jerry ugyebár 7 Oscart vitt haza, ezzel szemben a minden idők legnagyobb filmrendezői között számon tartott Francis Ford Coppola ötöt, Martin Scorsese egyet, Alferd Hitchcock pedig egyet sem.

[@Blueflag04]

Rightfully deserve

[@LITTLE1994]

This episode certainly deserved it.

[@CochinKerala]

If anyone is wondering, its Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2 by Franz Liszt, one of the greatest compositions for the piano.

[@MiketheCabbie]

Ah yes, Franz Liszt, the composer who pretty much invented rock stardom.

[@bancoran]

​@@MiketheCabbie"Franz Liszt? Nevah hoida him. (chomps carrot) Wrong numbah." (Hangs up phone inside piano)

[@sammywestenberger9303]

Tom: Oops 😬

[@kylekeller3398]

It was also used in animated cartoon shorts such as The Opry House (1929) with Mickey Mouse and Rhapsody Rabbit (1946) with Bugs Bunny. But of course, it's most famous in the 1988 film, Who Framed Roger Rabbit during a piano duel between Donald Duck and Daffy Duck.

[@rainbowrunner1550]

​@@kylekeller3398I think Tom and Jerry should've appeared in Who Framed Roger Rabbit.

[@freddyj5845]

I hate when these classics get marked for kids and we can’t comment and share our experience with these classics

[@glowworm2]

Same here. Especially when most of these cartoons were never solely meant for children to begin with.

[@TheAllSeeingEye2468]

Thankfully this isn't

[@TheAllSeeingEye2468]

​@@glowworm2not true they where intended for everyone

[@kingcamelot1395]

​@@TheAllSeeingEye2468It's only a matter of time. Come back to this video in a week and see if you can still comment on it.

[@PuyoGamerStudios]

true!

[@JosiahYoung-gh7dd]

A true classic Tom and Jerry. This cartoon is sealed into everyone’s memory of Tom and Jerry knowledge. 🐱🎹🐭

[@evanrosman9226]

I agree.

[@jordanrobinson1301]

Definitely

[@Blueflag04]

True

[@cordellgreen123]

Thanks to Warner Bros for bringing Looney tunes and Tom and jerry

[@stephenholloway6893]

Thank MGM for distribution the Tom and Jerry shorts then buying United Artists that had the aap Warner shorts then Turner for buying MGM and keeping the library before Warner bought his company.

[@Lightning-H]

The artwork, the music, and everything you can mention at its best. They don’t make it this quality anymore.

[@Mashu-tw7yf]

3:20 the delay gets me every single time 😂

[@Gabriel_Rojas_Arena]

It's not the only time Jerry gets hit and the delayed reaction of being knocked out

[@glowworm2]

I recall a similar gag occurring in “The Mouse Comes to Dinner” where Tom whacks Jerry with a spoon as he’s noisily slurping upon the cheese spread.

[@AryslanBegembetov]

Ouch

[@Christiansback2024]

Was it intentional? That's the only thing I don't get.

[@Gabriel_Rojas_Arena]

@Christiansback2024 yeah. Whenever Jerry is distracted, it takes seconds to react afterward. That happened in The 3 Stooges. Moe hits Larry with the eye poke, and it takes a few seconds for him to react

[@studio7389]

This strategy is way smarter than putting all the shorts behind a paywall on Max.

[@stephenholloway6893]

Most of the shorts not all sadly because of the controversy regarding Mammy Two Shoes for example.

[@johnclark926]

The most impressive part of this cartoon to me is not only were they able to create a fairly balanced and engaging battle with such a limited premise, but they did it with seamless transitions and no breaks in the music. It looks effortless here, but writing a continuous scene like this for 7 minutes straight without making it boring, repetitive, or gimmicky takes some considerable talent, let alone the effort put into animating it.

[@rgyjrnyetebeb]

Look at animation and art quality too not one show of this day can hold a light not even one

[@stephenholloway6893]

Among Tom and Jerry's best shorts definitely deserved the Oscar win. While they would win 3 more Oscars afterwards this was their last short in the 4 year Oscar win streak.

[@Sashaprongg384]

This short won Oscar for the perfect animated sequence on Piano (I guess)

[@durece100]

Don't guess.

[@LukeShirfield]

They mentioned it in the intro

[@sammywestenberger9303]

Jerry: Surprise 😯

[@scoutart1508]

Not to mention the execution itself I suppose, despite the fact that Bugs Bunny's part was apparently released before this one

[@Marbles471]

@@scoutart1508 I'm unclear on the details, but unless I'm remembering wrong, apparently Rhapsody Rabbit was a bit further along in the production process than Cat Concerto was when Hanna and Barbera accidentally found out about it, and as a result they rushed production on Cat Concerto in order to finish theirs first. But even though they finished first and submitted it for Oscar consideration before Friz Freleng could finish Rhapsody Rabbit, it wasn't actually released to theaters until the following spring. Freleng was pissed about being beaten to the draw, but. as far as I'm aware, he, Hanna and Barbera never accused the other of ripping them off --- they all agreed it was just an amazing coincidence.

[@EricFrye-xy5tu]

Im 25 and used to have a dvd with this short on it and i can clearly see why this short got a Oscar

[@lildannyz]

I'm so happy to see this. This is my favorite Tom and Jerry episode.

[@valishski]

Truly one of the most iconic cartoons in the series of all time.

[@isaiahwilliams2642]

For those who don't know, at 4:47, the music transitions into the popular song "Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe," which was written for the Judy Garland musical "The Harvey Girls" from 1946, and won the Oscar for best original song.

[@Homoprimatesapiens]

This make the cartoon even more special. Thanx for the info 👍

[@WilliamLaird-g5c]

OMG... they don't make 'em like this any more. Pure genius ♥️

[@jadelsayed3636]

Im 25 yo and i still watch T&J every time i feel depressed, it just has that nostalgic feeling to it, the music the animation, the houses the decor , like everything is so cozy and heart warming,

[@talchrsn420]

Bravissimo! An outstanding performance! 👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿

[@Redsam121]

The slapstick is so perfectly timed to the piano piece. This is a true masterpiece of comedic timing.

[@TheAccursedEntity]

Now this is a classic. 🙂

[@waynenelson6378]

This is one of the best KZbin channels I've seen. The classic cartoons bring back so many childhood memories. Whoever is uploading them, keep them coming.

[@markdevonport3274]

This was one of my first tom and jerry cartoons. It introduced me to the magic of piano music.

[@williamsanborn9195]

Truly an all-time classic. Plus, they animated the beginning portion of the piece correctly! You hardly see that in cartoons, even today!

[@alexmaxwell3708]

True hard work animation style. makes you wonder why there's not much toon force lately. good times man. good times.

[@coophouseanamation2854]

Nothing like a peak Tom and Jerry short in the morning

[@j0ker.r0b]

the nostalgia hits hard 👍🏾

[@spaceamundo9655]

This is a real masterpiece.

[@elliottcooper6205]

OMG more T&J. This is awesome. Unadulterated brilliance

[@parallaxview2143]

Marvellous. Roaring with laughter. More please!

[@SorenAlba54]

Man, what a classic throwback. I watched this countless times as a child and because of it, Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2 is my favorite piece of classical music. It has moments where it can be bold for one minute and then springy and uplifting in the next. What a musical.

[@JB-uj9ry]

The best episode of Tom and jerry. Taht is why It won oscar.

[@SegaNintendoGuy64]

And again this is why Tom and Jerry should of gotten an Hollywood Walk of Fame by now!

[@jwhitts]

THE best cartoon EVER written.

[@BrandonKohout]

The Oscar winning Tom and Jerry cartoon.

[@abdullahibouraleh6919]

@@BrandonKohout The 4th out of 7.

[@davidw.2791]

@@abdullahibouraleh6919 The Yankee Doodle Mouse Mouse Trouble (with the Book) Quiet Please! This one Thanksgiving The Two Mousekateers Johann Mouse

[@GreyWolfLeaderTW]

Quite possibly the best Tom and Jerry film of all time. Won a big Oscar the year of its release and everything.

[@Jordan-fn7nb]

A classic, simply the best short of Tom & Jerry of all times.

[@CardScientist]

It is because of this Tom and Jerry episode that I actually know how a piano works

[@jediclonekag13]

While I prefer “The Cat Concerto” over “Rhapsody Rabbit”, I still enjoy both shorts.

[@Marbles471]

They really do both represent the WB and MGM cartoons at their best.

[@LarrySkiles1987]

I Love Classic Cartoons So Much Including Bugs Bunny, Jetsons, & Much More! ❤

[@clannad1327]

Dire que c'est par eux que j'ai découvert la musique classique et que je l'ai adoré depuis lors. Revoir ça 25 ans plus tard me procure une très agréable nostalgie.

[@glowworm2]

I'll admit that I've always enjoyed Rhapsody Rabbit a bit more as a child because I saw that one more often on TV, but honestly, this short is also a masterpiece. I love the classical music centered Tom and Jerry shorts, such as Tom and Jerry in the Hollywood Bowl and Johann Mouse. My favorite gag in this one is Jerry trying to cut Tom's finger with a pair of scissors. Also the bit where Jerry starts gleefully playing "On the Atchison, Topeka and the Santa Fe" much to Tom's annoyance. The ending is classic where Jerry keeps trolling Tom.

[@DariusRoman-p6x]

This is a certified Tom and Jerry classic 😎👍🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@BlakeHawkinsVA]

This will always be my favorite Tom and Jerry short 🐈‍⬛🐁🎹

[@hurricanefury439]

they gave Jerry the spotlight at the end but Tom deserves credit for sticking to the performance no matter what. even while they were fighting he still kept playing the piano and kept the consert going.

[@briansanders8122]

I think it's a safe bet that this short is the main reason anyone knows this song.

[@BrentWigginsWords]

The Cat Concerto and Long-Haired Hare are two of my favorite childhood memories.

[@BowserMovies1989]

2:57 - 3:07 That scene became a Cartoon Network station identification bumper for "Tom and Jerry."

[@mariasaysthings]

Tom is an amazing player. That piece with just eight fingers and toes while fighting with a mouse? No words.

[@colinm4055]

Here before this gets marked for kids.

[@durece100]

KZbin kids stinks 😤.

[@sammywestenberger9303]

Bela: Tom? You Traitor!

[@sammywestenberger9303]

Boris: Jerry? You Traitor!

[@sammywestenberger9303]

NEDDIE: Tom & Jerry? You Treacherous!

[@Blueflag04]

I hate when it happens

[@SignatureL]

This one of my favorite Tom & Jerry episodes of all time!!!

[@Blueflag04]

4:14 i like how his fingers were dodging the middle for so long before hitting the trap

[@ClassicSonicManiac]

One of their best cartoons! I love this one!

[@Gloryzuki]

A certified classic

[@steveharper2463]

The musical episodes of Tom and Jerry were some of my favorites

[@Piledriver86]

Cartoons and music just go so well together, I really wish we could go back to that, at least every now and then.

[@AnilSubhrai]

3:39 😂😂 That angry face from Jerry always gets me laughing before he wallops Tom’s fingers.

[@johnrutkowski4166]

Such incredible music. Well deserved award.

[@juancl7658]

I remember replaying the ending like if Jerry was making Tom finishing the song nonstop

[@rgarlinyc]

One of my absolute mot--favorite Tom and Jerry escapades - the cartooning is fantastic, complex, perfect -- in fact, peerless!

[@matheusmariani3108]

Oscar short, baby!

[@Horseygirl535]

Who didn't love Tom and Jerry?! 😊 The episode has music it definitely up my alley!! Next to is :"is you is ,is you ain't my baby". That song always makes me laugh 🤣😂

[@glowworm2]

I love Solid Serenade! Top tier Tom and Jerry short.

[@sammywestenberger9303]

Tom: Ow 🤕

[@zsoltkiss7645]

"Is You Is or Is You Ain't My Baby" is a song written by Louis Jordan and Billy Austin. The song's first recording, by Jordan, was made on October 4, 1943.

[@Horseygirl535]

@@glowworm2 amen to that 😁👍

[@Horseygirl535]

@@zsoltkiss7645 the way Tom sings and when stuff in Jerry's room starts bouncing around makes me laugh every time!! Never fails 😂🤣

[@andrewmeredith9011]

What an absolute masterpiece. Thank you for making this available. :)

[@aaronmiller6200]

I have to admit. Seeing WB release “The Cat Concerto”, an MGM production, first on their official channel before their own cartoon, “Rhapsody Rabbit”, given that whole controversy is quite a shocking admission.

[@jju00]

What controversy?

[@aaronmiller6200]

@@jju00 Just look up the video posted by Toon Raider as, evidently, KZbin keeps removing my replies where I directly post the link.

[@Naminski1a]

@@aaronmiller6200 Watch ToonHeads.

[@williamdrum9899]

​​@@jju00 Both cartoons are basically the same idea, even the same song

[@lavenderflowersfall280]

My grandmother would have been 11 when this came out. 😅😮

[@jamesblier6626]

I prefer this cartoon over Bugs version, although, both are very well done! In my opinion, Tom and Jerry truly did the episode justice.

[@glowworm2]

I actually always liked the Bugs version more, but to be honest, I saw that one more often. I thought the piano gags with Bugs were a bit more creative as Tom is for the most part, playing the piano straight--Jerry is the one providing most of the comedy here. Both are really good though.

[@sammywestenberger9303]

Bugs 🪳 Bunny 🐰: Tom & Jerry? You Traitors!

[@jamesblier6626]

@@jamircox8458 Agreed. To be fair, I grew up watching and knowing about Tom and Jerry's cartoon. I didn't really know about Bugs Bunny's version until much later.

[@benjamingesinski9170]

This cartoon is one that shows why I think Tom is the one who bullies Jerry instead of the other way around like what some other people think. Jerry was just trying to sleep but was woken up by Tom playing. But even after being woken up, Jerry was trying to enjoy the music Tom was playing, but Tom just saw him as a pest and just flicked him away.

[@glowworm2]

To be honest, I feel like there are a lot of shorts where either Tom is the one who starts it or Jerry does. It’s not just strictly one or the other. They’re both troublemakers. Here through, it’s quite obvious that Tom is the one who starts the fight here. Jerry is just trying to sleep(why choose a piano for a home though is another question altogether) and gets woken up by Tom. Jerry is just peacefully enjoying the piano music afterwards though. He doesn’t bother Tom until he gets attacked first.

[@abdullahibouraleh6919]

Finally someone who gets it! Which was very obvious too.

[@MsFlandersNed]

I like this series of T&J and where Tom is the conductor, Jerry doesn't bother Tom there either, but asks to be with him

[@thedarkside102]

But Tom here didn't bother jerry intentionally, he was just doing his work.

[@gyanprakashgupt7699]

Uh, why the hell was jerry sleeping there in the first place?

[@SuperCounterparts]

Pure. Art.

[@HoneyMike]

I’d love to see someone analyze this cartoon to see if the piano is animated correctly

[@omnitrix1279]

I remember reading that it is in fact correct. Every keystroke in the cartoon is just where it would be on a real piano playing this piece.

[@yahuchanonyakov]

This one has always been of my absolute favorite T&J episodes...

[@michaelpontbriant6160]

Even Jerry couldn’t deny the effectiveness of that alarm clock method ( 2:19 )

[@freddyalejo1657]

The lesson this cartoon teaches us is: If you’re a cat, make sure no one is living in the piano you’re playing. If you’re a mouse, make sure the place you choose to make your home isn’t being used for something else.

[@simonm7133]

When you think every frame was drawn by hand by hand, using no computers and the genius of the storyboard writers together with the ideas of how to put it all to the music, no wonder it won an Oscar. The beginning when Tom walks pompously onto the stage in the manner of a great maestro cracks me up 😂

[@Jujupandaroux]

This was my favorite episode when I was little and it still is.

[@kingcamelot1395]

Commenting while i still can.

[@alexmada8714]

6:23 I always loved this part

[@hassaanalisiddiqui3827]

As a kid I never realised how beautifully he played ❤❤❤

[@hassaanalisiddiqui3827]

2:26 ❤❤❤

[@RileyAndersen2015]

More Tom and Jerry classics shorts 1. Springtime for Thomas 2. Flirty Birdy 3. Jerry and the Lion 4. The Two Mouseketeers 5. The Karate Guard

[@evilvshappytrainer3824]

And The Flying Cat, Kitty Foiled, Trap Happy, Cat Napping, Jerry and Jumbo and Little Quacker.

[@sammywestenberger9303]

Jerry: Boo 👻

[@michaeledwards8267]

All the Deitch and Chuck Jones shorts alongside Yankee Doodle Mouse

[@Altern8One]

Nah, The Two Mousekeeters pales in comparison to the others (from Hanna-Barbera era of course)

[@Blueflag04]

And Nit Wit Kitty

[@jgabs12studios74]

Tom and Jerry has been my favorite and always will be! For a hilarious cat that’s been dealing with lots of pain from Jerry by being outsmarted, Tom really knew a lot about the piano.🎹

[@rogue_114]

has to be like top 5 or even 3 in tom and jerry eps, a childhood fav

[@vksasdgaming9472]

Thomas Cat is quite a pianist with only eight digits.

[@SMEARGLEX75]

I prefer this Hungarian Rasphody over the Original Recording, mostly due to it not going too fast. I want to admire every Note played by Tom, yes.

[@hassaanalisiddiqui3827]

There's something so hauntingly beautiful about it

[@WesleyTRVOfficial]

This cartoon undeniably ranks among their most impressive masterpieces to date.

[@gummybeareffecttoomanyands9321]

I watched this episode with my grandma at my house 7 years ago

[@jgringo5516]

‘Ol Tom “gettin’ it on that thar pian’r”😂!

[@naturlicheexponentialfunkt1778]

Thats one deserved Oscar

[@thezanzibarbarian5729]

In a world that seems to be getting totally out of hand, it's great sit down and watch some normality in the form of a Tom & Jerry cartoon directed by the best director ever. Fred Quimby.

[@PervyiLad]

This is truly genius + nostalgia creates a mixture of unique emotions, thanks to the creators of this masterpiece🥰

[@veldawells2839]

Oncore. Super pianist. So talented. The timing in the cartoon is excellent. I've not seen this timeless piece of T&J for decades. Childhood memories. Adored Tom and Jerry, as well as Tweetie and Sylvester the Cat.

[@eangsyerbic6942]

Tom and Jerry is the best TV show ever!

[@kylekeller3398]

Tom and Jerry are the best!! 😺🐭

[@Lord-Z-]

Loved seeing this episode pop up every once in awhile when I was a kid

[@Gloryzuki]

Also here before COPPA ruins the fun

[@stephenholloway6893]

The spoil sports. Why do they assume that animation is exclusively for kids? It's not.

[@sammywestenberger9303]

Lola Bunny 🐰: Grab Him!

[@Blueflag04]

I hate this thing so much, why does it need to exist?

[@stephenholloway6893]

@Blueflag04 To keep kids safe from reading comments, they shouldn't have, I guess. Or prevent creeps from communicating them. I get that to an extent, but still, maybe Warner could censor those types of comments instead. Report the individual and have them removed from the platform. Removing the comments is not fair for the rest of us who want to talk about the short only. But that's most likely why COPPA is doing this.

[@nicholasmalone5943]

4:47 "On the Acthison, Topeka, and the Santa Fe!"

[@PhilipMurphy8]

A classic to watch in Tom and Jerry for sure

[@calebc.2290]

Finally A good upload

[@Carol-JCK]

*I’ve watched this Tom and Jerry video all the time.*

[@BriannaShead-d5j]

That takes me back on boomerang years channel

[@PastaObesity]

The best Tom and Jerry cartoon, period.