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 Tom and Jerry
| Which episode debuted the cat and mouse team in 1940? | Tom and Jerry
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“Puss Gets the Boot”. In this episode, Tom is told by his mistress that if he breaks anything in the house, he is out the door. This became a repetitive story, and was used several times during the series. Jerry always made Tom make loud noises or break valuable objects.
| Tom was never always called Tom (or Thomas). What was Tom originally known as? | Tom and Jerry
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Jasper. In the first episode “Puss Gets the Boot”, Tom is referred to as Jasper by his mistress.
| Tom was not the only character to have another name. Which character was known as “Killer”? | Tom and Jerry
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Spike. Spike is a bulldog who always tries to protect Jerry. In several episodes, Jerry has to call for his bodyguard to help him, but towards the end of the episode, Spike is usually thrown in to the dog warden’s van.
| What is the name of the black alley cat who smokes cigars, and makes friends and enemies with Tom and Jerry? | Tom and Jerry
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Butch. Butch first appeared in “Baby Puss”. He and two of his friends bump in to Tom who is pretending to be a baby. Butch appears several other times throughout the series, and even has his own episode titled “Baby Butch”.
Tuffy. Tuffy, aka Nibbles, was referred to as Jerry's nephew only once, in "Life With Tom".
Tuffy is a small, grey version of Jerry. Like Scrappy Doo, he is a troublesome character who risks danger, and falls in to many of Tom’s traps. In the episodes which parody “The Three Musketeers”, Tuffy joins Jerry on his adventures. When Tuffy first debuted, he was known as Nibbles.
| In “Puttin’ On the Dog”, Jerry hides in a garden full of dogs. Tom manages to get inside the garden safely, thanks to been disguised as a dog. Where did Tom get the disguise from? | Tom and Jerry
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Butchers. Tom got his disguise from outside the butchers. The dog was yellow and resembles Odie from “Garfield”. In this episode, Tom gets found out and is introduced face to face to the dogs.
“How to Catch a Mouse”. This episode sees Tom reading every trick in the book, in a desperate attempt to capture Jerry.
Yes. In one of the Musketeer episodes, Tom serves the king and Jerry and Tuffy ruin his meal. Tom failed his task of getting rid of the mice, and we see the guillotine dropped on him at the very end of the episode.
| Which episode featured Mammy-Two-Shoes for the first time? | Tom and Jerry
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"Puss Gets The Boot". Mammy-Two-Shoes is the owner of Tom. After she appeared in several episodes, the black maid was forced to be taken out of the show, and replaced by a white maid due to complaints of racism. Viewers hardly got the chance to see Two-Shoe’s face, but in “Part Time Pal” things changed.
Jerry. Muscles appeared in just one episode, “Jerry’s Cousin”. Muscles is very strong and is dressed like a 1930 gangster, and scares Tom every time he approaches him.
| In “Just Ducky”, what does Jerry try and teach Ducky? | Tom and Jerry
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How to swim. Ducky is a cute yellow duck who becomes a target for Tom several times.
Uncle. Uncle Pecos has a moustache and plays the guitar. He only appears in one episode, which is “Pecos' Pest”. In this episode, the guitar strings snap off his instrument, and he wants to use Tom’s whiskers as a replacement.
elephant. Jumbo gets separated from his mother and befriends Jerry, joining in his battle against Tom.
| George is Tom’s cousin. What is the main characteristic of George? | Tom and Jerry
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He's scared of Jerry. George is a very timid cat. In “Timid Tabby”, he stays with Tom and when he meets Jerry, he becomes very scared.
| In the “Tom and Jerry” movie, do Tom and Jerry work together for most of the movie? | Tom and Jerry
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Yes. Tom and Jerry are great friends during the movie. At certain points they start fighting, but they soon realise that both of them must return to their owner safe and sound. Towards the end of the movie, Tom and Jerry must work together to battle a house fire.
| Which cartoon dog joined the gang in “Tom and Jerry Kids” and featured in his own show? | Tom and Jerry
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Droopy. Droopy and his son featured on several episodes of “Tom and Jerry Kids” and ended up having his own cartoon, which was about him and his son becoming detectives.
Yes. Once, Tom caught Jerry and his nephew, Tuffy. He set a trap and at the end of the episode, we see Tom celebrating in his chair, in the background we see Jerry and Tuffy trapped in a bowl.
| In 2003, Tom and Jerry appeared in a British commercial advertising what? | Tom and Jerry
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Car. Tom and Jerry were advertising the Ford Mondeo. Jerry hides from Tom in the car, and the narrator tells the viewers that their new car is the safest place to be.
| Finally, which animation company created "Tom and Jerry"? | Tom and Jerry
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Hanna Barbera. Hanna Barbera also created shows such as "The Flintstones", "Huckleberry Hound" and "Yogi Bear".
Bass fiddle. He also sings "Is You Is Or Is You Ain't My Baby".
| Which character made its debut on the very first Tom and Jerry short of the 50's? | Tom and Jerry Time
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Little Quacker. The little duckling did eight Tom and Jerry shorts. Though he was referred as "Duckling", "Little Quacker" was his official name in the comic books. That character would also be known as Yakky Doodle from the Yogi Bear family.
1975. Other than the movie shorts, ABC had all new episodes of the cat and mouse duo which debuted in 1975. They shared the billing with "Grape Ape" and later "Mumbly". Also, most of the episodes had Tom and Jerry become friends to mild the cartoon series.
| The 1975 Tom and Jerry had episodes where they competed in sports. Which sport didn't they play? | Tom and Jerry Time
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Football. "Super Bowler", "The Tennis Menace" and "The Super Cyclists" are the sports episodes.
Filmation. Known for "Fat Albert", Filmation had the duo on CBS from 1980-82. It also marked the return of Droopy (voiced by Frank Welker).
The return of Little Quacker. No baby duck. But after 40 years of barking, puppy Tyke finally spoke. Patrick Zimmerman voiced him.
Laying down in front of the fire. The first thing we see is Tom laying down in front of the fire though nothing is happening. However it does play quite a significant part later on in the episode.
A piano. The piano falls after Tom pulls the carpet on the stairs.
Spike. Tom falls through a flaming hole in the floor which takes him to Hell. He then meets Spike who plays the devil; Spike is totally red, apart from green horns and green boots. He also carries a red pitchfork.
To My Pal. Tom puts the cake outside Jerry's hole when he is trying to get him to forgive him. The candles were red and the writing was green.
A cauldron . Tom falls all the way down and lands in the cauldron which is full of hot water. He is then prodded with a pitchfork to keep him from escaping.
The Heavenly Express . When Tom first steps off of the escalator, we see the sign that says Heavenly Express on the golden fence. We then see the train a little distance past the fence.
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