Tom and Jerry

10 Best Episodes of Tom and Jerry - Season 1940

This is all the Tom and Jerry shorts, from 1940 to 1967. The first 114 are from the Hanna-Barbera era (1940 – 1958), the next 13 are from the Gene Deitch era (1960 – 1962), and the last 34 are from the Chuck Jones era (1963 – 1967).

Written by Sophie and last updated on dec 10, 2022.

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#15 - The Lonesome Mouse (Season 1940 - Episode 10)

After being framed by Jerry for breaking something, Tom is thrown out of the house by Mammy. Jerry is overjoyed that he has finally won. He sleeps in Tom's bed, drinks his milk, and makes himself comfortable in Tom's place. After a while, Jerry gets really bored and lonely over the fact that no one is chasing him. There's nothing to do. So, Jerry goes outside to find Tom, and Mammy screams for Tom to get the mouse out of the house. Tom chases Jerry all over the house for pretend to satisfy Mammy. Once Tom claims his territory again, Jerry comes back and makes Tom angry. And the chase starts all over again. Jerry is glad to have the excitement back.

The episode was rated 8.21 from 82 votes.

#14 - Hatch Up Your Troubles (Season 1940 - Episode 41)

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A woodpecker egg falls from its nest, and rolls to Jerry's door. It hatches, and Jerry puts it back in its nest. The woodpecker follows Jerry back to his hole, and that's when it goes over by Tom..

The episode was rated 8.21 from 24 votes.

#13 - The Cat Concerto (Season 1940 - Episode 29)

In this episode, Tom plays as a concert pianist who plays beautifully, but keeps getting interrupted when Jerry is inside of the piano, making Tom hit the wrong keys. Throughout the episode, Tom tries to squash Jerry by hitting the keys he's on.

The episode was rated 8.21 from 47 votes.

#12 - Heavenly Puss (Season 1940 - Episode 42)

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Tom gets killed by a piano, and starts to float up to Heaven. But he doesn't get to go in, because he's been trying to get Jerry all these years. The only way for him to get into Heaven is to have Jerry sign a piece of paper, stating as an apology. If Jerry doesn't sign it.. then Tom's going down under.

The episode was rated 8.26 from 27 votes.

#11 - Quiet Please! (Season 1940 - Episode 22)

After Tom chases Jerry around the house, and makes a ton of noise, a grumpy Spike tells Tom that if he hears one more thing, he will do his worst.

The episode was rated 8.27 from 48 votes.

#10 - Old Rockin' Chair Tom (Season 1940 - Episode 36)

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Mammy Two-Shoes is being "attacked" by Jerry again, so she once more orders Tom to get rid of him. When he epically fails once again, Mammy decides that Tom is too old to work in the mouse-catching business anymore, and brings in a younger, faster, and more hyper cat named Lightning that disposes of Jerry in an instant. Proud of the new cat, Mammy tells him to take good care of Tom, and goes to bed. But when Lightning frames Tom for raiding the refrigerator, Tom gets kicked out of the house, as well. So both Tom and Jerry come up with a plan to get rid of Lightning once and for all.

The episode was rated 8.28 from 40 votes.

#9 - Trap Happy (Season 1940 - Episode 25)

When Tom loses his patience with chasing Jerry constantly, he hires a mouse exterminator (Butch) to get rid of Jerry once and for all. Once Butch arrives, everything goes according to plan... but not for long. Jerry quickly gains the upper hand, backfiring all capture attempts upon both Tom and Butch.

The episode was rated 8.29 from 49 votes.

#8 - Sufferin' Cats! (Season 1940 - Episode 9)

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Jerry is being chased into an alley, and is seen by an alley cat. The alley cat wants to eat him, but Tom steps in, and says that's his mouse. The two cats fight each other for Jerry, as he runs away trying to hide. The alley cat says to share the mouse, but Tom wants Jerry all for himself. So, they race to see who will catch Jerry first.

The episode was rated 8.31 from 78 votes.

#7 - Mouse Cleaning (Season 1940 - Episode 38)

As soon as Mammy finishes cleaning the house, in come Tom and Jerry to mess it all up. She cleans up the house again, but tells Tom that if he creates another mess, when she comes back from the store, he's going to have to leave. Jerry sees his chance to get Tom out of the house..

The episode was rated 8.32 from 25 votes.

#6 - Love That Pup (Season 1940 - Episode 44)

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Mistakenly grabbing Spike's son, instead of Jerry, Spike lets Tom have it. Jerry makes himself comfortable over by Spike, while Tom tries to devise a plan to get Jerry without having either of the dogs notice.

The episode was rated 8.38 from 26 votes.

#5 - Kitty Foiled (Season 1940 - Episode 34)

Tom has finally caught Jerry and is about to eat him. But the house canary can't bare that and comes to Jerry's rescue. With that, Tom goes after the both of them, but the teamwork between Jerry and the canary outdoes Tom completely.

The episode was rated 8.42 from 36 votes.

#4 - The Cat And The Mermouse (Season 1940 - Episode 43)

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Tom drowns in a lake, and goes to the bottom. There, he finds a mermouse, and then tries to capture it and eat it. The mermouse doesn't give in so easily, though.

The episode was rated 8.44 from 25 votes.

#3 - The Little Orphan (Season 1940 - Episode 40)

An orphan mouse comes and joins Tom and Jerry for Thanksgiving Dinner. Nibbles is always hungry, so he eats everything in sight. An angry Tom chases him around the house, while Jerry tries to help Nibbles hide.

The episode was rated 8.45 from 22 votes.

#2 - Jerry's Diary (Season 1940 - Episode 45)

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After getting tired of chasing Jerry, Tom sits down and finds Jerry's Diary. He opens it and starts to read it, showing clips of past episodes.

The episode was rated 8.50 from 22 votes.

#1 - Tennis Chumps (Season 1940 - Episode 46)

Tom competes against Butch in a tennis tournament. Bad luck keeps happening throughout the game, though. Jerry sees and figures he can use this to his advantage. He uses tricks though, as he competes against both Tom and Butch.

The episode was rated 8.67 from 24 votes.

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