Tom and Jerry

Thomas "Tom" Cat is a fictional character and one of the two main protagonists in Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer's series of Tom and Jerry theatrical cartoon short films, created by William Hanna and Joseph Barbera. Tom is a blue/grey anthropomorphic domestic short-haired cat who first appeared in the 1940 animated short Puss Gets the Boot. Tom was originally known as "Jasper" during his debut in that short, however, beginning from his next appearance in The Midnight Snack and onwards, he is known as "Tom" or "Thomas".

Why He Rocks

 * 1) His popularity along with Jerry had became the birthplace of the world's most groundbreaking future cartoon stars.
 * 2) His slapstick-prone antics are always fun to watch and his comedy timing with slapstick were always done hilariously.
 * 3) Like Goofy; Whenever Tom was shown to be comically klutzy in Chuck Jones' shorts for example, he always does it hilariously and humorously.
 * 4) He has provided tons of memorable scenes in the original shorts whenever he was suddenly voiced for comical effect.
 * 5) Just like Goofy again, Tom's yells are incredibly timeless, memorable and hilarious to listen to.
 * 6) He along with Jerry provided countless memes because of his buffoonery and charm in the original shorts.
 * 7) While he is very buffoonish, he is capable of showing brilliance when having an enhancement to his average IQ for example.
 * 8) He and Jerry got their own shows ever since the 70s because of their memorability in the 20th century.
 * 9) When Tom was given responsibilities to help his friends (e.g Spike), he tries his best to help others if clumsily done.
 * 10) Tom was shown to be likable towards others when he isn't chasing Jerry.
 * 11) Tom has brought lots of charm in the original shorts whenever it isn't based on slapstick, brought rather on comedy itself.
 * 12) Whenever Tom was given any lines of dialouge in the theatrical shorts, they were always done comedically.
 * 13) In later adaptions, when his comedy timing was done right, they were always fun to watch.

Bad Qualities

 * 1) He along with Jerry have been shoe-horned in Warner Bros's subpar to worst films.
 * 2) He was featured in bad Tom & Jerry shorts where they don't focus on the universally loved skits.
 * 3) He has been flanderized into a complete and utter Butt-Monkey in the worst episodes and/or seasons of Tom and Jerry.
 * 4) In the 2014 Tom & Jerry series, he can usually suffer for no good reason when around Spike for example.