NARRATOR: It was a hot night.
The city air was bristling with tension.
Crime and danger lurked around every...
Ah, who am I kidding.
It was a dull night.
So dull that half the cat and mouse detective team
went to the movies just to kill boredom.
Meanwhile, Tom was honing his powers of deduction.
(CAPTIVATING INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC PLAYING)
Hey, no cheating!
MAN: Open up! We're from Animal Control.
Animal Control?
They must need your help on a case of a rabid dog,
or an escaped zoo lion, or...
Looks like your fellow law enforcement compadres.
Welcome them with a warm handshake.
-Uh-oh. -MAN: You're coming with us, cat.
Extra! Extra! Cat detective goes bad.
Robs jewelry store in epic crime wave.
(SCREAMS)
Where were you at 9:00?
Where were you at 10:00?
-Midnight? -Oh, what's the matter? A cat get your tongue?
Explain this, wise guy.
(SCREAMS)
MAN: Sure looks like you knocking over that jewelry store.
Tell it to the judge.
JUDGE: You have ten seconds to plead your case.
(CLOCK TICKING)
-(DINGS) -Guilty!
Your Honor, I object.
This is clearly a kangaroo court.
JUDGE: Overruled.
Wait! His partner here can couch for him.
You were with him the whole time, right?
No, he wasn't. He was at the movies.
I saw him with my own good eyes.
Over here, Eddie.
-Like I said... -I've heard enough. Guilty!
You are hereby sentenced to 30 years in the state's
maximum security animal shelter.
(MEOWS)
NARRATOR:What rotten luck.
Thirty hard years in the pound. The slammer.
The big house. The jar. The jug. The hoosegow. The calaboose.
Anyway, you're behind bars for a long time.
Hey, look what the cat dragged in.
GUARD: Quiet, you animals.
Meet your new roommate. He's on a strict diet.
(GROWLING)
(SCREAMING)
Nice to meet you, pal.
Just having me fun, I was.
I'm a joker at heart.
Me bark is worse than me bite.
Say, you're the cat who knocked over the jewelry store, aren't you?
What a caper!
Wait, don't tell me, you're innocent.
(LAUGHS) Me too, of course.
They set me up for breaking the leash law
in three counties.
I was framed I tells you!
(CHUCKLES) We'll have lots of laughs here.
(COUGHING)
Guard, give this man some water!
How about a straw?
NARRATOR:Meanwhile, Jerry was on the hunt for any clue
that could clear Tom's name.
Diligent, focused and beyond distraction.
Hey look, a coupon for Sid Cheeser's discount cheese shop!
(ENGINE REVVING)
Wait a second.
Looks like he got away.
But not for long.
Jerry's on the case. Right after a detour to Sid Cheeser's.
Meanwhile, Tom was put on laundry duty to wash a few guard uniforms.
You must be my lucky charm, pal.
This is a one job detail I've been waiting years for.
The secret ingredient is extra strength starch.
And lots of it.
This is our ticket to breaking outta here.
Are you in?
Sundown! Time to put me brilliant plan into action.
Take a look at that wall.
But looks can be deceiving.
Third time's a charm.
Voila! A tunnel to freedom.
I've been digging it for 10 years with this little spoon.
After you, matey.
Admittedly I didn't get very far.
But with both of us digging. We're sure to succeed.
If we get separated, let's meet up at the hideout I told you about.
(SIREN BLARING)
(CHATTERING INDISTINCTLY)
Who's the wise guy who put too much starch in the uniforms?
(SHEEP BLEATING)
NARRATOR:Meanwhile, at the old hideout
a pair of familiar mugs were getting ready for a face-off.
Close that window, will you, Meathead?
It's bad enough you let that squealer mouse see you the other day.
Sorry, boss.
Hey, when am I gonna get my old face back anyway?
Oh, calm down. The face doc will be here any minute now.
Then you can get your old gruesome mug back.
(LAUGHS)
Sure was smart of you to frame that cat detective for the robbery, boss.
Well, somebody's gotta be the brains of this outfit.
(KNOCKING AT DOOR)
Hey, that's the doc.
Hey, the doc looks just like that cat detective we framed.
Yikes! That's no doc.
(THUDDING)
NARRATOR:Jerry was stilltrying to convince the police chief that Tom was innocent.
POLICE CHIEF: A frame job, you say.
An impostor posing as your partner.
That's a good theory.
But without proof, me hands are tied.
(THUDDING)
NARRATOR: Here you go, chief.
The real crooks and the stolen jewels.
Meathead didn't need plastic surgery.
Just a good punch in the face.
So it was Meathead masquerading as Tom the whole time.
NARRATOR:Looks like a happy ending was in the cards after all.
But one thing's still a mystery.
Whatever happened to that joker who escaped with Tom?
Shh!