“Tom and Jerry” has been a favorite for decades
Tom and Jerry is a funny American television series that has been running since the 1940s. It has been rated as one of the best animated series of all time and one of the longest running animated series. Each episode consists of two short films about a cat named Tom and a mouse named Jerry constantly arguing and fighting. Toms and Jerry is about slapstick, which “…is the resort to humor that involves exaggerated physical activity, which goes beyond the bounds of common sense.”
Tom, a gray cat, usually leads a spoiled life, and takes pleasure in torturing a mouse named Jerry. Jerry is a little brown mouse who lives in the same house as Tom. Each episode usually revolves around Tom and Jerry fighting and chasing each other. Most episodes end with Jerry being the victor of the two. Although Tom constantly chases after Jerry, he rarely tries to eat him. Although they fight and argue a lot, at the end of some episodes Toms and Jerry put their differences aside and act like friends. In fact, if Tom or Jerry is in imminent danger, the other is willing to do everything possible to help the other and try to save the other.
Recurring characters in the series
Tom and Jerry have some recurring characters throughout the series which include Spike, Tic, Butch, Toddler Galore, and Nibbles. Spike is a vicious and unintelligent dog at times. Although he sometimes lets his nerves get the best of him, he always has a sweet spot for his son Taek. Tyke is the young, innocent, sweet, and lovable son of Spike. In the episodes, Spike and Teck are seen throughout the series, and Spike is constantly chasing around Tom.
If anything happens to Spike or Tike, Spike immediately blames Tom no matter the circumstances and starts chasing after him. Butch a black cat knows Tom. Most often, Butch and Tom are seen arguing over a cat named Toodles Galore. The only thing Tom and Butch have in common is that they both want to catch Jerry. Nibbles is the nephew of a young, careless Jerry. Nibbles is less aware of their surroundings than Jerry, which sometimes gets him into trouble. Nibbles, he is also part of the Musketeers along with Jerry.
Less talk, more clowning
Since it’s a slapstick, the talk doesn’t go on much throughout the Toms and Jerry’s series. Although Tom and Jerry only talk a bit, other recurring characters like Butch and Spike, have quite a few lines in their episodes. When Toms and Jerry talk, Tom usually has the most lines. Tom’s lines usually consist of him singing his “love” Toodles Galore, in an attempt to win her affection.
William Hanna and Joseph Barbera created Toms and Jerry in 1940. Several people and companies have directed and produced Toms and Jerry since then. They include William Hanna and Joseph Barbera from 1940-1958, Jane Deitch from 1961-1962, Chuck Jones 1963-1967, William Hanna and Joseph Barbera again for the second time from 1975-1977, Ted Turner in 1986, and William Hanna and Joseph Barbera for the third time from 1990 -1994 and Warner Bros. From 2006-2008. Cartoon Network recently announced that Warner Bros. This year in 2014, she will release a new series of Toms and Jerry episodes. Looks like the legacy of Toms and Jerry will last forever.
