Dicky Moe

A peg-legged Captain Ahab-style sea captain obsessed with catching the great white whale Dicky Moe press-gangs Tom into working on his ship, The Komquot. Jerry, the ship's mouse, causes all sorts of trouble for the already put-upon cat.

For those (like me) who have complained about the lack of detail in the backgrounds of Gene Deitch's T&J cartoons, prepare to eat your words: Dicky Moe has lots of detail, so much so that it looks a lot like a woodcut at times. Lots of detail, but totally unsuitable for a Tom and Jerry cartoon.

The actual animation is as bad as ever, with jerky movement and really horrible characterisation, the captain, a mean-spirited, grumbling madman, being one of the ugliest and least likable humans to appear in the entire series. As with all of the Deitch cartoons, the sound effects are totally incongruous.

Utterly horrible from start to finish, this one is almost as bad as Landing Stripling.

Dicky Moe, while better than the likes of "Down and Outing" or "High Steaks", is still a pretty poor cartoon overall.

The good thing is that the backgrounds actually look pretty nice.

However, this just feels like one of those direct-to-video Tom and Jerry movie adaptations. The cartoon is best described as Moby Dick, but with dull shenanigans happening in the background.

The gags aren't offensively bad, but they are all extremely predictable and bland. Also, the "black paint" gag is recycled from an earlier cartoon.

'Dicky Moe (1962)' feels like two totally different cartoons slapped together: an odd 'Moby Dick' pastiche and a typical 'Tom and Jerry' caper. This bizarre combination doesn't make for a particularly good short. It does, however, make for an oddly compelling one; it's just so strange and, therefore, almost endearing. Like I said, though, it's not good. The animation is basic and the sound design is downright eerie, which are issues consistent across pretty much all of Gene Deitch's entries in the franchise. It might sound weird, but the whole thing just looks distinctly 'Czech', especially when it comes to the human characters. Several of these shorts were produced in the country, but this one is the most distinct in its similarity to other regional fare. Of course, that's not necessarily a bad thing, just something I thought I'd note. The issue is that it doesn't feel like 'Tom and Jerry' - like, at all - even when the cat and mouse are on screen and doing what, ostensibly, they always have been. In the end, this is an odd yet oddly interesting short. It may objectively be one of the worst to ever star the long-running duo, but it's more enjoyable - even if only ironically - than most others of the 'Deitch era'. 5/10

This eighth entry in the Gene Deitch era of Tom and Jerry is the 2nd worse of the bunch. There are only really two positives. Sometimes, Tom is drawn really well and the backgrounds are really nice. Do yourself a favor and skip this short 3/10.

The Tom and Jerry Cartoons made in Czechoslovakia in the early 60s were Mixed, they did not seem as Bad to me as other individuals but they were quite poor in Quality, Dicky Moe is a Complete improvement over Calypso Cat but still quite mediocre .

The Story is Quite Weird, After losing his crew due to his Huge obsession with Dicky Moe, a Captain decides to kidnap Tom and forces him to become his slave, Jerry lives on the ship but Tom is not going to want the Mouse to Ruin him your stay on the ship!.

Dicky Moe Unlike the Other Aberrant Short Films Produced in the Iron Curtain, it is based on a Book, in this case Moby Dick, the Story, although it was very poorly implemented, it was not bad for me, some parts I liked and although the jokes They are kind of Flat and Boring, I manage to entertain myself as Tal and in general it is not as bad as other cartoons of this era.

The Cartoon still retains the Infernally Surreal Aura of Switchin Kitten with some Aberrant Sound Effects and Weird Music which while not generic and horrible like in High Steaks and Calypso Cat, is not the best we can tell, there are also some details in the backgrounds but in itself, the Caricature does not stand out much.

The Animation is still quite poor in quality, the Backgrounds although they were much better and a little attention to detail is noticeable, they look like a Wood Engraving due to the Excessive use of Brown Color in addition to the fact that the colors are too Flat in addition to being dark, The Character Designs are still strange, the Captain looks nauseous, he is Pale and has a wooden leg that emits a bizarre but annoying sound, Dicky Moe although he only appears in the Last Seconds stands out a bit, but in reality who has the Tom is the protagonist since Jerry is not very relevant in most of the time, but as I said, the Animation is quite poor in quality and the Movements look Weird and quite jerky, although due to their mistakes I found it somewhat hilarious.

The Music although it is still Surreal and out of place, I managed to convince myself since it is a Better Effort than in other shorts, Stepan Konicek offered quite decent music for the short, Especially the Parts with Guitar and Violins, the Music in the Part where Dicky Moe appears is something Exciting and adds points to the cartoon.

The Sound Effects as well as the Voice Acting are still Terrible, the Captain usually repeats the Word "Dicky Moe" a lot, in addition to the fact that in a scene the Audio of him Saying "Dicky Moe" is poorly placed in addition to the fact that the sound sounds distorted.

Much of the Jokes of the Cartoon were based on the unnecessary mistreatment of Tom, many Hits and Screams in addition to 2 or 3 Jokes that happened there.

This Cartoon was not as Bad as others of this era, although obviously it is not the best, I liked the Music and although the animation was bad, the Backgrounds Convinced me and I liked the Surreal Setting of the Short, the End, although somewhat cruel, I found it hilarious with Tom tied to the Whale and the Captain yelling at Tom while Jerry read his Book, some jokes manage to be hilarious in addition to the fact that the short due to its stable rhythm manages to entertain.

In itself, Dicky Moe is an Acceptable short that manages to entertain despite its Errors, The Animation can be an Inconvenience but due to the aforementioned it results in an Involuntary Comedy, the Violence and mistreatment of Tom were somewhat serious, but they do not reach to greatly affect the Caricature.

For everything I said above, Dicky Moe gets a 6.