![]() ![]() As the flashback ends, Jerry kisses a picture of his girlfriend before she drives past, having married to a rich mouse. Tom becomes even more depressed when Butch and the white cat drive by in the limousine with a "JUST MARRIED" sign on the back. Tom starts drinking (milk) uncontrollably, ignoring Jerry's pleas, and eventually nearly goes down the literal gutter, but is saved just in time by Jerry. He even takes out a predatory 26-year, 112% APR loan from a used car lot to buy her an old, rickety automobile, only for Butch to arrive in his long and fancy convertible, crushing Tom and his car. Tom squanders all of his life savings to buy a diamond ring for her (with a diamond so small she needs a magnifying glass to see it) only to learn that Butch has had already gifted her a ring with a large diamond so shiny that she and Tom need welding helmets just to see it. He then presents her with a small bottle of perfume, but then Butch arrives with a large tanker truck full of perfume. When Tom tries to present her with a flower, he finds she has had already received a beautiful horseshoe garland of roses from Butch. Despite Jerry's protests, Tom desperately tries to buy back her love, but is continually outdone by Butch. Jerry narrates that he and Tom were best friends before Tom falls for a beautiful white cat who, at first, seems to return his feelings (though she is actually manipulating him to her whims) before leaving him for Butch (who, unlike in other cartoons, is extremely rich), revealing she is actually a gold digger, confirming Jerry's earlier suspicions. Tom is seen sitting on train tracks, heavily depressed and waiting for an oncoming train to come and run him over, while Jerry laments at his friend's state and recalls how he ended up there. Unusual for a Tom and Jerry cartoon, Jerry "speaks," through an inner monologue, voiced by Paul Frees. The short was released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer on Novemin CinemaScope. Blue Cat Blues is a 1956 one- reel animated Tom and Jerry cartoon and was written, directed and produced by co-creators William Hanna and Joseph Barbera. ![]()
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