We all knew this show since we were a child. I mean, who doesn't know this funny series. Created in 1940, it is an American animated franchise and series of comedy short films we all loved until today.
I've made a bit of "googling" for you guys about some facts that you might not know about this famous show.
FACTSJasper and Jinx was their original name
Yes. That's right. On the debut of the show, the cat (Tom) was originally dubbed as "Jasper" while the mouse (Jerry) was named as "Jinx" and was seriously being considered by one of it's creater Hanna.
What do you think? Which names do you think fits?
The Lady in Tom's House
We all seen this lady in most of the episodes. She is known as "Mammy Two Shoes" since for almost all of her appearance only half of her body is shown.
But did you know that there is an episode where her full body was shown including her face? Below is the only time that a clear image of her body is shown in this particular episode.
7 Oscars Award
The Tom and Jerry cartoon won 7 oscars in total from it 13 nominations. Pretty amazing for a cartoon show right?
They almost stopped after the first episode
This would've been the biggest mistake of MGM Studio as they thought that this would never catch the attention of the viewers since Cat and Mouse cartoons are pretty much "common. So after the first episodes the creators, Hanna and Barbera worked on other non-cat-and-mouse projects.
After a year since the release that the show gained some popularity both Hanna and Barbera went back on the working with the series.
Tom walked on four legs on the first few episodes
Tom had some reworks done to make him more workable character. On the first few episodes, he was more of a real life cat walking on all of his feet.
But later on the show he had some changes and then walked like a human.
This worked well for the show since Tom uses some tools to catch Jerry.
Fan TheoriesSome people say that Tom and Jerry are actual best friends. Tom doesn't really want to eat Jerry but has to keep chasing him so that his owner won't replace him with a cat that actually want to eat Jerry. This actually somehow makes sense although Tom goes too far at some times.
What do you think? Is there more facts or theories you might want to share? Please leave a comment and thank you for your time.
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It's my favorite cartoon when I am feeling bored I am watching Tom and Jerry . I am grateful to read your article thank you