Do You Know What Happens To Your Favourite Tom and Jerry In The End?

Tom and Jerry is one of our most loved cartoons shows ever.

There is hardly anyone who has not watched the show. This show is one of the oldest animated shows ever and even till this day, it enjoys a huge following. The show has kept reinventing itself time and again.

 

There is actually an episode called the Blue Cat Blues, which is considered by many as the episode that shows us the end of Tom and Jerry.

Before you start raising your eyebrows, let me tell you that it was the 103rd episode of the original series and not the last one. Before you become further confused, let me explain why is there this debate and controversy.

 

Each episode has its own plot and is quite independent of the other. Therefore, even though it is the technically not the last episode, it is still treated as the finale.

The reason is simple. If one has watched Tom and Jerry cartoons then one would know that the show does not follow a linear narrative.

It was also one of the last episodes to be shot at the MGM studios.

 

It is believed the makers of the show knew that the show won’t go on for long, therefore they wanted to have an episode which shows us the end of Tom and Jerry.

The episode stands out for a number of reasons. It is one of the darkest episodes in the history of the iconic cartoon series.

 

The story begins with Tom sitting depressed on a rail track. It is one of the rare episodes where Jerry actually speaks and narrates the story.

Jerry narrates his state and the reason for his present condition. We are informed how Jerry feels sorry for him. Tom is smitten by a white cat, who initially reciprocates to his advances later chooses the rich cat, Butch.

This cartoon marks the final appearance of Butch in Tom and Jerry cartoon shorts produced before 1959.

 

At the end of the episode, he also suffers from the same fate as Tom and decides to join his friend on the tracks. The scene fades out as we can hear the noise of the train. This scene is widely believed to mark the end of our beloved Tom and Jerry’s life.

Tom in order to impress her, buys gifts for her, literally sells him and agrees to become a slave for the rest of his life. Tom heartbroken and buried in debt decides to end his life. Jerry does not try to save him as he feels it is the only thing that will make him happy.

Soon, he starts thinking about his own girl and is thinks at least she will remain faithful to him. As soon as he starts thinking about her, he sees her with another mouse with the words ‘happily married’ written on their vehicle. This breaks his heart too and he too feels that he has nothing left in his life.

 

This was the only tragic episode made. To avoid controversy, Turner Entertainment’s channels Cartoon Network and Boomerang have banned this episode due to references to alcohol and suicide.

Though Tom actually drinks milk to relieve himself from the pain, yet we can find that the milk acts as a substitute for alcohol. It is also one of the rare episodes where Jerry actually tries to save Tom by asking him not to drink. The episode was aired only once on Cartoon Network Southeast Asia.

 

The actual last episode of the original series is episode number 114, aired in 1956 called the Tot Watchers.

Even though it was the last episode yet you won’t find anything unusual that would make it a finale. It was a normal episode when involves Tom and Jerry’s interaction with a baby. This is all the more the reason why Blue Cat Blues is considered as the finale by most of the fans. It is also felt that the producers did not want to end the series with such a tragic episode.

 

Thankfully, for all Tom and Jerry fans like us, after MGM decided to end its run, the series was soon resurrected by famous animator Chuck Jones.

Chuck Jones went on create more than 30 Tom and Jerry cartoons and the new series was as successful as the original one. Time and again, these two immortal characters have appeared in various movies and short episodes of their own.

So, now it’s totally up to you to decide whether you consider Blue Cat Blues as the finale or not.

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