The Zoot Cat

thumb|Reissued title. The Zoot Cat (also referred to as simply Zoot Cat) is a 1944 American one-reel animated cartoon and is the 13th Tom and Jerry cartoon released. It was produced in Technicolor, released to theaters on February 26, 1944 by Metro-Goldwyn Mayer and reissued for re-release on October 7, 1950. Directed by William Hanna and Joseph Barbera. Produced by Fred Quimby. Toots Boy, are you corny! You act like a square at the fair, a goon from Saskatoon. You come on like a broken arm. You're a sad apple, a long hair, a cornhusker. In other words, you don't send me. So bail out, brother. Get lost. And here's your rat, cat." Dialogue Tom: [imitating Charles Boyer] Ah, I love you. When I'm with you, I am what you call, uh, a hip cat. I am hip to the jive. I'm in the groove, darling. Toots: Now you're REALLY sendin' me, Jackson. [Tom winks at the audience] Tom: Now, you set my soul on fire. It is not just a little, uh, spark. It is a flame; a big roaring flame. Ah, I can feel it now. It is burning... burning... BURNING-- [Tom starts noticing smoke] Say, [to the audience, in a Groucho Marx voice] something is burning around here! [Tom then realizes what is burning and leaps about screaming. He sees his burned foot] Cast Sara Berner as Toots (uncredited) William Hanna as Tom (uncredited) Jerry Mann as the Radio Announcer (uncredited) External links 0037480 Zoot Cat, The Zoot Cat, The Zoot Cat, The Zoot Cat, The Zoot Cat, The Zoot Cat, The Zoot Cat, The Category:Films directed by William Hanna Category:Films directed by Joseph Barbera