Interesteg What makes it different from others?

Micitype Pretty Good

Odelecol Pretty good movie overall. First half was nothing special but it got better as it went along.

CrawlerChunky In truth, there is barely enough story here to make a film.

Foreverisacastironmess This is one of my favourite ever shorts to feature these two lovable cartoon legends because it plays around with the typical style of the animation and successfully tries out a scenario that is something very different and a little less..one note than what you usually get, and I mean that in the nicest possible way. I love the stupendous animation within the animation that is the chalk-line stick figure versions of Tom and Jerry, I think it was an ingenious idea that opens up a whole new little dimension in the setup of it all. There's a great dazzling ingenuity to the scenes, and by bringing Tom's drawings to life, some really interesting and strange sight gags are created as the characters literally unravel on screen, and a rubber can erase sketch-Tom, or a pencil change the shape of his whole body. I liked the part where his back legs were made all freakishly tiny, not unlike those weird-legged cats that you see in real life sometimes - oh-so cute! And the mouse trap itself is so insanely elaborate and drawn-out in its execution that you've just gotta love it. Both bizarre and pretty amazing at the same time, it's a blooming fantastical short. I'd watch it if I were me! (???)

TheLittleSongbird I may sound like a broken record, but I just love Tom and Jerry. They were part of my childhood, and I still adore them. Designs on Jerry is so clever in visuals and constructions it ranks among my favourite of their cartoons. I also love it for its originality and fun. The animation is excellent, the backgrounds are colourful and the characters well drawn but the real delight comes from anything to do with the drawings on the black board. The music has a lot of energy and the gags and chases are clever and fresh. The pacing is fast, the story is original, the ending is hilarious and both Tom and Jerry are their usual likable selves. Overall, just delightful. 10/10 Bethany Cox

ccthemovieman-1 This was extremely clever, a real treat. I love something that is off the wall, even for a cartoon. This qualifies for OTW status, as blueprint stick figures come to life, right off a big chalkboard.Tom is building the world's greatest mousetrap and has an elaborate blueprint of it. He goes to bed dreaming of fame and fortune. Then the fun kicks in as the mouse pictured in the blueprint comes alive, climbs out the drawing and goes to warn Jerry of his impending doom. Later, the cat in the picture comes to life (not Tom) and it's he and two Jerry's - the drawn one and the real Jerry - battling it out from that point with very unique sight gags. That is because the stick figures react differently than the real Tom and Jerry. Suffice to say, this is different.Watch this if you ever have the opportunity because it mixes brains and slapstick and humor just beautifully.This was part of disc two on the Tom and Jerry Spotlight Collection, Volume One

Antzy88 Tom is busy planning a complicated trap to ensnare Jerry with, and falls asleep after drawing his plans up before he starts work on the trap itself. Unknown to him, though, the drawn mouse had come to life and alerted Jerry, who does a little something to the plans that is not only virtually unnoticeable, but was enough to change its operation somewhat... The trap itself -- and the whole cartoon -- are very clever and funny. Even though it is one of the later entries in the Hanna-Barbera period of Tom & Jerry cartoons, it's still worth a look!