Tom Cat

Tom Cat
Tom Cat
Tom and Jerry character
	Tom's design in the Hanna and Barbera shorts.
First appearance	Jasper:; Puss Gets the Boot (1940); Tom or Thomas:; The Midnight Snack (1941);
Created by	William Hanna; Joseph Barbera;
Voiced by	Harry E. Lang (1940–1953); Clarence Nash (1940–1943); William Hanna (1941–2001, 2002–2006, 2007–present, vocal archives only); Shug Fisher (only one episode); Gege Pearson (only one episode); Jack Carr (only one episode); Junius Matthews (only one episode); Hal Smith (only one episode); Barbara Luddy (only one episode); Ralph Wright (only one episode); Harry E. Lang (1940–1953); Mel Blanc (1946, 1953–1956, 1963–1967); Daws Butler (1957); Allen Swift (1961–1962); Terence Monk (1964, 1967); June Foray (1966); John Stephenson (1975); Lou Scheimer (1980); Frank Welker (1990–1993); Richard Kind (also speaking; 1992); Alan Marriott (2000); Jeff Bennett (2002); Marc Silk (2002); Bill Kopp (2005); Spike Brandt (2005–2017); Don Brown (2006–2008); Rich Danhakl (2014–2021); Andrew Dickman (2021); Kaiji Tang (2021); Eric Bauza (2022); Megumi Aratake (2022);
Developed by	William Hanna & Joseph Barbera
In-universe information
Full name	Thomas Jasper Cat Sr.
Species	Domestic cat (Felis catus)
Gender	Male
Relatives	George (identical cousin)
Nationality	American
Breed	Tuxedo British Cat

Thomas Jasper "Tom" Cat Sr. is an American cartoon character and one of the two titular main protagonists (the other being Jerry Mouse) in Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer's series of Tom and Jerry theatrical animated short films. Created by William Hanna and Joseph Barbera, he is a grey and white anthropomorphic (but usually silent) domestic short haired tuxedo British cat who first appeared in the 1940 MGM animated short Puss Gets the Boot.^[2] The cat was known as "Jasper" during his debut in the short;^[3] however, beginning with his next appearance in The Midnight Snack he was known as "Tom" or "Thomas".

^ "MultiVersus Roster". MultiVersus.com. Archived from the original on 30 July 2022. Retrieved 21 November 2021.
^ "Don Markstein's Toonopedia: Tom and Jerry". toonopedia.com. Archived from the original on 28 November 2023. Retrieved 15 February 2020.
^ Mark Christopher Carnes (2002), American national biography, Oxford University Press, ISBN 978-0-19-522202-9

[MultiVersus_characters-1] "MultiVersus Roster". MultiVersus.com. Archived from the original on 30 July 2022. Retrieved 21 November 2021.

[2] "Don Markstein's Toonopedia: Tom and Jerry". toonopedia.com. Archived from the original on 28 November 2023. Retrieved 15 February 2020.

[3] Mark Christopher Carnes (2002), American national biography, Oxford University Press, ISBN 978-0-19-522202-9

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Tom Cat
Tom and Jerry character
Tom's design in the Hanna and Barbera shorts.
First appearance	Jasper: Puss Gets the Boot (1940) Tom or Thomas: The Midnight Snack (1941)
Created by	William Hanna Joseph Barbera
Voiced by	Harry E. Lang (1940–1953) Clarence Nash (1940–1943) William Hanna (1941–2001, 2002–2006, 2007–present, vocal archives only) Shug Fisher (only one episode) Gege Pearson (only one episode) Jack Carr (only one episode) Junius Matthews (only one episode) Hal Smith (only one episode) Barbara Luddy (only one episode) Ralph Wright (only one episode) Harry E. Lang (1940–1953) Mel Blanc (1946, 1953–1956, 1963–1967) Daws Butler (1957) Allen Swift (1961–1962) Terence Monk (1964, 1967) June Foray (1966) John Stephenson (1975) Lou Scheimer (1980) Frank Welker (1990–1993) Richard Kind (also speaking; 1992) Alan Marriott (2000) Jeff Bennett (2002) Marc Silk (2002) Bill Kopp (2005) Spike Brandt (2005–2017) Don Brown (2006–2008) Rich Danhakl (2014–2021) Andrew Dickman (2021) Kaiji Tang (2021) Eric Bauza (2022) Megumi Aratake (2022)
Developed by	William Hanna & Joseph Barbera
In-universe information
Full name	Thomas Jasper Cat Sr.^[1]
Species	Domestic cat (Felis catus)
Gender	Male
Relatives	George (identical cousin)
Nationality	American
Breed	Tuxedo British Cat