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* In the ''Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles'' episode "Rondo in New York," Bebop and Rocksteady watch a cartoon similar to ''Tom and Jerry'' named "Cheezy and Sleazy," to which the latter says that it's his favorite cartoon.
* In the ''Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles'' episode "Rondo in New York," Bebop and Rocksteady watch a cartoon similar to ''Tom and Jerry'' named "Cheezy and Sleazy," to which the latter says that it's his favorite cartoon.
* In the ''Cowboy Bebop'' episode "Waltz For Venus," while Spike and Maya board a shuttle flight to Venus to catch a trio of hijackers, a ''Tom and Jerry''-esque cartoon plays as an in-flight movie.
* In the ''Cowboy Bebop'' episode "Waltz For Venus," while Spike and Maya board a shuttle flight to Venus to catch a trio of hijackers, a ''Tom and Jerry''-esque cartoon plays as an in-flight movie.
* Tom and Jerry are a question in The Yes! No! Game by Paul Lamond Games.
* In the ''Outnumbered'' episode "The Long Night," a police officer told the Brockmans that their neighbor had hit her husband over the head with a frying pan which he knows "sounds a bit Tom and Jerry."
* In the ''Outnumbered'' episode "The Long Night," a police officer told the Brockmans that their neighbor had hit her husband over the head with a frying pan which he knows "sounds a bit Tom and Jerry."
* In the ''American Dad!'' episode "Merlot Down Dirty Shame," Roger mentions "Tom and Jerry" as a spa package.
* In the ''American Dad!'' episode "Merlot Down Dirty Shame," Roger mentions "Tom and Jerry" as a spa package.
* Tom and Jerry are a question in The Yes! No! Game by Paul Lamond Games.
* In the ''[[Family Guy]]'' episode "Valentine's Day in Quahog," Peter and Lois spend the day in bed during Valentine's Day, which includes watching the final episode of ''Tom and Jerry'', in which Tom hires an exterminator to get rid of Jerry. The exterminator asks Tom what he wants to be done with the body of Jerry, but Tom doesn't care about that part, Jerry can be thrown in the garbage for all he cares, but Tom does show some interest in keeping one of Jerry's oversized mallets.
* In series 21, episode 12 of ''Antiques Road Trip'', Phil asks Tim what famous double act they would be together, with Tim answering Tom and Jerry.
* In series 21, episode 12 of ''Antiques Road Trip'', Phil asks Tim what famous double act they would be together, with Tim answering Tom and Jerry.
* In the ''[[Family Guy]]'' episode "Valentine's Day in Quahog," Peter and Lois spend the day in bed during Valentine's Day, which includes watching the final episode of ''Tom and Jerry'', in which Tom hires an exterminator to get rid of Jerry. The exterminator asks Tom what he wants to be done with the body of Jerry, but Tom doesn't care about that part, Jerry can be thrown in the garbage for all he cares, but Tom does show some interest in keeping one of Jerry's oversized mallets.
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Tom Cat
Tom Cat.png
Species Cat
Gender Male
Affiliation Jerry Mouse
Mammy Two Shoes
Butch
George
Joan
Robyn Starling
Occupation Inventor[1]
Goals To catch Jerry
Other relative(s) Cousin, George
Marital status Single
First appearance T&J: Puss Gets the Boot (1940)
Played by William Hanna
Clarence Nash (1940-43)
Mel Blanc (1963-67)
Frank Welker (1990-93, 2002)
Richard Kind (1992)
Bill Kopp (2005)
Don Brown (2006-08)
Eric Bauza (2022)
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Gene Deitch's Tom.
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Chuck Jones's Tom.
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The Tom & Jerry Show
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Tom & Jerry Kids
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The Mansion Cat
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Tom and Jerry Tales
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The Tom and Jerry Show
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Tom & Jerry
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Tomut Jelly
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Hurry, Hurry, Tom and Jerry

Thomas "Tom" Cat is the main character of the Tom and Jerry animated franchise, playing both the antagonist and protagonist, depending on the plot. Tom was introduced as a character in a theatrical short series, with his first appearance in Puss Gets the Boot, and subsequently appeared in other media, such as TV series and direct-to-video films. Tom is a mostly silent character, who was originally performed by William Hanna and Clarence Nash, before only Hanna's was used, which is still in use today long after his passing. His most notable speaking role occurred in Tom and Jerry: The Movie, in which his voice came out from Richard Kind's.

Tom's goal in life is to catch Jerry Mouse, usually for the sake of tormenting or getting rid of him, but sometimes it appears to be the thrill of the chase. While on other occasions, they're bosom buddies. Again, this all depends on the plot.

Character description

Tom is a bluish-grey cat with white fur covering his belly, mouth, hands, feet and tail. He has yellow and green eyes and has a patch of white fur found in between them. He also has thick, black eyebrows.

Since his debut, Tom's personality has changed over the years. In his debut, he was a normal cat who stood on four legs. However, he had become completely bipedal and has shown to have human-like intelligence. Coming from a series of slapstick cartoons, Tom has also withstood unspeakable levels of pain. He has survived from small things like toe injuries, to deadly weapons such as explosives. Tom is usually defeated (or rarely, killed) with Jerry besting him in the end, though there are times where the two both win or lose. He rarely speaks, relying on a range of vocal effects to express his emotions; many of which are made up of painful yells and screams.

Appearances

TV series

Movies

Specials

Shorts

Comics

Video games

Stage performances

History

In the beginning

Czechmate

Catius Stupidous

You Can't Do That on Television

The Tom and Jerry "Comedy" Show

Celebrating another 50 years! 50 years of fun!

Baby Tom doo, doo, doo, doo, doo, doo

Development

Gallery

Main article: Tom Cat/Gallery

Toys and merchandise

Main article: Tom Cat/Toys

Behind the scenes

In popular culture

  • In "Many Happy Returns," an episode of the British sitcom Mind Your Language, Ali says that TV shows a lot of violence, as he is seeing someone drowned, shot, and having their head chopped off, which all came out of watching Tom and Jerry.
  • In The Simpsons, Bart and Lisa regularly watch The Itchy & Scratchy Show.
  • In the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles episode "Rondo in New York," Bebop and Rocksteady watch a cartoon similar to Tom and Jerry named "Cheezy and Sleazy," to which the latter says that it's his favorite cartoon.
  • In the Cowboy Bebop episode "Waltz For Venus," while Spike and Maya board a shuttle flight to Venus to catch a trio of hijackers, a Tom and Jerry-esque cartoon plays as an in-flight movie.
  • Tom and Jerry are a question in The Yes! No! Game by Paul Lamond Games.
  • In the Outnumbered episode "The Long Night," a police officer told the Brockmans that their neighbor had hit her husband over the head with a frying pan which he knows "sounds a bit Tom and Jerry."
  • In the American Dad! episode "Merlot Down Dirty Shame," Roger mentions "Tom and Jerry" as a spa package.
  • In the Family Guy episode "Valentine's Day in Quahog," Peter and Lois spend the day in bed during Valentine's Day, which includes watching the final episode of Tom and Jerry, in which Tom hires an exterminator to get rid of Jerry. The exterminator asks Tom what he wants to be done with the body of Jerry, but Tom doesn't care about that part, Jerry can be thrown in the garbage for all he cares, but Tom does show some interest in keeping one of Jerry's oversized mallets.
  • In series 21, episode 12 of Antiques Road Trip, Phil asks Tim what famous double act they would be together, with Tim answering Tom and Jerry.
  • Tom signs for the exterminator.png

The Fairly OddParents

Main article: The Fairly OddParents
  • Channel Chasers (part 2): Timmy, Cosmo, Wanda, and Future Timmy travel into a parody of Tom and Jerry called Ted & Jimmy, with Timmy and the fairies in the role of Jerry and Vicky in the role of Tom.
  • "Mouse Capades:" Timmy, Cosmo, and Poof tuned in to see Sleazy and Cheezy!, When it's over, the impressionable baby Poof sees the animosity between Vicky and Timmy as a means of continuing watching Sleazy and Cheezy!, so he transforms them into his very own Sleazy and Cheezy/Tom and Jerry.

  • Vicky as Ted.

  • Sleazy himself.

  • Vicky as Sleazy.

References

  1. ^ Designs on Jerry (1955).
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