Foreverisacastironmess Oh my goodness you'll never believe it, Tom actually 'dies' goes to hell, and learns the error of his nefarious feline ways, it's pretty awesome! The idea of this one is brilliant but it's not quite unique to the series, it's very similar to "The Cat and the Mermouse", where the action goes under the sea! I'm not nitpicking, it was a great idea in that classic and it works just as well here. I always really loved the way the house is done as it appears in this short from this period. Everything is so cosy and richly textured, and it all clearly had so much passion and diligence put into it from the animators, and that's one of the things about Tom and Jerry that always sticks with you. I especially love the glorious golden details on the express train, and escalator to heaven! Wonder if Matt Groaning ever happened to see this one as a kid? It's already been noted, but that really is a rather subtly grim sight gag with the sack full of drowned kittens arriving in heaven. I doubt very much that anyone ever got the meaning of that as a kid. So the story is that Tom dies via a thorough piano crushing, and, lovably cowardly worm that he is, first tries to force the signature of forgiveness that he needs from Jerry in order to avoid getting thrown into hell which is run by a bulldog-devil, and the funniest part of it for me is how Tom actually gets mad when Jerry refuses to sign the document! Eventually though, after a terrific display of charades from Tom, the not totally-unforgiving Jerry agrees to sign - but by that point it's actually too late and things get a little hairy as the escalator before Tom vanishes and below him pops up a boiling cauldron and a laughing devil dog eagerly awaiting his arrival! And as the cat gets dunked in the pot, the twist happens, as it's revealed that the whole thing has been but a dream, and Tom is merely getting singed by the coals from the fireplace! But it wasn't all for nothing, as Tom is overjoyed to be alive and well and immediately runs to give a very confused Jerry a big hug and kisses! It's probably the sweetest ending in the scariest episode and I love it, it's a timelessly wonderful animation, one of the classic duo's very best. Thank you!

Tweekums This short opens with Tom sleeping by the fire and Jerry sneaking on to the table to steal some food; Tom wakes and sees him and is soon after him. As Jerry tries to flee upstairs Tom tugs on the carpet; as he keeps pulling the piano on the landing approaches the top of the stairs then tumbles down and squashes Tom against the wall. It looks as if Tom's used up his nine lives as a gold escalator appears and takes him to the golden gates where recently deceased cats are queuing to board the Heavenly Express. As Tom tries to board he is told he can't as he spent his life tormenting Jerry... if he is to board he must get a signed letter of forgiveness from Jerry within one hour; should he fail he will go straight to hell! He wakes up and desperately tries to get Jerry to sign it; Jerry isn't in a forgiving mood so he will need a lot of persuading!This was a great short with plenty of good laughs; with all the things that have happened to Tom and Jerry before it is amazing that neither of them has 'died' before. There is less violent action than usual but that is no bad thing as the scene where Tom ascends the escalator and tries to board the Heavenly Express were entertaining. There was one shock in there too... we hear how other cats died before three kittens emerge from a dripping sack suggesting that they had been deliberately drowned and the gatekeeper a shakes his head and says 'what some people won't do'... pretty dark for a cartoon. Tom's attempts to get Jerry to forgive him were fairly funny; almost the opposite of his usual behaviour. There is a little twist at the end... after all Tom can't really be dead as he has more cartoons to star in.

Julia Arsenault (ja_kitty_71) When I had watch this short, it's kind of like Disney's "Pluto's Judgement Day" (your judgement day nightmare) of course I thought of "Judgement Day" as in when you had died your soul will be judged. I had always question myself of the concept of Heaven and Hell, and OH! those little kittens are SO cute and I felt sorry for them; some people are just cruel.Well down to basics : In this short, Tom got "killed" while chasing Jerry. He goes to heaven and meets the cat who meets dead cats boarding the "Heavenly Express." Tom is given one hour to have Jerry sign a certificate of forgiveness. If Jerry signs, he goes to Heaven; if he doesn't then he goes to Hell. I love the ending and Jerry's "O-K what just happen?" look on his face, when Tom kisses him.

ccthemovieman-1 I just sat back and laughed and enjoyed this different Tom and Jerry cartoon, a story that humorously portrays their depiction of heaven and hell and who determines where you wind up.It wasn't totally different. We had the obligatory chase scene, right off the bat, which proves to be Tom's undoing as he gets killed when a piano crashes into him. Tom discovers, through the kindly conductor of the "Heavenly Express" up in the clouds, that the only way he will avoid hell (where Butch is waiting for him!) is to get Jerry's "signature of forgiveness."Tom returns to his house and has one hour to get that signature, or he's toast.....and you know Jerry isn't going to make it easy for him.This was a funny episode and refreshing change from the normal seven minutes of chase scenes. This had a unique angle to it and some comedic visuals that went with it. There also was - I hope people caught this - a social/ moral comment about people abusing little kittens