Tom and Jerry

*LeotheLateBloomer* · 01-21-2017, 01:24 PM

This next to TMNT, is one of my favorite cartoons to watch as a kid and to this day, I still love watching them. I loved the classics (Gene Deitch, to an extent) the 70s The New Tom and Jerry Show as a guilty pleasure, T&J Comedy Show, Kids, Tales, and the 2014 cartoon. I also liked some of the movies (even The original).

What was your memory with Tom and Jerry? Do you like any of the movies or the current 2014 animated cartoon? Who do you like more Tom or Jerry?

Always preferred Tom!

*CyberCubed* · 01-21-2017, 01:25 PM

All the classic Tom and Jerry's that Cartoon Network used to rerun back in the 90's. I also like Tom and Jerry kids. Never seen the newest incarnation.

*LeotheLateBloomer* · 01-21-2017, 01:41 PM

The 2014 show is flash animated but it's actually pretty entertaining. It's not amazing but it recaptures the old spirit of the originals while adding it's own charm to it. I like how it brings back plenty of characters from the classics even ones like Duckling and Meathead (from Sufferin' Cats). Mammy Two Shoes was the only one that didn't return. She reappeared in T&J Tales but she was changed from black to white.

*Wesley* · 01-21-2017, 01:42 PM

I haven't watched Tom and Jerry in years, but I liked watching the old ones that were rerun on rte two and on vhs when I was younger. I'm surprised that that so many episodes have been made over the decades. I preferred Tom as well, as I prefer underdog characters.

The episode that stood out for me was Blue Cat Blues. That was a dark ep for a kids cartoon.

*FredWolfLeonardo* · 01-21-2017, 01:49 PM

I love Tom and Jerry to death, especially the classic episodes by the original creators. Enjoyed the new series such as Tom and Jerry tales as well and I think the 2014 series is very well done.

Not interested in the movies except for the first one where Tom and jerry talk. I think its one of those movies that's so bad its amazing. I cannot stop laughing everytime I watch Nostalgia Critics review of it.

*drgon78* · 01-21-2017, 02:02 PM

My favorite episode is when ether Tom or Spike must catch Jerry, the one that fails gets kicked out of the house.

*LeotheLateBloomer* · 01-21-2017, 02:07 PM

@drgon78: Pet Peeve was a good one.

No gonna lie, in the original movie where Aunt Figg wakes up to discover that they escaped, I thought she said that she has to call the butler "Lickpoot" instead of Lickboot.

: lol: Don't judge, it's just what I thought I heard.

I always saw Jerry as a jerk! Love the episodes where Tom does win over him.

*drgon78* · 01-21-2017, 02:10 PM

I also like the musketeer style episodes with the little grey mouse. One where Jerry is writing love letters and another where they are stealing food.

*ssjup81* · 01-21-2017, 02:28 PM

Loved Tom & Jerry growing up, even the 70s version where Jerry wore the bow tie. As for the Tom and Jerry Kids show...I didn't care for it.

As an adult, seems I prefer the 40s/50s era for them and lack the patience to watch the mediocre attempts (imo) made after this. Occasionally I may have come across some I liked, like the one where Jerry was sleepwalking (Chuck Jones era), for example, but it still can't top the earlier shorts for me.

*CyberCubed* · 01-21-2017, 02:40 PM

What were the ones where that French mouse started showing up? He was like the Scrappy Doo of Tom and Jerry.

*ssjup81* · 01-21-2017, 02:46 PM

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Originally Posted by CyberCubed

What were the ones where that French mouse started showing up? He was like the Scrappy Doo of Tom and Jerry.

It depends on the short. The ones that took place in France, as a Muskateer along with Jerry, he had a French accent. The one focusing around Robin Hood, he had like cockney type accent. In the normal ones, like Tom and Jerry, he didn't speak at all. Thinking about it, he wasn't in many shorts.

Anyway, seems he popped up in the 50s.

*TheSkeletonMan939* · 01-21-2017, 03:13 PM

Nibbles (I think that's the small grey mouse's name) had a relatively strong presence in 'Tom and Jerry Tales'.

*Prowler* · 01-21-2017, 04:06 PM

I liked Tom & Jerry back in the 90s when I was a kid.

As I grew older, I realised that Jerry was a dick and that in a lot of episodes Tom was the one getting bullied.

I prefer Looney Tunes, personally.

*Jephael* · 01-21-2017, 04:28 PM

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Originally Posted by Prowler

As I grew older, I realised that Jerry was a dick and that in a lot of episodes Tom was the one getting bullied.

Hence where Simpsons got the inspiration for these two nut balls!!!

*TurtleTitan97* · 01-21-2017, 05:02 PM

The older Tom & Jerry cartoons were great. It's just a shame they had to tone down the violence as time went on.

*LeotheLateBloomer* · 01-21-2017, 06:04 PM

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Originally Posted by TheSkeletonMan939

Nibbles (I think that's the small grey mouse's name) had a relatively strong presence in 'Tom and Jerry Tales'.

He's called Nibbles in the earlier shorts whereas now, he's known as Tuffy. The video games, Kids, and most other versions call him Tuffy. The Magic Ring is where they called him Nibbles again. He didn't start speaking til the Mouseketeer shorts and Robin Hoodwinked. In modern day works, he can speak in non-Mouseketeer shorts. He has a bigger presence in the new cartoon.

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Originally Posted by CyberCubed

What were the ones where that French mouse started showing up? He was like the Scrappy Doo of Tom and Jerry.

I don't think Tuffy is anywhere near as obnoxious as Scrappy. Especially in the ones where he doesn't speak.

*Coola Yagami* · 01-21-2017, 06:05 PM

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Originally Posted by Prowler

I liked Tom & Jerry back in the 90s when I was a kid.

As I grew older, I realised that Jerry was a dick and that in a lot of episodes Tom was the one getting bullied.

I prefer Looney Tunes, personally.

I agree. Now I understand the ones where Tom was abusing Jerry and he got his comeuppance, but there times where Tom just wanted to eat or take a nap and Jerry would be the one starting crap, and of course Tom would retaliate, but Jerry would win in the end with triumphant cheerful music playing as Tom gets punished... when Jerry was the ones that started the whole thing. I loved the one where they'd either both lose, or Tom would actually win.

I also remember the dark one during the French fencing era, where Tom was executed for failing to catch Jerry and Nibbles. Ouch. Farewell Mosier Pussycat indeed...

Hell, when you think about it... while most times Tom would go after Jerry on his own accord, there were plenty of times he didn't really care, but was told to get him by his owner, and then he get punished when he failed to get rid of him. Most of the times he was getting into trouble because his owners would make him do stuff.

Also hated the modern movies and whatnot that would Tom into some kind of idiot for comedy relief. Jerry would always be the one that knows the right or smart thing to do, and Tom would be the one to fumble, bungle and screw things up. Or he'd do something the wrong way so that Jerry would do things the right way. At least the theatrical Tom and Jerry movie kept that to a minimum, even though they made them talk.

*Prowler* · 01-21-2017, 06:36 PM

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Originally Posted by Coola Yagami

I agree. Now I understand the ones where Tom was abusing Jerry and he got his comeuppance, but there times where Tom just wanted to eat or take a nap and Jerry would be the one starting crap, and of course Tom would retaliate, but Jerry would win in the end with triumphant cheerful music playing as Tom gets punished... when Jerry was the ones that started the whole thing. I loved the one where they'd either both lose, or Tom would actually win.

I also remember the dark one during the French fencing era, where Tom was executed for failing to catch Jerry and Nibbles. Ouch. Farewell Mosier Pussycat indeed...

Hell, when you think about it... while most times Tom would go after Jerry on his own accord, there were plenty of times he didn't really care, but was told to get him by his owner, and then he get punished when he failed to get rid of him. Most of the times he was getting into trouble because his owners would make him do stuff.

Also hated the modern movies and whatnot that would Tom into some kind of idiot for comedy relief. Jerry would always be the one that knows the right or smart thing to do, and Tom would be the one to fumble, bungle and screw things up. Or he'd do something the wrong way so that Jerry would do things the right way. At least the theatrical Tom and Jerry movie kept that to a minimum, even though they made them talk.

Oh that movie? It came out in... 1999? 2000? Yeah Tom and Jerry talking was odd. But hey i was a kid so I liked the movie.

*CyberCubed* · 01-21-2017, 06:38 PM

Its a shame the young kids of today don't know about classic cartoons like this. I don't know what trash they're growing up with today.

*Prowler* · 01-21-2017, 06:39 PM

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Originally Posted by CyberCubed

Its a shame the young kids of today don't know about classic cartoons like this. I don't know what trash they're growing up with today.

Id unno do CN and Boomerang still air Hanna-Barbera classics and Looney Tunes shorts like they did in the 90s?

01-21-2017, 01:24 PM	#1
LeotheLateBloomer Foot Elite Join Date: Aug 2013 Posts: 3,117	Tom and Jerry This next to TMNT, is one of my favorite cartoons to watch as a kid and to this day, I still love watching them. I loved the classics (Gene Deitch, to an extent) the 70s The New Tom and Jerry Show as a guilty pleasure, T&J Comedy Show, Kids, Tales, and the 2014 cartoon. I also liked some of the movies (even The original). What was your memory with Tom and Jerry? Do you like any of the movies or the current 2014 animated cartoon? Who do you like more Tom or Jerry? Always preferred Tom!

01-21-2017, 01:42 PM	#4
Wesley Mad Scientist Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: Republic of Ireland Posts: 1,597	I haven't watched Tom and Jerry in years, but I liked watching the old ones that were rerun on rte two and on vhs when I was younger. I'm surprised that that so many episodes have been made over the decades. I preferred Tom as well, as I prefer underdog characters. The episode that stood out for me was Blue Cat Blues. That was a dark ep for a kids cartoon. __________________ Donatello: The tracker! It might work. Donatello goes to the back of the Turtle Van Raphael: Shrewd move, Donatello. If we ignore the problem, it might go away by itself. (from The Mean Machines)

01-21-2017, 05:02 PM	#15
TurtleTitan97 Space Cowboy Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Speed Force Posts: 7,043	The older Tom & Jerry cartoons were great. It's just a shame they had to tone down the violence as time went on. __________________

01-21-2017, 01:25 PM	#2
CyberCubed Overlord Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 43,883	All the classic Tom and Jerry's that Cartoon Network used to rerun back in the 90's. I also like Tom and Jerry kids. Never seen the newest incarnation.

01-21-2017, 01:41 PM	#3
LeotheLateBloomer Foot Elite Join Date: Aug 2013 Posts: 3,117	The 2014 show is flash animated but it's actually pretty entertaining. It's not amazing but it recaptures the old spirit of the originals while adding it's own charm to it. I like how it brings back plenty of characters from the classics even ones like Duckling and Meathead (from Sufferin' Cats). Mammy Two Shoes was the only one that didn't return. She reappeared in T&J Tales but she was changed from black to white.

01-21-2017, 01:49 PM	#5
FredWolfLeonardo This ***** used to be Fun Join Date: Mar 2016 Location: Woke paradise Posts: 5,386	I love Tom and Jerry to death, especially the classic episodes by the original creators. Enjoyed the new series such as Tom and Jerry tales as well and I think the 2014 series is very well done. Not interested in the movies except for the first one where Tom and jerry talk. I think its one of those movies that's so bad its amazing. I cannot stop laughing everytime I watch Nostalgia Critics review of it.

01-21-2017, 02:02 PM	#6
drgon78 Mad Scientist Join Date: Apr 2013 Posts: 2,409	My favorite episode is when ether Tom or Spike must catch Jerry, the one that fails gets kicked out of the house.

01-21-2017, 02:07 PM	#7
LeotheLateBloomer Foot Elite Join Date: Aug 2013 Posts: 3,117	@drgon78: Pet Peeve was a good one. No gonna lie, in the original movie where Aunt Figg wakes up to discover that they escaped, I thought she said that she has to call the butler "Lickpoot" instead of Lickboot. : lol: Don't judge, it's just what I thought I heard. I always saw Jerry as a jerk! Love the episodes where Tom does win over him.

01-21-2017, 02:10 PM	#8
drgon78 Mad Scientist Join Date: Apr 2013 Posts: 2,409	I also like the musketeer style episodes with the little grey mouse. One where Jerry is writing love letters and another where they are stealing food.

01-21-2017, 02:28 PM	#9
ssjup81 Foot Elite Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Central Virginia (Back in the US) Posts: 4,734	Loved Tom & Jerry growing up, even the 70s version where Jerry wore the bow tie. As for the Tom and Jerry Kids show...I didn't care for it. As an adult, seems I prefer the 40s/50s era for them and lack the patience to watch the mediocre attempts (imo) made after this. Occasionally I may have come across some I liked, like the one where Jerry was sleepwalking (Chuck Jones era), for example, but it still can't top the earlier shorts for me.

01-21-2017, 02:40 PM	#10
CyberCubed Overlord Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 43,883	What were the ones where that French mouse started showing up? He was like the Scrappy Doo of Tom and Jerry.

01-21-2017, 06:38 PM	#19
CyberCubed Overlord Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 43,883	Its a shame the young kids of today don't know about classic cartoons like this. I don't know what trash they're growing up with today.