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Jerry's Diary is a 1949 one-reel animated cartoon that is the 45th Tom and Jerry short released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, directed by William Hanna and Joseph Barbera, produced by Fred Quimby, scored by Scott Bradley, and animated by Kenneth Muse and Ed Barge. It is the first of several compilation Tom and Jerry shorts, integrating footage from previous shorts into the plot.

Plot

Tom sets up traps in front of Jerry's home, but is interrupted by a radio announcement declaring it "Be Kind To Animals" week. He replaces the traps with gifts, but discovers that Jerry is not at home. Instead, he finds Jerry's diary and reads about their past encounters:

• two scenes from the episode Tee for Two where Jerry has to play the role of Tom's golf ball tee;
• a scene from Mouse Trouble where Tom responds with violence when Jerry becomes too curious, only for Jerry to respond in kind by arousing Tom's own curiosity;
• the kitchen chase scene from Solid Serenade;
• scenes from The Yankee Doodle Mouse where Jerry tricks Tom into getting himself blasted by firecrackers.

Each successive entry sparks a memory of their misadventures, from golfing mishaps to dynamite disasters. As Tom's frustration grows, he destroys his presents and finally rips up the diary. When the unsuspecting Jerry returns home, Tom tries to grab him, but the radio reminds him to be kind. As a sarcastic response to that message, Tom smashes his last remaining gift - a pie - into Jerry's face, leaving him baffled.

Availability

DVD

• Tom and Jerry's Greatest Chases, Vol. 1
• Tom and Jerry Spotlight Collection Vol. 3, Disc One

Voice cast

• Joseph Forte as "Uncle Dudley"
• William Hanna as "Tom Cat"

References

1. Lenburg, Jeff (1999). The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons. Checkmark Books. pp. 149–150. ISBN 0-8160-3831-7.

External links

• Jerry's Diary at IMDb
• Jerry's Diary at the TCM Movie Database

• 1949 films
• 1949 animated short films
• Tom and Jerry short films
• Short films directed by Joseph Barbera
• Short films directed by William Hanna
• 1940s American animated films
• 1949 comedy films
• Compilation films
• Films scored by Scott Bradley
• Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer animated short films
• American comedy short films
• Films produced by Fred Quimby
• Diaries
• Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer cartoon studio short films
• Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer short films
• 1940s English-language films
• English-language action comedy films