Tom and Jerry - the Animated Cartoon of Children and Young People

Author: markbennett | Posted: 20.01.2012

If you want a classic example of buddies who are also hostile enemies, then look no further. One of the best examples is the cartoon characters Tom and Jerry. This cat and mouse duos have not only charmed us through their constant gags and tactics that we just cannot forget them. They always remain close to our hearts, no matter how many years have passed by.

Yes that is right. For the past 70 years this irresistible character of a house cat and mouse have entertained and made us laugh. No matter what the situation is, these two die-hard enemies create enough excitement to make us just glued on to the TV. The result of the gags and tactics has always resulted in Tom being on the receiving end. We may feel pity and penitent for Tom, but that changes the next moment when we see him chasing and irritating Jerry.

Over the years, besides entertaining us, Tom and Jerry have taught us many substantial qualities like in times of need; it could be your worst foe that would help you. Besides that, it is much better to get help from your enemy as they do it without expecting anything in return. There are many episodes where Jerry and Tom have joined hands and put their rivalry behind to get rid of their problems. Whether it was an irritating kitten or Tom's friend Butch, Tom and Jerry have always been the ones blamed. Making sure that these problems don't get in the way of their enmity, they invariably made sure to continue their everlasting fight at the end of each episodes.

But there have been episodes where these two duos have showed caring and compassionate feeling to each other. For example, in an episode Tom tucks the blanket for Jerry while sleeping and in another one Jerry instantly refers a medicinal encyclopedia book and tries to cure a sick Tom. These kind of things show the feelings that both of them have for each other. It is undisputed that we may feel that they are more friends than enemies.

One of the notable things that we may come across is that, unlike the other characters that crop up in the cartoon, Tom and Jerry rarely speaks. Seriously, there have been very less notable situations when you have seen them talking, at least to each other. We may come across in some episodes like when Tom tries to woo his girlfriend, he sings a beautiful song. Even in a particular episode, when Tom loses a million dollars he tells to Jerry that he really feels sad that he lost the money, but is quite happy to get rid of it as he has Jerry as his friend. Maybe the creators felt that people were quite interested in what Tom and Jerry would do to each other rather than talk. Must be that, otherwise we won't see such mischievous characters who know how to entertain us.

The character of Spike and Tyke do get our occasional support. This father and son bulldogs have also been the basic cause of some of the pranks that Tom and Jerry do. Jerry knows that Spike doesn't like Tom, makes sure that Tom is held responsible for the misfortunes that befall on Tyke. Like all caring fathers, Spike makes sure that Tom's life is a living hell and he is at the receiving end. Tom helplessly bears the innumerable punishments and waits for the time when he could settle scores with Jerry.

After many decades of making children all around the world happy and entertained, this cat and mouse duos have never aged. You can see the same enthusiasm and energy that they had when they first appeared on the TV screens. If you want to relive and experience the rib-tickling comedy of these two duos, you could go to your nearby DVD store or just log on to your Internet service provider like Verizon FiOS Internet and watch the videos.

After watching the videos, one thing is sure going to surprise you that in this age of latest cartoon characters like Ben 10, Pokémon, etc; what makes this simple and unsophisticated cartoon favorite among the people. People just cannot resist watching the rerun episodes everyday and every time.

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