History WesternAnimation / TheTomAndJerryShow2014

** Spike in the original shorts mostly only attacked Tom when either Tom provoked it, he was hurting Jerry, Spike was a guard dog guarding a place, or Spike thought Tom did something but it was actually Jerry but he didn't know that. In this show, he acts more like a mean, aggressive bully towards Tom and even Jerry at times, attacking them frequently even unprovoked, like in "Dental Case", "Tic Tac Do'h" and "Baby Blues". He is also shown to have more of an ego towards himself and dogs, like in "Picture Perfect", "Anger Mismanagement", and in the aforementioned "Tic Tac Do'h" and "Baby Blues". He is not always like this though and can still be likable (like in "Spike Gets Skooled").

* CallBack: The episode "Superfied" appears to be a call back to classic Tom & Jerry Short "WesternAnimation/DrJekyllAndMrMouse", with Jerry gaining {{super strength}} and beating up Tom.

* BullyBulldog: Like the previous series, "[[WesternAnimation/TomAndJerryTales Tom and Jerry Tales]]", Spike alternates between being this and the OnlySaneMan in the room depending on the episode. Even on a good day, he can be quite thuggish and tough.

* TheBully:
** Spike is often this, particularly in "Entering and Breaking", "Bone Dry", "Dental Case" and "Tic, Tyke, Do'h". He's a burly bulldog with a HairTriggerTemper who doesn't mind roughing up Tom ''and'' Jerry in this incarnation of the series, though he's also gained a hidden cowardly streak when it comes to anything other than beating up cats that's very much played for laughs. This version of Spike generally wants to appear tougher than he is, though he's not without his softer side.
** Tyke fits as well. Since his father is a hotheaded bully who spoils him, Tyke shows little to no regard for others, which comes home to roost in the episode "Tic, Tyke, Do'h".

The ''TomAndJerryDirectToVideoFilmSeries'' would begin adapting the art style introduced with this show starting with 2022's ''WesternAnimation/TomAndJerryCowboyUp''

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* TheSpeechless: Unlike the original Tom and Jerry shorts, where they were just [[TheVoiceless untalkative, but could still speak on occasion]]. Here, they're portrayed as actually being mute, and resort to nodding, shaking, or using charades in conversations. Jerry also has a tendency to whistle. Though, in a couple of later season episodes, Tom had a couple of lines (he says, "Marco...," in one episode, and "Darn it" in ''Piñata Yadda Yadda'' after having his fit of rage censored).

* TheChewToy: This ''is'' a slapstick cartoon. The titular [[BuffoonishTomcat Tom Cat]] is the most prominent example, though.

* CrocodileTears: A couple times in "Dinner Swerved" does Tom pretend to cry.

* {{Facepalm}}: Jerry facepalms in "Holed-Up" and "Truffle Trouble". Tom also does the same in "Bird Flue".

* FryingPanOfDoom: Every slapstick cartoon's gotta have instances of a character attacking another with a frypan, and this one is no exception.

* HighPressureEmotion: Steam exits an angry Jerry's ears in "Someone's in the Kitchen with Mynah" when Spike thought it would be a good idea to laugh at him and say he looks clownish.

* IKissYourFoot: The titular Tom kisses Ginger's shoe several times in "Birds of a Feather". He also does the same to Cates' shoe in "The Royal Treatment".

* InstantHumiliationJustAddYoutube: Not only did Rick in "Going, Going, Gone Viral" record Tom during a silly incident involving him chasing Jerry, but the {{Jerkass}} decided to further be one via uploading it onto "a few dozen of the most popular video sharing websites". And it quickly became a viral video! Tom also later tries to do the same to Jerry via making an embarrassing video of him to post online, which [[HoistByHisOwnPetard blows up in his face]].

* AlternateContinuity: Of a sort. A short can take place in a number of different settings: [This description was copied in violation of our [[Administrivia/AboutImagesAndCopyright Plagiarism]] policy. Please replace it with original writing.]

''The Tom and Jerry Show'' is a 2014 animated television series produced by Creator/WarnerBros Animation and Renegade Animation, based on the ''WesternAnimation/TomAndJerry'' characters and theatrical cartoon series created by [[Creator/HannaBarbera William Hanna and Joseph Barbera]] in [[TheForties 1940]]. It had its world premiere on the UsefulNotes/{{Canad|a}}ian channel Teletoon on March 1, 2014, and premiered on Creator/CartoonNetwork in the UsefulNotes/UnitedStates on April 9, 2014.

* HumanoidFemaleAnimal: Averted with Toodles Galore in this series, unlike her earlier incarnations in the classic ''WesternAnimation/TomAndJerry'' cartoons and in ''WesternAnimation/TomAndJerryTales''. She is no more anthropomorphic than Tom or Butch the male cats this time.

* AlternateContinuity: Of a sort. A short can take place in a number of different settings:
** Tom and Jerry's typical antics in a modern-day urban setting.
** Tom and Jerry being pets to two witches named Beatie and Hildie in what is implied to be a medieval fantasy era. (Discontinued after season two.)
** Tom and Jerry working together as detectives in Tolucaville (Los Angeles in the second season) by operating a detective agency called "The Cat and Mouse Detectives", complete with a narrator.
** Jerry living in a laboratory with a rat named Napoleon and a hamster named Hamster as pets to Dr. Bigby with Tom being an alley cat. (Only used in season one.)
** Tom working as a butler in a Downton Abbey property. (Introduced in season three.)
** Tom and Jerry living in a scary Transylvanian environment in a parody of Van Helsing. (Only used in seasons three and four.)
** Tom working at a farm run by a farmer named Maude. (Introduced in season four.)
** Tom and Jerry starring in spoofs of classic fairytales. (Introduced in season five.)

* PerfectlyCromulentWord: One episode gives us "chilax".

* SelfHarm: In one episode, Tom throws a pie in his own face in frusturation. In "{{Birds of a Feather}}", he subjects himself to MetronomicManMashing [[spoiler:and [[ToonPhysics kicks himself out of Ginger and Rick's house]]]].

* {{Blackmail}}: An attempted example. Mugsy tries to blackmail Tom and Spike in "What a Pain"... only [[KickTheSonOfABitch to get pummeled by the former]].

* KickTheSonOfABitch: Although the titular Jerry isn't an angel himself, there's also him tricking [[{{Jerkass}} Rick]] into being HoistByHisOwnPetard.

* EarlyInstallmentWeirdness: The first season had a distinct outline-less look, and each episode consisted of TwoShorts that lasted 11 minutes each. From the second season onwards, the character designs were overhauled to have outlines and the episode structure was changed to ThreeShorts that last 7 minutes each.

* AdaptationalBadass: In the original theatrical shorts, when it comes to Spike, Tom would rather use backhanded tactics to deal with him due to the difference in power dominance. In this show, however, Tom has become less likely to deal with Spike's stuff and is more likely to fight and deal with him head-on. However, this may be because of AdaptationRelationshipOverhaul. On occasion, Tom ends up getting the better of Spike by the end of an episode and is more likely to best Jerry than before. He's also more competent and stronger than Butch this time around who was previously a rival that often got the better of him in the original shorts.

* TheSpeechless: Unlike the original Tom and Jerry shorts, where they were just [[TheVoiceless untalkative, but could still speak on occasion]]. Here, they're portrayed as actually being mute, and resort to nodding, shaking, or using charades in conversations. Jerry also has a tendency to whistle.
** Though, in a couple of later season episodes, Tom had a couple of lines (he says, "Marco...," in one episode, and "Darn it" in ''Piñata Yadda Yadda'' after having his fit of rage censored).

* TheBully: Spike is often this, particularly in "Entering and Breaking", "Bone Dry", "Dental Case" and "Tic, Tyke, Do'h". He's a burly bulldog with a HairTriggerTemper who doesn't mind roughing up Tom ''and'' Jerry in this incarnation of the series, though he's also gained a hidden cowardly streak when it comes to anything other than beating up cats that's very much played for laughs. This version of Spike generally wants to appear tougher than he is, though he's not without his softer side.

* AdaptationalJerkass: Spike in the original shorts mostly only attacked Tom when either Tom provoked it, he was hurting Jerry, Spike was a guard dog guarding a place, or Spike thought Tom did something but it was actually Jerry but he didn't know that. In this show, he acts more like a mean, aggressive bully towards Tom and even Jerry at times, attacking them frequently even unprovoked, like in "Dental Case", "Tic Tac Do'h" and "Baby Blues". He is also shown to have more of an ego towards himself and dogs, like in "Picture Perfect", "Anger Mismanagement", and in the aforementioned "Tic Tac Do'h" and "Baby Blues". He is not always like this though and can still be likable (like in "Spike Gets Skooled").

* AdaptationalIntelligence: Spike in the original shorts seemed blissfully unaware of when Jerry would take advantage of him to defeat Tom. In this show however, Spike often finds out if Jerry uses him to mess with his rival and is more aware of Jerry's role in disturbing him and Tyke. This often results in him brutalizing ''both'' Tom and Jerry or Spike teaming up with Tom to turn on Jerry if he knows Jerry is completely in the wrong.

* IHaveNoSon: How does Tom's mother respond when she thinks he ate one pie? [[DisproportionateRetribution Kicking him out]].

* TookALevelInJerkass: In season 1 Ginger was motherly, kind to Tom and almost always defended him. Starting with season 3 however (save for Hamster Hoopla), she has become more harsh and annoying, and is more mean towards Tom when he screws up (the fact is it's actually mostly Jerry's fault half the time makes it worse), and is far less motherly towards him, often referring to him as a "lazy cat". She's at her worst in "Unwelcome Home" where she says (albeit under her breath) "Why didn't I just get a goldfish?", which Tom had managed to hear and it causes him to visibly look heartbroken. However, she does seem to revert back to her motherly side towards Tom after the aforementioned "Unwelcome Home" (possibly due to him leaving in that episode). This is best shown in episodes such as "The Devil you know", "My Buddy Guard", "Tick Tick Tick" and "Curiosity thrilled the cat".
** In season 1 Spike didn’t have an ego towards himself and episodes like “Spike gets Skooled” and the 4 part vacation arc had Spike just trying to relax or act like the voice of reason, only to be screwed over by Tom. In the other seasons Spike because more of a bully at times, had an ego, and there aren’t really episodes where Tom screws over Spike anymore, except for rare occasions like "Funnel Face", "Tom Fu", "Hair today, gone tommorow" and “Game of Bones” (Even then Tom lost in the last example).

* {{Jerkass}}: This show has some in the form of some of the owners the duo end up with. To name an couple:
** [[TookALevelInJerkass After season 2,]] Ginger has become this due to her harshly berating and yelling at Tom even when he's [[{{Pun}} litterly]] doing nothing wrong.
** Tom's owner of Downtown Abbey Cates tends to be this. Not only will Cates display [[NoSympathy no care when Tom is clearly overworked]], he'll also often belittle and speak harshly to Tom even when it wasn't his fault. "To Kick in the Butler" and "The Great Catsby" are very good examples of this.

* DisguisedInDrag: A [[PlayerForLaughs comedic]] one in "Bird Flue" when Tom "disguises" himself as a female bird to try [[ItMakesSenseInContext seducing a male bird]].

* ShakingTheRump: A PlayerForLaughs Type I in "Bird Flue". While Tom was [[DisguisedInDrag pretending to be a female bird]] so a male bird would fall in love with him (ItMakesSenseInContext), he twerks at him to try to make him enticed. It fails.

* CryCute: Male example in "Santa's Little Helpers"; [[CatsAreMean Tom]] gets [[PuppyDogEyes Puppy Dog-like Eyes]] when they start welling with tears upon [[ItMakesSenseInContext Tuffy reading out part of a letter to him]]. And it's fairly adorable.