Casanova Cat is a 1951 theatrical animated short in the Tom and Jerry series, released through Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. It was directed by William Hanna and Joseph Barbera, and produced by Fred Quimby.
As with previous episodes featuring Toodles, Tom is aiming to woo her. This time, however, here's a catch: As revealed in a newspaper Tom is taking with him, Toodles turns out to have inherited all the fortune from her owner; so not only does he want to win her over, but also get that wealth shared with him. The episode begins with him having bought a flower bouquet for her and walking to reach her apartment, all while dragging Jerry (his other gift for her) with a present ribbon. Jerry, understandably, doesn't appreciate being mistreated this way (especially because it's far from the first time he's put into this kind of situation), so he aims to find a way to escape it. But this too comes up with a new twist: Instead of simply trying to run away, he aims to bring Butch to the apartment so he can take Toodles away from Tom.
This is one of the two "Banned Episodes" of the series (the other being "Mouse Cleaning"), having not been released on home media since LaserDisc days for years and being disallowed from being included on the Spotlight and Golden Collection DVD series. It only got a proper restoration in 2025 with the release of the Golden Era Anthology Blu-ray/DVD set.
This animated feature provides examples of:
- Accidental Kiss: At one point, Tom is escaping from Butch, and in the process he periodically gives a sneaky kiss to Toodles. Butch comes up with the same idea and approaches Toodles to do the same. Before he lands his kiss, however, Tom pops up to try to give Toodles a longer, more passionate kiss,... and he inadvertently gives it to Butch. In the lips, no less.
- Ash Face: Jerry's face turns black after Tom blows his smoke onto him beforte offering the mouse to Toodles as a present.
- Bowdlerise: On all television airings in the United States, including on Cartoon Network, Boomerang, TBS, TNT, and MeTV, the entire scene where Tom blows cigar smoke on Jerry, and Tom making Jerry dance on a burning plate in blackface, is cut. In the edited version, there is a cut from Jerry landing in the fishbowl from the balancing act to Jerry escaping to the window ledge,
- Eye Pop: Upon seeing Toodles in person for the first time, Tom gets his eyes popped out from their sockets, only connected to them with spring-shaped veins. The exact same thing happens to Butch when Jerry sends him from afar the newspaper mentioning Toodles and her wealth.
- Interspecies Romance: Jerry, originally a present for the short's female lead Toodles, end up seemingly getting romantic with her by then end while Tom and rival cat Butch are fighting for her affections.
- Mouse Trap: Tom puts one atop Toodles' shoulder so Butch ends up having his lips struck with it while kissing her arm from the hand.
- Rump Roast: Happens to Jerry when Tom heats up a tray to force him to dance while his feet are burning. When Jerry raises both feet when he can no longer resist the tray's heat, he ends up falling on his buttocks, leading to a predictable result.
- Tethered Brawl: Tom and Butch chase Jerry and end up in one room each while Jerry is hiding in the wall between them. What he does is tie the two cats' tails together inside the ventilation and then attract the attention of them. This gets them into a pull-o-war where they pull on their tails to slam the other cat into the wall.
- Wind-Up Key: During the start of the episode, as part of his first performance to impress Toodles, Tom grabs Jerry and curls his tail so the mouse can perform a humiliating clockwork trick with a music box.