Tennis Chumps
Tom and Jerry (Classic) - S1940 - E46
Tom plays championship tennis against a cigar-smoking bully, but both cats find themselves battling Tom's much-abused lackey, Jerry Mouse, for the trophy.
Tom and Jerry (Classic): Season 1940 - 46 Episode s
1940x1 - Puss Gets the Boot
October 2, 1940
Tom (Jasper) gets told that if he breaks one more thing he is getting thrown out, so Jerry (Jinx) tries his best to make Jasper "Get the Boot".
1940x2 - The Midnight Snack
July 19, 1941
Jerry Mouse decides to have a snack, but Tom's ready for him.
1940x3 - The Night Before Christmas
December 6, 1941
Well, a mouse *is* stirring... And he's having fun playing with the toys, until he mistakes Tom for a stuffed toy and wakes him up.
1940x4 - Fraidy Cat
January 17, 1942
Tom hears a ghost story on the radio and is spooked by it; Jerry notices this and takes advantage of it, using a variety of tricks to scare Tom.
1940x5 - Dog Trouble
April 18, 1942
Tom and Jerry put their adversarial relationship on hold after their cat-and-mouse shenanigans awaken a sleeping bulldog.
1940x6 - Puss n' Toots
May 30, 1942
Tom is playing with Jerry when someone delivers a cute lady cat for Mammy to take care of.
1940x7 - The Bowling Alley-Cat
July 18, 1942
As the title implies, Tom and Jerry are in a bowling alley. Both spend a lot of time sliding on the well-polished lanes. Eventually, Jerry takes up residence among the pins and Tom tries to bowl him down.
1940x8 - Fine Feathered Friend
October 10, 1942
Jerry takes advantage of a rather mean tempered hen (that looks suspiciously like a rooster) to hide from Tom.
1940x9 - Sufferin' Cats!
January 16, 1943
Tom and another cat fight over Jerry.
1940x10 - The Lonesome Mouse
May 22, 1943
After being framed by Jerry for breaking something, Tom is thrown out of the house by Mammy.
1940x11 - The Yankee Doodle Mouse
June 26, 1943
In honor of the U.S. military during WWII, Tom and Jerry do battle in the basement, using household items as war weapons and vehicles.
1940x12 - Baby Puss
December 25, 1943
Tom is dressed up and treated like a baby by the little girl of the house, and he hates it aside from the bottle of milk, that is. Jerry brings in some alley cats, who tease Tom.
1940x13 - The Zoot Cat
February 26, 1944
"Square" Tom becomes the coolest cat of all when he puts on homemade green and orange zoot suit.
1940x14 - The Million Dollar Cat
May 6, 1944
Tom inherits ,000,000 from an eccentric aunt on the condition that he not harm any living thing - even a mouse. And guess which mouse keeps following him around and pointing this out to him?
1940x15 - The Bodyguard
July 22, 1944
Spike the bulldog, grateful to Jerry for getting him out of the dogcatcher's van, offers to help the little mouse any time he whistles. Tom, Jerry's feline tormentor, seeks to overcome this new disadvantage.
1940x16 - Puttin' on the Dog
October 28, 1944
When Jerry runs into a dog pound, Tom takes the head of a dog statue and wears it in order to not get caught and try to catch him.
1940x17 - Mouse Trouble
November 23, 1944
Tom's new book on "how to catch a mouse" doesn't prove too helpful against Jerry; actually, Jerry seems to make better use of it than Tom.
1940x18 - The Mouse Comes to Dinner
May 5, 1945
Tom invites Toots to an elegant dinner. However, he's made the mistake of trying to put Jerry to work, as a serving boy, a corkscrew, and other tasks.
1940x19 - Mouse in Manhattan
July 7, 1945
Jerry Mouse gets tired of living the country life and decides to head to the big city. However, the experience doesn't turn out quite like Jerry had expected.
1940x20 - Tee for Two
July 21, 1945
While golfing, Tom puts Jerry to work as a tee, but Jerry intentionally messes things up.
1940x21 - Flirty Birdy
September 22, 1945
Tom is all set to eat Jerry when a hawk swoops down and grabs Jerry. To get Jerry back, Tom poses as a female hawk and quickly finds his new lover to be more than he bargained for.
1940x22 - Quiet Please!
December 22, 1945
The bulldog wants to take a nap. Tom wants to chase Jerry around the house. Naps and noise don't mix, and so the bulldog threatens Tom to keep quiet or else.
1940x23 - Springtime for Thomas
March 30, 1946
It's spring, and Tom is much more interested in the female cat next door than in Jerry.
1940x24 - The Milky Waif
May 18, 1946
Jerry finds himself in charge of a foundling mouse called Nibbles, who is eager to steal milk from Tom's bowl and oblivious to the danger.
1940x25 - Trap Happy
June 29, 1946
Tom calls the exterminators, but they send a cat, who despite his various tools, doesn't fare much better than Tom usually does.
1940x26 - Solid Serenade
August 31, 1946
Tom's love song (Is You Is, or Is You Ain't My Baby) to his girlfriend Toots wakes up Jerry, so he unties Spike (Tom had tied him up).
1940x27 - Cat Fishin'
February 22, 1947
Tom is a feline fisherman, Jerry is his live bait, and Spike is the bulldog guarding the lake.
1940x28 - Part Time Pal
March 15, 1947
Tom becomes Jerry's friend after falling into a barrel of cider while chasing him.
1940x29 - The Cat Concerto
April 26, 1947
Tom Cat is a concert pianist who plays beautifully until he is interrupted by Jerry Mouse.
1940x30 - Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Mouse
June 14, 1947
Tom, sick of Jerry stealing the milk out of his bowl, poisons it. Instead of killing the mouse, the potion transforms him into a muscular beast.
1940x31 - Salt Water Tabby
July 12, 1947
It's a grand day at the beach for Tom and his girlfriend Toots - that is, until Jerry shows up (and, for a while, gets a rather vicious crab involved as well).
1940x32 - A Mouse in the House
August 30, 1947
Mammy Two-Shoes tells Tom and Butch that the cat who gets rid of the icebox-raiding, breadbox-invading mouse (Jerry) is the one who can stay.
1940x33 - The Invisible Mouse
September 27, 1947
Tom chases Jerry into a bottle of invisible ink, and Jerry then proceeds to have fun torturing Tom.
1940x34 - Kitty Foiled
June 1, 1948
Tom subjects Jerry to his usual harassment; but the cat finds a new enemy, and the mouse finds a new friend, in the canary of the house.
1940x35 - The Truce Hurts
July 17, 1948
Tom, Jerry, and Butch sign a peace treaty.
1940x36 - Old Rockin' Chair Tom
July 18, 1948
Mammy Two-Shoes replaces Tom with a younger cat who is a lightning-quick mouser. Tom and Jerry form an alliance in order to get rid of this dangerous newcomer.
1940x37 - Professor Tom
October 30, 1948
Tom, complete with mortarboard, is teaching a kitten the basics: "cats chase mice." But Jerry keeps subverting this lesson at every opportunity, adding his own phrases, like "cats and mice are chums."
1940x38 - Mouse Cleaning
December 11, 1948
Mammy Two-Shoes threatens to throw Tom out of the house if he makes a mess. Jerry sees an opportunity to rid himself of his feline nemesis.
1940x39 - Polka-Dot Puss
February 26, 1949
Tom pretends to have a cold in order to trick Mammy into letting him stay inside for the night. Jerry tricks Tom by making him think he really is sick - with the measles.
1940x40 - The Little Orphan
April 30, 1949
The Bide-a-Wee Mouse Home has sent the orphan mouse, Nibbles, to spend Thanksgiving with Jerry. But Jerry's cupboard is bare, and Nibbles is always hungry.
1940x41 - Hatch Up Your Troubles
May 14, 1949
A baby woodpecker mistakes Jerry for his mother. The mouse rejects the newly hatched bird but soon finds himself protecting it against his feline nemesis, Tom.
1940x42 - Heavenly Puss
July 9, 1949
When Tom is killed by his and Jerry's old rivalry, he has only one chance to find peace in Heaven - apologize to him.
1940x43 - The Cat and the Mermouse
September 3, 1949
A day at the beach. Tom wants to lay in the sand, but his rest is disturbed by Jerry, who walks by to go fishing. Tom ends up falling off the end of the pier as he chases Jerry and lands underwater, where he encounters a mermaid whose top half looks just like Jerry.
1940x44 - Love That Pup
October 1, 1949
When a bulldog threatens Tom to keep away from his puppy, Jerry realizes that sticking close to the boy is the best way to keep away his feline tormentor. But Tom is not about to let the mouse evade him so easily.
1940x45 - Jerry's Diary
October 22, 1949
The kiddie radio host, Uncle Dudley, reminds his listeners that it is "Be Kind to Animals" week. Tom resolves to be kind to his mouse-nemesis, Jerry, but the cat changes his mind after sneaking a look at Jerry's diary.
1940x46 - Tennis Chumps
December 10, 1949
Tom plays championship tennis against a cigar-smoking bully, but both cats find themselves battling Tom's much-abused lackey, Jerry Mouse, for the trophy.