In Timid Tabby, Tom's look-alike cousin pushes Jerry over the edge. However, there are rare occasions where Tom triumphs over Jerry, mostly when the latter pushes Tom a little too far, such as in The Million Dollar Cat, where Jerry learns that Tom will lose his newly acquired wealth if he harms any animal, 'including mice', he then torments Tom a little too much until he retaliates. By the final 'fade-out' of each cartoon, Jerry usually gets the best of Tom. Although cats usually chase mice to eat them, it is quite rare for Tom to actually try to eat Jerry, but to either compete with Jerry as usual to taunt him (even as revenge), to obtain a reward from a human (including his owner(s) or master(s)) for catching him, or for generally doing his job as a house cat well.

Jerry also possesses surprising strength for his size, sometimes even stronger than Tom's, being able to lift items such as anvils with relative ease, able to withstand big impacts. Despite being very energetic, determined and much larger, Tom is no match for Jerry's wits. He is usually, but not always, portrayed as living a comfortable and pampered life, while Jerry (originally called 'Jinx'), a small brown house mouse, always living in close proximity to Tom. Tom (originally called 'Jasper') is a big, blue/grey who is often believed to be either a Russian Blue or a domestic shorthair cat. 6 The Tom and Jerry Comedy Show (1980 series).

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