Reasons to Call this Cartoon "Infernally Funny despite its Problems" are many, The Zoot Cat premiered at the height of the Zoot Suit, a baggy suit which became popular in the mid-30s in the Mexican, Filipino, African, Japanese and Italian Population in the United States, of course, Tom and Jerry taking advantage of a bit of the Pop Culture of the Late 30s decided to mix all that with a bit of good comedy!
Something that I always loved about this series was when Tom played the Hunk trying to conquer the Girls! It always seemed like a good way to do comedy and, at the same time, take advantage of Tom's Nobility by giving Jerry a bad time.
As is not to be expected from an Early 40s Cartoon, the Characters Smoke and beat each other in brutal ways, there are many customs and they mix 30s pop culture in an interesting way, Thw Brown kitten is a Typical Teenager from the Late 40s. The 30s who always pays attention to fashion while poor Tom, an adult Cat with the Personality of someone in his twenties, decides to win her over by cutting down the Hammock outside the house to turn it into a Zoot Suit.
The Animation is Luxurious and lushly detailed, of course, there is quite a bit of detail both inside and out, the backgrounds are too well drawn, even rivaling Disney in Quality, the Character Designs are clearly impressive and the Movements are incredibly fluid.
Scott Bradley offers an Excellent and a little Stereotyped Music that fits in the Frantic-Romantic atmosphere of the cartoon, a couple of dances and action must be accompanied by good music clearly!.
Mixing the Pop Culture of the Time with Tom and Jerry was something strange, but you know how crazy Bill and Joe were, they always put everyone in their cartoons!.
In itself, Zoot Cat is a complete Tom and Jerry Classic and shows the Magic of MGM in its Maximum splendor, the Animation is brilliant as well as the music, there are several references to the pop culture of the time and it is interesting if you see it in another way, but it is still a complete classic that should be respected and valued for what it is!.
In itself, Zoot Cat gets a Deserved 10.
Something that I always loved about this series was when Tom played the Hunk trying to conquer the Girls! It always seemed like a good way to do comedy and, at the same time, take advantage of Tom's Nobility by giving Jerry a bad time.
As is not to be expected from an Early 40s Cartoon, the Characters Smoke and beat each other in brutal ways, there are many customs and they mix 30s pop culture in an interesting way, Thw Brown kitten is a Typical Teenager from the Late 40s. The 30s who always pays attention to fashion while poor Tom, an adult Cat with the Personality of someone in his twenties, decides to win her over by cutting down the Hammock outside the house to turn it into a Zoot Suit.
The Animation is Luxurious and lushly detailed, of course, there is quite a bit of detail both inside and out, the backgrounds are too well drawn, even rivaling Disney in Quality, the Character Designs are clearly impressive and the Movements are incredibly fluid.
Scott Bradley offers an Excellent and a little Stereotyped Music that fits in the Frantic-Romantic atmosphere of the cartoon, a couple of dances and action must be accompanied by good music clearly!.
Mixing the Pop Culture of the Time with Tom and Jerry was something strange, but you know how crazy Bill and Joe were, they always put everyone in their cartoons!.
In itself, Zoot Cat is a complete Tom and Jerry Classic and shows the Magic of MGM in its Maximum splendor, the Animation is brilliant as well as the music, there are several references to the pop culture of the time and it is interesting if you see it in another way, but it is still a complete classic that should be respected and valued for what it is!.
In itself, Zoot Cat gets a Deserved 10.