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| Director: | William Hanna, Joseph Barbera | 
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| Writer: | |
| Staring: | 
| The family dog warns Tom not to make any noise so he can take a nap. Jerry hears this and immediately devises plans to ensure that the dog's nap will be interrupted. | |
| Release Date: | Dec 22, 1945 | 
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| Director: | William Hanna, Joseph Barbera | 
| Writer: | |
| Genres: | Animation, Comedy | 
| Keywords | cartoon cat, cartoon mouse, knocked out, cartoon dog, noise | 
| Production Companies | MGM Cartoon Studio | 
| Box Office | 
              
                Revenue: $0
                Budget: $0  | 
      
| Updates | 
          Updated: Aug 09, 2025 Entered: Apr 20, 2024  | 
      
| Name | Character | 
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| Billy Bletcher | Spike (voice) (uncredited) | 
| William Hanna | Tom (voice) (uncredited) | 
| Name | Job | 
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| William Hanna | Director | 
| Joseph Barbera | Director | 
| Scott Bradley | Original Music Composer | 
| Ray Patterson | Animation | 
| Irven Spence | Animation | 
| Ed Barge | Animation | 
| Kenneth Muse | Animation | 
| Name | Title | 
|---|---|
| Fred Quimby | Producer | 
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Poor old Spike just wants to take a nap and Jerry is taking full advantage of that fact by winding up Tom - safe in the knowledge that his burly mate is going to come to his rescue if Tom makes even the slightest of sounds... It takes all of the cat's dexterity and nimbleness to try and keep from wa ... king his nemesis - will he succeed? A hammer, a custard pie, balloons-a-poppin', some knock-out drops and an huge stick of dynamite all feature! Great fun, this cartoon.