What You Do When You Hear the Door Buzzer

The Hanna-Barbera unit, at least in 1942, wasn’t into wild takes like MGM stable-mate Tex Avery. So when Tom reacts to a door buzzer in Puss N’ Toots, his expression isn’t all that outrageous.

Still, there are some good drawings, from Irv Spence, I suspect. These are nine consecutive frames.

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Bill Hanna holds Tom for three frames, then turns his head. Tom is held for 23 frames while Jerry continues to run in the fish bowl.



Hanna and Joe Barbera are the only people to get a screen credit on this short, besides producer Fred Quimby.