# 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:** 18\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Dr.Strangelove](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dr.strangelove/32/6613_2.png) [@Dr.Strangelove](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Strangelove)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2016, 1:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-tom-jerry-go-to-the-beach-why-do-they-wear-bathing-suits/751758/41 "2016-04-12T01:47:42Z")
> [@Chronos](#): > > Chip and Dale have appeared with Gadget Hackwrench, a sapient mouse, and are about the same size as her. I’ll leave others to determine its relevance to the OP, but I think the following video is obligatory at this point (possibly NSFW, if you work with prudes). [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kbg0ycJGAa0](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kbg0ycJGAa0) ---
**Author:** ![Trisha\_Gaurav](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/d07c76/32.png) [@Trisha\_Gaurav](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trisha_Gaurav)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2016, 9:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-tom-jerry-go-to-the-beach-why-do-they-wear-bathing-suits/751758/42 "2016-10-18T21:41:43Z")
> [@CalMeacham](#): > > And that’s why Mickey Mouse wears a bathing suit at the beach, and Pluto (usually) doesn’t: > > [Mickey Mouse at the Beach - Yahoo Image Search Results](https://images.search.yahoo.com/search/images;_ylt=A0LEV0j5rQtX1XcA1vJXNyoA;_ylu=X3oDMTB0N2Noc21lBGNvbG8DYmYxBHBvcwMxBHZ0aWQDBHNlYwNwaXZz?p=Mickey+Mouse+at+the+Beach&fr=yfp-t-201&fr2=piv-web#id=2&iurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.themouseforless.com%2Fblog_world%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2012%2F11%2FMickeys-Wildlife-Count-Along-7.png&action=click) > > [Mickey Mouse at the Beach - Yahoo Image Search Results](https://images.search.yahoo.com/search/images;_ylt=A0LEV0j5rQtX1XcA1vJXNyoA;_ylu=X3oDMTB0N2Noc21lBGNvbG8DYmYxBHBvcwMxBHZ0aWQDBHNlYwNwaXZz?p=Mickey+Mouse+at+the+Beach&fr=yfp-t-201&fr2=piv-web#id=155&iurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.world-wide-art.com%2Fimages%2FSteve-Barton%2FMickey-Mouse-Beach-Daze-Wave-Gallery-Wrapped.jpg&action=click) > > [Mickey Mouse at the Beach - Yahoo Image Search Results](https://images.search.yahoo.com/search/images;_ylt=A0LEV0j5rQtX1XcA1vJXNyoA;_ylu=X3oDMTB0N2Noc21lBGNvbG8DYmYxBHBvcwMxBHZ0aWQDBHNlYwNwaXZz?p=Mickey+Mouse+at+the+Beach&fr=yfp-t-201&fr2=piv-web#id=1&iurl=https%3A%2F%2Fs-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com%2F736x%2F58%2F71%2F41%2F58714119631ccfd11469998dfe93497b.jpg&action=click) > > [Mickey Mouse at the Beach - Yahoo Image Search Results](https://images.search.yahoo.com/search/images;_ylt=A0LEV0j5rQtX1XcA1vJXNyoA;_ylu=X3oDMTB0N2Noc21lBGNvbG8DYmYxBHBvcwMxBHZ0aWQDBHNlYwNwaXZz?p=Mickey+Mouse+at+the+Beach&fr=yfp-t-201&fr2=piv-web#id=221&iurl=http%3A%2F%2Fv004o.popscreen.com%2FeDhlb2pkMTI%253D_o_mickey-mouse-the-beach-party.jpg&action=click) > > Although Pluto HAS been known to wear a bathing suit: > > [Mickey Mouse at the Beach - Yahoo Image Search Results](https://images.search.yahoo.com/search/images;_ylt=A0LEV0j5rQtX1XcA1vJXNyoA;_ylu=X3oDMTB0N2Noc21lBGNvbG8DYmYxBHBvcwMxBHZ0aWQDBHNlYwNwaXZz?p=Mickey+Mouse+at+the+Beach&fr=yfp-t-201&fr2=piv-web#id=15&iurl=http%3A%2F%2Fjosh.wilsdon.ca%2Fimages%2Fpluto-mickey-beach.jpg&action=click) > But Mickey ALWAYS does But Tom and Jerry aren’t sapient. ---
**Author:** ![snfaulkner](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snfaulkner/32/433_2.png) [@snfaulkner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/snfaulkner)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2016, 9:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-tom-jerry-go-to-the-beach-why-do-they-wear-bathing-suits/751758/43 "2016-10-18T21:44:29Z")
> [@Trisha\_Gaurav](#): > > But Tom and Jerry aren’t sapient. Neither are zombies. ---
**Author:** ![Exapno\_Mapcase](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/exapno_mapcase/32/1051_2.png) [@Exapno\_Mapcase](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Exapno_Mapcase)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2016, 11:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-tom-jerry-go-to-the-beach-why-do-they-wear-bathing-suits/751758/44 "2016-10-18T23:21:44Z")
> [@Trisha\_Gaurav](#): > > But Tom and Jerry aren’t sapient. Then how do they [talk](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_and_Jerry#Tom_and_Jerry_speaking)? ---
**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:** [October 19, 2016, 4:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-tom-jerry-go-to-the-beach-why-do-they-wear-bathing-suits/751758/45 "2016-10-19T04:13:42Z")
> [@carnivorousplant](#): > > The important question is how Mickey has a friend that is a dog, Goofy, and a pet that is a dog, Pluto … And Goofy wears a swimsuit at the beach. Obviously, sentient animals know it’s naughty to go around naked in public! ---
**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:** [October 19, 2016, 4:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-tom-jerry-go-to-the-beach-why-do-they-wear-bathing-suits/751758/46 "2016-10-19T04:16:33Z")
> [@Exapno\_Mapcase](#): > > Then how do they [talk](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_and_Jerry#Tom_and_Jerry_speaking)? They talked \*\*all \*\*the time in their comic book! ---
**Author:** ![DinoR](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dinor/32/2821_2.png) [@DinoR](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DinoR)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2016, 4:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-tom-jerry-go-to-the-beach-why-do-they-wear-bathing-suits/751758/47 "2016-10-19T16:37:10Z")
Their fur coats are fine for day to day conforming with social mores. The fur doesn’t keep sand out of sensitive areas though. 😛 ---
**Author:** ![CaptMurdock](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/captmurdock/32/11736_2.png) [@CaptMurdock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CaptMurdock)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2016, 10:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-tom-jerry-go-to-the-beach-why-do-they-wear-bathing-suits/751758/48 "2016-10-19T22:59:37Z")
Oh, riddle me [THIS](https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/564x/7b/66/1b/7b661b92928477e4ec406263aa4b4ddd.jpg), Caped Crusader? What, too, is the point of [this?](https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/564x/d7/68/78/d768788f5cfe44b8483d903dcf0a4aeb.jpg) :smack: ---
**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:** [October 19, 2016, 11:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-tom-jerry-go-to-the-beach-why-do-they-wear-bathing-suits/751758/49 "2016-10-19T23:08:27Z")
> [@CaptMurdock](#): > > Oh, riddle me [THIS](https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/564x/7b/66/1b/7b661b92928477e4ec406263aa4b4ddd.jpg), Caped Crusader? > > What, too, is the point of [this?](https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/564x/d7/68/78/d768788f5cfe44b8483d903dcf0a4aeb.jpg) > > :smack: Wet suits. ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2016, 11:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-tom-jerry-go-to-the-beach-why-do-they-wear-bathing-suits/751758/50 "2016-10-19T23:30:22Z")
> [@CaptMurdock](#): > > Oh, riddle me [THIS](https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/564x/7b/66/1b/7b661b92928477e4ec406263aa4b4ddd.jpg), Caped Crusader? > > What, too, is the point of [this?](https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/564x/d7/68/78/d768788f5cfe44b8483d903dcf0a4aeb.jpg) > > :smack: It’s the Sixties. Take your pick. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Biggirl](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biggirl/32/3294_2.png) [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2016, 12:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-tom-jerry-go-to-the-beach-why-do-they-wear-bathing-suits/751758/51 "2016-10-20T00:06:15Z")
To hide the boners, duh! ---
**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2016, 12:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-tom-jerry-go-to-the-beach-why-do-they-wear-bathing-suits/751758/52 "2016-10-20T00:16:06Z")
> [@CaptMurdock](#): > > What, too, is the point of [this?](https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/564x/d7/68/78/d768788f5cfe44b8483d903dcf0a4aeb.jpg) > > :smack: They also surf who stand and wait. ---
**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:** [October 20, 2016, 12:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-tom-jerry-go-to-the-beach-why-do-they-wear-bathing-suits/751758/53 "2016-10-20T00:17:17Z")
> [@CaptMurdock](#): > > Oh, riddle me [THIS](https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/564x/7b/66/1b/7b661b92928477e4ec406263aa4b4ddd.jpg), Caped Crusader? Covering up the Bat Bulge. 😛 ---
**Author:** ![CaptMurdock](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/captmurdock/32/11736_2.png) [@CaptMurdock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CaptMurdock)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2016, 12:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-tom-jerry-go-to-the-beach-why-do-they-wear-bathing-suits/751758/54 "2016-10-20T00:48:23Z")
> [@running\_coach](#): > > Wet suits. Uuuuuuuuugghhh. :rolleyes: ---
**Author:** ![furryman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/furryman/32/99_2.png) [@furryman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/furryman)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2016, 3:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-tom-jerry-go-to-the-beach-why-do-they-wear-bathing-suits/751758/55 "2016-10-20T15:53:38Z")
> [@CaptMurdock](#): > > Oh, riddle me [THIS](https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/564x/7b/66/1b/7b661b92928477e4ec406263aa4b4ddd.jpg), Caped Crusader? > > What, too, is the point of [this?](https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/564x/d7/68/78/d768788f5cfe44b8483d903dcf0a4aeb.jpg) > > :smack: Comedy. Although I could definitely see the Joker dressing like that when going to the beach. ---
**Author:** ![BigT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bigt/32/12044_2.png) [@BigT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigT)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2016, 5:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-tom-jerry-go-to-the-beach-why-do-they-wear-bathing-suits/751758/56 "2016-10-20T17:27:21Z")
> [@Trisha\_Gaurav](#): > > But Tom and Jerry aren’t sapient. Yes, they very much are. They make human-style plans. They’re in that genre of “secretly sapient,” where it turns out your pets/toys/babies/appliances/etc have a human-like life when people aren’t around. ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2016, 9:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-tom-jerry-go-to-the-beach-why-do-they-wear-bathing-suits/751758/57 "2016-10-20T21:31:33Z")
Along the same lines, aren’t there cartoon animals who go around naked all day but then put on nightgowns and nightcaps to sleep in? ---
**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2016, 12:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-tom-jerry-go-to-the-beach-why-do-they-wear-bathing-suits/751758/58 "2016-10-21T00:42:53Z")
> [@astorian](#): > > Along the same lines, aren’t there cartoon animals who go around naked all day but then put on nightgowns and nightcaps to sleep in? To indicate to viewers that they are going to bed. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-tom-jerry-go-to-the-beach-why-do-they-wear-bathing-suits/751758.md?page=2)