Hatch Up Your Troubles

US (1949): Animated/Family/Comedy/Short

A woodpecker's egg falls from its nest, rolls into Jerry's home, and settles underneath the sleeping Jerry. When it hatches, the bird naturally calls Jerry "Mama." Jerry soon realizes that a woodpecker can be an ally in his battles with Tom. Directed by William Hanna and Joseph Barbera. (David Glagovsky, IMDb)

This cartoon is included as an extra in Volume 1 of the TCM Spotlight "Esther Williams" box set.

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· Short Subjects (Cartoons) 1949: M-G-M (Tom & Jerry) Fred Quimby, producer

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