This is the first of a trio of shorts parodying the television show 'The Honeymooners'; the others being 'Cheese it, The Cat!' and 'Mice Follies'. It features three mice; Ralf, his wife Alice and his dim-witted friend Morton. As the short opens they are running low on food but it looks as if their problems are over when a new family move in to the house; there is a complication however... they have a cat and it stands between them and the well stocked refrigerator. After a couple of unsuccessful attempts to get the food Morton comes up with a great idea... The Trojan Dog! This ends up with hilarious results and ultimately Alice must deal with the cat while the boys are left nursing their injured pride.
I have never seen 'The Honeymooners' but that didn't stop me enjoying this short as the characters are great even if you aren't aware that it is a parody. One of the strengths of this cartoon is the fact that the characters don't sound like cartoon characters Daws Butler, as the Ralph and Morton, and June Foray, as Alice, did great jobs. The gags were pretty funny; especially the Trojan Dog episode. The only thing anybody might have against this is Ralph's threat of spousal abuse against his wife... although from what we see it looks as if she is the tougher of the two despite her appearance!
I have never seen 'The Honeymooners' but that didn't stop me enjoying this short as the characters are great even if you aren't aware that it is a parody. One of the strengths of this cartoon is the fact that the characters don't sound like cartoon characters Daws Butler, as the Ralph and Morton, and June Foray, as Alice, did great jobs. The gags were pretty funny; especially the Trojan Dog episode. The only thing anybody might have against this is Ralph's threat of spousal abuse against his wife... although from what we see it looks as if she is the tougher of the two despite her appearance!
