''Mouse and Garden'' is a 1960 Warner Bros. ''

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'' cartoon directed by

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. The

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-nominated cartoon was released on July 16, 1960, and stars

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. The title is a play on '' House & Garden''. Sylvester is voiced by

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, and Sam Cat by

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in the style of

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's "John" from ''

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'' and "Crazy Guggenheim" from ''

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''.

Plot

Sylvester and his friend, Sam Cat are rummaging through trash cans for food, until Sylvester spots a mouse sneaking past them. After a little scuffle, the two felines agree to share the mouse for breakfast in the morning, but each frequently tries to get the mouse for himself while the other is asleep. Eventually, in one last attempt with a motorboat, it takes off with both of them, and they end up getting stranded on a tiny island. The cats kick each other repeatedly as the mouse rows past them on a jug singing

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* Looney Tunes shorts Warner Bros. Cartoons animated short films 1960 films 1960 animated films 1960 short films Animated films about cats Films about mice and rats Films scored by Milt Franklyn 1960s Warner Bros. animated short films Films with screenplays by Michael Maltese Short films directed by Friz Freleng 1960s English-language films Sylvester the Cat films Films set on fictional islands {{LooneyTunes-stub

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