…in its portryal of cat as loser. Most of the time the mouse wins.
How can they do this to such lovely creatures?
Why has no cat lover protested so far? :dubious:
Could be worse. Tom could be Scratchy.
Homer: Which one’s the mouse?
Bart: Itchy.
Homer: Itchy’s a jerk.
Bart: Yeah.
Maybe the real life situation where the mouse always loses has something to do with it.
It could be worse:
And the Roadrunner beats the Coyote.
I was going to say that it’s about the triumph of the underdog (heh), but I can’t hink of any cartoons where cats come off better, apart from Top Cat where the species isn’t really an issue.
In the cats VS dogs shorts, the cats seemed to be able to get the better of the dogs until the last thirty seconds, where they would inevitably slip up. The only one I can think of off the top of my head is the one where the cat gets a voice-throwing kit. He leads the dog on all manner of wild goose chases, but his laughter gives him away by the end.
So yeah, Hollywood hates cats, I guess.
If I may venture what may be a controversial opinion: Tom and Jerry sucks.
Kindly explain why it sucks.
Does anyone have a list of the Tom & Jerry episodes where Tom wins in the end? I always rooted for Tom, even though I’ve never been a cat person.
Most T&J episodes were pretty bad – lame slapstick humor hampered by the fact there was no verbal wit. I have heard some of the earlier episodes were clever, but I haven’t seen one that impressed me yet. Compare it to what Tex Avery was doing in the same studio at the same time: one classic after another.
Hanna and Barbera have a long history of lame cartoons, and it started with T&J.
Hollywood does hate cats, especially in live action. They’re difficult to train, so it’s very hard work doing any scenes with cats in them. Dogs, OTOH, will do whatever you tell them, which makes shooting easier.
Of course it sucks. But have you seen what cats do to mice and birds IRL? Turnabout is fair play.
Oh, and not all of us agree that cats are “lovely creatures”. Kittens, maybe. Cats = demon scratchers from hell.
I always hated Tom and Jerry. Unlike 'Mika, I love cats. Love them. And this is why I hated T&J. I loved cartoons as a kid, but actively avoided watching this one.
It’s a standard thing in cartoons for the prey to always beat out the hunter. Jerry beats Tom. Tweety beats Sylvester. The roadrunner beats the coyote. Bugs beats Elmer.
How funny would it be if Elmer shot Bugs, took him home and ate him? The easiest way to get humor and avoid bloodshed in a hunter prey situation is to have the prey constantly beat out the hunter.
Daffy Duck does seem to be the exception in that he’s the perennial loser.
Cats are definitely evil. Allergy-inducing, indoors-pooping, rough-tongue-having companions of supervillains.
Plus, they’re Nazis.
Demon scratchers from hell who are jsut waiting to eat you. If a dog licks your face, it’s a sign of affection. If a cat licks your face, it’s jsut giving you a taste test.
Plus they sometimes make me sneeze.
QFT
Yea,I thought about mentioning the Family Guy bit. That’s funny because of the context - Brian saying “that’s worse than that cartoon I saw yesterday”. It wouldn’t have been funny in an actual Warner Brother’s cartoon.