Surf-Bored Cat

The surfing craze was big in the '60s so naturally Tom and Jerry, desperate to retain a fan-base, wanted a piece of the action. In Surf-Bored Cat, T&J take a cruise to a tropical paradise where the waves are big but so are the sharks.

Yup, it's that bloody shark again, this time trying to chow down on Tom as he catches some swell. I didn't like the badly drawn fish the last couple of times he cropped up and I don't like him here either. In addition to the toothy terror of the deep, Tom also has trouble with a starfish that latches onto the cat's head. Laugh, I almost did.

As with most of director Abe Levitow's Tom and Jerry cartoons, the backgrounds are sketchy, the animation less than great, and the gags predictable.

3.5 out of 10, rounded up to 4 for the twangy surf music.