Hatch Up Your Troubles (1949)

User Rating:

7.3/10   

Directors:

Joseph Barbera
William Hanna

Release Date:

14 May 1949 (USA)

Genre:

Family | Animation | Comedy | Short

Plot:

A woodpecker's egg falls from its nest, rolls into Jerry's home, and settles underneath the sleeping Jerry...

Plot Keywords:

Woodpecker | Egg | Telephone Pole | Mouse | Flower

Awards:

Nominated for Oscar.

Directed by
Joseph Barbera
William Hanna

Produced by
Fred Quimby	....	producer

Original Music by
Scott Bradley

Animation Department
Ed Barge	....	animator
Kenneth Muse	....	animator
Ray Patterson	....	animator
Irven Spence	....	animator

Production Companies

• Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (controlled by Loew's Incorporated)
• Loew's (produced by) (as Loew's Incorporated)

Distributors

• Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (1949) (USA) (theatrical) (controlled by Loew's Incorporated)
• Hollydan Works (2008) (Yugoslavia) (DVD)
• Warner Home Video (2007) (USA) (DVD)

Also Known As:

The Egg and Jerry (USA) (working title)
Tom and Jerry: Hatch Up Your Troubles (USA) (long title)

Runtime:

8 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono (Western Electric Sound System)

Certification:

USA:Passed (National Board of Review) | USA:TV-G (TV rating) | South Korea:All | UK:U | USA:Approved (MPAA Certificate No. 13012)

Company:

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)

Trivia:

The first appearance of the woodpecker.

Movie Connections:

Follows Mouse Cleaning (1948)

Soundtrack:

M-O-T-H-E-R, a Word That Means the World To Me

The Woodpecker Adds A Lot To This Cartoon

This is a very entertaining Tom and Jerry cartoon, thanks in part to a cute little woodpecker who is funny and a bit a change. Instead the whole cartoon being a chase scene, as so many T&J cartoons tend to be, it's only the last two minutes. For most of it, we see Jerry trying to deal with this little just-hatched woodpecker, who buzzes through furniture faster than a chain saw.

It all started when the bird's mother put a "Gone to lunch - back in 10 minutes" sign draped over his nest where a pink egg remains. That eggs falls out of the nest and miraculous lands on the ground safely after several soft items broke its fall. Then it rolls right into Jerry's bed! Of course, it hatches and the little guy thinks Jerry is "mama." Craziness really abounds after that incredulous premise.

Overall - very, very entertaining and highly recommended!