Tuffy (once known as Nibbles) arrives in Paris in an attempt to become one of the King's Mouseketeers. He calls in at the headquarters, where Jerry, already a Mouseketeer, is.
Fulfilling a promise to Tuffy's father François Mouse, Jerry takes the little grey French-speaking mouse on board. Tuffy attempts the training required to serve the King, making mishap after amusing mishap.
After one too many of said mishaps, one of which almost cost Tuffy his life, Jerry sends Tuffy away with a letter to give to François saying that Tuffy has no
chance of becoming a Mouseketeer. But Jerry is suddenly attacked by
Cardinal's Guard Tom. It's up to Tuffy to see if he can seize this last chance to convince Jerry to give him the accolade...
The above is as much as I dare say without giving away too much about the
cartoon. It's superb fun, and was Oscar-nominated for the best cartoon of 1954 (actually, on a sadder note, this was the last nomination the Tom & Jerry series ever got). One thing that puzzles me is: how come Tuffy's training to become a Mouseketeer here, when in the 1952 cartoon 'The Two Mouseketeers' he
already is one? Never mind, eh?
Fulfilling a promise to Tuffy's father François Mouse, Jerry takes the little grey French-speaking mouse on board. Tuffy attempts the training required to serve the King, making mishap after amusing mishap.
After one too many of said mishaps, one of which almost cost Tuffy his life, Jerry sends Tuffy away with a letter to give to François saying that Tuffy has no
chance of becoming a Mouseketeer. But Jerry is suddenly attacked by
Cardinal's Guard Tom. It's up to Tuffy to see if he can seize this last chance to convince Jerry to give him the accolade...
The above is as much as I dare say without giving away too much about the
cartoon. It's superb fun, and was Oscar-nominated for the best cartoon of 1954 (actually, on a sadder note, this was the last nomination the Tom & Jerry series ever got). One thing that puzzles me is: how come Tuffy's training to become a Mouseketeer here, when in the 1952 cartoon 'The Two Mouseketeers' he
already is one? Never mind, eh?