Why is Tom and Jerry Genius? 

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the Tom Scream is just the best scream ever

Whenever I watched Tom and Jerry, I usually found myself rooting for Tom 90% of the time actually.

You didn't even say a word about the creative genius behind Tom and Jerry's music. The great Scott Bradley. It was him who gave the animation the proper music in deserved. Half the reason why the show is even funny.

tom and jerry is secretly a complex plot to get kids to listen to classical music

The reason that Tom & Jerry speaks to both children and adults is that they each appeal to different people. Jerry is a silly, innocent prankster in the eyes of kids but a big asshole in the eyes of adults, but Tom is a big meanie to kids but to adults he's a relatable, balanced character with flaws just doing what he does.

Tom has the most ICONIC scream EVER. Change my mind.

"Jerry is innocent" "Tom is always who starts the fight" Excuse me, what?

1:52 “Jerry is innocent.” Tom: *DON’T. YOU. BELIEVE IT.*

Tom and Jerry are basically everyday life siblings Fights Friendship Goofing around Destroying everything

I'm surprised you didn't mention how well the music works with the scenes. It's not just the sound effects. The music and the shorts always seemed meant for each other. Hanna-Barbera's Tom and Jerry is simply a masterpiece. It is so excellently produced and connected that I am constantly in awe whilst dying of laughter when I watch it. The music made dialogue completely unnecessary in most cases.

Just for the record, Tom droning, "Dooooooon't yooooooou believe it..." is a reference to a radio show from the 1940s also called _Don't You Believe It._ The show was essentially an early precursor to _Mythbusters._ Bugs Bunny also referenced it in _Big Top Bunny._

Between 1940 and 1958, Hanna and Barbera produced 114 T&J shorts for MGM. Of those 114, 13 were nominated for the Academy Award for Best Short Subject: Cartoons. Of those 13, 7 won.

My favorite character was always Spike. This dog is just good guy with his son, trying to sleep or something and then Tom and jerry ruins everything. but at the end he always gets his revenge. Good dog.

I think he forgot one very, very crucial thing -- the music. It's amazing on every level. The prove is that we usually don't even realize that there's a music involved. It's so perfectly synchronized with the visuals and the story, that we sense the music as just being an acoustic representation of the actions and emotions. Try it! Look at some Tom and Jerry short and listen to the music. Imagine an orchestra playing it, imagine you are the cymbalist, the violinist, the drummer accompanying the suspension. You can even try to just hear the shorts without watching them. Just from the music, you will always kknow almost exactly, what's going on...

If RU-vid ads were T&J shorts instead, people would actually watch them.

Let's be honest here, almost no one ever roots for Jerry. The rare moments Tom actually won are usually my favorite. Specifically "Little School Mouse", where Jerry teaches his protege Nibbles on how mouse and cats are sworn enemies and every chance he got Tom beat the ever loving shit out of him and it was hilarious, still is.

I think my favorite Tom speaking moment is him reading Jerry's "will" and the only thing there is one custard pie, then he yells out "LET ME HAVE IT!" And gets creamed by a pie. Slapstick at its best.

2:06 To be fair, sometimes Tom would be chillin and Jerry would go up to him and start a fight because he wanted whatever Tom had.

actually,sometimes jerry starts the fight too while tom is trying to relax

Fun Facts: In an old promo on Boomerang, the announcer actually described Tom & Jerry as the most famous feud in show business history. Tom & Jerry were referenced in "Ice Sore", an episode of The Powerpuff Girls. Bubbles: "Make the floor all ice, like in Tom & Jerry. That's my favorite."

My grandpa saw it first when India got Independence in 1947. He showed it to my mom when she was a kid in 1971. She introduced me to it in 1992. Picture 3 generations sitting together and laughing at T&J... It's 2019 and still holds up!

I was laughing the whole time with Tom yelling

Jerry's far from innocent and Tom doesn't always start the fight. Jerry also started a fight and legit killed Tom in a single episode.

Some of the best memories I have & I will ALWAYS treasure, are when I was a young lad, my grandfather & I would watch these Tom & Jerry cartoons together. Our country had just left the Soviet Union in 1991, & we had just gotten access to western movies & cartoons around 1985. We had to go to the soviet theaters to see Tom & Jerry but it was worth it. A grandpa & his grandson bonding over a simple cat & mouse cartoons. No words, just laughs! :)

My favorite Tom voice was when tom walks into a closet after jerry and you hear. "Muhahaha!"

I'm a simple man. I see a video about tom and Jerry, I click like

I teach my kids "if it doesn't say FRED QUIMBY at the beginning, it isn't a legendary episode"

Tom's expressions are the best. Look at his face when he's scrubbing Jerry in the ball cleaner.

My favorite episodes were always whenever those two paired up. If they already can do such damage when they're fighting each other, just you see what they do when they're toghether.

It's always overlooked that Tom&Jerry was developed during the WWII. I believe the creators wanted to nullify the fear of war in children's hearts. And like everything else developed during the war, Tom&Jerry had to be genius and it was. I adore the developers in these regards.

"Jerry is innocent." So...we're just gonna forget the episode where he and Nibbles straight up got Tom beheaded?

Tom's scream has never failed to make me smile/laugh for 30+ years.

Jerry was a psychopath in the Chuck Jones era Tom and Jerry lol

I always loved Tom's owner. I don't know if she has a name, I always called her "The Black Lady". I guess you can call her a racist depiction because she has a stereotypical African-American accent and is fat, but she owns a very nice house and is pretty rich what with those expensive jewels she wore in one episode. "THOMAS!"

I think the biggest problem with Chuck Jones' interpretation is that Jerry is made into an asshole several times. I was actively rooting for him to get eaten in several episodes.

_"Jerry is innocent."_ Not even close.

Am I the only one who preferred Tom over Jerry? For me (as a child), sure I preferred Jerry over Tom, it was 'evident' that the mouse was the good guy and Tom was the bad. But as I rewatched the series (AKA some episodes :P), I noticed that I felt more sympathetic towards Tom than towards Jerry. Maybe it's just me, but it seemed that some (or even most--probably exaggerating there) endings with Tom getting beaten, or mistreated was unjust towards him (for me). I mean, he's a CAT. He's *supposed* to catch mice--Some of the episodes he tries to catch Jerry due to his owner. For example, there was an episode (I don't remember the name) where Tom played the role of an infant due to his owner's wishes. Jerry began picking on him and relentlessly continued after having the knowledge that if Tom continued to 'misbehave' (by giving in to his *predatory* and *cat* instincts) he would be punished by his owner. (However this could be wrong due to my memories of childhood). But as I said before, this is just my opinion and I did not intent to offend any readers/viewers.

THAT'S THE POWER OF ANIMATION BITCHES!!!

Don't accuse Tom of being the bad guy. You should know that every time Tom won and could have easily have Jerry killed, he saved him in the end, like the episode where he had to literally defrost him in a fireplace after Jerry turned into a popsickle. Meanwhile, Jerry simply tortures Tom and has great fun looking at his misery every chance he gets, like when he tortured Tom after convincing him he had measles. This backfired in the end, and both actually got them, but still.... Hell, Jerry actually killed Tom on several occasions.

Still watch Tom and Jerry and laugh my sweet ass off.

"Saltwater Tabby" Still one of my favorite Tom and Jerry episode to date. The slapstick is so amazingly good and just downright hilarious!

My Grandfarther always loved Tom And Jerry. I remember seeing the show a lot when visiting him as a kid. When i got bored of all the grownup talk, i could always sit in front of his TV and watch Tom and Jerry. He had all of the VHS tabes. It was amazing. I still remember my Grandfarthers hysterical laugher when Tom got hurt. :) Good memories. I miss him. Rest in Peace Erik.

1:51 innocent?! Jerry?! You sound like you don't believe it yourself. Jerry is everything but innocent.

Tom’s screams have to be among the single funniest sounds ever recorded in all of existence.

"A Cornered Mouse Never Fights" *Proceeds to get the $#!t beat out of him by Jerry Q. Mouse* :) Classic.

I was raised on Tom and Jerry

I can't make out what Tom says in that very bizarre voice and echoe

Nightmare scenario: in five years Disney buys Tom and Jerry and then makes a live-action remake with horrifying CGI

Is this a reupload? Ah fuck it, I'll watch it anyway

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1:53 Do y’all remember the episode where Tom was falling in love, and Jerry got jealous he wasn’t getting attention so he ruined it all for Tom. I was so upset at Jerry for that, it made him anything but innocent.

"Is you is or is you ain't my baby!" Went right over my head as a kid... Good episode

Admittedly I was still laughing at the classic clips even though I've seen them a billion times.

the use of classical music at those well timed moments that follows the tempo of what's happening on screen is also worth praising

What plays a big part of why I've always enjoyed tom and jerry is music and the general sound design. It just all perfectly complements each other and the lack of voices or spoken dialogue makes it so much better

Tom and Jerry is one of the most amazing cartoons of all time. Up there with Bob Clampett and Tex Avery. And I agree with everything Doug said here. The animation was fast-paced and lifeful. The violence is also very cartoonish and does not feel too violent. Modern cartoons are more violent, especially Family Guy. The timing was also perfect. The music is also beautiful and truly remarkable. And then we have the characters. Despite Tom's name being first, Tom is the antagonist in this show. He doesn't really need to chase Jerry, he does it just because he wants to. Jerry is the real protagonist of this show, and a great protagonist too. Jerry always has to fight Tom in order to stay alive. He is sometimes brutal towards Tom, but it is justifiable nearly all the time, since Tom always try to hurt him. Tom and Jerry were basically Hanna-Barbera's Bugs Bunny and Elmer Fudd, only quiet and with a lot of different setups. But there are two things I don't understand. The criticism towards Jerry and the show itself. Tom is, just like Doug said, asking for it pretty much the time. Tom is usually a big jerk to Jerry. The main reason is because he's bigger. Therefore, Jerry punching Tom are acts of either revenge or self-defence. Jerry usually has a reason to be a... I'm not gonna call him whatever his detractors calls him. The criticism towards the show itself mystifies me too. Who is foolish enough to think people would imitate all the violence? And on a final note: If people were not sympathizing with Jerry, the cartoon would not have been very popular at all. There are lots of people who are supporting Jerry (like me), but in comment sections like this one, it feels like no one likes him or the show. It's almost the same thing with Spongebob. If nobody liked him, no one would like the show. #jerryneedsmorelove

Am I the only one that love the Tom and Jerry feature length movie? I thought that the way they started with a. regular episode and then have the house destroyed, and continuously made meta jokes on the old cartoon while throwing them into a complex new situation that allowed their characters tone extrapolated into being complex was brilliant. The scene where they find out each other can talk is one of my favorite in any movie ever because it capitalizes and builds upon your nostalgia so well.

the original Tom and Jerry is not just slapstick though they are actually very smart as well there are alot of irony and sarcastic remember in the episode The Hollywood Bowl the momment Tom pull out a new ward when Jerry just break his ward a second ago? that scene alway killed me

eh quite a lot of times Tom is minding his own business and Jerry decides to drop an Anvil or something on him usually to show off to his nephew

Tom’s scream can ALWAYS make me laugh. It’s the greatest laugh ever (in my opinion)

I hope they would bring back Tom & Jerry, but I fear they would so something silly like making them talk, and ruining the whole thing.

The "Don't You Believe It" is a quote from an old 1940's radio show of the same name. It was the radio show version of Snopes of its day.

“Innocent” here is not inguilty people What he meant is Jerry is childish

I still have no idea what tom says in that deep voice

"One custard pie? Let me have it!"

Tom and Jerry: My entire childhood.

"Jerry is playful, innocent" like hell he is

I was scared of that deep echo-y voice It used to give me creeps

My most favorite scene is: "One Custard pie! Let me Have it!"

Is you is or is you ain't my baby.

.....did.....did you eat playdoh

Thank you Tom and Jerry for making people laugh for over 80 years!

Society today would be bitching how Tom and Jerry promotes animal cruelty.

Censorship is the reason most slapstick today is kinda weak. There was an episode of Fairly OddParents where the characters end up in their equivalent to Tom and Jerry. When the slapstick was performed, it was censored. Even the modern Tom and Jerry shows have suck weak slapstick. That and it being flash-animated. It just looks weird for this kind of humor

How come the composer wasnt mentioned? Both the music and the sound effects performed by the orchestra made it sound so special

4:00 OK that was funny but imagine this situation: Random person: Help! I'm drowning in the sea! Life Guard: Ok! Give me a second *jumps and tries to land on the person needing help* Tom was intending to kill her!

DON'T YOU BELIEVE IT!

6:33 "Dont you believe it" I always assumed it was some kind of 1930s reference that 80s kids ( or 2019_adults dont know about)

I freaking love Tom and Jerry.

I like how he does a lot of re-uploads so he can get paid again for the same content. And I still watch it anyway because it's good.

"There's a rumor going around saying that slapstick is a lesser form of humor. Well to them I say *anvil falls* " Amen!

I always somehow rooted for Tom when i watched this show as a kid.

Oh come on i fucking loved the ones produced by Chuck Jones

I remember one moment as a teenager wondering if I was too old for cartoons, when my grandfather brought up that he still watches Tom and Jerry. Knowing that being a kid at heart is in my genes, I still enjoy cartoons to this day!

I think you're wrong. The driving force was each character's personality. I grew up on Tom and Jerry. Loved both of them, although they were very different personalities. Tom was alway trying to figure out how to catch Jerry and Jerry was always trying to figure out how to excape Tom. They were both clever, although the undermouse was always the most clever in the end. It was big guy against little guy and little guy always found a way to win. We knew what was going to happen all the time, but were amused when it happened. It had nothing to do with pain, because we all knew there was no real pain involved. It was the unexpected way the little guy defeated the big guy. That was the fun of Tom and Jerry.

I love how you lay out the psychological functions of comedy and cartoons - the title Critic, to analyze, take apart something... you do it in such form. I can't favorite this video enough.

The reason why Tom and Jerry is my favorite cartoon is because it is very funny and has amazing animation.

I remember when I was a young child... I've watched this show every time it was on.

4:37 DONT ATTEMPT AT HOME. YOU WILL BE TEMPTED TO EAT IT

All other slapstick cartoons are missing something Tom & Jerry: Let us show you how it's done amateurs

If classic Tom & Jerry came back parents would be screaming about how incentives animal abuse, racism, domestic violence and teaching kids to use anything on the house as a weapon because they decided to let the tv to educate and rise their children rather than themselves and showing them the differences between reality and fiction.

2:07 Jerry sometimes starts the fight too.

actually jerry is the instigator alot of the time

Slapstick is the purest form of the uniquely human ability to laugh at our own mortality.

I feel like Ed Edd n Eddy’s slapstick was inspired by Tom & Jerry

9:03 I heard it Not the audio of the video, but Tom screaming. That was one memorable yell.

'Tom and Jerry will never have its time to shine again'? Recently I remember seeing a new show on Cartoon Network called "The Tom and Jerry Show" that was surprisingly faithful to its predecessor.

I really hope the film crew making that live action Tom and Jerry movie watched this video so they can understand Tom and Jerry better

(I realize this episode is 3 years old at this point) I'm sorry, but the movie for Tom & Jerry is actually one of my favorites, and although the movie is dialogue heavy, they gave the duo some great character voices for the film. Granted they hardly ever talked in the first place, but having them talk (back when it came out) for a full length film was actually a breath of fresh air. It still kept the slapstick, it still kept the air of conflict; just not between the duo themselves anymore. They had the dog, the villainous aunt and lawyer, the captain of the carnival, and the doctor turned stray catcher to keep them on their toes. They turned an iconic vs duo into a team vs the world scenario, and it worked.