Advance and Be Mechanized

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Advance and Be Mechanized Tom and Jerry series
Title card of Advance and Be Mechanized
Directed by	Ben Washam
Produced by	Chuck Jones
Story by	Bob Ogle
Music by	Dean Elliott
Animation by	Dick Thompson Ben Washam Don Towsley Philip Roman
Studio	Sib-Tower 12 Productions
Distributed by	Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Release date(s)	1967
Color process	Metrocolor
Running time	6 minutes 33 seconds
Preceded by	Shutter Bugged Cat
Followed by	Purr-Chance to Dream
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Advance and Be Mechanized, released in 1967, was the penultimate Tom and Jerry cartoon. It was directed by Ben Washam and produced by Chuck Jones, and is the third and last of the outer space themed shorts from the Chuck Jones era, the first two being Guided Mouse-ille and O-Solar Meow, both in 1967.

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Following on from the other space-age shorts, Tom and Jerry are using cat and mouse robots to do the chasing for them. However, their metallic counterparts, fed up of being bashed about, switch roles with their furry operators and the real Tom and Jerry find themselves battling each other.