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{{Infobox Hollywood cartoon
| cartoon_name = Buddies Thicker Than Water
| series = ]
| director = ]<ref name="Maltin">{{cite book|title=Of Mice and Magic: A History of American Animated Cartoons|publisher=]|author=]|isbn=0-452-25993-2|year=1980}}</ref>
| producer = ]
| story_artist = Larz Borune
| voice_actor = ]
| musician = ]
| animator = ]
| studio = ]
| distributor = ]
| release_date = November 1, 1962<ref name="Maltin"/>
| color_process = ]
| runtime = 8 minutes
| country = ]<br />]
| language = English
| preceded_by = '']''
| followed_by = '']''
}}
'''''Buddies Thicker Than Water''''' is a 1962 short film, originally released as part of the '']'' series on November 1. It was the 12th cartoon in the series to be directed by ]-based animator ] in Communist Czechoslovakia and produced by ].


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==Plot==
{{Plot|date=February 2010}}
On a snowy night in ], Jerry is comfortably asleep in his hole inside a penthouse. Tom, meanwhile, has been evicted by his owner from the penthouse and freezes in the alley below. Eventually, he finds a bottle and a slip of paper, writes a note, and tosses it up to the roof of the penthouse. The bottle hits a window and wakes Jerry, who quickly dresses up in his robe and rushes outside to the roof. He finds the bottle, opens it, and reads it.
{{quote|''Help! I'm freezing. Your old pal, Tom.''|}}
After reading the note, another note is quickly launched onto the roof of the penthouse. It reads:
{{quote|''P.S. I'm also starving. Tom.''|}}
Jerry then rushes out of the room and goes over to the elevator. He pokes the button with a fern and travels to the bottom floor. Once outside, Jerry listens for any heartbeat from Tom, and realizes that he is unconscious. Jerry then carries him back inside with a mat, and, once inside, places him inside an air vent. After adjusting the temperature, Tom quickly thaws out. He thanks Jerry by kissing him on the cheek. Jerry then rushes into the kitchen and prepares him a delectable meal of fish and a glass of water.

Afterwards, Tom begins to lounge in the penthouse, with Jerry catering to his every need. The two then share a bottle of ], and get an uncontrollable case of the giggles. However, it is at this moment that Tom's owner has returned. Just as she prepares to evict him out of the apartment, he frightens her with the sight of Jerry. The devilish cat then betrays the kindly mouse by running outside and throwing him off the roof of the penthouse, leaving him to freeze for the night.

Inside the apartment, Tom is endlessly pampered; however, Jerry manages to sneak back into the penthouse while he is distracted. He then devises a ] that involves sneaking into the ] and disguising himself as a ] by covering himself in white ]. He then inserts a ''Somber Records'' ] into a ], and turns off the lights. Tom is napping, and is awakened by the music. He suddenly notices Jerry and quickly flees, believing him to be a ghost. Jerry then continues to pursue the cat through the kitchen and the living room, all the way outside.

On the roof of the penthouse, Jerry has cornered Tom, who begs for mercy. However, some of the snow on the balcony accidentally washes off the powder Jerry was wearing, causing Tom to realize his scheme. The cat then sharpens his claws, and prepares to strike back; however, his weight causes some of the snow he is standing on to melt, causing him to loose his balance and fall off the penthouse.

Tom, now back in the alley, throws another note up to Jerry.
{{quote|''Help! It's freezing down here! Your old pal, Tom.''|}}
Jerry reads the note and responds by grabbing a pair of skates and a hockey stick and throwing it down to Tom. He then walks back inside, and warms himself up.

==Production==
==Reception==
''Buddies Thicker Than Water'' received very mixed reviews on ], currently holding a rating of 4.6/10<ref name="IMDB">{{cite web|url=http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0055814/|title="Buddies Thicker Than Water" (1962)|publisher=]|date=March 9, 2010|accessdate=2010-03-09}}</ref>, making it the second highest rated short of the Gene Deitch era on IMDb (after ]).

==References==
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