Tom and Jerry Cartoons under this category
Jerry has been asked to take care of Nibbles over the Thanksgiving holiday. However, Nibbles is, as the note pinned to his scarf says, “always hungry.” Jerry attempts to feed the little mouse with his own food, but his cupboards are empty. Quietly, he leads Nibbles out of the mousehole, and tiptoes into the living room, where Tom is sleeping besides a bowl of cream. Jerry allows Nibbles to drink the cream from the bowl, before spotting a feast on the table in the adjacent room. Nibbles proceeds to eat certain foods from the table, while Jerry dresses himself and Nibbles as pilgrims, but the trouble begins when Nibbles swallows an orange whole. Jerry hits Nibbles with a knife to remove the orange. It shoots straight out of Nibbles’ mouth and right into the sleeping Tom, waking him up.
After Tom’s rude awakening, he spies on the two mice, and, wearing a feather duster as an Indian headdress, catches Nibbles. War begins. Jerry pops a champagne cork into Tom’s face. Tom returns, grabbing Jerry. Nibbles takes a fork, and, propelled by a plate of jelly, launches the fork into Tom’s rear end. Tom picks up the offending fork and hurls it towards Nibbles, catching him by the diaper. As Tom catches Nibbles, Jerry runs up a nearby candlestick and whacks Tom in the face with a spoon.
Tom launches flaming pussy willows, melting Jerry and Nibbles’ hiding places. As they flee, Jerry runs into a knife thrown by Tom, and is knocked out cold. Tom grabs Jerry once again. Nibbles catapults a pie into Tom’s face, knocking the cat off the table. In a scene that is often cut from television, Nibbles catapults a candle into Tom’s tail, burning the cat, such that he appears in blackface. Finally, Nibbles unleashes a champagne bottle like a missile, which hits Tom and shoots him into a cabinet. Tom surrenders, waving the white flag.
In the final scene, bandaged Tom, Jerry and Nibbles say grace at the table. Nibbles finishes his prayers and proceeds to devour the entire turkey before Tom and Jerry are able to pick up their cutlery, leaving the little orphan with a large belly that he pats in delight.
