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{{Infobox character
| name = Jerry Mouse
| series = [[Tom and Jerry]]
| image = Jerry Mouse.png
| caption = Jerry's design in the [[Hanna-Barbera]] shorts.
| first = {{Plainlist|
* '''Jinx''':
* ''[[Puss Gets the Boot]]'' (1940)
* '''Jerry''' or '''Gerald''':
* ''[[The Midnight Snack]]'' (1941)}}
| creator = {{ubl|[[William Hanna]]|[[Joseph Barbera]]}}
| designer = {{ubl|[[Harvey Eisenberg]] (1940–1953)|[[Richard Bickenbach]] (1953–1958)}}
| voice = {{Unbulleted list|
    | '''[[William Hanna]]''' (1940–1958, 2006, 2014–present)
    | [[Harry E. Lang]] (1943–1945)
    | [[Sara Berner]] (1944–1945)
    | [[Paul Frees]] (1951, 1956)
    | Manuel Paris (1957)
    | [[Allen Swift]] (1961–1962)
    | [[Mel Blanc]] (1963–1967)
    | Terence Monk (1964)
    | [[June Foray]] (1965–1967)
    | [[Dallas McKennon|Dale McKennon]] (1967)
    | [[John Stephenson (actor)|John Stephenson]] (1975)
    | [[Lou Scheimer]] (1980)
    | '''[[Frank Welker|Frank W. Welker]]''' (1990–2002)
    | '''[[Dana Hill]]''' (also speaking; 1992)
    | [[Alan Marriott (voice actor)|Alan Marriott]] (2000–2002)
    | [[Marc Silk]] (2002)
    | [[Bill Kopp]] (2005)
    | [[Spike Brandt]] (2005–2017)
    | [[Sam Vincent (voice actor)|Sam Vincent]] (2006–2008)
    | Rich Danhakl (2014–2021)
    | [[André Sogliuzzo]] (2021)
    | Andrew Dickman (2021)
    | [[Eric Bauza]] (2022)
    | Aya Yonekura (2022)
}}
| full_name = Gerald/Jerome Jinx Mouse<ref name="MultiVersus characters">{{cite web|url=https://multiversus.com/en/roster|website=[[MultiVersus]].com|title=MultiVersus Roster|access-date=November 21, 2021|archive-date=July 30, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220730231311/https://multiversus.com/en/roster|url-status=live}}</ref>
| species = [[House mouse]] (''Mus musculus'')
| gender = Male
| family = [[Nibbles (Tom and Jerry)|Nibbles]] (ward)
| relatives = {{ubl|[[List of Tom and Jerry characters#Uncle Pecos|Pecos]] and Harry (uncles)|[[List of Tom and Jerry characters#Cousin Muscles|Muscles]] and Merlin (cousins)| Dinky and Sniffles (nephews)|Unnamed mother|Geraldine Mouse (sister)}}
| nationality = American
}}
'''Gerald Jinx''' "'''Jerry'''" '''Mouse''' is an American character and one of the two titular characters in [[Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer cartoon studio|Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer]]'s series of ''[[Tom and Jerry]]'' theatrical animated short films and other animated media, usually acting as the protagonist opposite his rival [[Tom Cat]]. Created by [[William Hanna]] and [[Joseph Barbera]], Jerry is an [[anthropomorphism|anthropomorphic]] (but usually silent) brown [[house mouse]], who first appeared as a mouse named Jinx in the 1940 MGM animated short ''[[Puss Gets the Boot]]''.<ref name="JBarberaPuss">{{Cite book|last=Barbera|first=Joe|author-link=Joseph Barbera|title=My Life in 'Toons: From Flatbush to Bedrock in Under a Century|publisher=Turner Publishing|year=1994|location=Atlanta, GA|pages=[https://archive.org/details/mylifeintoonsfro00barb/page/73 73–76]|url=https://archive.org/details/mylifeintoonsfro00barb/page/73|isbn=978-1-57036-042-8}}</ref> Hanna gave the mouse's original name as "Jinx",<ref name="WHannaPuss">{{Cite book|last=Hanna|first=William|author-link=William Hanna| title=A Cast of Friends|publisher=Da Capo Press|year=2000|pages=39–46| isbn=978-0-306-80917-0 }}</ref> while Barbera claimed the mouse went unnamed in his first appearance.

==History==
===''Tom and Jerry'' cartoons===
The name "Jerry" was chosen by Geraint Rowlands, who submitted "Tom and Jerry" as potential names for the duo after an important [[Loews Inc.]] distributor in Texas asked for follow-ups to ''Puss Gets the Boot''.<ref name="JBarberaPuss"/> While the idea of a cat-and-mouse duo was considered shopworn by the 1940s,<ref name="JBarberaPuss"/> Hanna and Barbera decided to expand upon the standard expected cat and mouse relationship. Instead of being a "cowering victim" of [[Tom Cat|Tom]], he took delight in besting, and even torturing, his feline frenemy (even if Tom is just following orders or is even just minding his own business and is antagonized by Jerry). Hanna and Barbera considered Tom and Jerry "the best of enemies", whose rivalry hid an unspoken amount of mutual caring and respect for one another.<ref name="HannaonTJ">{{Cite book|last=Hanna|first=William| author-link=William Hanna|title=A Cast of Friends|publisher=Da Capo Press|year=2000|page=20|isbn=978-0-7864-0728-6}}</ref>

In later ''Tom and Jerry'' cartoons, Jerry acquired a young ward: a small grey mouse called "[[Nibbles (Tom and Jerry)|Tuffy]]" or "Nibbles" depending upon the cartoon,<ref name="JBarberaTuffy"/><ref name="MaltinTuffy"/> who was left on Jerry's doorstep as a [[Child abandonment|foundling]] baby in the 1946 short ''The Milky Waif''.<ref name="MaltinTuffy">{{Cite book|last=Maltin|first =Leonard|author-link=Leonard Maltin|title=Of Mice and Magic: A History of American Animated Cartoons|publisher=Plume|orig-year=1980|year=1987|location=New York|pages=303–304|isbn=978-0-452-25993-5}}</ref> Jerry and Tuffy were also featured together in a sub-series of ''Tom and Jerry'' cartoons set in 17th century France which featured the characters as [[musketeers]].<ref name="JBarberaTuffy">{{Cite book|last=Barbera|first=Joe|author-link=Joseph Barbera|title=My Life in 'Toons: From Flatbush to Bedrock in Under a Century|publisher=Turner Publishing|year=1994|location=Atlanta, GA|page=[https://archive.org/details/mylifeintoonsfro00barb/page/96 96]|url=https://archive.org/details/mylifeintoonsfro00barb/page/96|isbn=978-1-57036-042-8}}</ref> The first of these shorts, ''[[The Two Mouseketeers]]'', won the 1951 [[Academy Award for Animated Short Film|Academy Award for Best Short Subject: Cartoons]].<ref name="JBarberaTuffy"/>

Hanna and Barbera served as writer/directors of the ''Tom and Jerry'' cartoons until 1956, when they also became the producers.<ref name="BarrierMGMclosing">Barrier, Michael (1999). ''Hollywood Cartoons''. New York: Oxford University Press. Pg. 547–548. {{ISBN|0-19-516729-5}}.</ref> Fourteen ''Tom and Jerry'' cartoons between 1940 and 1954 were nominated for the Academy Award for Best Short Subject: Cartoons, with seven of the shorts winning that award.<ref name="IndVallanceB">{{cite news|title=Joseph Barbera: Animation pioneer whose creations with William Hanna included the Flintstones and Tom and Jerry |last=Vallance|first=Tom| date=2006-12-20|work=The Independent (London)}}</ref>{{rp|32}} MGM shut down its animation department in 1957, but new ''Tom and Jerry'' cartoons were produced by [[Gene Deitch]] and later [[Chuck Jones]] during the 1960s. Jerry would also appear in later ''Tom and Jerry'' productions made for television, a series of direct-to-video features, and ''[[Tom and Jerry: The Movie]]'', a 1992 theatrical film.<ref name="JBarberaTJMovie">{{Cite book|last=Barbera|first=Joe|author-link=Joseph Barbera|title=My Life in 'Toons: From Flatbush to Bedrock in Under a Century|publisher=Turner Publishing|year=1994|location=Atlanta, GA|pages=[https://archive.org/details/mylifeintoonsfro00barb/page/234 234–239]|url=https://archive.org/details/mylifeintoonsfro00barb/page/234|isbn=978-1-57036-042-8}}</ref> Later productions eschewed much of the violence the 1940s and 1950s shorts were known for, and in several of the television shows Jerry was given a red bowtie and a kinder disposition in ''[[Tom & Jerry Kids]]''.<ref name="MaltinLater">{{Cite book|last=Maltin|first=Leonard|author-link= Leonard Maltin|title=Of Mice and Magic: A History of American Animated Cartoons| publisher=Plume|orig-year=1980|year=1987|location=New York|pages=306–309|isbn=978-0-452-25993-5}}</ref>

Tom and Jerry aren't always enemies; they have been known to team up on occasion. The first Tom and Jerry short/film that Jerry was in is ''Puss Gets the Boot'', and the last is ''The Karate Guard'', the 163rd Tom and Jerry film. Jerry has been on the Tom and Jerry film series from 1940 to the present.

===''Anchors Aweigh''===
On his own, Jerry Mouse appears in a fantasy sequence in the 1945 [[Gene Kelly]] MGM [[musical film]] ''[[Anchors Aweigh (film)|Anchors Aweigh]]''.<ref name=nytimesGene>{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/learning/general/onthisday/bday/0823.html |title=Gene Kelly, Dancer of Vigor and Grace, Dies |access-date=2010-05-13 |author=Albin Krebbs |date=February 3, 1996 |publisher=NY Times |archive-date=2010-10-09 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101009061649/http://www.nytimes.com/learning/general/onthisday/bday/0823.html |url-status=live }}</ref> Jerry appears as the young ruler of a kingdom where music is banned because he feels he lacks talent, and Kelly persuades the mouse into performing a song-and-dance number with him.<ref name="HannaonAnchors">{{Cite book|last=Hanna|first=William| author-link=William Hanna|title=A Cast of Friends|publisher=Da Capo Press|year=2000|pages=61–64|isbn=978-0-306-80917-0}}</ref> Kelly and MGM had originally wanted [[Walt Disney]]'s [[Mickey Mouse]] as Kelly's dance partner for the sequence, but Disney was unwilling to license the character.<ref name="JBarberaAnchor">{{Cite book|last=Barbera|first=Joe|author-link=Joseph Barbera|title=My Life in 'Toons: From Flatbush to Bedrock in Under a Century|publisher=Turner Publishing|year=1994|location=Atlanta, GA|pages=[https://archive.org/details/mylifeintoonsfro00barb/page/97 97–98]|url=https://archive.org/details/mylifeintoonsfro00barb/page/97|isbn=978-1-57036-042-8}}</ref>

Hanna and Barbera achieved the effect of Kelly dancing with Jerry by [[rotoscoping]]: live-action plates of Kelly dancing alone were shot first, and the action traced frame by frame so that Jerry's movements would match.<ref name="JBarberaAnchor"/> The success of the animated segment of ''Anchors Aweigh'', which was mentioned as "stealing the show" in contemporary trade reviews,<ref name="HannaonAnchors"/> led to two more live-action/animated projects for Hanna and Barbera and MGM: an underwater ballet sequence featuring both Tom and Jerry in the 1953 film ''[[Dangerous When Wet]]'', with [[Esther Williams]], and the "Sinbad the Sailor" sequence of Kelly's 1956 film ''[[Invitation to the Dance (film)|Invitation to the Dance]]''.<ref name="JBarberaAnchor"/>

===''Tom & Jerry Kids''===
In 1990, this version of Jerry wears a red bowtie (just like what he used to have in the [[The Tom and Jerry Show (1975 TV series)|1975 ''Tom and Jerry Show'']]) and has a tuft of hair on his head. He often taunts Tom (as a [[kitten]]) any chance he gets. Sometimes, in a few episodes, he is friends with/allies of Tom.

==Voice actors==
Like Tom, Jerry is usually a silent character, but this is not a strict rule, and several people have voiced him in various capacities over the years:
*[[William Hanna|Bill Hanna]]: Vocal effects in the Hanna-Barbera era (1940–1958) shorts and speaking in ''Part-Time Pal'', ''[[Tom and Jerry: Shiver Me Whiskers]]'' (archival recordings from classic shorts), ''[[The Tom and Jerry Show (2014 TV series)|The Tom and Jerry Show]]'' (2014, archival recordings from the pre-1958 shorts), '' [[Tom & Jerry (2021 American film)|Tom & Jerry]]'' (2021, archival recordings as before) and ''[[Tom and Jerry Special Shorts]]'' (2021 series) (archival recordings as before)
* [[Harry E. Lang|Harry Lang]]: vocal effects and speaking in ''The Lonesome Mouse'', whistling in ''The Bodyguard'', whistling and sneezing in ''[[Mouse in Manhattan]]''<ref name="CartoonVoices">{{cite book |last1=Scott |first1=Keith |title=Cartoon Voices of the Golden Age, Vol. 2 |date=3 October 2022 |publisher=BearManor Media |page= |language=en}}</ref>
*[[Kent Rogers]]: ''Fraidy Cat'' and ''Puss n' Toots'' vocal effects<ref name="CartoonVoices"/>
*[[Sara Berner]]: speaking in ''[[The Zoot Cat]]'', speaking and singing voice for Jerry in ''Anchors Aweigh'',<ref name="Berner">{{Cite book|last=Webb|first=Graham|title=The animated film encyclopedia: a complete guide to American shorts, features and sequences 1900-197|publisher=McFarland|year=2000|pages=45–50|isbn=978-0-306-80917-0}}</ref>
*Jerry Mann: ''The Million Dollar Cat'' vocal effects<ref name="CartoonVoices"/>
*[[Lillian Randolph]] (voice of [[Mammy Two Shoes]]): when Jerry and Tuffy disguise to fool Tom in the 1946 short: ''The Milky Waif''<ref name="HannaonTJ"/>
*[[Frank Graham (voice actor)|Frank Graham]]: speaking in ''Kitty Foiled''<ref name="CartoonVoices"/>
*Georgia Stark: whistling in ''Kitty Foiled''<ref name="CartoonVoices"/>
*[[Paul Frees]]: speaking in ''His Mouse Friday'' and ''[[Blue Cat Blues]]''<ref name="CartoonVoices"/>
*Manuel Paris: speaking in ''Mucho Mouse''<ref name="CartoonVoices"/>
*[[Allen Swift]]: vocal effects in the Gene Deitch era (1961–1962) shorts<ref name="date">Grimes, William (April 27, 2010). "[https://www.nytimes.com/2010/04/28/arts/28swift.html Allen Swift, Voice Actor for Radio and TV, Dies at 86] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201115200347/https://www.nytimes.com/2010/04/28/arts/28swift.html |date=2020-11-15 }}". ''The New York Times''. <!--Accessed May 13, 2010--></ref>
*[[Gene Deitch]]: vocal effects in the Gene Deitch era (1961–1962) shorts<ref name="Gene Deitch">[https://cartoonresearch.com/index.php/tom-jerry-the-gene-deitch-collection/ "Tom & Jerry – The Gene Deitch Collection"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200505203429/https://cartoonresearch.com/index.php/tom-jerry-the-gene-deitch-collection/ |date=2020-05-05 }}. Retrieved 2020-10-24.</ref>
*[[Mel Blanc]]: vocal effects in the Chuck Jones era (1963–1967) shorts
*Terence Monk: singing in ''[[The Cat Above and the Mouse Below]]''
*[[June Foray]]: vocal effects in the Chuck Jones era (1963–1967) shorts, [[Boomerang (British and Irish TV channel)|Boomerang]] UK and Ireland bumper (archival recording from ''[[I'm Just Wild About Jerry]]'')<ref name="Boomerang">{{cite web|url=https://youtube.com/watch?v=LWi9PYQ13U0&t=240s |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/LWi9PYQ13U0 |archive-date=2021-12-21 |url-status=live|title=Boomerang Nordic Animated Indents 2010|date=25 September 2010 |publisher=YouTube|access-date=February 27, 2021}}{{cbignore}}</ref>
*[[Walker Edmiston]]: [[Mattel]] Tom and Jerry Talking Hand Puppet<ref name="Barbie Talks">{{cite book|title=Barbie Talks!: An Expose of the First Talking Barbie Doll|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=1zGbZAkH5QIC&pg=PA58|isbn=059513341X|access-date=March 2, 2025|last1=Florea|first1=Gwen|last2=Phinney|first2=Glenda|date=October 20, 2000|page=58|publisher=Florea-Phinney}}</ref><ref name="Mattel">{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aktp5tegkUM&t=189s |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/aktp5tegkUM |archive-date=2021-12-21 |url-status=live|title=Vintage 1965 Talking Pull String Tom and Jerry Hand Puppet by Mattel|date=16 February 2016 |publisher=YouTube|access-date=February 2, 2021}}{{cbignore}}</ref>
*[[Dallas McKennon|Dale McKennon]]: singing in ''[[Cat and Dupli-cat]]''
*[[John Stephenson (actor)|John Stephenson]]: ''[[The Tom and Jerry Show (1975 TV series)|The Tom and Jerry Show]]'' (1975)
*[[Lou Scheimer]]: ''[[The Tom and Jerry Comedy Show]]''
*[[Frank Welker|Frank W. Welker]]: ''[[Tom & Jerry Kids]]'' & ''[[Tom and Jerry: The Magic Ring]]''
*[[Dana Hill]]: speaking, non-speaking and singing in ''[[Tom and Jerry: The Movie]]''<ref>{{Citation|last=McBride|first=Joseph|title= Review of ''Tom and Jerry: The Movie''|journal=Variety|volume=42|pages=34–56|date=October 2, 1992|url =https://www.variety.com/review/VE1117900137.html?categoryid=31&cs=1&p=0}}</ref>
*[[Jeff Bergman]]: [[Cartoon Network (Latin American TV channel)|Cartoon Network]] Latin America bumper<ref name="Cartoon Network">{{Cite web|url=https://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/commercials/Cartoon-Network/Jerry/|title=Voice of Jerry Mouse in Cartoon Network|website=Behind The Voice Actors|language=en-US|access-date=2020-11-15|archive-date=2020-11-16|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201116034644/https://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/commercials/Cartoon-Network/Jerry/|url-status=live}}</ref>
*[[Alan Marriott (voice actor)|Alan Marriott]]: ''[[Tom and Jerry in Fists of Furry]]'' and ''[[Tom and Jerry in War of the Whiskers]]''
*[[Marc Silk]]: ''[[Tom and Jerry in War of the Whiskers]]'' (as Monster Jerry)
*[[Bill Kopp]]: ''[[Tom and Jerry: Blast Off to Mars]]'' and ''[[Tom and Jerry: The Fast and the Furry]]''
*[[Spike Brandt]]: ''[[The Karate Guard]]'', ''[[Tom and Jerry: A Nutcracker Tale]]'', ''[[Tom and Jerry Meet Sherlock Holmes]]'', ''[[Tom and Jerry and the Wizard of Oz]]'', ''[[Tom and Jerry: Robin Hood and His Merry Mouse]]'', ''[[Tom and Jerry's Giant Adventure]]'', ''[[Tom and Jerry: The Lost Dragon]]'', ''[[Tom and Jerry: Spy Quest]]'', ''[[Tom and Jerry: Back to Oz]]'', and ''[[Tom and Jerry: Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory]]''
*[[Sam Vincent (voice actor)|Samuel Vincent]]: ''[[Tom and Jerry Tales]]''
*Rich Danhakl: ''[[The Tom and Jerry Show (2014 TV series)]]''
*Rick Zieff: speaking in Spike's voice in ''The Tom and Jerry Show (2014 TV series)'' episode "Cat-astrophic Failure"
*[[André Sogliuzzo]]: ''[[Tom & Jerry (2021 American film)|Tom & Jerry (2021 film)]]''<ref>{{cite web|title=André Sogliuzzo on Twitter: "Though he doesn't say much, I am proud to announce I was able to voice in some small way, Jerry: The second most iconic mouse in all of animation! Now wreaking havoc in Tom & Jerry on HBO Max!"|url=https://twitter.com/AndreSogliuzzo/status/1369539855441563648|publisher=Twitter|access-date=March 21, 2021|archive-date=July 25, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220725211343/https://twitter.com/AndreSogliuzzo/status/1369539855441563648|url-status=live}}</ref>
*Andrew Dickman: ''[[Tom and Jerry Special Shorts]]'' (2021 series)
*[[Eric Bauza]]: ''[[MultiVersus]]''
*Aya Yonekura: ''Tom and Jerry'' Japanese shorts

Jerry has had a number of voice actors over the years. Ever since his debut in ''[[Puss Gets the Boot]]'' his vocal effects were provided by co-creator William Hanna during the Hanna-Barbera era. Harry E. Lang did Jerry's vocal effects and speaking voice in the shorts ''The Lonesome Mouse'' (1943) and ''[[Mouse in Manhattan]]'' (1945). Sara Berner voiced Jerry in the short ''The Zoot Cat'' (1944), as well as ''Anchors Aweigh'' (1945) in a dance sequence with him and [[Gene Kelly]]. A sequence in the short ''The Milky Waif'' (1946) features Jerry and Nibbles disguising themselves as a pair of black people, in which the former is voiced by Lillian Randolph (same voice as [[Mammy Two Shoes]]). Paul Frees did Jerry's speaking voice in the shorts ''His Mouse Friday'' (1951) and ''Blue Cat Blues'' (1956). Manuel Paris did Jerry's voice in the short ''Mucho Mouse'' (1957). When the [[MGM cartoon studio]] shut down in 1957 and [[Gene Deitch]] and European animation studio [[Rembrandt Films|Rembrandt Studio]] took over, he and Allen Swift did Jerry's voice during the 1961–62 era. During the [[Chuck Jones]] era in 1963–1967, his voice was provided by Mel Blanc, June Foray, Chuck Jones, and Abe Levitow. Terence Monk did his voice in the short ''The Cat Above and the Mouse Below'' (1964) and Dale McKennon did Jerry's singing voice in ''Cat and Dupli-cat'' (1967). In ''The Tom and Jerry Show'' (1975), Jerry was voiced by John Stephenson. Lou Scheimer voiced him in ''The Tom and Jerry Comedy Show'' (1980–1982). Frank Welker voiced him in ''Tom and Jerry Kids'' (1990–1993), and ''Tom and Jerry: The Magic Ring'' (2002). Dana Hill voiced Jerry's voice in ''Tom and Jerry: The Movie'' (1992).

Other voice actors include Jeff Bergman in a Cartoon Network Latin America bumper, Alan Marriott in ''Tom and Jerry in Fists of Furry'' (2000) and ''Tom and Jerry in War of the Whiskers'' (2002), Marc Silk in ''Tom and Jerry in War of the Whiskers'' (2002; as Monster Jerry), Spike Brandt in ''The Karate Guard'' (2005), ''Tom and Jerry: A Nutcracker Tale'' (2007), ''Tom and Jerry Meet Sherlock Holmes'' (2010), ''Tom and Jerry and the Wizard of Oz'' (2011), ''Tom and Jerry: Robin Hood and His Merry Mouse'' (2012), ''Tom and Jerry's Giant Adventure'' (2013), ''Tom and Jerry: The Lost Dragon'' (2014), ''Tom and Jerry: Spy Quest'' (2015), ''Tom and Jerry Back to Oz'' (2016), and ''Tom and Jerry: Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory'' (2017), Sam Vincent in ''Tom and Jerry Tales'' (2006-2008). In ''The Tom and Jerry Show (2014 TV series)'', Jerry's vocal effects are provided by the show's sound designer Rich Danhakl and archival recordings of William Hanna from the original theatrical shorts. In ''[[Tom & Jerry (2021 American film)|Tom & Jerry (2021 film)]]'', his voice was provided by André Sogliuzzo and archived recordings of William Hanna.

On November 18, 2021, it was confirmed that Eric Bauza would be voicing the character on the 2022 [[fighting game]], ''[[MultiVersus]]'', which establishes Jerry's original given name "Jinx" to be his middle name.<ref name="MultiVersus characters"/> In [[Cartoon Network (Japanese TV channel)|Cartoon Network in Japan's]] ''Tom and Jerry'' shorts, Jerry was voiced by Aya Yonekura.

==In popular culture==
Tom and Jerry were planned to appear in a cameo in the deleted scene "Acme's Funeral" from the 1988 film ''[[Who Framed Roger Rabbit]]''.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Hill |first1=Jim |title=Storyboards reveal what Marvin Acme's funeral in "Who Framed Roger Rabbit" would have looked like |url=http://jimhillmedia.com/editor_in_chief1/b/jim_hill/archive/2014/05/08/storyboards-reveal-what-marvin-acme-s-funeral-in-quot-who-framed-roger-rabbit-quot-would-have-looked-like.aspx |website=jimhillmedia.com |date=8 May 2014 |access-date=3 August 2019 |language=en |archive-date=14 May 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210514125522/http://jimhillmedia.com/editor_in_chief1/b/jim_hill/archive/2014/05/08/storyboards-reveal-what-marvin-acme-s-funeral-in-quot-who-framed-roger-rabbit-quot-would-have-looked-like.aspx |url-status=live }}</ref>

''[[The Itchy & Scratchy Show]]'' from ''[[The Simpsons]]'' parodies Tom and Jerry, with its mouse character named Itchy.

Tom and Jerry made a cameo appearance in the 1992 animated TV special ''[[Little Rosey|The Rosey and Buddy Show]]''.<ref name="Rosey Buddy">{{cite web|last1=Bollettieri|first1=Spencer|title=15 Bizarre Celebrity Cartoons You've Never Heard Of|url=https://www.cbr.com/bizarre-celebrity-cartoons/|date=November 25, 2024|publisher=CBR|access-date=May 1, 2025}}</ref>

Jerry has been variously credited as ''Gerald "Jerry" Mouse'' in the video game ''Multiversus'',<ref name="MultiVersus characters"/> and ''Jerome A. Mouse'' in the credits to their 2020 feature film. Neither of these conflicting names is considered canon, according to leading animation historian [[Jerry Beck]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=MacGuill |first1=Dan |title=What is the Full Name of Jerry From 'Tom and Jerry'? |url=https://www.snopes.com/news/2021/12/28/tom-jerry-name/ |website=Snopes.com |publisher=Snopes Media Group Inc. |access-date=29 December 2021 |date=28 December 2021 |archive-date=29 December 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211229003205/https://www.snopes.com/news/2021/12/28/tom-jerry-name/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

The stage name of Ukrainian singer [[Jerry Heil]] was derived from her use of the name "Jerry Mouse" on Russian social media service [[VK (service)|VK]]. <ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.buro247.ua/culture/music/newname-jerry-heil.html|title=Новое имя: Jerry Heil|accessdate=2024-03-18|language=Russian}}</ref>

The [[Supreme Leader of Iran|supreme leader of Iran]], [[Ayatollah Khamenei]] likened the [[Iran–United States relations after 1979|rivalry]] between the United States and the Islamic Republic of Iran to Tom and Jerry, with Iran in the role of Jerry.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.rferl.org/a/u-s-iran-tom-jerry-cat-mouse-khamenei-trump-pompeo/29249142.html |title=U.S. Plays Cat, and Iran the Mouse in 'Tom and Jerry' Comparison |work=Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty |last1=Bezhan |first1=Frud }}</ref>

==See also==
*[[List of Hanna-Barbera characters]]

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