The A-Tom-Inable Snowman is a 1966 Tom and Jerry cartoon directed by Abe Levitow and produced by Chuck Jones.
Plot[]
The cartoon begins with Tom trying to eat Jerry in a log cabin. Jerry gets sprinkled in pepper, which causes him to sneeze. Tom then notices Jerry in the cuckoo clock. he turns the clock's hands up to 5:00 and he waves to Jerry. He does it a second time and turns it up to 4:00. Tom licks the mouse but the third time when he turns it up to 3:00, instead of Jerry, a bomb comes out. Tom swallows it and it explodes inside his mouth, with the clock taking his teeth in it. The opening credits are then shown with Tom and Jerry skiing.
In the Alps, Tom is knocked out cold while chasing Jerry. However, he is revived by a St. Bernard dog with a keg of brandy. The alcohol makes Tom drunk. He starts seeing hallucinations, like five Jerrys. Tom counts "1, 2, 3-*HIC*". He sees hallucinations of a hole. He seems to see countless holes. Tom hiccups to the real hole, causing him to get frozen solid, requiring the St. Bernard's assistance once again. And once again, he gets intoxicated, causing himself to ski on his feet (as he hiccups). Jerry and the dog watch him, as they shake hands for his "cure". But Tom intentionally bumps his head onto a tree, causing himself to be unconscious as the dog feels worried, trying to make him cured.
Inside the cabin, Tom is sick as Jerry watches him, feeling worried. Tom then asks Jerry to get some tissue near him to "wipe" his sneeze. But he is actually tricking Jerry by grabbing him. About to eat him, the St. Bernard dog pours the boiling water on the tub, causing Tom to free Jerry as he feels it on his feet. In a high temperature, Tom jumps very high, escaping from the cabin, and leading to another very far place. But he returns to the cabin because he "forgot" to get Jerry, grabbing him as he sticks his tongue out to the dog. But another attempt from the hot water causes him to jump high again, but with Jerry. Tom escapes with Jerry to a tropical island, where he is knocked out by a falling coconut. Fortunately, help is on hand—the St. Bernard appears once again to revitalize Tom. Tom once again becomes intoxicated and meanders out to sea, hopping like a kangaroo, with the rescue hound and Jerry waving goodbye and "The End" appearing on a red circle.
Main Team[]
- DIRECTOR: Abe Levitow
- DESIGN CONSULTANT: Maurice Noble
- ANIMATION: Richard Thompson, Don Towsley, Ken Harris, Philip Roman, Tom Ray, Ben Washam
- MUSIC: Dean Elliott
- PRODUCER: Chuck Jones
- STORY BY: Bob Ogle
- BASED UPON THE ORIGINAL CHARACTERS CREATED BY: William Hanna & Joseph Barbera
- LAYOUT: Bob Givens
- BACKGROUNDS: Bob Inman
- TYPOGRAPHICS: Don Foster
- PRODUCTION MANAGER: Earl Jonas
- PRODUCTION SUPERVISOR: Les Goldman
Uncredited Support[]
- CAMERA OPERATOR: Buf Nerbovig
- SOUND EFFECTS / FILM EDITORS: Lovell Norman, John Young
- RECORDING SUPERVISOR: Franklin Milton
- ADDITIONAL PRODUCTION: Michael Maltese, Philip DeGuard, Irv Spector, Tedd Pierce