Tom and Jerry Cartoons under this category
Spike and Tyke are off on a picnic, but while putting their food in the picnic basket, the ensuing chase between Tom and Jerry results in Jerry jumping into the basket and Tom throwing out the entire contents, before Tom realises that Spike is just behind him and hurriedly puts the spoiled food back in the basket again. Jerry remains hidden in Spike and Tyke’s picnic basket to escape from Tom, and the rest of the cartoon focuses on the food fight between Tom, Jerry and Spike as each other characters vie over the basket’s contents.
At the end of the cartoon, Tom, perched high up in a tree, uses a fishing rod to grab Jerry down below in the picnic basket. His efforts prove unsuccessful, as each time, he ends up catching food. Nevertheless, Tom places the food on the tree branch beside him as he continues to fish for Jerry. Meanwhile, an amry of hungry ants see Tom and the food that he has got with him, high in the tree, and crawl their way up there.
Tom finally succeeds in catching Jerry with the fishing rod, and holds him delightfully in his hands. However, the emergence of the ants results in the combined weight of the marching ants shaking the tree branch violently. A sleeping Spike and Tyke end up being awoken as Tom, Jerry, the ants and a barrage of fruit from the tree fall down on them. Spike is ready to throttle Tom, as both characters watch the food being taken away by the ants, with Jerry waving from inside a sandwich being carted off by several of the ants
