Thomas "Tom" Jasper Cat, commonly referred to as Tom Cat, or more simply referred to as Tom, and originally known as Jasper, is one of the two anti-heroic protagonists in Tom and Jerry, alongside Jerry Mouse, created by William Hanna and Joseph Barbera. Despite being referred as an anti-heroic, Tom is more often placed in the role of the antagonist, with Jerry often being the protagonist just as much.
Tom is a bluish-grey and white anthropomorphic domestic short haired tuxedo British cat who first appeared in the 1940 MGM animated short Puss Gets the Boot. The cat was known as Jasper during his debut in the short; however, beginning with his next appearance in The Midnight Snack he was known as Tom or Thomas.
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His name, "Tom Cat", is based on "tomcat", a word which refers to male cats. He is usually mute and rarely heard speaking with the exception of a few cartoons (such as 1943's The Lonesome Mouse, 1944's The Zoot Cat, 1947's Part Time Pal, 1953's Puppy Tale and 1992's Tom and Jerry: The Movie). His only notable vocal sounds outside of this are his various screams whenever he is subjected to panic or, more frequently, pain. He is continuously after Jerry Mouse, for whom he sets traps, many of which backfire and cause damage to him rather than Jerry. His trademark scream was provided by creator William Hanna. Hanna's recordings of Tom screaming were later used as a stock sound effect for other MGM cartoon characters, including a majority of Tex Avery's shorts.
Tom is usually defeated in the end (or very rarely, killed, like in Mouse Trouble, where he explodes), although there are some stories where he outwits and defeats Jerry. Besides Jerry, he also has trouble with other mouse or cat characters. One of them that appears frequently is Spike Bulldog. Spike regularly appears and usually assists Jerry and beats up Tom. Though in some occasions Tom beats him or he turns on Jerry (like his debut appearance in Dog Trouble). Usually when Tom is chasing Jerry after a bit Jerry turns the tables on Tom and beats him or uses an outside character such as Spike to beat Tom.
Tom has variously been portrayed as a house cat doing his job, and a victim of Jerry's blackmail attempts, sometimes within the same short. He is almost always called by his full name "Thomas" by Mammy Two Shoes. In 1961 short Switchin' Kitten Tom has a membership card as belong to the "International Brotherhood of Cats".
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I say the last 10 days have probably been the worst 2 weeks i had in like years, my dad had a health crisis and had to go to the hospital so i had to be alone in my home while i wait if he died or not
During those 4 days one of my cats died, there was no electricity, no water, and it rain a lot
Thankfully everything is currently ok now since my dad is out of the hospital (free thanks to universal healthcare, thanks sheinbaum) and now me and my mom have to watch him while he recovers
In another important news i started playing an old flash game i used to play as a kid.
Pokemon Tower defence, I never finished it or the 2nd one but i remember it being fun. Im playing a version with regional forms and its pretty fun i got an alolan vulpix and it destroys everything with icy wind so she and my ivysaur are going to be my main team, there is also a hisuan growlithe i want but i still havent caught it
Thanks, thankfully everything is stable now so no more stress for me for now
Im always really sad when I hear kitty died. Theyre the best things on earth.
Yea same, his sister (white one) was sad he was gone and looked for him but thankfully she still had her older sister
THEY ARE SOOOOO CUTE!
Orange one name was Milan and white one is florencia
Here they are with their big sis mantequilla