In the latest TV Legends Revealed, discover the surprising inspiration for Itchy and Scratchy on the Simpsons (and it's not Tom and Jerry)!
The cat wasn’t yet named Tom. The mouse wasn’t yet named Jerry. And the cat-and-mouse chase storyline wasn’t intended to be followed by a series of cartoons featuring the both of ’em.
The attached essay is titled 'What Exactly Does Tom Want with Jerry ... Heathcliff, Top Cat, Garfield, Sylvester — these are all famous cats, most of them cartoon.' Pereira has marked up ...
To mark Tom and Jerry's anniversary, a group of musicians performed the theme of the cartoon, however, it had a twist. The musicians performed a classical cover version of the classic theme.