Tom and Jerry: A Christmas Carol

Tom and Jerry: A Christmas Carol is an animated television special starring Tom and Jerry, produced by Warner Bros. Pictures.

Synopsis
Tom Cat is a selfish and greedy, holiday-hating feline who demands that Jerry Mouse work on Christmas Day until he is visited by three ghosts of Christmas to show him the true meaning of the holidays

Plot
Tom Cat is a selfish, Scrooge-like feline who demands that his underpaid and overworked employee Jerry Mouse be working all day Christmas Day.

When Tom returns home to his manor, the cat is visited by the ghost of his old partner Butch Cat (who was brutally beaten to death by a dog last Christmas Eve). Upon seeing Butch's ghost, the cat screams in horror and hides in a vase, trembling and shaking. Butch's ghost laments on being condemned and bound to heavy chains and shackles in the afterlife for all eternity as punishment for his selfishness, deceit, dishonesty and greed and the horrible deeds he commited throughout his life, and warns Tom that the same fate will be sealed, only worse, if he does not change his ways and clean up his act. Before he departs, he also foretells the arrival of the three ghosts throughout the night.

When the clock strikes one, Tom is first visited by the Spirit of Christmas Past (Red) a who takes the cat on a journey back through time to his kittenhood. Upon his visit, he recalls spending Chistmas alone as a kitten as he had been thrown out on the street by his owner. The Spirit shows Tom a Christmas party where he met and fell in love with and became engaged to a beautiful cat named Toodles Galore in later life. Eventually, Toodles Galore ends the relationship, due to Tom's love for money.

The clock strikes two and Tom then meets the Ghost of Christmas Present (Spike Bulldog), dressed in a festive green robe and a wreath. The bulldog-like spirit gives the cat a glance into the holiday celebration of others. Then the Spirit takes Tom to Jerry's home, and they watch as Jerry his nephew Tuffy, as his fiancée Cherie Mouse and her niece and nephew, despite being poor, as they are enjoying Christmas together. The mice gather for a Christmas dinner of Christmas pudding, goose, pieces of cheese and chestnuts. Suddenly, Tuffy starts hacking and coughing which shows that he has a serious illness and Jerry runs to his side. Cherie and her niece and nephew are concerned, and Tom watches the scene in genuine concern. The cat gulps and asks the if Tuffy will live, but the Spirit sadly shakes his head, stating that the little grey mouse will not survive to see another Christmas if the shadows remain unaltered as he begins to depart.

Finally, Tom finds himself face-to-face with the Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come; silent, faceless, cloaked figure. Tom is taken to the cemetery where Jerry, Cherie and her unnamed niece and nephew are standing in front of a small grave, weeping for Tuffy's passing. The Spirit then leads Tom to his lonely grave, finally convincing the frightened cat to change his ways as he desperately pleads for another chance.

The next morning, it is Christmas Day, Tom springs from his bed and he pays a visit to Jerry and tells him that he is giving him a raise and inviting him and his fiancée to Christmas dinner. Jerry then looks to his fiancée, and then he smiles, shaking Tom's paw. The film ends as Tuffy observes, "God bless us, everyone!"

Cast

 * Tom Cat
 * Jerry Mouse
 * Cherie Mouse - Jerry Mouse's fiancée
 * Cherie's unnamed niece and nephew - these young male and female mice are twins
 * Tuffy Mouse (aka Nibbles)
 * Butch Cat (as a ghost)
 * Red (Spirit of Christmas Past)
 * Spike Bulldog (spirit of Christmas Present)
 * Spirit of Christmas Yet to Come
 * Toodles Galore - Tom's love interest. In this story, she ends their relationship because of Tom's love for money
 * Droopy Dog - Droopy Dog makes a cameo appearance at the Christmas party in the past

Trivia

 * Droopy Dog makes a cameo appearance in the movie again.
 * this film is loosely based on the book "A Christmas Carol" by Charles Dickens