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Tom Cat
	;
Species	Cat
Gender	Male
Affiliation	Jerry Mouse; Mammy Two Shoes; Butch; George; Joan; Robyn Starling
Occupation	Inventor
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)
	; Gene Deitch's Tom.
	; Chuck Jones's Tom.
	; The Tom & Jerry Show
	; Tom & Jerry Kids
	; The Mansion Cat
	; Tom and Jerry Tales
	; The Tom and Jerry Show
	File:2021 Movie Tom.png; Tom & Jerry
	; Tomut Jelly
	; Tom and Jerry

Latest revision as of 20:56, 19 March 2024

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, usually for the sake of using his cruel acts to tormenting, getting rid of him, or wanting to eat him. On other occasions, they are bosom buddies who are willing to work together on any issue.

Character description

Tom is a sly and cunning cat that constantly chases after Jerry; which he sees as a threat, and is sometimes a task given by his human masters. He is usually, but not always, potrayed as having a comfortable and pampered life, and generally acts as an aggresive bully to Jerry. Sometimes, Tom's obsession with chasing him gets to the point where he enjoys it. Although he has his own brutish qualities, he is also a klutz with a lack of commonsense and is usually the one defeated (or rarely, killed) most of Jerry's victories. The two usually go by a set of tricks in their chases, but the chances of them winning vary depending on the situation. His tactics of catching Jerry involve him setting up a trap and his own stealth, although these prove to be inefficient due either to Jerry getting the upper hand of the situation or Tom's ineptitude.

Despite his determination with chasing the mouse, both Tom and Jerry have a close friendship that rivals their violent tendencies, and would even have their own sympathy towards one another on occasion. In some cases, Tom does not start the conflict, only trying to protect his home, doing his job, or other things. In other times, he also joins sides with Jerry to resolve a problem.

Tom's personality has also changed over the years. In his debut, he was a normal cat who stood on four legs. He slowly became completely bipedal over the course of his next few appearances, however, and has shown to have human-like intelligence. Tom rarely speaks, relying on a range of vocal effects to express his emotions; many of which are made up of painful yells and screams.

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.

Appearances

Video games

Stage performances

Tom and Jerry ~Yume yo Mou Ichido~

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!

Childhood Misadventures

Saving a Young Girl in Need

Tall Tales

Back to Basics

Disrupting a Hotel's Wedding

New York Bustle

Kawaii Tom

Chaos in Signapore

Tom Sells Out

Development

Gallery

Main article: Tom Cat/Gallery

Toys and merchandise

Main article: Tom Cat/Toys

Behind the scenes

"Tom Cat" is likely a play on "tomcat", a term referring to male cats.
Tom is known to have at least two full names:
- In the 2021 live-action Tom & Jerry film, it was revealed to be Thomas D. Cat.
- In the fighting game Multiversus, his full name listed as Thomas Jasper Cat Sr.

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 sees someone drowned, shot, and having their head chopped off, which all came out of watching Tom and Jerry.
In the Married... with Children episode "Requiem for a Dead Barber," Al complained about the current state of cartoons indirectly referring to Tom and Jerry, by telling Peg how a cat will now go to a therapist after a mouse knocks flattens its head with a frying pan.
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 Full House episode, Danny tries to impress Lisa by making her guess who he is doing an impression, which is supposed to be Jerry saying, "Stop chasing me, ya mean cat!" But not only does Jerry not talk (usually), but Danny also mistakingly calls him Tom, which he is corrected on both accounts by Joey.
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 Long Night," an episode of the British sitcom Outnumbered, 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 the CGI cartoon Grizzy & the Lemmings episode "Wild Zapping," the Lemmings watch a 2-D cartoon with a cat chasing a mouse.
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.

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.
"Mice 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

^ Designs on Jerry (1955).

[MGM_93-1] Designs on Jerry (1955).

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-|caption1= Tom in ''[[Hatch Up Your Troubles]]''.
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 |caption6= ''[[The Mansion Cat]]''
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+|image7= [[File:T&JT Tom.png|300px]]
-|caption7= ''[[The Tom and Jerry Show (2014 TV series)|The Tom and Jerry Show]]''
+|caption7= ''[[Tom and Jerry Tales]]''
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+|caption9= ''[[Tom & Jerry (film)|Tom & Jerry]]''
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+|caption10= ''[[Tomut Jelly]]''
+|image11= [[File:HHTJ Tom.png|300px]]
+|caption11= ''[[Tom and Jerry (2023 TV series)|Tom and Jerry]]''
 }}
-'''Thomas "Tom" Cat''' is the main character of the ''[[Tom and Jerry (franchise)|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, and 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.
+'''Thomas "Tom" Cat''' is the main character of the ''[[Tom and Jerry (franchise)|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 (film)|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.
+Tom's goal in life is to catch [[Jerry Mouse|Jerry]], usually for the sake of using his cruel acts to tormenting, getting rid of him, or wanting to eat him. On other occasions, they are bosom buddies who are willing to work together on any issue.
 ==Character description==
+Tom is a sly and cunning cat that constantly chases after [[Jerry Mouse|Jerry]]; which he sees as a threat, and is sometimes a task given by his human masters. He is usually, but not always, potrayed as having a comfortable and pampered life, and generally acts as an aggresive bully to Jerry. Sometimes, Tom's obsession with chasing him gets to the point where he enjoys it. Although he has his own brutish qualities, he is also a klutz with a lack of commonsense and is usually the one defeated (or rarely, killed) most of Jerry's victories. The two usually go by a set of tricks in their chases, but the chances of them winning vary depending on the situation. His tactics of catching Jerry involve him setting up a trap and his own stealth, although these prove to be inefficient due either to Jerry getting the upper hand of the situation or Tom's ineptitude.
+Despite his determination with chasing the mouse, both Tom and Jerry have a close friendship that rivals their violent tendencies, and would even have their own sympathy towards one another on occasion. In some cases, Tom does not start the conflict, only trying to protect his home, doing his job, or other things. In other times, he also joins sides with Jerry to resolve a problem.
+Tom's personality has also changed over the years. In his debut, he was a normal cat who stood on four legs. He slowly became completely bipedal over the course of his next few appearances, however, and has shown to have human-like intelligence. Tom rarely speaks, relying on a range of vocal effects to express his emotions; many of which are made up of painful yells and screams.
 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==
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 * ''[[The Tom and Jerry Comedy Show]]''
 * ''[[Tom & Jerry Kids]]''
+* ''[[The Powerpuff Girls (1998 TV series)|The Powerpuff Girls]]''
+** 1.8B "[[Ice Sore]]" (mentioned)
+* ''[[Tom and Jerry Tales]]''
 * ''[[The Tom and Jerry Show (2014 TV series)|The Tom and Jerry Show]]'' ([[2014]])
 * ''[[Tom and Jerry in New York]]''
-* ''[[Tom and Jerry (anime)|Tom and Jerry]]''
+* ''[[Tomut Jelly]]''
-* ''[[Tom and Jerry Time]]'' (announced)
+** 1.1 "[[Party Time]]"
+** 1.2 "[[Rainbow Candy Shop]]"
+* ''[[Tom and Jerry (2023 TV series)|Tom and Jerry]]'' ([[2023]])
+* ''[[Teen Titans Go!]]''
+** 8.24 "[[Warner Bros. 100th Anniversary]]" (no lines)
 </div>
-===Specials===
-* ''[[Hanna-Barbera's 50th: A Yabba Dabba Doo Celebration]]''
 ===Movies===
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 * ''Anchors Aweigh''
 * ''Dangerous When Wet''
-* ''[[Tom and Jerry: The Movie]]''
+* ''[[Tom and Jerry: The Movie (film)|Tom and Jerry: The Movie]]''
-* ''[[Tom and Jerry: The Magic Ring]]''
+* ''[[Tom and Jerry: The Magic Ring (film)|Tom and Jerry: The Magic Ring]]''
-* ''[[Tom and Jerry: Blast Off to Mars]]''
+* ''[[Tom and Jerry: Blast Off to Mars (film)|Tom and Jerry: Blast Off to Mars]]''
-* ''[[Tom and Jerry: The Fast and the Furry]]''
+* ''[[Tom and Jerry: The Fast and the Furry (film)|Tom and Jerry: The Fast and the Furry]]''
-* ''[[Tom and Jerry: Shiver Me Whiskers]]''
+* ''[[Tom and Jerry: Shiver Me Whiskers (film)|Tom and Jerry: Shiver Me Whiskers]]''
-* ''[[Tom and Jerry: A Nutcracker Tale]]''
+* ''[[Tom and Jerry: A Nutcracker Tale (film)|Tom and Jerry: A Nutcracker Tale]]''
-* ''[[Tom and Jerry: Meet Sherlock Holmes]]''
+* ''[[Tom and Jerry: Meet Sherlock Holmes (film)|Tom and Jerry Meet Sherlock Holmes]]''
-* ''[[Tom and Jerry & The Wizard of Oz]]''
+* ''[[Tom and Jerry & The Wizard of Oz (film)|Tom and Jerry & The Wizard of Oz]]''
-* ''[[Tom and Jerry: Robin Hood and His Merry Mouse]]''
+* ''[[Tom and Jerry: Robin Hood and His Merry Mouse (film)|Tom and Jerry: Robin Hood and His Merry Mouse]]''
-* ''[[Tom and Jerry's Giant Adventure]]''
+* ''[[Tom and Jerry's Giant Adventure (film)|Tom and Jerry's Giant Adventure]]''
-* ''[[Tom and Jerry: The Lost Dragon]]''
+* ''[[Tom and Jerry: The Lost Dragon (film)|Tom and Jerry: The Lost Dragon]]''
 * ''[[Tom and Jerry: Spy Quest]]''
 * ''[[Tom and Jerry: Back to Oz]]''
-* ''[[Tom and Jerry: Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory]]''
+* ''[[Tom and Jerry: Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory]]''
 * ''[[Tom & Jerry (film)|Tom & Jerry]]''
-* ''[[Tom and Jerry Cowboy Up]]''
+* ''[[Tom and Jerry: Cowboy Up]]''
+* ''[[Tom and Jerry: Snowman's Land]]''
 </div>
+===Specials===
+* ''[[Hanna-Barbera's 50th: A Yabba Dabba Doo Celebration]]'' (no lines)
+* ''[[Tom and Jerry: Santa's Little Helpers]]''
 ===Shorts===
 <div class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed">
 * ''[[Tom and Jerry (theatrical shorts)|Tom and Jerry]]''
-* ''[[The Mansion Cat]]''
+** ''[[Puss Gets the Boot]]''
+** ''[[The Mansion Cat]]''
+* [[Nestlé|Cheerios]] commercial
 </div>
 ===Comics===
 * ''[[The Flash/Speed Buggy Special/Issue 1|The Flash/Speed Buggy Special]]'' (alternate cover)
 ===Video games===
+* ''[[Tom and Jerry: Santa's Little Helpers (appisode)|Tom and Jerry: Santa's Little Helpers]]''
 * ''[[MultiVersus]]''
 ===Stage performances===
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 ==History==
-===In the beginning===
+===In The Beginning===
 ===Czechmate===
 ===Catius Stupidous===
-===You Can't Do That on Television===
+===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===
+===Childhood Misadventures===
+===Saving a Young Girl in Need===
+===Tall Tales===
+===Back to Basics===
+===Disrupting a Hotel's Wedding===
+===New York Bustle===
+===Kawaii Tom===
+===Chaos in Signapore===
+===Tom Sells Out===
 ==Development==
 ==Gallery==
@@ Line 98: / Line 133: @@
 ==Toys and merchandise==
 {{Main|Tom Cat/Toys}}
+==Behind the scenes==
+* "Tom Cat" is likely a play on "tomcat", a term referring to male cats.
+* Tom is known to have at least two full names:
+** In the 2021 live-action ''[[Tom & Jerry (film)|Tom & Jerry]]'' film, it was revealed to be Thomas D. Cat.
+** In the fighting game ''[[Multiversus]]'', his full name listed as Thomas Jasper Cat Sr.
+==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 sees someone drowned, shot, and having their head chopped off, which all came out of watching ''Tom and Jerry''.
+* In the ''Married... with Children'' episode "Requiem for a Dead Barber," Al complained about the current state of cartoons indirectly referring to ''Tom and Jerry'', by telling Peg how a cat will now go to a therapist after a mouse knocks flattens its head with a frying pan.
+* 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 ''Full House'' episode, Danny tries to impress Lisa by making her guess who he is doing an impression, which is supposed to be Jerry saying, "Stop chasing me, ya mean cat!" But not only does Jerry not talk (usually), but Danny also mistakingly calls him Tom, which he is corrected on both accounts by Joey.
+* 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 Long Night," an episode of the British sitcom ''Outnumbered'', 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 the CGI cartoon ''Grizzy & the Lemmings'' episode "Wild Zapping," the Lemmings watch a 2-D cartoon with a cat chasing a mouse.
+* 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.
+<gallery>
+Cheezy and Sleazy.png|
+Cowboy Bebop Tom.png|
+Tom signs for the exterminator.png|
+Lemmings watch Tom.png|
+</gallery>
+===''The Fairly OddParents''===
+{{Main|The Fairly OddParents}}
+* ''Channel Chasers'' (part 2): Timmy, Cosmo, Wanda, and Future Timmy travel into a parody of ''[[Tom and Jerry (theatrical shorts)|Tom and Jerry]]'' called ''Ted & Jimmy'', with Timmy and the fairies in the role of Jerry and Vicky in the role of Tom.
+* "Mice 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.
+<gallery>
+Vicky's 1st time as Tom.png|Vicky as Ted.
+Sleazy.png|Sleazy himself.
+Vicky's 2nd time as Tom.png|Vicky as Sleazy.
+</gallery>
 ==References==
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 [[Category:Hanna-Barbera]]
 [[Category:MGM]]
+[[Category:Powerpuff Girls (franchise)]]
+[[Category:Powerpuff Girls characters]]
 [[Category:Tom and Jerry characters]]
 [[Category:Tom and Jerry]]
 [[Category:Warner Bros. Animation]]