The Tale of a Wag

Director: Walter Lantz
Release date: March 9, 1920
Stars: Jerry on the Job
Rating: ★★★
Review:

Jerry is on a job at a train station, where his boss is plagued by a mosquito. Jerry knows just the way to get rid of the little pest, or does he?

‘The Tale of the Wag’ is a nice little cartoon based on one simple idea. The animation is full of surprising details, like Jerry using his crest as an arm to scratch himself, or Jerry shaking hands with the thought balloon that contains his idea. These little touches rescue an otherwise rather run of the mill short.

Watch ‘The Tale of a Wag’ yourself and tell me what you think:

‘The Tale of a Wag’ is available on the Blu-Ray-DVD combo ‘Cartoon Roots: The Bray Studios Animation Pioneers’