Jerry The Troublesome Tyke - Never Say Die (1925)

Animation. A . production featuring Jerry the Troublesome Tyke - a cartoon dog. C/U of a blank piece of paper. Hands pick it up and a shape is cut out of the paper very quickly. When it is turned around it reveals itself to be Jerry. He blinks and yawns then gets angry at the hand that is holding him. The animators other hand pulls his tail. Jerry yelps in pain. He says (in a speech bubble) “I've had enough of this dog's life! I'm going to commit suicide!!“ He bashes a hole in the paper and disappears through it. Full animation now (the hands were real hands). Jerry stands by some railway tracks. He says: “I'll lay down there and end it all!!“ He lays down, puts his hands behind his head and crosses his legs. C/U of an animated train, the engine driver leans out of his cab and shouts. Jerry seems oblivious. The train drives over Jerry. Lots of carriages just bump over his body. He sits up and looks puzzled, question marks fly out of his head and he says: “Well I'm - !“ He shouts af