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{{Character Infobox
| image = [[File:Tom Cat (1).png|thumb]]
| name = Tom Cat
| fullname = Thomas Jasper Cat
| alias = Tom
| films = {{Scroll box|''Tom and Jerry: The Movie'' (1993)<br>''Tom and Jerry: The Magic Ring''<br>''Tom and Jerry: Blast Off to Mars''<br>''Tom and Jerry: The Fast and the Furry''<br>''Tom and Jerry: Shiver Me Whiskers''<br>''Tom and Jerry: A Nutcracker Tale''<br>''Tom and Jerry Meet Sherlock Holmes''<br>''Tom and Jerry's Giant Adventure''<br>''Tom and Jerry: The Lost Dragon''<br>''Tom and Jerry: Spy Quest''<br>''Tom and Jerry: Back to Oz''<br>''Tom and Jerry: Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory''<br>''Tom and Jerry: Cowboy Up!''<br>''Tom and Jerry: Snowman's Land''}}
| shows = ''The Tom and Jerry Comedy Show''<br>''The Tom and Jerry Show''<br>''Tom & Jerry Kids''<br>''Tom and Jerry Tales''<br>''Tom and Jerry in New York''
| shorts =
| games = ''Tom and Jerry: The Movie''
| rides =
| origin = ''Tom and Jerry''
| gender = Male
| species = Cat
| nationality = American
| alliance =
| appearance = Slender tuxedo cat, grey and white fur, black nose, pink ear innards, yellow and green eyes
| personality = Easily-annoyed, intelligent, sometimes dimwitted, determined, cunning, playful, insensitive, charismatic, loyal, daring, arrogant, cowardly, clumsy, aggressive (when provoked), bad-mannered, fun-loving, easygoing, troublemaking, bitter, anxious, unhelpful, caring (sometimes), remorseful (sometimes), good-natured (sometimes), mischievous, indifferent, quick-tempered, conceited, hostile, friendly, funny, good-hearted, cocky, sly
| family = [[Thomasina (Tom and Jerry)|Thomasina Cat]] (sister)<br>[[Baby Booties]] (nephew)<br>George Cat (cousin)<br>[[Tim (Tom and Jerry)|Tim Cat]]
| friends = [[Jerry (Tom and Jerry)|Jerry Mouse]] (sometimes)<br>[[Spike (Tom and Jerry)|Spike]] (sometimes)<br>[[Robyn Starling]]<br>[[Daddy Starling]]
| minions =
| enemies = [[Jerry (Tom and Jerry)|Jerry Mouse]] (sometimes)<br>[[Spike (Tom and Jerry)|Spike]] (sometimes)<br>[[Dr. Applecheek]]<br>[[Pristine Figg]]<br>[[Lickboot]]
| likes = Milk, chasing Jerry Mouse 
| dislikes = Jerry Mouse (usually), dogs (especially Spike), getting hurt, getting injured
| home =
| inspiration =
| pets =
| pronouns =
| goal =
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| powers =
| possessions =
| weapons = Claws
| fate =
| age =
| birthday = February 10
| voice = {{Scroll box|Harry E. Lang (1940–1953)<br>William Hanna (1941–1958, 2006, 2014–present)<br>Mel Blanc (1946, 1953–1956, 1963–1967)<br>Daws Butler (1957)<br>Allen Swift (1961–1962)<br>Terence Monk (1964, 1967)<br>June Foray (1966)<br>John Stephenson (1975)<br>Lou Scheimer (1980)<br>Frank Welker (1990–1993)<br>Richard Kind (also speaking; 1992)<br>Alan Marriott (2000)<br>Jeff Bennett (2002)<br>Marc Silk (2002)<br>Bill Kopp (2005)<br>Spike Brandt (2005–2017)<br>Don Brown (2006–2008)<br>Rich Danhakl (2014–2021)<br>Andrew Dickman (2021)<br>Kaiji Tang (2021)<br>Eric Bauza (2022)<br>Megumi Aratake (2022)
|creators = William Hanna and Joseph Barbera}}
}}
'''Thomas Jasper "Tom" Cat''' is one of the two main characters from ''Tom and Jerry'' franchise. 

==History==
===Tom and Jerry cartoons===
His full name, "Tom Cat", is based on "tom cat", a phrase which refers to male cats. He is very rarely heard speaking with the exception of a few cartoons (such as ''Tom and Jerry Tales'', episode ''League of Cats'') and ''Tom and Jerry: The Movie''. His only notable vocal sounds outside of this are his various screams whenever he is subject to pain or panic. He is continuously after [[Jerry (Tom and Jerry)|Jerry Mouse]], for whom he sets traps, many of which backfire and cause damage to him rather than [[Jerry (Tom and Jerry)|Jerry]].

Tom has changed remarkably over the years upon his evolution, especially after the first episodes. For example, in his debut, he was quadrupedal and had normal cat intelligence. However, over the years (since the episode ''Dog Trouble''), he has become almost completely bipedal and has human intelligence and he is similar to his previous appearance, in 1945 short he had twisted whiskers and his appearance kept changing. In the 1940s and early 1950s, he had white fur between his eyes. In newer cartoons, the white fur is gone. As a slapstick cartoon character, Tom has a superhuman level of elasticity. Tom is usually defeated (or very rarely, killed, like in Mouse Trouble, where he explodes) in the end, although there are some stories where he outwits and defeats [[Jerry (Tom and Jerry)|Jerry]].
===''Anchors Aweigh'' & ''Dangerous When Wet''===
Tom and [[Jerry (Tom and Jerry)|Jerry]] appeared together in the 1945 Technicolor Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer musical ''Anchors Aweigh'' where Tom briefly appears as a butler for King Jerry, the latter who has a dance sequence with Gene Kelly, and also in another musical with the same studio ''Dangerous When Wet'' (1953), where, in a dream sequence, main character Katie Higgins (Esther Williams) does an underwater ballet with Tom and [[Jerry (Tom and Jerry)|Jerry]], as well as animated depictions of the different people in her life.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0033908/|title=Dangerous When Wet (1953)|author=IMDb|date=|accessdate=16 May 2010 }}</ref>

==Voice actors==
*'''Clarence Nash''': Vocal effects in the Hanna-Barbera era (1940–1942, Sufferin' Cats!) (Archival recording from Disney cartoons)
*'''William Hanna''': Vocal effects in the Hanna-Barbera era (1942–1958) shorts: ''The Lonesome Mouse'', ''Tom and Jerry: Shiver Me Whiskers'' (archival recording from classic shorts), ''The Tom and Jerry Show'' (2014 TV series) (archival recording from classic shorts)
*'''Harry E. Lang''': ''The Million Dollar Cat'', ''Mouse Trouble'', ''The Missing Mouse''
*'''Stepin Fetchit''': 1948 short: ''Mouse Cleaning''
*'''Daws Butler''': 1956 short: ''Mucho Mouse'' (and a few others as well)
*'''Allen Swift''': Vocal effects in the Gene Deitch era (1961–1962) shorts
*'''Mel Blanc''': Vocal effects in the Chuck Jones era (1963–1967) shorts
*'''June Foray''': 1966 short: ''Duel Personality''
*'''John Stephenson''': ''The Tom And Jerry Show''
*'''Frank Welker''': ''The Tom and Jerry Comedy Show'', ''Tom & Jerry Kids''
*'''Richard Kind''': ''Tom and Jerry: The Movie''
*'''Jeff Bennett''': ''Tom and Jerry: The Magic Ring''
*'''Bill Kopp''': ''Tom and Jerry: Blast Off to Mars'' (credit only), ''Tom and Jerry: The Fast and the Furry''
*'''Spike Brandt''': 2005 short: ''The Karate Guard''
*'''Don Brown''': ''Tom and Jerry Tales''
*'''Maurice LaMarche''': Tom and Jerry in War of the Whiskers
*'''Billy West''': ''Tom and Jerry and the Wizard of Oz''

==Love interests==
Apart from chasing [[Jerry (Tom and Jerry)|Jerry]], Tom has multiple love interests with female cats. Their names all begin with "T", except in ''Tom and Jerry Kids''. They are:

*Toots, a fluffy beige cat who appears in ''Puss n' Toots'' and ''The Mouse Comes to Dinner'', the latter being her only speaking role. This version of Toots also appeared in some 1940's ''Tom and Jerry'' comics.
*Toots, a different cat by the same name who appears in ''The Zoot Cat''. She has occasionally and erroneously been referred to as "Sheikie," but this is actually Tom's nickname, as seen on a gift card in the cartoon.
*An unnamed, non-speaking cat who appears very briefly in ''The Bodyguard''. She was made as a mere object of slap-stick humor, as when Tom gave her a wolf-whistle, he gave himself away to [[Spike (Tom and Jerry)|Spike]], who was supposed to protect [[Jerry (Tom and Jerry)|Jerry]]]] every time he whistles.
*Tara, a non-speaking cat who appears in ''Texas Tom''.
*[[Toodles Galore]], a non-speaking recurring cat who sometimes adores Tom and sometimes treats him badly (particularly in ''Love Me, Love My Mouse''). She appears in multiple shorts.
*An unnamed non-speaking brown cat who appeared in ''Muscle Beach Tom''. 
*An unnamed white cat who appeared in ''Blue Cat Blues''. Similar to the cat seen in ''Muscle Beach Tom'', except with a personality like [[Toodles Galore]].

==Owners==
Over his years as a housecat, Tom has multiple owners, varying in different cartoons.
*Mammy Two Shoes (1940-1952, ''Tom and Jerry Tales'' (majority of episodes))
*Nancy (''Baby Puss'')
*King of France (''The Two Mouseketeers'', ''Royal Cat Nap'')
*Ship's captain (''Cruise Cat'', ''Puss 'n' Boats'')
*Johann Strauss (''Johann Mouse'')
*Ranch Cook (''Posse Cat'')
*Joan and George (''Pet Peeve'', ''Mouse for Sale'', ''The Flying Sorceress'', ''Busy Buddies'', ''Tom's Photo Finish'', ''The Vanishing Duck'', ''Tot Watchers)''
*Clint Clobber (''Down and Outing'', ''High Steaks'', ''Sorry Safari'')
*Sea captain (''Dicky Moe'')
*Thin white lady (''Saturday Evening Puss'' (1960s reanimated version), ''Buddies Thicker Than Water'', ''The Unshrinkable Jerry Mouse'', ''Tom and Jerry: The Fast and the Furry'')
*Astronaut (''O-Solar Meow'')
*Unnamed Man (''The Tom and Jerry Comedy Show'', ''The Mansion Cat'')
*[[Robyn Starling]] (''Tom and Jerry: The Movie'')
*Chip the Wizard (''Tom and Jerry: The Magic Ring'')
*Rick and Ginger (''The Tom and Jerry Show (2014 TV series)'')

==Trivia==
*In the debut cartoon, ''Puss Gets the Boot'', he was called Jasper instead of Tom.
*In ''Tom and Jerry: The Movie''. He and [[Jerry (Tom and Jerry)|Jerry]] speak.
*In ''Tom and Jerry: Blast Off to Mars'', at the end of the movie, he is let behind by [[Peep (Tom and Jerry)|Peep]].
*It is revealed that Tom has a younger sister named [[Thomasina (Tom and Jerry)|Thomasina]] and a nephew named [[Baby Booties]] in ''Tom and Jerry Tales'', episode ''Babysitting Blues''.
*In ''Tom and Jerry: Blast Off to Mars'', Tom is sentenced to be dumped in the lava pit and the lava monster after he destroys accidentally the Martian city Toledo, but he is saved by [[Peep (Tom and Jerry)|Peep]] from the lava pit and the lava monster.

==Gallery==
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File:Tom Cat (Tom and Jerry Tales 2006).png
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==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External link==
*[https://tomandjerry.fandom.com/wiki/Tom_Cat Tom Cat at Tom and Jerry Wiki]

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