"Kitty Foiled" is an American cartoon from 1948, so this one has its 70th anniversary this year. It was written and directed by Hanna Barbera and this makes this another Tom and Jerry production of course that runs for over 7 minutes slightly as they do most of the time. They are going with the usual formula of adding a new supporting character to spice things up between the cat and mouse and this time it is a canary. And he is great fun, makes a nice little cute couple with Jerry and the two are just fun together while Tom isn't too shabby either and honestly you must have wondered when Tom will finally find another target and here he does. You can see that western films were really popular around that time as the part with the gun, the Indian scene and the final train scene all stood for that and they were all pretty hilarious. Tom's looks up on that train near the end were so hilarious as if insanity has gotten the better of him and he turned into Ca(p)tain Ahab eventually. I enjoyed this little film really a lot and it is far better than all the WB Sylvester/Tweety stuff, especially as this canary here is 100 times better than Tweety. It does not need the Oscar attention for me to say that here we have one of my favorite Tom and Jerry works and it gets even better on rewatch. Nice inclusion of Auld Lang Syne too. An absolute must-watch, not just for lovers of old cartoons.

. . . (aka, the Pachyderm Plotters, aka, the Rich People Pack, aka, the Red State Rotters) either yearn to or actually DO pack on the pounds to elephantine proportions so that they can strip down to their lingerie (at most) and strap on spike heels in order to stomp someone's innocent little furry pets such as hamsters and guinea pigs violently to death while making their infamous "Crush Videos" as the only viable means of getting off their Deplorable Men Folk. This is all brought to you in Real Life courtesy of the U.S. Supreme Court, controlled this entire 21st Century by the Rigged Selection of an Appointee Majority from Putin's Party, and about to be doomed to another 40 years of "Crush Video" Legalization by Putin's next young SCOTUS pick, the Russian-sounding Gorsuch (UNLESS some Normal Patriotic Loyal True Blue Americans see to it that a few of these Fraudulent Fake Justices are quickly PELICAN BRIEFED). So where does KITTY FOILED come into this conversation? Animal Rights experts assert that Tom & Jerry cartoons such as KITTY FOILED inspired the Decadent Excess of Crush Videos and the like. From its earliest GONE WITH THE WIND days, Tom & Jerry's MGM movie studio has been a key Putin Party Propaganda Organ for the dispensing of Fake Facts, False News, Prurient Perversions, and Doom to any remaining remnant of Red State Decency.

I thoroughly enjoyed Kitty Foiled, never once did I find it generic and bland but that is just me. The sight gags are plentiful, and all of them work thanks to primarily the fast pacing. The best of them is when Tom ties Jerry to a railway track, and the canary saves Jerry's life by making a bowling ball fall through the track(and Tom falls through the hole of course), though everything else is on the money. As per usual, the production values and music are top notch, and while Tom is more sadistic than usual he is fun. And you really feel sorry for Jerry, but I had real admiration for the cute canary, anybody who saves Jerry's life is a friend of mine, that's what I'd say. Overall, thoroughly enjoyable and a lot of fun. 10/10 Bethany Cox

Tom is chasing Jerry when the mouse befriends a small canary. A lot of the gags work and hearing Tom's laugh is infectious. And the canary is one of the third characters that I like, unlike the buzzard for Flirty Birdy or the fish from Cat Fishin'. All in all this is a pretty funny violent Tom and Jerry short. This hilarious cartoon can be found on disc one of the Spotlight collection DVD of "Tom & Jerry" My Grade: A DVD Extras: Commentary by historian Jerry Beck on how this is his favorite Tom and Jerry cartoon, talks about Jerry's sidekicks, and the animators (kinda sparse, with some silent parts)