These two fought and chased each other and were at times, quite violent but very funny. Children and teenagers watched these cartoons in the late 1940s, 50, 60s and on up until the 80s and 90s. This cartoon series often focused on Tom's many attempts to capture Jerry and in between the chases, many funny things happened; usually to Tom. Tom tried so hard to catch Jerry that he often hurt himself in the process. However, there were times when each of them were concerned about each other and showed friendship for each other. In addition, there are times during their chases that they put aside their rivalry so that they can help in an emergency situation such as watching over a baby who has been taken away from a family.
Tom, the cat is clever and always thinks that he's going to win but it is often Jerry, the mouse who out foxes him. Many children and teens watched this cartoon and even today, some of the episodes can be seen on TV. Cartoons such as Tom and Jerry are not only fun to watch but give an insight on the kind of cartoons that many watched so long ago.
Even though some of them were violent, they were still funny and entertaining. 5 decades ago Tom tries to catch Jerry, who is hiding in a cuckoo clock, but ends up eating a tiny bomb, instead. He chases after Jerry wearing skis, and Jerry is safe inside with a Saint Bernard. Tom places his skis in snow to distract the dog so he can get Jerry. He gets knocked unconscious many times and gets rescued and intoxicated over and over again by the Saint Bernard. He pours Tom some water to soak his feet in, but it ends up burning Tom.
He almost forgets Jerry, as he jumps so high because of the water that he lands in a tropical island, where the dog is waiting to rescue Tom when he bumps his head. 5 decades ago This episode involves both transportation and abstract, and begins with Tom sounding like a sports car. Tom and Jerry start racing, and Jerry ends up passing Tom several times in one second. Jerry thinks of swords and takes the swords from his thoughts, starting to throw them at Tom, barely missing. Jerry falls and a question mark appears. He holds onto the question mark and grabs the nearest ledge. Tom falls and an exclamation mark appears and while he tries to bend it into a question mark, he falls to the ground.
Tom gets stuck in a drain pipe and Jerry frees him by using a horn. Out comes a very long Tom sounding like a train.
Who doesn't love Tom and Jerry? There’s the lazy and loveable Tom, who would love to have Jerry for a tasty meal, but never quite has the brains to catch him! Jerry has a tough time as a mouse trying not to become Tom’s dinner, but he’s very clever and more than ready for the challenge! On top of dealing with the genius Jerry, Tom constantly gets a rough treatment from a local dog, Spike and his young son, Tyke, as they are both very protective of Jerry. Although you will feel sorry for Tom, it’s hard not to laugh out loud at him.