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	Tom chases Jerry onto a dock, and they soon both end up in a can factory and get put into cans during the opening credits. After they come out of the can machine (one can reads "Tom" and the other "Jerry"), Tom cuts his can open and releases himself. When Jerry sees Tom, he jumps and runs outside of the can factory, with Tom chasing him, making the fish cans spill everywhere.		Tom chases Jerry onto a dock, and they soon both end up in a can factory and get put into cans during the opening credits. After they come out of the can machine (one can reads "Tom" and the other "Jerry"), Tom cuts his can open and releases himself. When Jerry sees Tom, he jumps and runs outside of the can factory, with Tom chasing him, making the fish cans spill everywhere.

	As Jerry (still in his can) rolls out of the way, Tom is carried out by the rolling cans and off the pier, until he glides through the air and stops as his tail, then his arm, and then his body register that gravity is imminent. Tom dangles in midair, has his face stretched, and finally falls into the sea. Tom soon jumps out, white with fear, followed by a hungry ]. ~~The cat~~ grabs onto an offshoot of the pier and pulls himself down so as to flip himself just out of the way of the shark below him. The cat then gets splattered with a drop of water and jumps back onto the pier as the shark laughs. Tom responds by throwing an anchor onto the shark's head, causing him to badmouth him as Tom taunts him.		As Jerry (still in his can) rolls out of the way, Tom is carried out by the rolling cans and off the pier, until he glides through the air and stops as his tail, then his arm, and then his body register that gravity is imminent. Tom dangles in midair, has his face stretched, and finally falls into the sea. Tom soon jumps out, white with fear, followed by a hungry ]. Tom grabs onto an offshoot of the pier and pulls himself down so as to flip himself just out of the way of the shark below him. The cat then gets splattered with a drop of water and jumps back onto the pier as the shark laughs. Tom responds by throwing an anchor onto the shark's head, causing him to badmouth him as Tom taunts him.

	Tom returns to chasing Jerry when he hears his can clattering across the wood floor. Jerry stops at Tom's foot, and leaps into the air, but is then caught and opened. Tom repeatedly shakes the can to get Jerry out of it with no results, and sticks a finger inside to get bitten by Jerry, with painful results. He finally pulls Jerry out of the can, and as both of them realize the situation, Jerry releases his death grip, shows his smile to the camera, and kicks Tom's face as he starts the chase. The two chase through the huts and across the pier until Jerry stops at the end of the pier while Tom goes off the end. Tom looks back to see Jerry waving at him and can barely turn back around before he slams into a porthole, taking on its shape, and then falling into the sea to meet the shark again.		Tom returns to chasing Jerry when he hears his can clattering across the wood floor. Jerry stops at Tom's foot, and leaps into the air, but is then caught and opened. Tom repeatedly shakes the can to get Jerry out of it with no results, and sticks a finger inside to get bitten by Jerry, with painful results. He finally pulls Jerry out of the can, and as both of them realize the situation, Jerry releases his death grip, shows his smile to the camera, and kicks Tom's face as he starts the chase. The two chase through the huts and across the pier until Jerry stops at the end of the pier while Tom goes off the end. Tom looks back to see Jerry waving at him and can barely turn back around before he slams into a porthole, taking on its shape, and then falling into the sea to meet the shark again.

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1967 film

Cannery Rodent
File:CanneryRodenttitle.jpgTitle Card
Directed by	Chuck Jones Co-director: Maurice Noble
Story by	Chuck Jones
Produced by	Chuck Jones Les Goldman Earl Jonas
Starring	Mel Blanc June Foray William Hanna
Music by	Dean Elliott
Animation by	Ben Washam Ken Harris Don Towsley Tom Ray Dick Thompson O. B. Barkley Bob Kirk
Color process	Metrocolor
Production company	MGM Animation/Visual Arts
Distributed by	Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Release date	April 14, 1967 (1967-04-14)
Running time	6:28
Language	English

Cannery Rodent is a 1967 Tom and Jerry short produced by Chuck Jones, and was the final written and directed by him (however, based on production, the final written and directed by him was Jerry, Jerry, Quite Contrary). The title's a parody of John Steinbeck's Cannery Row.

Plot

Tom chases Jerry onto a dock, and they soon both end up in a can factory and get put into cans during the opening credits. After they come out of the can machine (one can reads "Tom" and the other "Jerry"), Tom cuts his can open and releases himself. When Jerry sees Tom, he jumps and runs outside of the can factory, with Tom chasing him, making the fish cans spill everywhere.

As Jerry (still in his can) rolls out of the way, Tom is carried out by the rolling cans and off the pier, until he glides through the air and stops as his tail, then his arm, and then his body register that gravity is imminent. Tom dangles in midair, has his face stretched, and finally falls into the sea. Tom soon jumps out, white with fear, followed by a hungry shark. Tom grabs onto an offshoot of the pier and pulls himself down so as to flip himself just out of the way of the shark below him. The cat then gets splattered with a drop of water and jumps back onto the pier as the shark laughs. Tom responds by throwing an anchor onto the shark's head, causing him to badmouth him as Tom taunts him.

Tom returns to chasing Jerry when he hears his can clattering across the wood floor. Jerry stops at Tom's foot, and leaps into the air, but is then caught and opened. Tom repeatedly shakes the can to get Jerry out of it with no results, and sticks a finger inside to get bitten by Jerry, with painful results. He finally pulls Jerry out of the can, and as both of them realize the situation, Jerry releases his death grip, shows his smile to the camera, and kicks Tom's face as he starts the chase. The two chase through the huts and across the pier until Jerry stops at the end of the pier while Tom goes off the end. Tom looks back to see Jerry waving at him and can barely turn back around before he slams into a porthole, taking on its shape, and then falling into the sea to meet the shark again.

Tom swims out of the way with the shark continues to snap at him. Tom climbs a ladder while the shark eats through the wood columns under the pier. The shark swims back and takes a leap toward Tom on top of the pier and gets smacked on the head with an oar before falling back into the water. He emerges and glares at Tom as he taunts him once again, only this time, the shark leaps out of the water and grabs Tom (and part of the pier decking) in his jaws. Jerry peers through the resulting hole at the terrifying situation below: Tom is hanging onto the oar, which braces the shark's mouth open. It breaks this brace, until Tom uses his legs to brace instead, staving off doom for a little longer. Fortunately, Jerry saves him by dumping an entire canister of pepper into the shark's mouth, causing the leviathan to sneeze and launch himself around the water and into the canning machine, where he is stuffed into a big can with his frowning picture on it.

As Jerry relaxes and obtains a halo for his good deed, an ungrateful Tom grabs him and pops Jerry's halo with devil horns that appear on his head, chuckling evilly. Jerry chuckles innocently and sneezes himself out of Tom's paw and horns, into the water, immediately followed by Tom. Tom's searching on for him, only to become terrified when he finds another shark fin on a coming towards him. He panics and swims away with lightning speed. However, it is revealed that the fin is actually Jerry, who is now shown swimming underneath the water. Jerry turns his head towards the camera with a devilish smile on his face and also grows his own devil horns while he continues to chase back in swimming after Tom and into the sunset.

Crew

Co-Director & Layouts: Maurice Noble
Story: Chuck Jones
Animation: Ben Washam, Ken Harris, Don Towsley, Tom Ray, Dick Thompson, O.B. Barkley & Bob Kirk
Backgrounds: Philip DeGuard
Camera Planning: Buf Nerbovig
Vocal Effects: Mel Blanc, June Foray & William Hanna
Production Manager: Earl Jonas
Music: Dean Elliott
Co-ordinator: Sam Pal
Production Supervised by Les Goldman
Produced & Directed by Chuck Jones

External links

v t e Chuck Jones Tom and Jerry shorts (1963–1967)
1963	Pent-House Mouse
1964	The Cat Above and the Mouse Below Is There a Doctor in the Mouse? Much Ado About Mousing Snowbody Loves Me The Unshrinkable Jerry Mouse
1965	Ah, Sweet Mouse-Story of Life Tom-ic Energy Bad Day at Cat Rock The Brothers Carry-Mouse-Off Haunted Mouse I'm Just Wild About Jerry Of Feline Bondage The Year of the Mouse The Cat's Me-Ouch!
1966	Duel Personality Jerry, Jerry, Quite Contrary Jerry-Go-Round Love Me, Love My Mouse Puss 'n' Boats Filet Meow Matinee Mouse The A-Tom-inable Snowman Catty-Cornered
1967	Cat and Dupli-cat O-Solar Meow Guided Mouse-ille (or Science on a Wet Afternoon) Rock 'n' Rodent Cannery Rodent The Mouse from H.U.N.G.E.R. Surf-Bored Cat Shutter Bugged Cat Advance and Be Mechanized Purr-Chance to Dream
See also: Hanna-Barbera Tom and Jerry shorts (1940–1958; 2001; 2005) and Gene Deitch Tom and Jerry shorts (1961–1962)

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