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1	[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/tjcs_title_0.jpg]]
2	The result of Creator/{{Filmation}}'s attempt to adapt ''Franchise/TomAndJerry'' to the small screen, ''The Tom and Jerry Comedy Show'' aired in 1980 on CBS for 15 episodes in a ThreeShorts format.
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4	Not only did the series bring back the main duo, plus co-stars Spike, Tyke, and Nibbles/Tuffy, but also brought in WesternAnimation/{{Droopy}} as the star of the middle segment, usually pitted against either Creator/TexAvery's wolf character (dubbed Slick Wolf in this incarnation) or the Tom and Jerry version Spike ([[OneSteveLimit filling in for Avery's own bulldog named Spike]]). Also appearing was obscure MGM character WesternAnimation/BarneyBear.
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6	The new series was much closer to the spirit of the original shorts than [[WesternAnimation/TheTomAndJerryShow its direct predecessor]], thanks to the return of the titular duo's animosity towards each other. As such, the series tends to be slightly better received. Emphasis on "slightly", though. While closer in tone despite still having the expected censorship issues, Filmation's run is still criticized for falling into the studio's usual pitfalls ([[LimitedAnimation cheap]] [[OffModel animation]], monotonous synth soundtrack, and constant reuse of footage), which have been described as negatively affecting the pacing and timing of the comedy, making the episodes slow and awkward.
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8	!!Tropes found in ''The Tom and Jerry Comedy Show'' include:
9	* BadlyBatteredBabysitter: Tom in "The Puppy Sitter".
10	* CompositeCharacter: Spike in this series is the ''Tom and Jerry'' version mixed with Tex Avery's own Spike.
11	* DisproportionateRetribution: Tom gets it here more than in the theatrical shorts.
12	* EverybodyDoTheEndlessLoop: In "Disco Droopy", Droopy manages to win a {{Disco}} contest with a simple little move that can't quite be described as dancing.
13	* LighterAndSofter: Still nowhere near as violent as the originals could get. Hey, it was TheEighties.
14	* LimitedAnimation: Whatever animation isn't recycled ''ad nauseum'' falls into this trope, as per Filmation tradition. The animation in the series is actually even worse than the Creator/GeneDeitch shorts and makes them look like masterpieces by comparison.
15	* TheMiddleAges: Tom's DreamSequence in "A Connecticut Mouse in King Arthur's Cork".
16	* OneSteveLimit: See CompositeCharacter.

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