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Baby Butch

  • 1954
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Baby Butch (1954)
AnimationComedyFamilyShort

An alley cat disguises himself as an abandoned baby in order to con his way inside the house of Tom and Jerry.An alley cat disguises himself as an abandoned baby in order to con his way inside the house of Tom and Jerry.An alley cat disguises himself as an abandoned baby in order to con his way inside the house of Tom and Jerry.

  • Directors
    • Joseph Barbera
    • William Hanna
  • Star
    • Stan Freberg
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    • Directors
      • Joseph Barbera
      • William Hanna
    • Star
      • Stan Freberg
    • 9User reviews
    • 1Critic review
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    Stan Freberg
    Stan Freberg
    • Butch
    • (uncredited)
    • Directors
      • Joseph Barbera
      • William Hanna
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    9Kalashnikovin

    Even Tom is a better Babysitter than Jeannie from Busy Buddies!

    Tot Watchers was and will be the worst short of the Classic Tom and Jerry era, it had a predictable plot in a bad way and overused and boring jokes, While Busy Buddies is an Improvement It is still somewhat Disappointing and could have been given more, in 1954 Hanna and Barbera I guess they were running out of ideas, They released Baby Butch which is a Nice and funny Short that is easy to watch.

    The short is about Butch, who after failing in his task of getting food on the street, decides to disguise himself as Bebe to enter Tom's house after seeing a Big Ham, Tom innocently falls into the Trap but Jerry is not as stupid as Tom!.

    The animation is still pretty good, MGM had already cut costs and that's why cartoons after 1954 started to be cheaper and shorter, Baby Butch still has fancy backgrounds as well as fluid movements and cool character designs, the food obviously It is well drawn as well as the house, and certainly seeing this short film makes me hungry!.

    The Music and Voice Acting are unsurprisingly still brilliant, the Music is Elegant and Relaxed as always, but in the chases it is Lively and quite Well Synchronized, Bradley's Work at MGM was certainly on the same level as Carl Stalling or Milt Franklyn in Looney Tunes!, the voice acting is decent although a bit annoying since Butch emits exaggerated sounds of a Baby and they are somewhat annoying to listen to, although obviously, it is easy to ignore them.

    Despite the Little Coherence and the Absurdity of the Plot, Baby Butch turns out to be an Exemplary and Funny Cartoon of Tom and Jerry, The Beginning was a bit slow but the end was quite funny and surprising that they made me laugh even after the cartoon was finished !, Tom and Jerry although they had already been falling in quality, they were still Great and kept the Classic Slapstick Humor of Always.

    In itself, Baby Butch is not the best of Tom and Jerry from the 50s, but it turns out to be a nice cartoon that can easily give you a few laughs due to how silly Tom turned out to be here, the ending is Hilarious as always and the music always there to brighten the situation.

    For everything I said above, Baby Butch gets a 9.
    Antzy88

    Baby love at its funniest?

    Butch, a black alleycat, is trying to find food, and spots some at the house where Tom and Jerry live, so he poses as a hungry waif to get him inside where the fully-packed refrigerator is; he just has to find his moment when neither Tom nor Jerry will foil his plan, but this proves tricky... As usual, well-timed gags rule the roost and provide a chuckle or two, even if it isn't exactly a classic.
    8TheLittleSongbird

    Aww, little baby want his food?

    Baby Butch is a thoroughly enjoyable if not outstanding Tom and Jerry cartoon. My only real complaint was the rather predictable story, but everything else was fine. The animation and music are both great, complete with some hilarious sight gags especially the one with the large ham. The pace is furious and fast, not too fast so that the ending feels unsatisfying, because actually the ending was surprising and in a good way. Tom is a little dumb here, while Jerry is still cunning, but it is Butch who steals the show as he disguises himself as a baby to get food. Overall, outstanding no, funny yes. 8/10 Bethany Cox
    6BA_Harrison

    Is Tom really that stupid?

    Seeing that Tom has a well stocked fridge, hungry alley-cat Butch pops on a bonnet and climbs into a cot to pose as a poor hungry waif; Tom takes pity on the 'baby' and brings him into his home, but as soon as Tom's back is turned, Butch is in the fridge helping himself to a large joint of ham. Chaos ensues as Jerry also wants the ham.

    Boy, Tom sure is dumb in this cartoon, believing the fully grown alley-cat Butch to be a baby. If he hasn't got the smarts to see through the ruse, I say that he deserves all the trouble he gets. As far as this T&J caper goes, it's pretty standard stuff throughout, with very few really memorable gags and not nearly enough creative pain dished out to the characters (although, having said that, the scalding bath that Tom prepares for Butch looked nasty… maybe Tom had figured out what was going on after all and wanted to punish Butch with third degree burns).
    6blanbrn

    Clever a plot to get in and eat food!

    This "Tom and Jerry" short from 1954 called "Baby Butch" is one that features another cat a stray one named Butch! The short is clever as Butch poses as a baby to gain entry into the home of the cat and mouse. He's treated well they fall for it and he takes the crib and soon the fridge! As this is one hungry cat. It's nice to see both Tom and Jerry in the mix. Memorable is the fight scene over the juicy looking ham! Overall pretty good and entertaining.

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    • Trivia
      Last MGM cartoon to receive a reissue.
    • Goofs
      The refrigerator door handle changes from right to left and the refrigerator door hinges change from left to right.
    • Connections
      Featured in Så er der tegnefilm: Episode #2.11 (1980)
    • Soundtracks
      Love That Pup
      (uncredited)

      Written by Scott Bradley

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    • Release date
      • August 14, 1954 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • El pequeño bebé
    • Production companies
      • Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
      • Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Cartoon Studios
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    • Runtime
      7 minutes
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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