![]() He goes out of his way to be more racist about it all.Īt that point, there’s no real way for Puss to save itself–later versions of the cartoon lightened Mammy’s skin and redubbed her–but, even so, the cartoon doesn’t do anything special or even interesting. It’s not just how the cartoon portrays the character, voiced by Lillian Randolph, it’s how Joseph Barbara writes the dialogue. Then Mammy shows up and Puss gets gross and then grosser. I’m sure cats can be this evil playing with their prey but… not sure I have any interest in seeing it.Īnd it doesn’t really play for slapstick laughs because, until this point, it’s just the cat beating up on the mouse. ![]() Jerry can’t run away faster enough or smart enough the awkwardly cruelest moment is when Tom revives Jerry with some water after knocking him unconscious. Puss is the first Tom and Jerry cartoon, before Tom is named Tom (he’s Jasper here) and Jerry doesn’t get an onscreen name.įor the first two minutes, it’s just Jasper–sorry, no, it’s just easier to call him Tom–it’s just Tom tormenting Jerry. Until the exceptionally racist caricature of “Mammy Two-Shoes” arrives, the most distinguishing thing about Puss Gets the Boot is the exceptional cruelty of the cat.
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