History Of Tom And Jerry, Part 1

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Tom and Jerry 

is an American animated franchise and series of comedy short films created in 1940 by William Hanna and Joseph Barbera. Best known for its 161 theatrical short films by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, the series centers on a friendship/rivalry (a love-hate relationship) between the title characters Tom, a cat, and Jerry, a mouse. Many shorts also feature several recurring characters.

In this article I'm going to inform you about the characters of Tom And Jerry cartoon series. 

So let's get started

Tom

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Tom is an anthropomorphic domestic cat that first appeared in the 1940 short film, The Cat Wins the Shoe, Bluish Gray (or Greyish Blue, Depending on the Short; Its Coat Color Is Similar to that of the Cat Breed Russian Blue) who has a comfortable life. Tom was originally known as "Jasper", during his debut in this short film, however, from his next appearance in Appetitive de Media Niche and onwards, he is known as "Tom". Unlike popular belief, "Jasper" is not his last name. Its full name "Tom Cat" is a pun on "Tomcat", which is the phrase that refers to male cats. Very seldom is heard speaking with the exception of a few occurrences. He frequently uses traps, which by any action, ends up hurting himself, rather than Jerry. Tom rarely hunts Jerry to eat him, only to hurt or compete with him. However, Tom does get along with Jerry sometimes. Tom has changed noticeably in recent years, especially after the first few episodes. For example, in his first debut, he was quadruped and with catlike intelligence. However, over the years, it has become almost entirely biped and human intelligence. "Canine Problem" was the last episode with a quadruped Tom. He is of a lively temperament and quite sensitive. Although quite energetic and determined, Tom is not a challenge to Jerry's mind. At the end of each episode, Jerry is generally shown as the winner, and Tom as the loser. However, there have been several other results: On rare occasions, Tom succeeds. Sometimes, ironically, both lose. Occasionally, usually at Christmas, Tom saves Jerry's life, or at least gives him gifts. On at least one occasion, their daily pursuit is represented as a routine enjoyed by both of them; in one episode, in particular, Tom is in love with a cat, and then Jerry, jealous, proceeds to separate them, for which Tom is grateful and they shake hands and continue their hunt. Unlike Jerry, Tom has a conscience that afflicts him by thinking that Jerry is badly injured or even dead. Jerry sometimes takes advantage of this.

Jerry 

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Jerry Mouse is an anthropomorphic brown mouse that always lives a short distance from Tom. It first appeared in the 1940 short film The Cat Gets the Kick. Jerry was originally known as "The Mouse" during his debut in that short, however, from his next appearance on Midnight Appetizer and onward, he is known as "Jerry", but was originally thought to be called Jinx. For some reason, Jerry, from his first appearance, walked on two legs. This is very different from Tom, who gradually turned into a biped animal. Although many of the supporting characters speak, Tom and Jerry rarely do. Tom generally uses his voice to sing on all fours; for example, he sings "You Are Or You Ain't My Baby" in the 1946 short Solid Serenade. Co-director William Hanna did most of the vocal expressions for the pair, including the series' most famous sound effect, Tom's Scream (created by recording Hanna's scream and using only the most powerful part of it).

Other characters

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In his attempts to capture Jerry, Tom sometimes has to deal with other characters like 

Butch, a scruffy black cat who also wants to catch the mouse;

Spike (also known as Killer), a bulldog dog that attacks the cat;

Spike and tyke

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Mammy-Two-Shoes, Tom's African-American owner (voiced by Lillian Randolph), who generally hits the cat with a broom when he misbehaves. In some Latin American countries it is usually called Thomas, being the owner of Tom. His first appearance was in the short film Puss Gets the Boot (1939), and his last in Push-Button Kitty (1952).

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In the late 1940s, Jerry adopted a little gray mouse named Nibbles (also known as Tuffy). During the 1950s, Spike had a son named Tyke. Tyke's addition gave Jerry a new weapon against Tom, by pestering the cub his father would come and attack the alleged culprit, who was usually the cat. Another character in the series was Quacker the Duck, who was later incorporated into the Hanna-Barbera Yakky Doodle character. 

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Uncle Pecos, Jerry's uncle, made his only appearance in the short film "Pecos' Pest" in 1955. He is an old gray mouse with a big white mustache who plays the guitar, until a string breaks and he has to find something to replace it, using Tom's mustache. Another relative is Cousin Muscles, Jerry's cousin, he has great strength. Another character in the series was "George", Tom's cousin, he is scary and afraid of mice, but at the end of the chapter he joins his cousin Tom to drive away Jerry. Besides, in some episodes a goldfish and a canary whose names are not indicated.

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