# When Tom & Jerry go to the beach, why do they wear bathing suits? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [April 10, 2016, 12:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-tom-jerry-go-to-the-beach-why-do-they-wear-bathing-suits/751758 "2016-04-10T00:44:28Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Northern\_Piper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/northern_piper/32/5304_2.png) [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2016, 12:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-tom-jerry-go-to-the-beach-why-do-they-wear-bathing-suits/751758/1 "2016-04-10T00:44:28Z")
I mean, they seem to go through life nude, but when they’re at the beach, they’re suddenly hyper-modest? Things that occur to me while watching cartoons with the Cub… ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2016, 1:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-tom-jerry-go-to-the-beach-why-do-they-wear-bathing-suits/751758/2 "2016-04-10T01:38:38Z")
It’s not a nude beach. ---
**Author:** ![aceplace57](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aceplace57/32/3500_2.png) [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2016, 2:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-tom-jerry-go-to-the-beach-why-do-they-wear-bathing-suits/751758/3 "2016-04-10T02:12:09Z")
I’d speculate the writers wanted to emphasize that Tom and Jerry were there to swim. The bathing suits are something everyone puts on to swim. \ it made sense when I was 9. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![kaylasdad99](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kaylasdad99/32/3398_2.png) [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2016, 2:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-tom-jerry-go-to-the-beach-why-do-they-wear-bathing-suits/751758/4 "2016-04-10T02:12:14Z")
Because it’s the BEACH. When you go to the beach, that’s what you wear, so everyone knows you’re at the beach. Kinda like how when Tom is giving a piano concert, he wears white tie and tails. ---
**Author:** ![aceplace57](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aceplace57/32/3500_2.png) [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2016, 2:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-tom-jerry-go-to-the-beach-why-do-they-wear-bathing-suits/751758/5 "2016-04-10T02:19:31Z")
Good thing they drew a bathing suit on her. A cat with a female figure. huh. [http://data.whicdn.com/images/56899237/original.jpg](http://data.whicdn.com/images/56899237/original.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![don\_t\_ask](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e68b1a/32.png) [@don\_t\_ask](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/don_t_ask)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2016, 2:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-tom-jerry-go-to-the-beach-why-do-they-wear-bathing-suits/751758/6 "2016-04-10T02:41:59Z")
Well they’d look stupid in baseball or football uniforms. ---
**Author:** ![TreacherousCretin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/treacherouscretin/32/476_2.png) [@TreacherousCretin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TreacherousCretin)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2016, 3:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-tom-jerry-go-to-the-beach-why-do-they-wear-bathing-suits/751758/7 "2016-04-10T03:54:18Z")
Same reason Donald Duck is embarrassed when his shirt comes off in public. ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2016, 8:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-tom-jerry-go-to-the-beach-why-do-they-wear-bathing-suits/751758/8 "2016-04-10T08:54:48Z")
How else could they get a nice tan line? ---
**Author:** ![Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e47c2d/32.png) [@Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biffy_the_Elephant_Shrew)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2016, 3:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-tom-jerry-go-to-the-beach-why-do-they-wear-bathing-suits/751758/9 "2016-04-10T15:32:50Z")
> [@aceplace57](#): > > Good thing they drew a bathing suit on her. A cat with a female figure. huh. > [http://data.whicdn.com/images/56899237/original.jpg](http://data.whicdn.com/images/56899237/original.jpg) If it were a bikini she’d have to wear three tops. ---
**Author:** ![burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/burpo_the_wonder_mutt/32/365_2.png) [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2016, 3:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-tom-jerry-go-to-the-beach-why-do-they-wear-bathing-suits/751758/10 "2016-04-10T15:34:33Z")
^ How would she wear a thong, with the tail and all? ---
**Author:** ![TriPolar](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripolar/32/3008_2.png) [@TriPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TriPolar)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2016, 3:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-tom-jerry-go-to-the-beach-why-do-they-wear-bathing-suits/751758/11 "2016-04-10T15:34:50Z")
There’s reason after reason here why it all makes sense. Real cartoon animals wear swim suits at the beach, that’s just the way life is. ---
**Author:** ![Yllaria](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yllaria/32/3452_2.png) [@Yllaria](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yllaria)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2016, 4:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-tom-jerry-go-to-the-beach-why-do-they-wear-bathing-suits/751758/12 "2016-04-10T16:24:44Z")
The suits keep the sand out of uncomfortable places. ---
**Author:** ![Guest-starring\_Id](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guest-starring_id/32/21736_2.png) [@Guest-starring\_Id](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guest-starring_Id)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2016, 4:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-tom-jerry-go-to-the-beach-why-do-they-wear-bathing-suits/751758/13 "2016-04-10T16:34:33Z")
I think the Hays Code might’ve had something to do with this. ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2016, 5:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-tom-jerry-go-to-the-beach-why-do-they-wear-bathing-suits/751758/14 "2016-04-10T17:27:42Z")
Because wet fur is too revealing. ---
**Author:** ![alphaboi867](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alphaboi867/32/3898_2.png) [@alphaboi867](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alphaboi867)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2016, 8:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-tom-jerry-go-to-the-beach-why-do-they-wear-bathing-suits/751758/15 "2016-04-10T20:20:09Z")
> [@TreacherousCretin](#): > > Same reason Donald Duck is embarrassed when his shirt comes off in public. Or wraps a towel around himself when he get’s out of the shower or bath; then get’s dressed & goes bottomless. ---
**Author:** ![Dendarii\_Dame](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/bbce88/32.png) [@Dendarii\_Dame](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dendarii_Dame)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2016, 8:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-tom-jerry-go-to-the-beach-why-do-they-wear-bathing-suits/751758/16 "2016-04-10T20:51:35Z")
Curious George wears pajamas at night. During the day, nothing, unless a coat. ---
**Author:** ![ekedolphin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ekedolphin/32/10003_2.png) [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2016, 9:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-tom-jerry-go-to-the-beach-why-do-they-wear-bathing-suits/751758/17 "2016-04-10T21:28:26Z")
Because it’s funny? ---
**Author:** ![alphaboi867](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alphaboi867/32/3898_2.png) [@alphaboi867](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alphaboi867)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2016, 10:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-tom-jerry-go-to-the-beach-why-do-they-wear-bathing-suits/751758/18 "2016-04-10T22:41:55Z")
> [@Northern\_Piper](#): > > I mean, they seem to go through life nude, but when they’re at the beach, they’re suddenly hyper-modest?.. I don’t think I ever really though of carton animals as being nude; their fur (or feathers) is supposed to be their clothing. ---
**Author:** ![HeXen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/c89c15/32.png) [@HeXen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeXen)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2016, 10:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-tom-jerry-go-to-the-beach-why-do-they-wear-bathing-suits/751758/19 "2016-04-10T22:47:10Z")
Because it was just part of the theme. Tom also wore a zoot suit in at least one episode. [https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/736x/9b/aa/1e/9baa1e422f229cfc2608e1bf99314718.jpg](https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/736x/9b/aa/1e/9baa1e422f229cfc2608e1bf99314718.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![terentii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terentii/32/212_2.png) [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2016, 2:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-tom-jerry-go-to-the-beach-why-do-they-wear-bathing-suits/751758/20 "2016-04-11T02:21:42Z")
> [@alphaboi867](#): > > Or wraps a towel around himself when he get’s out of the shower or bath; then get’s dressed & goes bottomless. I once heard that Disney comics were banned from Finnish libraries because (a) Donald _et al._ habitually went around with their naughty bits exposed and (b) the parentage of Louie, Dewey, and Huey (and, one would assume, April, May, June, Morty, Ferdie, Millie, and Tilly) was ambiguous. Whether this was true or someone was just having me on, I don’t know. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-tom-jerry-go-to-the-beach-why-do-they-wear-bathing-suits/751758.md?page=2)