More Powers to You
| More Powers to You | |
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| Written by | Christopher Painter |
| Directed by | TJ House |
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"More Powers to You" is the fortieth sub-episode of Tom and Jerry Tales, and the premiere episode of season 2.
Episode summary
Tom is the pet of a team of superheroes, the Amazing Acquaintances, charged with guarding their power rings. However, when Jerry gets into the room where the rings are kept, he and Tom end up having a super-powered duel.
To make matters worse, Doomdog (Spike), the Acquaintances' arch-enemy, breaks into the hideout unnoticed and wants all the rings for himself. Tom and Jerry have to work together--pooling their powers of fire and ice--to take the villain down. The heroes congratulate Tom on the capture of Doomdog, but Jerry--with the help of a growth-powered ring--reminds him not-so-gently that he didn't exactly do it alone.
Allusions and Observations
- "Amazing Acquaintances" is an obvious parody of The Super Friends (or perhaps The Amazing Friends, as Tom and Jerry use the powers of Iceman and Firestar)--although they seem to be an amalgam of the Fantastic Four's powers and The Mighty Morphin Power Rangers' costumes. Doomdog is a canine parody of Dr. Victor Von Doom.
- Jerry gets a power ring stuck around his waist, likely referring to Tom and Jerry: The Magic Ring.
- Using the powers of heat and then sudden cold was a good idea, as the rapid expansion and then contraction of the metal in his armor, thus cracking it, is what undid Doomdog.