CLIPS on Instagram: "🧹Interesting fact: Tom and Jerry - The cat, officially known as Thomas Jasper Cat Sr., was actually named “Jasper” in his very first short film appearance, Puss Gets the Boot in 1940. However, the show’s creators, William Hanna and Joseph Barbera, quickly changed his name to “Tom” (a generic term for a male cat) after an MGM employee suggested the title Tom and Jerry, inspired by a popular holiday cocktail. Despite his persistent attempts to catch the mouse, Tom is rarely s