Jerry and the Lion

Tom is listening to smooth jazz on the radio when the tunes are interrupted by an announcement claiming that a lion has escaped from the circus. Freaking out, Tom slams shut every window and makes a barricade in the corner where he arms himself with a rifle. Meanwhile, in the basement, Jerry finds the lion hiding in the shadows. He's desperate to get back to Africa as he hates life at the circus. Jerry agrees to help him, but the lion needs a bite to eat.

The joke of the cartoon is that Tom never actually sees the lion, believing that the one foiling him during every attack is Jerry. There's a few good visual jokes and it's one of the better shorts, if forgettable in the long run.

Tom the cat is engaging in his favorite pastime, which is chasing after Jerry the mouse of course. Later Tom hears a news bulletin about an escaped circus lion that mortifies him. Turns out the lion is in the basement and employs Jerry's help to get him some food. This isn't one of my preferred Tom & Jery shorts, as I didn't really care for the lion. That said, even not so great Tom and Jerry shorts are a million times better then the sugar coated homogenized crap that passes for kid's cartoons now a days. This cartoon can be found on disc two of the Spotlight collection DVD of "Tom & Jerry"

My Grade: B-

There are many Heartwarming Tom and Jerry cartoons such as The Night Before Christmas, Buddies Thicker Than Water (for me), Jerry And The Goldfish, Snowbody Loves Me, among others, and this short is no exception!.

The Short is about Tom after resting and having a little fight with Jerry, Tom returns to the armchair and begins to listen to the news on the radio in which they announce the escape of a Lion from the Circus and warn about how dangerous the Leon so Tom is scared and decides to close all the Doors and barricade himself behind a Table with a Rifle, but what he doesn't know is that the Leon was faster than Tom...

Jerry, the Lion and Tom are nice Characters but the one who gets all the attention is the Lion who is a memorable Character who has his Moments, the three of them do a lot of mischief which made me laugh out loud and I hope you do too!.

The Animation in this Short is Fabulous, it is too fluid and Beautiful as in any short of those years, the Design of the Lion reminds me a lot of the style of Disney and Disney is also one of the Best Animation companies!, the Lion is too well drawn and in addition to being similar to Disney, it is very faithful to the Real Lions, Tom and Jerry Design is great as always.

Tom and Jerry are still great Characters who continue to have fun with their Pranks, the scene where the Lion eats the Piece of Meat and then Tom tries to eat it and ends up chewing air is too funny and one of the best gags in the short.

The Music is Glorious as always, it is Too lively and Energetic as always and it looks great in all the scenes.

Voice Acting is Decent, the Radio man has Quite Realistic Narration and resembles Real Radio Broadcasts, Sound Effects are Normal as usual and fit well in the environment.

The Short has touching scenes like the scene where the Lion Begs Jerry not to tell on him or the Beautiful End of the Short with Jerry helping the Lion Return to Africa by putting him on a Boat.

In itself, it is not the Best of Tom and Jerry but it is one of the Most Moving and Beautiful of the Series, it has Memorable Scenes and Ingenious Gags that make watching the Short quite funny and at the same time Memorable.

For everything I said before, I rate this short with a 9.

Jerry and the Lion is not one of the better Tom and Jerry cartoons, but it is light years away from being the worst. If I were to categorise the cartoon it would be somewhat strange yet very enjoyable. The story isn't great to be honest, but the art work is gorgeous and the music is a lot of fun. There are enough jokes and visual gags to impress too, I liked it that Tom never sees the Lion and that he always thinks Jerry is the one messing him around. Speaking of the Lion, he is not the best supporting character there is in a Tom and Jerry cartoon, Mammy Two-Shoes gets that honour, but he is a real cutie. I also thought that his and Jerry's tearful goodbye was very touching. Overall, not outstanding but it is underrated and definitely worth the look. 8/10 Bethany Cox

The local radio station announces that a dangerous lion has escaped from the circus; Tom reacts to this news by locking all the windows, jamming a couch in front of the door, and arming himself with a shotgun. He's too late, though, for the lion is already in the house.

When Jerry encounters the desperate, furry fugitive, he is surprised to discover that big cat is not at all ferocious: he simply wants help to get back to his jungle in Africa. Jerry agrees to help, but first he must get the hungry lion something to eat, and so the pair creep around the house in search of food, the big cat somehow remaining unseen by shotgun-toting Tom, even when the two felines are within inches of each other. The result is a delightfully daft tale with some inventive gags.

6.5 out of 10, rounded up to 7 for IMDb.