Mouse and Garden

Mouse and Garden
Lobby card.
Production company	Warner Bros. Cartoons
Distributor	Warner Bros. Pictures The Vitaphone Corporation
Release date	May 22, 1960
Run time	6:25
Starring	Mel Blanc Daws Bulter
Producer(s)	John W. Burton
Music composed by	Milt Franklyn
Story by	Michael Maltese (uncredited)
Animation	Gerry Chiniquy Virgil Ross Art Davis
Director(s)	Friz Freleng
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Mouse and Garden is the four hundred and seventh Looney Tunes theatrical short. It was published by Warner Bros. Pictures and The Vitaphone Corporation on May 22, 1960. It was written by Michael Maltese, produced by John W. Burton, and directed by Friz Freleng.

Sylvester and Sam, while trying to find themselves dinner on the docks, catch a mouse and save him for breakfast in the morning. But temptation soon overcomes both cats as they try to eat the mouse.

Characters

Legend
Character debut	Speaking debut	Ep. debut	No lines	Mentioned

In order of appearance:

Character	Actor
Sylvester	Mel Blanc
Sam Cat	Daws Butler
Mouse	Mel Blanc

Locations

• Earth
  • United States
    • Harbor docks
      • Wharf house

Objects

• Trashcans
• Hammer
• Dynamite
• Dresser drawer
• Jug
• Mallet
• Snorkel-like metal piping
• Corks
• String

Vehicles

• Motorboat

Production

Second lobby card.

Development

Although this short has no credits for the writer, it is presumed that an uncredited Michael Maltese had worked on it.

Music

The music was composed by Milt Franklyn.

Release

Dates are in order of release:

• United States: May 22, 1960 in theatres

Behind the scenes

• Sylvester lacks the white tip on his tail, much like some of his appearances in the earlier 1940s shorts and most of the pre-1955 Robert McKimson-directed shorts. His tail's solid black appearance would still be used consistently up until the 1962 short, The Jet Cage.

Errors

• The WB Shield zoom is different than that of the other shorts as it does not zoom in all the way on the opening rings. It can be presumed that it is missing the final frame of the zoom animation.

Critical reception

The short was nominated for the 33rd Academy Awards for "Best Short Subject (Cartoon)" alongside High Note, although both were lost to the Czechoslovak-American short film Munro.

Accolades

Award	Date of ceremony	Category	Recipient	Result
Academy Award	April 17, 1961	Best Animated Short Film	Warner Bros.	Nominated

In other languages

Language	Name	Meaning

Home availability

• In the United States:
  • Looney Tunes Golden Collection: Volume 4
  • Looney Tunes Platinum Collection: Volume 3