Planet Pest

Planet Pest

October 18, 1975 TV Episode The Tom & Jerry Show

Studio
Hanna-Barbera Studios

Synopsis

A mischievous alien being, with the ability to transmogrify into anything (or anyone) he comes in contact with, lands on planet Earth and watches Tom & Jerry build a footlong sadwich. THe tricks Tom into letting him in by knocking on the door and, when Tom answers, bouncing inside while Tom isn't looking. The alien consumes the sandwich and, harrasses Tom by using his gift of his constant metamorphoses and masquerades as Jerry. While Tom dangles from a tree limb, the alien then molests Spike by disguising himself as Tom & Jerry. Spike, believing this is a dream, humiliates the real T&J while the alien bounces inside the house to consume more goodies. The chase continues from door to door in the house, until finally, they all corner themselves inside a closet, where the light switches on and off and reveals a second self of the trio! Spike, Tom and Jerry then develop a nervous breakdown. The doctor examines the three in bed and diagnoses that they suffer from a cute (or not so cute!) case of hallucination, and in showing them, he trans forms into Spike, then Tom, then Jerry, and then his old self again. The alien immediately dashes aboard his mini space ship and heads back for his own planet.

Characters

Tom, Jerry, Spike, Alien

Credits

Directing

Director
William Hanna, Joseph Barbera
Animation Director
Charles Nichols (as Charles A. Nichols)

Producing

Producer
William Hanna, Joseph Barbera

Music

Music
Hoyt Curtin

Art Department

Production Design
Bob Singer
Background
Al Gmuer, Richard Khim, Bill Proctor, John Currin
Storyboard Editor
Alex Lovy
Storyboard Direction
Tom Dagenais, Howard Post, Art Scott, Don Sheppard, Paul Sommer
Graphics
Iraj Paran
Ink And Paint Supervision
Billie Kearns
Background Supervision
F. (Fernando) Montealegre

Editing

Editor
Pat Foley, Joe Sandusky, James Yaras, Richard Allen, Terry Moore
Supervising Editor
Larry Cowan

Sound

Sound Direction
Richard Olson, Bill Getty

Music Department

Musical Supervisor
Paul DeKorte

Production Management

Production Manager
Jayne Barbera
Production Supervisor
Victor O. Schipek
Post-Production Supervision
Joed Eaton

Crew

Creative Producer
Iwao Takamoto
Technical Supervision
Frank Pakier
Negative Consultant
William E. DeBoer

Companies and other credits

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  • HANNA-BARBERA
  • PRODUCTION

Production notes

Joe E. Ross takes over for the voice role of Spike in this episode.

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