Tweekums The weather is particularly bad so Tom isn't pleased when Mammy Two Shoes says it is time for him to go outside for the night. He is a bit slow so she chides him saying that she will catch a cold standing by the open door... this gives him an idea; he pretends to have a cold so is allowed to sleep inside by the fire. As soon as Mammy has gone he starts chasing Jerry but ends up with a mouse trap on his nose! He takes this as a cue to give up and go to sleep. While he naps Jerry paints red dots all over Tom's face; then wakes him and shows him a newspaper headline warning of a measles epidemic before holding up a mirror. Jerry then attempts to 'cure' him with the help of 'Doctor Quack's Medicine Book' the cures involve freezing him, cooking him then giving him a cold shower; the last treatment washes away the spots leaving Tom in no doubt that he was made a fool of. It is time to sort out Jerry... but now Jerry is covered in spots; He really does have the measles!This amusing short shows Jerry at his most sadistic as he 'treats' Tom's condition; you can't help but feel sorry for the poor cat as he is first frozen solid then cooked till he is too hot to touch... even if one does laugh at the same time. Having Jerry torment Tom while pretending to help him was a nice change to their usual fighting as it meant poor Tom just sat there and took it. The ending proved to be a fun little twist that served them both right!

TheLittleSongbird The first minute or so is not as interesting as the rest of the cartoon, and the cartoon is perhaps too short. However, Polka-Dot Puss is very entertaining and light-hearted. The animation is beautiful and smooth, the music is energetic and the story is clever. Plus the sight gags are really inventive and unusual, starting with Tom's faking of his illness in order to stay in the house to the surprise ending which is another good example of neither character winning. Both Tom and Jerry are great and play against each other well.Overall, Polka-Dot Puss is very entertaining, without being the best of the lot. 8/10 Bethany Cox

Shawn Watson This short begins with Tom using Jerry as a yo-yo for his own pleasure before Mammy-Two-Shoes (dubbed to appease the PC Brigade in the version I saw) orders him out of the house for the night, despite the fact that it's pouring with rain. Why does she insist on torturing him like this again? Anyway, Tom pretends to be ill so he can stay indoors, by the fire. But Jerry is having none of it.He convinces Tom that he has measles by paining dots on his face and proceeds to 'cure' him using a wide range of gruesome anecdotes, which make up the visual humor of the cartoon. In the end, they both pay for their untruths.An amusing cartoon.

Antzy88 When the black maid tries to put Tom out for the night -- in the heavy rain -- he feigns a cold to keep himself inside. Makeshift doctor Jerry gives Tom a cure he'll never forget...A very enjoyable, light-hearted cartoon with an added twist at the end.