slymusic
Directed by Chuck Jones, "Mouse Wreckers" just might be the best Claude Cat/Hubie/Bertie cartoon made at Warner Bros. The two wiseass mice pull all sorts of pranks on the slumbering Claude just to eject him from the house they plan to invade. Meanwhile, Claude has absolutely no idea he's being duped! He merely attributes his painful adventures to catnip and nightmares, but his large, expressive eyes give away his paranoia.Highlights: The best and funniest scene in this picture is that of Hubie & Bertie tying a rope onto Claude's tail, causing the audience to greatly anticipate Claude going for a swift, wild drag all through the house, inside and outside (a "delicious moment" in the words of Chuck Jones); I also love Claude's laugh afterwards when he reads about nightmares. When Claude is framed into appearing as if he teased a bulldog's lower lip, the burly canine beats the hell out of him, usually four hits at a time. An exploding stick of dynamite covers Claude with pillow feathers.Hubie and Bertie truly ARE "Mouse Wreckers" in this funny cartoon short. Have fun watching it!
Michael_Elliott
Mouse Wreckers (1948) ** 1/2 (out of 4) Mice Bertie and Hubie come to their new home when they notice Claude the Cat, the best mouse catcher out there, is staying there. Together the two try to make Claude think he's crazy so that he'll move out. This here is a minor cartoon that makes for one great ending but everything before it is rather dull and bland. All of the "tricks" being done to the cat are rather blandly done and for the life of me I could never believe that the cat would be dumb enough to think everything that was happening was only a dream. A dumb cat would have fallen for this but apparently this one was a great one so I don't buy it. The ending is terrific as the cat thinks he's in an upside-down room. The payoff to this sequence is enough of a reason to watch the film.
ccthemovieman-1
Looking for a new home, Hubie and Bertie spot a beautiful place and look in the window and see a bunch of awards and trophies for "Best Mouser of 1948.." Beneath the pile of trophies lies "Claude The Cat." How to get rid of this cat so "we" can safely enjoy this beautiful new house is the plan now for these two sadistic mice.The sadistic but admittedly funny and ingenious plans these mice up with a definitely fun to watch. They make the poor cat a nervous wreck in no time. I felt sorry for the poor pussy. (By the way, where were the owners of the house during all this chaos?)I agree with the other reviewers here: this is easily the best Bert & Hubie cartoon I have seen. This is original, good material and part of the Looney Tunes Golden Collection Volume Two.
Lee Eisenberg
I never even knew that the cat in "Mouse Wreckers" was named Claude until I read about it on this site. But either way, Claude really suffers here, as New York-accented mice Hubie and Bertie pull a series of tricks to scare him out of the house. Probably the coolest gags are the stunt with the rope, and then the whole end sequence.Still, I can't help but wonder why it is that cats always have to bear the brunt of abuse at the hands of cartoon characters. It seems like there should have been some cartoon in which a cat makes mincemeat of a dog or something. But still, this is a great one.Claude really could have used some pineapple upside down cake at the end!
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