History YMMV / TomAndJerry

** Many fans give Jerry flack for his actions in "The Million Dollar Cat" where he constantly torments Tom while the cat's under the stipulation that he must not harm a living animal or he will lose his million dollars[[note]]One million in the 40s is considered at least '''20''' million today.[[/note]]. This is despite the fact that the cartoon starts with Jerry tied up and an apple over his head while Tom was throwing darts at him. Not hard to see why he took the opportunity to retaliate.

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** The already-depressing "WesternAnimation/BlueCatBlues" is often cited as the final original Creator/HannaBarbera short and thus the [[SeriesFinale finale of the series]] as a whole, given [[DownerEnding how the short ends]] with Tom and Jerry being SpurnedIntoSuicide by train. In actuality, there were several more original shorts produced afterwards, and the ''actual'' final ''Tom & Jerry" short by Hanna Barbera's unit is "Tot Watchers", which ends with the titular duo being arrested instead, a much more humorous DownerEnding that's PlayedForLaughs.

** ''Tom and Jerry Chase'' for mobile devices (Simply titled ''"猫和老鼠"'' for the original Chinese Region app). It plays vaguely similarly to [=NetEase=] Games' other work, "Identity V", but in 2D and with a more light-hearted tone that fits the source material.

*** Muscles, Jerry's "tough guy" cousin and one of the most [[RatedMForManly unambiguously badass]] characters on the show, who also underwent a bit of MemeticMutation. It's easy to forget that [[OneshotCharacter he only appeared in one episode]] in the original shorts.

** The basic premise of classic ''Tom & Jerry'' shorts is that Tom wants to eat Jerry. Actually, in most ''Tom and Jerry'' shorts, their relationship is more one of sparring partners -- always one-upping another, getting immediate revenge, and fighting over a common goal.

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* Misblamed: Many fans give Jerry slack for his actions in “The Million Dollar Cat” where he constantly torments Tom while the cat’s under the stipulation that he must not harm a living animal or he will lose his million dollars. This is despite the fact that the cartoon starts with Jerry tied up and an apple over his head while Tom was throwing darts at him. Not hard to see why he took the opportunity to retaliate.

** The Clint Clobber-esque owner from the Creator/GeneDeitch shorts, who lashes out at Tom [[DisproportionateRetribution for simple mistakes]] and beats him in shockingly agonizing ways that would make animal lovers (especially cat lovers) and PETA scream in horror[[labelnote:Which include...]] Stomping on one his paws, searing Tom's face with a grill, [[ForceFeeding forcing Tom to drink an entire bottle of carbonated soda]], wrapping a shotgun around Tom's head and then firing it (causing Tom to go deaf), slamming Tom's face with a thermos lid, and slamming Tom's fingers against a lid of his lunchbox (we're also treaded to a close-up of Tom's flattened fingers).[[/labelnote]]. It doesn't help that we're supposed to find this [[BlackComedyAnimalCruelty funny]] when it's clearly anything but. The fact that he was only featured in three of the thirteen shorts speaks volumes of how much of a disgrace he is to the ''Tom and Jerry'' franchise.

** The Clint Clobber-esque owner from the Creator/GeneDeitch shorts, who lashes out at Tom [[DisproportionateRetribution for simple mistakes]] and beats him in shockingly agonizing ways that would make animal lovers (especially cat lovers) and PETA scream in horror[[labelnote:Which include...]] Stomping on one his paws, searing Tom's face with a grill, [[ForceFeeding forcing Tom to drink an entire bottle of carbonated soda]], wrapping a shotgun around Tom's head and then firing it (causing Tom to go deaf), slamming Tom's face with a thermos lid, and slamming Tom's fingers against a lid of his lunchbox (we're also treaded to a close-up of Tom's flattened fingers).[[/labelnote]]. It doesn't help that we're supposed to find this [[BlackComedyAnimalCruelty funny]] when it's clearly anything but. The fact that he was only featured in three of the eleven shorts speaks volumes of how much of a disgrace he is to the ''Tom and Jerry'' franchise.

* DesignatedHero: Jerry skirts this line in many cartoons. Nowhere is this worse than in "WesternAnimation/TheTwoMouseketeers", which [[OffWithHisHead Tom's death]] is somehow treated as heroic [[KarmicOverkill despite Tom not doing anything heinous]] and Jerry and Nibbles showing no remorse for him. This title occasionally applies to the Gene Deitch shorts' interpretation of Jerry the most accurately, in which the mouse is exaggerated from a (at least) somewhat sympathetic, if mischievous, character confronting the genuine threat of being eaten by Tom (or another cat) into a quasi-{{Jerkass}} who torments Tom for seemingly no reason.

* MorePopularReplacement: Tom's female owner from "Buddies Thicker than Water", one of the few Creator/GeneDeitch shorts to receive somewhat better reviews than the others, isn't as disliked as the cat's fat, Clint Clobber-esque owner (the less said about that disgrace to the human race, the better) since she is much more mellow and doesn't resort to over-the-top physical punishments like he does.

* ContestedSequel: [[ContestedSequel/TomAndJerry Enough for its own page.]]

* DesignatedHero: Jerry skirts this line in many cartoons. Nowhere is this worse than in "WesternAnimation/TheTwoMouseketeers", which [[OffWithHisHead Tom's death]] is somehow treated as heroic despite Tom not doing anything heinous and Jerry and Nibbles showing no remorse for him. This title occasionally applies to the Gene Deitch shorts' interpretation of Jerry the most accurately, in which the mouse is exaggerated from a (at least) somewhat sympathetic, if mischievous, character confronting the genuine threat of being eaten by Tom (or another cat) into a quasi-{{Jerkass}} who torments Tom for seemingly no reason.

** Viewers outside the USA are absolutely surprised the maid isn't the housewife/owner-- she reflects the social values of 1940s America and is a lowly ill-paid black servant.

* AuthorsSavingThrow: "Royal Cat Napping" seems to be this towards "Two Mousketeers"; even though the latter recieved an Oscar upon release, that doesn't mean it never got any backlash over its cruel ending. There were other Musketeer themed shorts starring the trio, but "Royal Cat Napping" directly echoes story elements of the original short, such as the threat Tom will be executed if he fails his king, and Tuffy ending the short with the line "That's war". However, this time around, not only does Tom not get executed, but Tuffy and Jerry actively interfere so it doesn't happen. It instead ends with the duo sparring with Tom, Tuffy's aforementioned closing line, followed by credits.

* AuthorsSavingThrow: "Royal Cat Napping" seems to be this towards "Two Mousketeers"; even though the latter recieved an Oscar upon release, that doesn't mean they never got any backlash over its cruel ending. There were other Musketeer themed shorts starring the trio, but "Royal Cat Napping" directly echoes story elements of the original short, such as the threat Tom will be executed if he fails his king, and Tuffy ending the short with the line "That's war". However, this time around, not only does Tom not get executed, but Tuffy and Jerry directly interfere so it doesn't happen. It instead ends with the duo sparring with Tom, Tuffy's aforementioned closing line, followed by credits.

* MorePopularReplacement: Tom's female owner from "Buddies Thicker than Water", one of the few Creator/GeneDeitch to receive somewhat better reviews than the others, isn't as disliked as the cat's fat, Clint Clobber-esque owner (the less said about that disgrace to the human race, the better) since she is much more mellow and doesn't resort to over-the-top physical punishments like he does.

* ''YMMV/SwitchinKitten''

** The Clint Clobber-esque owner from the Creator/GeneDeitch shorts, who lashes out at Tom [[DisproportionateRetribution for simple mistakes]] and beats him in shockingly agonizing ways that would make animal lovers (especially cat lovers) and PETA scream in horror[[labelnote:Which include...]] Stomping on one his paws, searing Tom's face with a grill, [[ForceFeeding forcing Tom to drink an entire bottle of carbonated soda]], wrapping a shotgun around Tom's head and then firing it (causing Tom to go deaf), slamming Tom's face with a thermos lid, and slamming Tom's fingers against a lid of his lunchbox (we're also treaded to a close-up of Tom's flattened fingers).[[/labelnote]]. It doesn't help that we're supposed to find this [[BlackComedyAnimalCruelty funny]] when it's clearly anything but.

* StockParodyJokes:
** The titular duo had their vocal cords removed at some point.
** Jerry is an [[{{Jerkass}} asshole]] who torments Tom for no reason.
** Every installment, barring the Gene Deitch shorts, is StrictlyFormula to the point of being identical.

** Related to the above, the owner from the Gene Deitch shorts and his treatment of Tom, including searing his head with a griddle or making him go deaf, would flat-out be considered animal abuse nowadays if it hadn't been considered such in the 1960s. The cartoons featuring him treated the abuse as funny, which would be suicidal in the age of PETA and other animal rights groups.