The second outing for everyone's favourite cartoon cat and mouse (and the first in which they are actually named Tom and Jerry), the Midnight Snack is a vast improvement over their first appearance (in 1940's Puss Gets The Boot). Tom is still a little rough around the edges, lacking the defined look he would get in the Quimby episodes, but the style and feel of the animation is much more refined.
The story is still fairly simpleJerry raids the fridge whilst Tom does his best to stop himbut the level of invention is much higher, with some lovely use of various food as props. The visual humour and quality of animation ain't quite up to the standards that would be reached in the years to follow, but it's definitely heading in the right direction.
The story is still fairly simpleJerry raids the fridge whilst Tom does his best to stop himbut the level of invention is much higher, with some lovely use of various food as props. The visual humour and quality of animation ain't quite up to the standards that would be reached in the years to follow, but it's definitely heading in the right direction.