Tom Cat

Tom Cat
Tom and Jerry character
Tom's design in the Hanna and Barbera shorts.
First appearance
Created by
Voiced by
Developed byWilliam Hanna & Joseph Barbera
In-universe information
Full nameThomas Jasper Cat Sr.[1]
SpeciesDomestic cat (Felis catus)
GenderMale
RelativesGeorge (identical cousin)
NationalityAmerican
BreedTuxedo British Cat

Thomas Jasper "Tom" Cat Sr. is an American cartoon character and one of the two titular main protagonists (the other being Jerry Mouse) in Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer's series of Tom and Jerry theatrical animated short films. Created by William Hanna and Joseph Barbera, he is a grey and white anthropomorphic (but usually silent) domestic short haired tuxedo British cat who first appeared in the 1940 MGM animated short Puss Gets the Boot.[2] The cat was known as "Jasper" during his debut in the short;[3] however, beginning with his next appearance in The Midnight Snack he was known as "Tom" or "Thomas".

  1. ^ "MultiVersus Roster". MultiVersus.com. Archived from the original on 30 July 2022. Retrieved 21 November 2021.
  2. ^ "Don Markstein's Toonopedia: Tom and Jerry". toonopedia.com. Archived from the original on 28 November 2023. Retrieved 15 February 2020.
  3. ^ Mark Christopher Carnes (2002), American national biography, Oxford University Press, ISBN 978-0-19-522202-9