r/TomAndJerry

As a long time Tom & Jerry fan, it irks me when I see some people say Tom is "incompetent", "Inept", "stupid", etc. That is BULL. Tom is not bad at his job, Jerry is just THAT good.

Jerry is incredibly intelligent and cunning. He consistently outsmarts the other animals (like Butch and Spike) and even the HUMANS in his universe. For example:

• In the 2021 film, he outsmarts Kayla and the Hotel staff, leading them to hire Tom. When Kayla threatens to call the Exterminator to gas Jerry, Jerry reveals he stole Preeta's ring and uses it as leverage.
• In the 2014 Series' episode "What A Pain!", Ginger and Rick call an Exterminator to finally take care of him and Tuffy. Needless to say, Jerry completely humiliates him.
• In "Push-Button Kitty", when Dinah (aka "Mammy Two Shoes") gets the robot cat to replace Tom, even though it beats Jerry at first, he eventually figures out a way to defeat it and Dinah begs for Tom to come back.

Jerry is shown to have an advanced understanding of his environment and the beings around him and uses it to his advantage, whether it's turning Tom's traps against him or manipulating other characters like Spike to do his dirty work.

If actual professional exterminators can't kill Jerry, what chance does Tom have? And even then, Tom has still managed to win from time to time. The fact that Tom is able to occasionally defeat such a formidable opponent alone proves Tom is not some bumbling idiot like Elmer Fudd. Tom has shown he's incredibly smart, talented, and clever himself with his various complex plans and traps. It's not "Average Mouse vs Dumb Cat", it's "Genius Mouse vs Professional Cat".

Is it childish if im 16 and die laughing at tom and Jerry

Granted, The Tom and Jerry Show is not the franchise’s magnum opus, but it contributed so many new stories, hundreds, in fact. I’d like to talk with some fellow fans familiar with the show about the best and worst episodes, as well as the tropes and details within them.

My favorite episode is probably “Toodle Boom,” a suburban house episode from season two. While I don’t always take his side, I’m generally sympathetic for Tom, especially in this show because his friends and owners borderline abuse him. I love any episode ending with Tom rightfully emerging victorious, but in “Toodle Boom,” I like that his victory isn’t in impressing his bougie girlfriend, rather getting the mice out of the house and sending a crazy Toodles after them. There’s something so satisfying about watching Tom walk away from it all so confidently.

There are a lot of Tom torture episodes I dislike, but until I think of one that’s potentially worse, I select “Reward If Lost,” another suburban house episode from season two, as the show’s worst episode. It’s so disheartening watching Jerry constantly get Tom sent away from home and into the yard of a hostile dog. In fact, it hits a nerve within me because I’ve been attacked by a dog and know how severe and traumatizing it can be. Granted, I’m also not a cartoon character lol, but I digress.

The worst part of “Reward If Lost” is the ending. Tom finally gets home and kicks out Jerry. Instead of being humiliated like he deserved, the mouse gets angry, does his angry toddler march for the 50th time that season, and manages to let the dog onto Rick and Ginger’s property, where it continues to harass and assault Tom. It’s such a mean-spirited episode. Tom is not a perfect angel, but he deserves so much better.

What do you all think? I’d love to know your favorite and least favorite episodes.