Movies Like Busy Buddies

If you liked Busy Buddies (1956), a animation and comedy movie directed by Joseph Barbera and William Hanna, here are 20 movies with a similar feel, based on TMDB's recommendations. Each one links to its cast, trailer and where it's streaming.

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   Professor Tom (1948)

   ★ 6.7/10Also animation and comedy

   Tom, complete with mortarboard, is teaching a kitten the basics: "cats chase mice." But Jerry keeps subverting this lesson at every opportunity.

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   The Lonesome Mouse (1943)

   ★ 7.3/10Also animation and comedy

   Jerry crashes a vase onto Tom's head, which gets Mammy to throw Tom out. Jerry at first revels in his freedom, but soon tires of this, and, under a flag of truce, hatches a plan with Tom.

3. 3

   Just Ducky (1953)

   ★ 6.9/10Also animation and comedy

   Jerry Mouse befriends a newly hatched duckling who can't swim and ends up protecting him against his feline nemesis, Tom.

4. 4

   Mucho Mouse (1957)

   ★ 6.6/10Also animation and comedy

   A Spanish cat is more interested in playing flamenco guitar than trying to catch the mouse El Magnifico (Jerry). Tom arrives from the States with world champion mouse-catching credentials to have a go.

5. 5

   Little Quacker (1950)

   ★ 7/10Also animation and comedy

   Tom steals an egg from a mother duck's nest, but soon the resultant hatchling runs away from the cat and into a mouse hole, where it finds an able protector in Jerry.

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   Mice Follies (1954)

   ★ 7.6/10Also animation and comedy

   Jerry and his diapered little mouse friend flood the kitchen, then use the freezer to turn it into a skating rink. Even though Tom finds a pair of ice skates, the mice have no problem outmaneuvering him.

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   Polka-Dot Puss (1949)

   ★ 6.9/10Also animation and comedy

   Tom pretends to have a cold in order to trick Mammy into letting him stay inside for the night. Jerry tricks Tom by making him think he really is sick - with the measles.

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   Auntie Edna (2018)

   ★ 7.2/10Also animation and comedy

   Taking place during the events of Incredibles 2, Edna Mode babysits Jack-Jack.

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   The Mouse Comes to Dinner (1945)

   ★ 7.1/10Also animation and comedy

   Tom invites Toots to an elegant dinner. However, he's made the mistake of trying to put Jerry to work, as a serving boy, a corkscrew, and other tasks. Jerry puts up with a little of this, but mostly gets revenge on Tom.

10. 10

    Baby Puss (1943)

    ★ 6.8/10Also animation and comedy

    Tom is dressed up and treated like a baby by the little girl of the house.

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    Tom and Jerry: The Movie (1992)

    ★ 6.3/10Also animation and comedy

    The popular cartoon cat and mouse are thrown into a feature film. The story has the twosome trying to help an orphan girl who is being berated and exploited by a greedy guardian.

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    Mouse Cleaning (1948)

    ★ 6.9/10Also animation and comedy

    Mammy Two-Shoes threatens to throw Tom out of the house if he makes a mess. Jerry sees an opportunity to rid himself of his feline nemesis.

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    Jerry and the Lion (1950)

    ★ 6.9/10Also animation and comedy

    Jerry agrees to help an escaped circus lion, whose first need is food. But first they'll have to evade Tom, who heard the news bulletin and is armed with a shotgun.

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    Hatch Up Your Troubles (1949)

    ★ 7/10Also animation and comedy

    A baby woodpecker mistakes Jerry for his mother. The mouse rejects the newly hatched bird but soon finds himself protecting it against his feline nemesis, Tom.

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    The Wonderful World of Mickey Mouse: Steamboat Silly (2023)

    ★ 6.9/10Also animation and comedy

    Mickey and gang must stop hundreds of old film reel versions of Mickey from wreaking havoc all over town.

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    Cruise Cat (1952)

    ★ 6.8/10Also animation and comedy

    Tom is the official cat on the cruise ship S.S. Aloha, but he'll be kicked off if the captain finds even one mouse. That one, of course, is Jerry, who sneaks on board just before sailing.

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    Triplet Trouble (1952)

    ★ 7.1/10Also animation and comedy

    Someone drops off three cute little kittens; Tom is put in charge of them while Mammy goes shopping. But behind her back, the three little angels are real devils.

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    Pet Peeve (1954)

    ★ 6.7/10Also animation and comedy

    The couple that owns Tom and Spike decides they can't afford to keep both. They agree that the first one to catch the mouse can stay - bad news for Jerry.

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    Puss Gets the Boot (1940)

    ★ 7/10Also animation and comedy

    Jasper is given an ultimatum by his master: break one more thing and you're out. Rodent Jerry does his best to make sure that his tormentor "gets the boot".

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    Smarty Cat (1955)

    ★ 6.5/10Also animation and comedy

    Nobody's home, so Tom invites his alley cat friends in to look at home movies (clips from earlier cartoons where Tom gets the drop on Spike). While they're showing them, Spike sneaks in.