'Puss Gets the Boot' was the first Tom & Jerry cartoon short ever made, in 1940 - produced by Rudolph Isling, directed by William Hanna and Joseph Barbera. While they got an Oscar nomination, they weren't given permission to continue making more cat-and-mouse cartoons, until a lot of persuasion finally got them their dream... and the world Tom & Jerry.
In this cartoon, the cat was called Jasper, the mouse Jinx (although I don't think that appears anywhere on the cartoon). The plot is brilliantly simple; Tom/ Jasper is firmly in control and tormenting the mouse, until some stuff in the house breaks. He then gets into trouble with the maid of the house... and the mouse takes over tormenting the cat from there.
This short I believe was remade later, with the same story by better coloring and Tom and Jerry's signature blue and brown colors and rounded shapes.
A must-watch!
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