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]

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.

[@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

[@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!

[@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 😂

[@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

[@Medventen089]

​@@rgyjrnyetebebMy friend look what comfort had done to animation 😢

[@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

[@Christiansback2025]

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

[@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.

[@Redsam121]

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

[@DylanR99]

Yep. And that comedic timing was caused by Jerry almost wanting to interfere with Tom’s concert piece, but it turned out to be a masterpiece of a song instead.

[@watchforever1724]

Yeah

[@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 👍

[@laurafreeman8360]

When I first heard that song I thought it seemed slightly familiar, but I had no idea why. Maybe I had a vague recollection from this cartoon, or it was because I'd seen the Ray Bolger dance scene first.

[@raveast]

The Dorothy girl from Kansas/Oz wrote that song?

[@mouf725]

Thank you so much, I was looking for the name of that song!

[@yellowkangdexasthur4904]

​@@raveastShe didn't write it, it was written for a musical she started in a year before this Tom & Jerry episode aired

[@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

[@shaynewheeler9249]

Cat dog

[@watchforever1724]

Yeah

[@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.

[@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,

[@devrod5862]

I used to be depressed. There is one who can help us. Jesus Christ, he can rescue is from any emotional bondage, and if we follow and obey Him, including getting baptized, we can make it to the kingdom of heaven in the end

[@ebonaparte3853]

@@devrod5862Amen. But earthly things can help too, like hobbies or Tom and Jerry.

[@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

[@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.

[@valishski]

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

[@WilliamLaird-g5c]

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

[@talchrsn420]

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

[@Lightning-H]

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

[@skyjuiceicelimau7328]

fyd9

[@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.

[@lamontyaboy718]

​@@stephenholloway6893yeah it's a shame. So many great tom & Jerry cartoons aren't available anymore that feature her. Including the very first short. I also noticed metv toons doesn't have any mammy two shoes t&,j either. It's stupid.

[@stephenholloway6893]

@lamontyaboy718 I agree especially I assume that they have access to the Thea Vidale version of the 1990s which wasn't as offensive then when Lillian Randolph voiced her. Since Thea changed how she spoke. You would think that at the very least they could show the 1990s version as a compromise but nope. Ban her from airing or streaming like that will solve the problem.

[@madduxnagel6935]

@@stephenholloway6893 It's so dumb. I don't understand why they can't do what Warner Bros. did with their old cartoons, which is just say, "These films are a product of their time and depict racist and unethical themes. While they do not reflect the modern-day beliefs of anyone at Warner Bros. studios, they are a part of history and erasing them would be pretending that they never happened."

[@stephenholloway6893]

@madduxnagel6935 I guess Warner is trying to be more "family friendly" other then releasing the shorts on disc. Sure sometimes you see the warning on MeTV or MeTV Toons but otherwise not so much.

[@TheAccursedEntity]

Now this is a classic. 🙂

[@SegaNintendoGuy64]

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

[@watchforever1724]

Yeah I know

[@Medventen089]

Literally the most famous cartoon

[@coophouseanamation2854]

Nothing like a peak Tom and Jerry short in the morning

[@Ghostface2010-u4h]

Agreed It's the morning for me when I'm writing this comment

[@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.

[@elliottcooper6205]

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

[@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 😂🤣

[@lildannyz]

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

[@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.

[@watchforever1724]

@@jamesblier6626me too

[@spaceamundo9655]

This is a real masterpiece.

[@jwhitts]

THE best cartoon EVER written.

[@Shinuchiha_99]

Absolutely agree!! ❤

[@kanra2689]

Glad these are being uploaded fully I missed these cartoons so much

[@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.

[@alexmada8714]

6:23 I always loved this part

[@reidsoria3761]

Jerry: You want a concert? I'll give you a real concert!

[@husseinkassem6145]

I do too

[@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.

[@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.

[@ebonaparte3853]

Jerry sucks

[@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

[@LarrySkiles1987]

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

[@j0ker.r0b]

the nostalgia hits hard 👍🏾

[@wdwtx2.0]

Cartoons are where I got my love of classical music. Those were the days.

[@Shinuchiha_99]

When I was in band in middle school I played Keyboard but I always kept a little Jerry stuffed animal next to my notes 😂 this episode personified my childhood 😂🐁🐈

[@hassaanalisiddiqui3827]

2:27 😊 that touch ❤❤❤❤❤❤ truly amazing

[@parallaxview2143]

Marvellous. Roaring with laughter. More please!

[@DariusRoman-p6x]

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

[@AnilSubhrai]

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

[@Firebrand55]

The Liszt Rhapsody appears to have been played adapting to the cartoon. If so, quedos to the arranger and conductor for producing/ creating one of the most unforgettable cartoons of all time.

[@hassaanalisiddiqui3827]

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

[@hassaanalisiddiqui3827]

2:26 ❤❤❤

[@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.

[@adambona7267]

I used to watch Tom and Jerry all the time growing up, and I still find it hilarious as an adult!

[@BrentWigginsWords]

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

[@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.

[@watchforever1724]

Lol

[@ClassicSonicManiac]

One of their best cartoons! I love this one!

[@septicaluk]

I fell in love with this piece 60 years ago (as of this posting) after hearing the great Vladimir Horowitz play it. But Tom is even more talented than Horwitz - Tom plays it with just 3 fingers and a thumb on each hand!

[@steveharper2463]

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

[@dukenukem4454]

Ingenious and hilarious at the same time. I bow down to the makers.

[@CardScientist]

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

[@SignatureL]

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

[@mylakay100]

Outstanding! Love Tom & Jerry cartoons, they're the best!

[@tolgahandoru-yj2kr]

Tolgahan 577

[@BowserMovies1989]

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

[@virginiaginia6738]

Queste sono opere d'arte che non riusciranno più a fare...❤❤❤❤

[@GreyWolfLeaderTW]

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

[@Piledriver86]

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

[@hassaanalisiddiqui3827]

There's something so hauntingly beautiful about it

[@johnrutkowski4166]

Such incredible music. Well deserved award.

[@stevenj9970]

This was when cartoons were actually considered art works of amazing art..... Visually and musically.

[@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

[@stephenholloway6893]

Somehow either technicolor gave the MGM version to Warner Bros or vise versa and that's basically how it began.

[@joeshar.]

What I also like about old cartoons without dialogue: They teach the beauty of classical music to the kid in a unique way ❤ Most of T&J, Walt Disney. Fantasia, The Band Concert 1935 etc

[@dencamp6685]

That was a crushing day. 3:43

[@BlakeHawkinsVA]

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

[@Jordan-fn7nb]

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

[@johnpabon7535]

One Of The 50 Greatest Cartoons Of All Time! This is a legend in animation history!

[@Jujupandaroux]

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

[@luxlevia4687]

insane how this is from 1947 and was still a big piece of my childhood in the early 2000

[@ebonaparte3853]

Same for me in the 2010s

[@thelegendgamer4747]

I am 24 as I am writing this. I have seen this cartoon in the 2000s and this was my favorite thing to watch just after returning from school. Now that I reflect on it, T&J was something special, the way it spoke while the characters were mostly dumb (Atleast till later iterations came in). It is phenomenal how timeless this piece is. Kids in the 50s and I'd say even if kids now see this, they'll be completely entertained. I wish T&J still existed today. Best part is that I am not even from the US, I am an Indian, and I love this cartoon so much. Ahhhh, good ol' days.

[@quizmaster85]

My personal favourite out of all the _Tom and Jerry_ classics. 🎹

[@JB-uj9ry]

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

[@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.

[@lovelylj2857]

Oncore, Super Pianoist. 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 The Ant And The Aardvark.

[@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

[@husseinkassem6145]

5:24 😡 tom: All right, that's it. I've had enough. I'll show you

[@matheusmariani3108]

Oscar short, baby!

[@daniele.m1968]

An absolute masterpiece. W Tom & Jerry!

[@eangsyerbic6942]

Tom and Jerry is the best TV show ever!

[@jgringo5516]

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

[@vksasdgaming9472]

Thomas Cat is quite a pianist with only eight digits.

[@Gloryzuki]

A certified classic

[@WesleyTRVOfficial]

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

[@markdevonport3274]

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

[@Blueflag04]

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

[@the80sfanatic13]

Tom and Jerry have been my favorite cartoon since childhood. And it still is in adulthood.

[@juancl7658]

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

[@SuperCounterparts]

Pure. Art.

[@briansanders8122]

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

[@johnledger40]

When you think this was made in 1947 it is a truly magnificent piece of animation.

[@DGCpicturesEntertainment]

4:40 Ah yes, Bugs played this part by ear. Tom? He uses the full power of his Super Extendo-Pinky.

[@wisdomsfeast]

I'm glad that this is not in yt kids, I'm glad that i can see people's perspectives through comments

[@PastaObesity]

The best Tom and Jerry cartoon, period.

[@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.🎹

[@mariasaysthings]

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

[@packrat79]

I wonder how many people noticed that, at least at first, the animators showed Tom hitting the keys that actually correspond to what is being played. That's about as realistic as it gets though, especially considering that the hammers on a grand piano are below the strings and strike upward.

[@vksasdgaming9472]

They might have used rotoscoping to get proper keys. Accuracy is very impressive.