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Simply A Masterpiece

This is one of the few movies I've ever seen where the whole audience broke into spontaneous, loud applause a third of the way in.

If you like to be scared, if you like to laugh, and if you like to learn a thing or two at the movies, this absolutely cannot be missed.

It is springtime; the flowers are in bloom and Thomas has fallen in love with Toodles, the cat sunbathing outside. Jerry is not pleased with this; he wants to have fun tormenting Tom but no matter what he does Tom just keeps on staring at Toodles. When Tom goes over to Toodles and starts to flirt, a little devil-mouse pops up next to Jerry and tells him to do something about the situation. What he does is write a letter to an alley cat, claiming to be from Toodles, inviting him round. Inevitably when the alley cat turns up and starts making advances towards Toodles a jealous fight starts and the two cats battle for her attention; eventually Tom is forced to concede defeat and it looks as though things will get back to usual with him and Jerry... till a lady mouse appears on the scene.This was a fun short where Jerry is very much the antagonist for once. It is also notable because Jerry is only slightly involved in most of the action as the fight between Tom and the alley cat provides the vast majority of the violent gags. That is okay though as it is fun watching the two cats fighting. The gags are of the sort one would expect; both creative and violent; they also come thick and fast. Not all the gags are violent though; I particularly liked how the alley cat combed his hair with the bony remains of a fish before setting off to meet Toodles. The animation is up to the usual high standard of the era and Scott Bradley's musical soundtrack was great too.

Here is another great cartoon for Valentine's Day (or any other day), starring the dynamic duo of "toondom:" Tom and Jerry. This is my favorite Tom and Jerry cartoon from 1946, where Tom falls in love with a cute girl cat named Toodles. In this short, Jerry peered by the spirit of jealously forges a letter laced with perfume (supposedly from Toodles) to an alley-cat named Butch to break-up Tom's romance, so Jerry could selfishly have his "frenemy" back.I don't have any particular scene that I like because I love this cartoon, and I love how Toodles is designed. So that is all I could say about this cartoon.

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

Spring has sprung, love is in the air, and Thomas has fallen for Toodles, the fancy rich feline next door. All gooey-eyed and completely under the posh pussy's spell, the once proud mouser no longer has time to chase poor old Jerry, preferring to wait hand and foot on the girl of his dreams.Nose put out of joint, the rejected rodent plots to ruin Tom's chances: he sends a local alley cat a fake love-letter signed by Toodles, and sits back as the mangy bit of rough becomes Tom's bitter love rival.After much mayhem, with the guys fighting furiously for temptress Toodles' attention, Tom admits defeat and returns to mouse-chasing duties, only to find Jerry cooing over a ravishing lady rodent. Oh, the irony!Springtime for Thomas is another reasonable caper, with the usual quota of violence and laughs, but, once again, does not prove to be anything particularly special. Fans of the cat and mouse duo will undoubtedly have fun, but with the old 'devil on the shoulder' gag proving to be the most inspired moment, I felt a little disappointed.