Trap Happy

Tom, frustrated by his inability to catch Jerry, calls an exterminator to rid him of the elusive rodent. When he arrives, the professional mouse hunter turns out to be none other than alley cat Butch, who proves to be just as useless at trapping Jerry as Tom. And twice as destructive!

Six years after their first adventure (Puss gets The Boot), and Tom and Jerry seem to be in something of a rut: their last few adventures were strictly run-of-the-mill offerings that delivered the expected violence, but little in the way of anything new, and Trap Happy proves to be more of the same. Whilst there's plenty of smashing, thumping and walloping to be enjoyed, this particular fan of the destructive cat and mouse found himself wanting something a little different to break the monotony.

Trap Happy gets a rating of 6/10 from me—not bad, but nothing special.

During my childhood I spent hours watching TV, I watched anything that came my way, it didn't matter if it was good or bad, all I wanted was fun, Tom and Jerry was one of my favorites, I always laughed when it was broadcast On television, I remember quite a few shorts like Sufferin Cats, Advance and be Mechanized, The Midnight Snack and among others, Trap Happy was always one of the ones I liked the most, a simple Formula applied in a good way.

Tom after being Tormented by Jerry and having failed in his attempt to catch him decides to call an Exterminator after finding a phone number in a Book, Butch now as a pest exterminator will try in vain to help Catch Jerry.

The Plot is quite simple but the Execution was Impressively Good, Tom and Butch with a couple of tools manage to catch Jerry but obviously fail in the attempt, As happened in other shorts like The Midnight Snack, the simple Plots do you handle well give incredible results, and here is the case!.

The Animation was Incredible, the Main Stage is the House which is in the Country, the Backgrounds look impressive as well as the Movements and the Designs of the Characters, the Animation at the same time is synchronized in a good way with the Music and it is a complete pleasure to watch this short.

The Music is Excellent, it has a lot of rhythm and it is lively, the Incredible presentation of Butch with a Remade Version of the Intro of The Three Stooges was great, some scenes also would not be fun without the Music!.

Trap Happy, despite its simple plot, is a fun and funny Cartoon that shows us the funniest side of the Duo, Butch also draws attention and is given the necessary Prominence, the End is Funny and you could easily watch this short without bothering.

Trap Happy itself belongs to my Best Tom and Jerry Cartoons List, I love the Charm of It as well as the Animation and Music, the Characters are hilarious as always and you will get quite a few smiles while watching this.

For everything I said above, Trap Happy gets a 10.

I have made no secret of loving Tom and Jerry, and while Trap Happy isn't a favourite it is very worthwhile. Yes even with the predictable story line. What does make the cartoon enjoyable are several things. There are the typical chases that make the Tom and Jerry cartoons so enjoyable, such as the ending when Butch turns on Tom. There is the cartoony yet fun violence that makes these cartoons further enjoyable. Then there is the simple but bright, lively and colourful animation, and fun, bombastic orchestral music to add substance to the cartoon. And of course the characters, Jerry is cocky especially at the beginning but he is likable still, and Tom and Butch are great as they try to catch him but to no avail. Overall, this was very enjoyable and re-watchable. 8/10 Bethany Cox

T&J are chasing right from the beginning in this one and Tom is having his usual no luck on catching him. This time he decides to call an exterminator company, hoping that they might have some more elaborate traps handy that Tom could never dream of.

They send a cat to catch the mouse (naturally) but, like Tom before him, Jerry his just not falling for his game of death and turns the tables on them. It's absolutely nothing fancy but the visual humor and imagination make it funny. You can tell how it's going to end but you never really expect Jerry to end up dead do you?

There is also dialogue in this cartoon but no one is credited for it.