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Although many supporting and minor characters speak, Tom and Jerry rarely do so themselves. One exception is The Lonesome Mouse where they speak several times briefly, primarily Jerry, to contrive to get Tom back into the house. Tom more often sings while wooing female cats.
George the Cat. George is the cat counterpart of Muscles, but with a personality that is in stark contrast to him. Like Muscles, George is identical to Tom (although he is shorter) and is his cousin. Unlike Muscles, however, George is a coward and is scared of mice.
Of course, Tom and Jerry were never alone and a host of other hilarious characters helped or hindered their adventures, including Spike Bulldog, Nibbles Mouse, Butch Cat, and more! We are currently editing over 4,979 pages, and 74,908 files, and you can help!
Oct 21, 2024 · Tom and Jerry, American animated cartoon series about a hapless cat’s never-ending pursuit of a clever mouse. Tom (the scheming cat) and Jerry (the spunky mouse) were created by animators William Hanna and Joseph Barbera in 1940.
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- Tom and Jerry is an American cartoon series about a hapless cat’s never-ending pursuit of a clever mouse. Tom is the scheming cat, and Jerry is the...
- The Tom and Jerry cartoon was originally created by animators William Hanna and Joseph Barbera for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. MGM’s animation department...
- Warner Brothers currently owns the rights to Tom and Jerry. It produced a television series, Tom and Jerry Tales, from 2006 to 2008 as well as mult...
- Tom and Jerry’s slapstick antics have been criticized as being too violent for younger audiences, though the violence has lessened since the origin...
In some of the mouseketeer series of cartoons, Tom serves the king of France. This is an obvious reference to Louis XVI of France, who is shown as an extremely short-tempered and cruel monarch. In The Two Mouseketeers, the king guillotines Tom while in Royal Cat Nap, he orders for Tom's decapitation.
Tom and Jerry is a American animated short film series created by William Hanna and Joseph Barbera for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer that centered on a never-ending rivalry between a house cat (Tom) and a mouse (Jerry) whose chases and battles often involved comic violence.
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It is named after its two main iconic characters: a blue-grey cat named Tom and a brown house mouse named Jerry. Each cartoon shows the two characters getting into comedic fights or chases, in which they often get hurt cartoon-style.
