It's Greek to Me-ow!

It's Greek to Me-ow!

Infobox Hollywood cartoon
cartoon_name = It's Greek to Me-ow
series = Tom and Jerry


caption = Title card of "It's Greek to Me-ow!"
director = Gene Deitch
story_artist = Eli Bauer
animator =
voice_actor = Allen Swift
musician =
producer = William L. Snyder
studio =
distributor = Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
release_date = flagicon|US December, 1961
color_process = Technicolor
runtime = 7 minutes
preceded_by = "Down and Outing"
followed_by = "High Steaks"
movie_language = English
imdb_id = 0055025

"It's Greek to Me-ow" is a 1961 Tom and Jerry cartoon directed by Gene Deitch and produced by William L. Snyder. It is the third of the thirteen cartoons.

Plot

Tom is a starving cat in ancient Greece who lives in the shadows of the Acropolis. He spies Jerry, a rich mouse living in a luxurious mouse hole, and attempts to catch him by reaching into his mouse hole in the back of the Acropolis. After a couple of failed attempts, he decides to try to enter the Acropolis, despite a sign hanging out front which states "No Cats Allowed." He eventually succeeds in sneaking into the Acropolis, but is no more successful in catching Jerry.

In the end, Jerry sends a chariot Tom is on out the front steps of the Acropolis.


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