Jerry Mouse

Jerry Mouse
	;
Species	Mouse
Gender	Male
Affiliation	Tom Cat; Spike; Quacker; Robyn Starling
Occupation	Author
Goals	To run away and outsmart Tom
Other relative(s)	Two nephews, Tuffy and Sniffles; Two cousins, Muscles Mouse and George; One uncle, Pecos
Marital status	Single
First appearance	T&J: Puss Gets the Boot (1940)
Played by	William Hanna; Mel Blanc (1963-67); Frank Welker (1990-93, 2002); Dana Hill (1992); Samuel Vincent (2006-08)
	; Gene Deitch's Jerry.
	; Chuck Jones's Jerry.
	; The Tom & Jerry Show
	; Tom & Jerry Kids
	; The Mansion Cat
	; Tom and Jerry Tales
	File:2014 Jerry.png; The Tom and Jerry Show
	File:2021 Movie Jerry.png; Tom & Jerry
	; Tom and Jerry Play
	; Tom and Jerry

Jerry Mouse is the main character of the Tom and Jerry animated franchise, playing the hero protagonist, although he hasn't been entirely innocent throughout. Jerry 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. Jerry is a mostly silent character, who was originally performed by William Hanna, whose vocalization is still in use today long after his passing. His most memorable speaking role occurred in Tom and Jerry: The Movie, in which his voice came out from actress Dana Hill's.

He has to constantly watch out for Tom, who as one might expect, wants to get rid of Jerry (or sometimes eat him), although sometimes it appears to be more about the thrill of the chase. Despite this, Jerry appears to live life fairly easily.

Character description

Whereas Tom is both a cunning and aggressive instigator, Jerry is different in that he is more of a carefree and intelligent trickster. The mouse is generally excited, free-spirited, and almost child-like. He also seeks to have fun no matter who he harms, much to the annoyance of Tom, who mainly sees him as a threat. Both he and Tom often go by a set of tricks in their many of their chases, although their chance of victory seems to vary depending on which situation they're in. In Jerry's case, he usually takes the opportunity to attack when he has the advantage of the situation.

Despite the fact that the two are enemies, Tom and Jerry both have a friendship that rivals their violent nature, and they even have their own sympathy towards one another. In some cases, Jerry does not start the conflict, and in others, he sets aside his differences with Tom to take on a common threat. In The Lonesome Mouse, for example, he goes too far with his antics and regrets having set up Tom to be kicked out of the house. Jerry also gets Tom in trouble by the humans and Spike the Bulldog, whom he doesn't usually see Jerry due to his small size.

Jerry is a brown mouse, whose color tone varies slightly depending on his appearances. He also has large ears on his head, a proportionally sized tail, and a small tuft on his head facing forward. In some television shows such as Tom & Jerry Kids, Jerry was given a red bow tie.

He rarely speaks, relying on a range of vocal effects to express his emotions, though not a fuller extent like with Tom's screams of pain.

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