Horst in Translation ([email protected]) "Springtime for Thomas" is a 7.5-minute cartoon from the Golden Age of Animation, from 1946 to be more precise and it means that this one is already over 70 years old. It is a Hanna Barbera production that is probably among their more known Tom and Jerry shorts these days. It is also one of the rare films where we have Tom being referenced as Thomas and we also hear him talk on one occasion. This one is all about love. Tom prefers drooling over the female cat next door over playing cat-and-mouse games with Jerry, an unacceptable situation for the little mouse though and this film in its entirety is really a great deal about the playfulness between the two and not at all about them being enemies. But in order to keep it from being too light, we have another male cat, a black one, being the antagonist to Tom as he clearly has his plans too with the attractive female cat. Luckily for Tom, these cartoons often have David defeat Goliath and as he is physically inferior to the other cat, this means that he manages to defeat him most of the time, something he rarely manages when going up against Jerry. And when eventually the status quo is restored, then things become difficult again quickly the way they were before and yet completely different. A funny little film with several entertaining interactions. Certainly a good watch if you love old cartoons. I give it a thumbs-up and think you should see it.

TheLittleSongbird I loved Springtime for Thomas, it was a very interesting change of pace as the chases between the legendary cat and mouse duo are not abundant here, instead Tom is head over heels in love with Toodles. Looking at Toodles, it is not hard to see why Tom AND Butch are smitten with her, she is gorgeous! The animation is nice enough if not quite up to scratch with other Tom and Jerry cartoons, and the story does have its predictabilities. But the characters are great and I was glad that there weren't many of them, that way the cartoon is more focused on what it should be focused on, the music is lovely and the visual gags still delight. Overall, a very nice cartoon and an interesting change of pace. 9/10 Bethany Cox

ccthemovieman-1 This cartoon might be the ultimate - and wildly exaggerated - example of how us men can make such fools of ourselves over beautiful women. We are just putty in their hands!It's springtime and Tom is love, so much so they doesn't even pay attention when Jerry rips off a large the fur on his back. (This is why I usually root for Tom - and lose, of course.) The cat is staring out the window as the hot feline across the way, who is lounging in a chair reading "Har-Puss Bazaar." Tom is perched at the window just sighing at "Toodles."Some of the sight gags of Tom being totally enraptured by this "woman" are very funny. Jerry doesn't think they are funny and when a little green devil pops out next to him, he hears "Hey, are you going to stand there and let a dame come between you and him?" The devil keeps urging Jerry to do something about the situation because "that dame has him eating out of her hand." Admittedly, Tom looks pretty silly and has lost all sense of dignity over this beautiful pussy with the long lashes.Anyway, the devil's plan is to provide another cat instead of Tom for the woman, so a black alley cat, living in a garbage can, is recruited. This black cat turns out to be hilarious and the rest of the cartoon is the two males bashing the hell out of each other to try to get the female's affections. These guys pull out all the stops!In the end, we get another surprise, and another example of what I mention in the first paragraph. This was a solid Tom and Jerry cartoon and, to me, the year 1946 started ushering in a newer era of their material, more violent but also a lot funnier.

Antzy88 Jerry is disappointed to find that Tom has a crush on Toodles, a beautiful female cat that he can see from his window. Jerry, with the help of his evil side, tries to break them up by bringing in rival black cat (who later became known as Butch, after the dog's name changed from Butch to Spike).Very amusing stuff!