Tom and Jerry, 16 Episode - Puttin’ on the Dog (1944)

"Puttin' on the Dog" (fragment), is a 1944 American one-reel animated cartoon and is the 16th Tom and Jerry short directed by William Hanna and Joseph Barbera and produced by Fred Quimby. It was released in theatres on 28 October 1944, by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. The cartoon was animated by Pete Burness, Ray Patterson, Irven Spence and Kenneth Muse, and the music was composed by Scott Bradley. The cartoon revolves around Tom's attempts to disguise himself as a dog in order to get his hands on Jerry who is hiding from him in a dog pound. It is sometimes thought of as a sequel to The Bodyguard (the previous cartoon).
Interesting facts:
Music from the series "The Zoot Cat" has been involved in the cartoon.
Spike is very slow-witted dog.
St. Bernard dog of this episode previously appeared in the cartoon "War Dogs" 1943.
A scene from the cartoon has been used in the movie "The Wall".

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