History Awesome / TomAndJerry

* When Tom & Jerry turned 80 in 2020, this [[https://youtu.be/AxN-ApK1TMQ video]] came out showcasing the evolution of Tom and Jerry in '''one minute'''. LINK IS DEAD; CAN A NEW ONE BE FOUND?

%%* When Tom & Jerry turned 80 in 2020, this [[https://youtu.be/AxN-ApK1TMQ video]] came out showcasing the evolution of Tom and Jerry in '''one minute'''. LINK IS DEAD; CAN A NEW ONE BE FOUND?

When you have a popular animated cartoon franchise that ran for about '''[[LongRunner 80 years]]''', you know that a cartoon is not without a quite awesome and badass moments, especially for a franchise that's [[OlderThanTelevision literally older than television]].

** "Quiet Please!" has Spike barely getting any nap due to the cat & mouse's loud antics. Given how he threatens to skin the former alive, the latter takes advantage of the noise. After a close call, Tom goes as far as to ''sing the nursery rhyme" to Spike, and then force the bulldog to gulp the knock-out drops. That worked out ''too well''... until Spike eventually woke up.

* When Tom & Jerry turned 80 in 2020, this [[https://youtu.be/AxN-ApK1TMQ video]] came out showcasing the evolution of Tom and Jerry in '''one minute'''.

* In "The Milky Waif," Jerry goes full-on PapaWolf on Tom after Tom spanks Nibbles with a fly swatter. It even provides the image on the top of this page.

** One particular moment of worth is when Jerry panics as Nibbles, [[WhatanIdiot instead of grabbing a whisker from Tom, opts to drags Tom to Jerry by the whiskers]].

* In "The Milky Waif," Jerry going PapaWolf on Tom after Tom spanks Nibbles with a fly swatter. It even provides the image on the top of this page.

* The canary saving Jerry from being run over by Tom in "Kitty Foiled".

* In "The Milky Waif," Jerry going PapaWolf on Tom after Tom spanks Nibbles with a fly swatter.

** [[AwesomeMusic/TomAndJerry Heck, any time Tom's musical talents shine through.]]

* Jerry and the baby duck rescuing Tom from drowning in "Just Ducky." Tom has just attempted to eat ''both'' of them, but they save his life anyway. Bonus points for the baby duck for conquering his fear of swimming to dive in and rescue Tom.

* The [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=empbmcvep7k sequence when Tom invites his cat buddies to party hard]] in ''Saturday Evening Puss'', what with [[SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic jazzy music]] and pretty imaginative, hilarious animation. Watching also how Tom and his cat gang are having a pretty darn good time can add to that too.

* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R-sLX5UZaxk Tom's performance of "Is You Is Or Is You Ain't My Baby"]] in "WesternAnimation/SolidSerenade". Say what you will about his Jerkass tendencies, that cat knows how to play a bass.

* "Fit To Be Tied" has one for Tom. Jerry has been granted protection by Spike against Tom, and soon exploits the arrangement to essentially make Tom his butler. After a leash law is issued however, Tom nonchalantly walks up to Spike, now tied to his kennel and, just by feeling the leash in his hands, estimates its exact length, draws a line on the ground, stands behind it, and whacks Spike, his jaws just out of reach from mauling him. He then returns and beats the crap out of a now unprotected Jerry.

** One particular moment of worth is when Jerry panics as Nibbles, [[WhatanIdiot instead of grabbing a whisker from Tom, opts to drags Tom to Jerry by the whiskers.]] As Jerry gets locked outside the hole, Nibbles can only listen as Tom presumably beats the crap out of Jerry before slamming Jerry's book on his head.

* 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 [[IdiotBall it's not a good idea]] [[LetsGetDangerous to piss both Tom and Jerry off]].
** In 1942's "Dog Trouble", a proto-version of Spike alternates between terrorising Tom and Jerry until they end up in the same safe haven atop a cuckoo clock. Jerry spots a basket of knitting yarn, and while Tom distracts Spike, he winds the yarn around every piece of furniture and breakable item in the living room. After doing so, he provokes Spike into running headlong into the tangled web, demolishing every last thing in said room. After seeing the [[http://images4.static-bluray.com/reviews/5052_3_1080p.jpg resulting sight to behold]], an irate Mammy Two-Shoes throws an indignant Spike back onto the porch.
** In 1952's "Triplet Trouble", after the eponymous feline hellions have wrought havoc on both of them (while presenting angelic exteriors to Mammy Two-Shoes), Tom and Jerry exact revenge in style. Jerry first provokes the kittens by drinking their purloined cream and spitting it back in their faces, then leads them straight to Tom, perched on a hostess trolley... on which he takes to the air like a bomber pilot, hurling pies and watermelons at the kittens before scooping them up and dropping them onto a spinning clothesline. Jerry spanks each kitten with a carpet beater while Tom ties paper wings to their backs, so that when Mammy returns with a bottle of cream, she finds the "little angels" still spinning on the clothesline, each sporting a bright red backside. The set-up is great as each has gotten laughs seeing the other being tormented by the trio until they're on the receiving end. It comes to a terrific shot of the two thrown out a window, glaring inside and then sharing a look. You can see them both thinking "I don't like you, you don't like me, but we both hate those punks even more, so..."

** 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 single animal, "Even 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, after tearing up the contract and stuffing it into Jerry's mouth, proceeds to beat the crap out of the little rodent, [[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.

** From 1965, "The Year of the Mouse". If you're a {{jerkass}} mouse who keeps trying to [[{{Gaslighting}} make a poor cat believe he's trying to kill himself while he's sleeping]], and if he traps you in a bottle with its cap tied to a gun's trigger (set to fire if it moves), then it's [[LaserGuidedKarma pretty much what you deserve.]]

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

** From 1965, "The Year of the Mouse". If you're a {{jerkass}} mouse who keeps trying to [[{{Gaslighting}} make a poor cat believe]] that he's [[ParanoiaFuel trying to kill himself while he's sleeping]], then ending up trapped in a bottle with its cap tied to a gun's trigger (set to fire if it moves) is [[LaserGuidedKarma pretty much what you deserve.]]

** One particular moment of worth is when Jerry panics as Nibbles, instead of grabbing a whisker from Tom, instead drags Tom to Jerry by the whiskers. As Jerry gets locked outside the hole, Nibbles can only listen as Tom presumably beats the crap out of Jerry before slamming Jerry's book on his head.

* 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]]).

* And about 28 years after the first ''Tom & Jerry'' movie came out (and the critical reception was so bad that the director ended up directing TV cartoons), Warner Bros. announced that Tom & Jerry will get a new movie coming out in March 2021. Needless to say, the fans are excited to hear this news. And that is not all; the new “Tom & Jerry” Movie will be live action/animated[[note]]This method isn't used very often.[[/note]], and Tom & Jerry will be animated.

When you have a popular animated cartoon franchise that ran for about '''''[[LongRunner 80 years]]''''', you know that a cartoon is not without a quite awesome and badass moments, especially for a franchise that's [[OlderThanTelevision literally older than television]].

* When Tom & Jerry turns 80 in 2020, this [[https://youtu.be/AxN-ApK1TMQ video]] came out showcasing the evolution of Tom and Jerry in '''''ONE MINUTE'''''.

When you have a popular animated cartoon franchise that ran for about '''''[[LongRunner 80 years]]''''', you know that a cartoon is not without a quite awesome and badass moments, especially for a franchise that's [[OlderThanTelevision ''literally'' older than television]].

* "Fit To Be Tied" has one for Tom. Jerry has been granted protection by Spike against Tom, and soon exploits the arrangement to essentially make Tom his butler. After a leech law is issued however, Tom nonchalantly walks up to Spike, now tied to his kennel and, just by feeling the leech in his hands, estimates its exact length, draws a line on the ground, stands behind it, and whacks Spike, his jaws just out of reach from mauling him. He then returns and beats the crap out of a now unprotected Jerry.