Puss Gets the Boot

Puss Gets the Boot is a 1940 American one-reel animated cartoon and is the first short in the Tom and Jerry cartoon series, though the duo aren't identified as such in this short. It was directed by William Hanna and Joseph Barbera, and produced by Rudolf Ising and Fred Quimby. As was the practice of MGM shorts at the time, only Rudolf Ising is credited. It was released to theaters on February 10, 1940 by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.

Directed by William Hanna and Joseph Barbera. Produced by Fred Quimby and Rudolf Ising.

Dialogue

[Mammy Two-Soes enters the living room and picks up Jasper. Jinx laughs quietly and enters his mouse hole]

Mammy Two-Shoes: Hmm... And when I say "out", Jasper, I mean out - O-U-T, out! [Jasper Shrieks and Squeals]

[Mammy Two-Shoes throws Jasper out of the house off-screen. Jinx waves to him, sticks his tongue out and puts a sign that says HOME SWEET HOME in front of his hole, and enters it]

Voice cast

• Clarence Nash – Jasper Cat
• William Hanna – Jinx Mouse
• Lillian Randolph – Mammy Two Shoes (original)
• June Foray, Thea Vidale – Mammy Two Shoes (edited)