That's My Mommy
That's My Mommy
NR | 19 November 1955 (USA)
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When a duck hatches from the egg underneath Tom, the newborn (Little Quacker) is convinced Tom is his mother. Tom would like to eat the duckling; Jerry is determined to keep that from happening.

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Laikals The greatest movie ever made..!
Nonureva Really Surprised!
Infamousta brilliant actors, brilliant editing
Lollivan It's the kind of movie you'll want to see a second time with someone who hasn't seen it yet, to remember what it was like to watch it for the first time.
BA_Harrison That's My Mommy features that insufferably cute duckling Quackers, who, having been accidentally hatched by Tom, believes the cat to be his mommy. Of course, Tom isn't going to waste a golden opportunity to have duck for dinner and gets out his cookery book, but every recipe is ruined by Jerry mouse, who repeatedly intervenes.As far as I am concerned, Quackers is only slightly less irritating than Nibbles the mouse, and his presence is guaranteed to get my back up. Fortunately, there is still some sadistic fun to be had in watching Tom trick the duckling into a pastry dish or feed him full of stuffing before popping him into a tray of vegetables, even if Jerry inevitably spoils things. The ending, however, is horribly twee, with Tom realising the error of his ways and adopting Quackers. Gack!
Foreverisacastironmess My mum and I once rescued an orphaned duckling. I named it Ducken. It would sit in front of the fire. We gave it to one of those bird sanctuary places. Anyway-aww! This short is just too cute! I love it very much. Who ever couldn't? It's very brief, but so much fun it don't matter. For me all the laughter in this one comes from Quackers the duckling-or rather his hilarious and adorable voice, as provided by Red Coffey. There are several different opinions as to who does the voice, but that's what it says. I really love the humour of Quackers's homely attitude:"now you sit down, Momma, an gimme that spoon!" Three bits that make me laugh featuring him are when he indignantly refuses to believe who his mommy is and slams the book on Jerry, when Tom puts the little onions on his feet, and when he says goodnight to Tom just before he closes the oven door, and Tom pauses while he says it! Sometimes on things of this nature it's the little things that can make you laugh. All my favourites of this show have this particular look to them. Much more humorous than dramatic, although you would surely have to have a heart of stone not to feel a little pang at what the duck says just as he's about to dive into the pot. It's all very lighthearted. I suppose from an adult perspective certain things in this little yarn could be seen as being vaguely "dark". But no child would ever see it that way. The final line, which is also the title, always got a big laugh. The animation is colourful and as always lively and fun. It is only a mere six minutes long so there's not too much to talk about-but who cares about that, it's a classic. It's still as timeless and heartwarming as the day it was released. Fifty years have done little if anything to diminish the simple joy of That's My Mommy. Bye-bye.
Julia Arsenault (ja_kitty_71) I was shocked and surprised by the negativity towards Jerry's friend the duck Little Quackers, voiced by a fellow named Red Coffey NOT Clarence Nash as people say. I thought he's a very cute character in the Tom & Jerry cartoons, despite a few faults (admittedly). This short is one of my favorite shorts with Little Quacker; also one of my favorite Tom & Jerry shorts in Cinescope too.In this short Little Quacker is a duckling that thinks that Tom it's he's mother after being hatched at Tom's feet, because Tom was the first thing he see after he hatched of course. But Tom was trying to make into a duck dinner, and Jerry was trying save the naive little duck. I love it when Tom actually saves Quacker from willingly becoming a duck dinner. With tears streaming down his face, Tom adopts the duckling as his own child - so cute!!
Stephen Holloway More of an dramatic picture if anything, this first of the post Quimby production era begins as the the baby duck's egg rolls to Tom and the cat hatches the egg. The baby duckling (named Quackers) adopts Tom as his mother. Even though Jerry tries to warn the duck, by showing him an picture book of an mother duck and duckling on one side, and the mother cat and kitten on the next page. Meanwhile, Tom tries to cook the duckling various times. Yet every time, Jerry saves the duckling from being cooked. Eventually, the duckling realized the truth and decides to cook himself and yet, still tells Tom that he still loves him. In an surprise move, Tom cries NO! and saves the duckling just in time and tears are seen coming from Tom's face. Meanwhile, Jerry, after freeing himself from the pan that Tom dumped in the well, couldn't believe his eyes. As both Tom and Quackers are seen at an nearby lake quacking at each other. The duckling gets the last word by telling the audience that Tom is his mommy. I though the picture was good for it's dramatic scenes but for comedy, not so much. I still recommend it only for it's dramatic parts and the ending.I give it an 7 out of 10.