Pet Peeve
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The couple that owns Tom and Spike decides they can’t afford to keep both. They agree that the first one to catch the mouse can stay – bad news for Jerry, until both Tom and Spike cause a bit too much destruction and both get thrown out.
★★★☆☆
Curator’s rating
Landmark
The first Tom and Jerry cartoon produced in CinemaScope, marking MGM's shift to widescreen. The premise is unusually pointed — the household can only afford one animal, so Tom and Spike must compete to justify their existence — and it gives the chase a genuine consequence for once.