- Barbecue Brawl
Infobox Hollywood cartoon
cartoon_name = Barbecue Brawl
series =Tom and Jerry
caption =
director =William Hanna Joseph Barbera
story_artist = William Hanna
Joseph Barbera
animator =Ed Barge Irven Spence Lewis Marshall Kenneth Muse
layout_artist =Richard Bickenbach
background_artist =Robert Gentle
voice_actor =Daws Butler
musician =Scott Bradley
producer = William Hanna
Joseph Barbera
distributor =Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
release_date = flagicon|USDecember 14 ,1956
color_process =Technicolor CinemaScope Perspecta Stereo
runtime = 6' 34"
preceded_by = "Blue Cat Blues "
followed_by = "Tops with Pops "
movie_language = English
imdb_id = 0048986"Barbecue Brawl" is the 104th one
reel animated "Tom and Jerry " short, created in 1956, directed and produced byWilliam Hanna andJoseph Barbera with music by Scott Bradley. It was animated by Ed Barge, Irven Spence, Lewis Marshall and Kenneth Muse, with backgrounds by Robert Gentle and layouts by Richard Bickenbach. It was released onDecember 14 ,1956 byMetro-Goldwyn-Mayer .Plot
Spike and Tyke walk into the backyard to have a barbecue. The first attempt fails when the steak is instantly burnt to a crisp. Spike retrieves another steak, but by this time Tom and Jerry have appeared on the scene with Tom chasing Jerry as usual. Jerry repeatedly hides in items involved in the barbecue: the bag ofcharcoal , Spike's hat, the salad, the pepper shaker,and the bread. This means that every time Tom pursues Jerry, he is interfering with the barbecue. Each time this happens, Spike chases Tom off, with Tom usually ending up in the swimming pool.Spike finally manages to prepare the meal, and he and Tyke sit down to eat. However, at this point a colony of ants spots the food and approaches the picnic table. Spike grabs the food and Tyke, and flees to the diving board. The ants pursue him, forcing him and Tyke into the pool. The ants then walk away with all the food.
Notes
*This was the first Tom and Jerry short to contain new "Tom and Jerry" opening and ending cards featuring Tom standing in a pink square at the left and Jerry in a green square at the right. All shorts with this title card had their soundtracks recorded in
Perspecta Stereo .
*Unlike previous appearances, Tom is afraid ofwater in "Barbecue Brawl".
*Although the cartoon is billed as a "Tom and Jerry "cartoon, Spike and Tyke are the main characters. The time between Tom and Jerry's first appearance in the cartoon and their last accounts for barely half the cartoon.
*The ants that appeared in "Cat Napping " and "Pup on a Picnic " return to make their final appearances.
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