Dog Trouble

Dog Trouble was the 1942 American animated short movie, and also became the 5th Tom & Jerry's short theratical movie. This movie including for the first time Spike (also known as Bull Dog). First released in 1942 by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.

Dog Trouble
Directed by	William Hanna Joseph Barbera Rudolf Ising (all uncredited)
Produced by	Fred Quimby (uncredited on original issued) Rudolf Ising (uncredited on re-issued)
Starring	Harry Lang Lilian Randolph William Hanna Billy Betcher Jack Sabel (all uncredited)
Music by	Scott Bradley (uncredited)
Animation by	George Gordon Bill Littlejohn Irven Spence Jack Zander (all uncredited)
Color process	Technicolor
Production company	Rudolf Ising Production MGM Cartoons
Distributed by	Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Release date	April 18, 1942 April 18, 1952 (re-release)
Running time	8 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Plot

Tom's chasing Jerry when he runs, literally, right into the sleeping (and quite nasty), and the unnamed bulldog later named Spike. Spike chases Tom up a lamp; and Jerry's quite amused, until Spike turns on him and traps him into a cockoo clock. Spike trades off between the two of them, until Tom climbs down the lamp, then finds himself dependings on Jerry to help Tom climb the cockoo clock. They're both trapped, and Jerry's got an idea. As Tom keeps Spike distracted, Jerry uses a ball to yarn to tie everything to the next room. And Jerry kicks him, while Mammy Two Shoes comes with her wrath's to take Spike get out of the house. And to the end, the truce of Tom and Jerry ends while the Tom's tail into a mousetrap.

Fun fact

• Crazy Credits in the original issue: The End America Needs Your Money. Buy Defend Bonds and Stamps Every Pay Day.
• The first appearance of Spike (also known as unnamed "Bull Dog".

Other websites

• Dog Trouble on IMDb