Sherwood Forest/Robin Hoodwinked (1958)

 

Here's a Tom and Jerry short called Robin Hoodwinked (1958) that has quite a few astonishing backgrounds.

I always had a genuine taste for forest scenes in animation because they always have the best natural colors. 

I like how it tells us where the story begins. The font is really nice.

There's just something about the way the trees and whole atmosphere looks that makes these scenes pleasent and comforting.

In most openings of Tom and Jerry cartoons, it usually starts off with the usual chases or takes place at a normal house. It's good to see a little variety this time especially because it's rather soft and has more of a focus.

My thoughts on the cartoon itself, it's nowhere near levels of comedic genius as other robin hood parodies like Robin Hood Daffy, or Disney's feature length version of it but it's still got some moments, the slapstick is amusing enough and the plot is fairly simple.

Robert Gentle and Richard Bickenbach are credited for designing the backgrounds and layouts.