Tear Jerker / The Tom and Jerry Show (2014)

• Even despite being more hostile to Tom here, you can't help but feel sorry for Spike in the first episode. His reward for trying to protect Jerry from Tom? Get into more trouble thanks to Tom.
• All three of the main trio get this in "Smitten with the Kitten" as it's clear that all of them miss Buttons when Ginger takes her away to her new home. Not helped is that we then see everyone saddened by Buttons leaving. Luckily turns into a much happier moment when it's revealed that Buttons is just next door so the trio can see her as much as they want.
• One short has Jerry trying (and failing) to get Tom back after Tom goes to hang out with Butch, Spike and a new hip cat that just moved in. Jerry then sighs sadly as he looks back onto the chases he had with the cat. It's clear he misses him. And then he goes to sleep.
  • Most of "Un-Welcome Home" is this for Tom. It starts when Tom only gets blamed by Ginger for eating a pie which was Jerry's doing, she even mentions about how she should've gotten a goldfish. And that's just the start as when Tom goes to see his original family, (before Rick and Ginger got him) they aren't much better. Special note goes to the implication that his Jerkass brother abused him since he was little. Oh, and his mother kicks him out after she thinks he ate a pie intended to be for dessert.^note Actually, it was his brother. Great family! And it's even worse considering he loves his parents. And the ending? After Jerry points out to Tom that Rick and Ginger put up "LOST CAT" posters for him, he decides to return to them. While Tom is clearly happy with his decision, the two still aren't much better than his family when you think about it.
• Any time Tom is yelled at or abused by Jerry, a owner or a third party when he didn't deserve it. Talking about all of them would would make walls of text so let's talk about some of the highlights.
  • One short has Tom accidentally breaking a part of the house after Spike trips the cat. Feeling bad, he and Jerry try to fix thing only to break more things. And when Rick returns, he chases Tom into the sunset while blaming him for all of the chaos. Yes Tom did make things worse but he was trying to fix it up for Rick's mother. Not helped is that Tom did feel remorse and that Spike was the one who started it by tripping Tom.
  • Another short has Tom as a butler doing his duties when Jerry discovers a small plane belonging to the Duke and while the mouse is causing chaos with it, Tom and Cates have to get it back. It goes badly after Tom accidentally destroys the plane and Cates basically exiles him. You can see the clear look of sadness on Tom's face when he's forced out of his home. The only good thing is that after Jerry discovers more vehicles in the same place, Cates will likely have no one left to help him when Jerry decides to race around the castle.
  • One day, Ginger has Tom to go outside and share the backyard. Naturally Spike isn't happy and forces the cat to a really small part of the yard and torments the cat. After much fighting, a storm hits and Tom and Spike's doghouse are swept up. And Tom's reward? Spike kicks the cat into a birdhouse blaming him for breaking his house which he didn't. It's meant to be funny but it just feels bitter after watching Spike torment Tom throughout the short.
  • Tom is forced to go through hell and back in When you Leash Expect it as he is dragged onto going outside and getting chased by dogs at one point. And when he gets back, Ginger snaps at the clearly tired cat to get up and get Jerry. And why did Ginger drag him outside? Because he was napping like all cats do.
• Spike again gets one when he believes no one remembered his birthday. Luckily, Tom and Jerry decide to give him a party which then turns into a competition between the duo.

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