"Puss'n Pups" is the eleventh episode of Tom & Jerry Kids written by Pat Ventura.
Premise[]
Spike forces Kyle the cat to be chased by Tyke in order to teach him how to chase cats. Of course, Kyle has other plans to mess with the pup.
Synopsis[]
Spike teaches his son, Tyke that dogs chase cats. Tyke asks "Why do they do chase cats?", Spike answers that he doesn't know, but adds that he and his fellow dogs have been doing it for centuries, and it became a sport. Spike thinks his son is ready to chase a cat. In an alley, Spike tries to get a cat to be chased by Tyke, but fails since the cats weren't willing. A ketchup bottle that says "Cats-Up" falls on the ground, Spike picks it up and what came out was Kyle, whom is dragged by Spike telling Kyle to be chased by Tyke.
After Spike brings Kyle to Tyke, He shakes hands with Kyle, but Spike tells hm to bark and chase Kyle, which didn't intimidate him, Spike however, rolls up Kyle into a ball and flings him into a tree. Tyke takes over the chasing for his dad. as Kyle was hiding, Tyke bites the cat's tail, causing him to slap Tyke off. Tyke calls for his dad, making him throw Kyle into a barbeque. The chase continues, but Kyle realized that he's being chased by a small dog. So he gets a tennis racquet to chase Tyke. After Tyke got to his dad, Kyle impulsively and accidentally whacks Spike's head with the Racquet which breaks. When Spike growls, Kyle runs for his life.
As Spike sleeps in a lawn chair, Kyle sneakily places earmuffs in Spike's ears, then mercilessly chases Tyke, but the lesser bulldog uses a lawnmower to turn the tables on Kyle, shaving His lower body as well as also shaving Spike's upper body and scalp. Kyle attempts to escape punishment by hiding in a knight's armor inside Spike's house, but Spike turns the armor into a safe, making Kyle into a cube. Tyke continues to chase Kyle, but encounters a kitten which is Tyke's size, named Karl, (Kyle's Son) who offers to play with Tyke and he accepts.
Spike comes and was asks (and threatening Kyle) where Tyke was, and Kyle replied that he's playing with Karl, on a teeter-totter. Both Kyle and Spike proclaimed that they can learn a lot from their sons by being more neighborly. After learning a life lesson from his son, Spike to be more friendly to others. However, Kyle is told by Spike to get out of Spike's yard and he chases him away. Tyke added that it's hard for old dogs to learn new tricks, but he still loves his dad regardless.
Characters[]
Main Characters[]
Minor Characrers[]
- Karl
- Alley Cats
Trivia[]
- This is the first Spike and Tyke segment in Tom and Jerry Kids.
- This episode's plot is like that of the classic cartoon That's My Pup!.
- The first appearance of Tyke in the series.
- The first appearance of Kyle the Cat.
- The first and only appearance of Kyle's son Karl.
- This is the first Spike & Tyke cartoon written by Patrick A. Ventura.
- This is the first time that this episode unaired on Boomerang in the year 2012, so they switched it to Boomer Beaver.