History Awesome / TomAndJerry

** From 1965, [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ncoco9aup6g "The Year of the Mouse"]]. If you [[{{Gaslighting}} make a poor cat believe]] that he's [[ParanoiaFuel trying to kill himself while sleeping]], then ending up [[spoiler:in a bottle, with its cap tied to a gun's trigger,]] is [[KarmicDeath pretty much what you deserve]].

** In "Timid Tabby" from 1957, Tom and his cousin, George, team up to mess with Jerry and drive him to believe he's gone mad, sending him running to a house for mice who've had nervous breakdowns.

** In "Timid Tabby", Tom and his cousin, George, team up to mess with Jerry and drive him to believe he's gone mad, sending him running to a house for mice who've had nervous breakdowns.
** In "The Vanishing Duck", Jerry and Quacker use vanishing cream to literally turn themselves invisible and just be dicks with Tom. Tom discovers the cream himself and decides to employ some LaserGuidedKarma.

* In "Professor Tom", when Tom starts spanking his student for letting Jerry get away, Jerry responds to this by '''''breaking Tom's tailbone.'''''

* Every time Tom plays musical instruments, especially piano.
** In "Johann Mouse", [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g0DLvqTwTEY Tom learning how to play piano]] (in six simple steps), and he ''instantly becomes an accomplished pianist'', even the Emperor summoned him to perform at the palace.

** This seems to happen alot in the made for video movies but the greatest example is "Tom and Jerry Meet the Wizard of Oz" Early in the film, Miss Gulch takes Toto away from Dorothy while Tom and Jerry were incredibly saddened by the sight of this and what do they do about it... they fixed a makeshift bike and went after Miss Gulch and managed to save Toto. Then as the film progresses, the two try to protect Dorothy from the Wicked Witch of the West and manage to get the very bucket of water that melts her.

** In 1944's "The Million Dollar Cat", Tom inherits a vast amount of money, but the inheritance comes with a clause that he will lose all the money if he ever harms a mouse. [[ManipulativeBastard Jerry decides to be a complete prick about this]]: stealing Tom's money, eating the extravagant food right off of Tom's plate and even ''causing grievous bodily harm'' to the poor housecat, all because he knows Tom can't retaliate. Eventually Tom snaps and beats the crap out of Jerry, [[StockAesops because there are some things more important than money]]. Like the happiness you gain from taking revenge on the little bastard that made your life miserable.

* Whenever Tom and Jerry team up against a greater foe typically qualifies as a CMOA, because when they do, said foe is in for a vicious defeat; there are several sterling examples of why it's not a good idea to piss both Tom and Jerry off.

** Case in point: [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ncoco9aup6g "The Year of the Mouse"]]. If you [[{{Gaslighting}} make a poor cat believe]] that he's [[ParanoiaFuel trying to kill himself while sleeping]], then ending up [[spoiler:in a bottle, with its cap tied to a gun's trigger,]] is [[KarmicDeath pretty much what you deserve]].
** In "The Million Dollar Cat", Tom inherits a vast amount of money, but the inheritance comes with a clause that he will lose all the money if he ever harms a mouse. [[ManipulativeBastard Jerry decides to be a complete prick about this]]: stealing Tom's money, eating the extravagant food right off of Tom's plate and even ''causing grievous bodily harm'' to the poor housecat, all because he knows Tom can't retaliate. Eventually Tom snaps and beats the crap out of Jerry, [[StockAesops because there are some things more important than money]]. Like the happiness you gain from taking revenge on the little bastard that made your life miserable.

** In "Mouse for Sale", after Jerry charms Tom's owner, Joan, as "Jerry the Dancing Mouse" despite Tom's repeated attempts to prove that Jerry is not the rare white mouse Joan believes, Tom turns the tables on Jerry by painting himself white and winning Joan over as "Tom the Dancing Cat", ending the cartoon with a performance that involves repeatedly stomping on Jerry.

* It can also be particularly gratifying when Tom wins on occasion. When he does win it tends to be because he really deserved to(but once or twice it's [[MagnificentBastard just letting the villain win]]).

* It can also be particularly gratifying when Tom wins on occasion. When he does win it tends to be because he really deserved to.

* The end of "The Million-Dollar Cat" when Tom finally gets fed up with Jerry's crap, and decides to ignore the "Harm no living creature" clause in his million dollar inheritance.
-->'''Tom:''' Gee, I'm throwin' away a million dollars...[[WorthIt BUT I'M HAPPY!]]

* One particular ''WesternAnimation/TomAndJerry'' cartoon ("The Million Dollar Cat") that comes to mind went something like this: Tom inherits a vast amount of money, but the inheritance comes with a clause that he will lose all the money if he ever harms a mouse. [[ManipulativeBastard Jerry decides to be a complete prick about this]]: stealing Tom's money, eating the extravagant food right off of Tom's plate and even ''causing grievous bodily harm'' to the poor housecat, all because he knows Tom can't retaliate. Eventually Tom snaps and beats the crap out of Jerry, [[StockAesops because there are some things more important than money]]. Like the happiness you gain from taking revenge on the little bastard that made your life miserable.
** Great use of a seldom used speaking voice for Tom at the end - he stops in mid-smackdown and says to us: "Gee, I'm throwin' away a million dollars...[gleefully] BUT I'M HAPPY!!!"
** There's another one where Jerry and another mouse keep tormenting Tom in his sleep with cruel pranks that make it look like he's trying to kill himself. In the end, he discovers them PULLS A GUN ON THEM, stuffs them in a bottle, and gets on with his nap. And it's glorious.
*** Pretty much every time Tom wins is a Crowning Moment, actually, since it usually means Jerry's being too much of an ass for the writers to justify letting him win (but once or twice it's [[MagnificentBastard just letting the villain win]]). Tom turning the tables on Jerry in "Mouse For Sale" kicks ass.
** A BerserkButton that has to be mentioned here is Jerry's in "The Milky Waif". Tom learned the hard way that if you hurt Nibbles, Jerry will quickly turn into a PintsizedPowerhouse and give you a NoHoldsBarredBeatdown. To put it bluntly, don't touch Jerry's nephew!

* Whenever Tom and Jerry team up against a greater foe typically qualifies as a CMOA, because when they do, said foe is in for a vicious defeat. "Dog Trouble" and "Triplet Trouble" are two of the best examples of why it's not a good idea to piss both Tom and Jerry off.
** It doesn't just have to be when they team up to defeat an enemy either. Any time they team up counts as a CMOA or a CMOH. There's one episode in particular where Tom and Jerry work together to bring a baby safely home (because the DumbBlonde babysitter is too busy chatting on the phone).

** It doesn't just have to be when they team up to defeat an enemy either. Any time they team up counts as a CMOA or a CMOH. There's one episode I know of in particular where Tom and Jerry work together to bring a baby safely home (because the DumbBlonde babysitter is too busy chatting on the phone).

* In something of a role reveral episode, "The Little School Mouse" has Jerry trying to teach Nibbles how to outsmart Tom, who sees through him and defeats him each time. Nibbles tries merely politely asking for Tom to assist in tasks, and ''succeeds''.

** Case in point: [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ncoco9aup6g The Year Of The Mouse.]] If you [[{{Gaslighting}} make a poor cat believe]] that he's [[ParanoiaFuel trying to kill itself while sleeping]], ending up [[spoiler: in a bottle, with its cap tied to a gun's trigger]] is [[KarmicDeath pretty much what you deserve.]]
* The canary saving Jerry from being run over my Tom in "Kitty Foiled".
* The end of "The Million-Dollar Cat" when Tom finally gets fed up with Jerry's crap, and decides to hell with the "Harm no living creature" clause in his million dollar inheritance.

* In "Professor Tom", when Tom starts spanking his student for letting Jerry get away, Jerry responds to this by '''''breaking Tom's tailbone.'''''

* The canary saving Jerry from being run over my Tom in "Kitty Foled".

* In "Professor Tom", when Tom starts spanking his student for letting Jerry get away, Jerry responds to this by '''''breaking Tom's tailbones.'''''

-->'''Tom:''' Gee, I'm throwin' away a million dollars...[[WorthIt BUT I'M HAPPY!]]

* The canary saving Jerry from being run over my Tom in "Kitty Foled".

* It can also be particularly gratifying when Tom wins on occasion. When he does win it tends to be because he really deserved to.

* Whenever Tom and Jerry teamed up against a greater foe, because when they did, that foe was in for a vicious defeat. "Dog Trouble" and "Triplet Trouble" are two of the best examples of why it's not a good idea to piss both Tom and Jerry off.