Trap Happy

Trap Happy (1946)

Tom calls the exterminators, but they send a cat, who despite his various tools, doesn't fare much better than Tom usually does.

Date of release
1946-06-29
TMDB
7.5 / 10 (43)
Runtime
7m
Genres
Comedy, Animation
Director
William Hanna, Joseph Barbera

Casting

Interesting facts

Trap Happy is a 1946 American one-reel animated cartoon and is the 25th Tom and Jerry short, it was released on June 29, 1946. It was produced by Fred Quimby, directed by William Hanna and Joseph Barbera, with the music score by Scott Bradley. The cartoon was animated by Michael Lah, Kenneth Muse, and Ed Barge, with uncredited work from Ray Patterson and Pete Burness. Recycled animation done by Irven Spence from The Yankee Doodle Mouse was used in the beginning of the short. The short was re-issued in March 27, 1954. The short was noted for its extreme violence and the quality of the animation.

Production

Directed by: William Hanna and Joseph Barbera

Animation: Michael Lah, Kenneth Muse, Ed Barge, Ray Patterson (uncredited), Pete Burness (uncredited), Irven Spence (recycled animation from The Yankee Doodle Mouse, uncredited)

Animation done by Irven Spence from The Yankee Doodle Mouse was reused when Tom was chasing Jerry down the stairs. Ed Barge animates the following sequence until Tom opens the door for Butch, which was done by Kenneth Muse. After that, Muse animated until the scene where Jerry runs to a mouse hole after Butch cuts Tom's tail by accident, which was animated by Michael Lah, he animated until Ray Patterson's scene where Tom and Butch lifts the wall…

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