[s1e16] Puttin' On The Dog Apr 2026

The story kicks off with a familiar scene—Tom chasing Jerry—until Jerry finds the ultimate sanctuary: a local dog pound. Knowing he’ll be torn to shreds if he simply walks in, Tom spots a plaster dog statue outside a pet shop. In a stroke of desperate genius, he steals the statue's head and wears it as a mask, hoping to pass as a fellow canine.

This short is a masterclass in the "Ass in a Lion Skin" trope, where Tom’s disguise leads to increasingly absurd slapstick. [S1E16] Puttin' On The Dog

Interestingly, composer Scott Bradley utilized Arnold Schönberg's twelve-tone technique for the cartoon's score—marking one of the first times this avant-garde technique was ever used in a film score. The story kicks off with a familiar scene—Tom

When Jerry runs into a dog pound, Tom takes the head of a dog statue and wears it in order to not get caught and try to catch him. Puttin' on the Dog (Short 1944) - Trivia - IMDb This short is a masterclass in the "Ass