NC (vo): This, though still the punchline of the joke, is pretty heavy to watch for two main characters we know and love so much. NC (vo): Now, that's not to say people haven't also died from shootings and falling off high places and so forth, but the tone is still kept pretty upbeat, and in a different reality. (Clips from Looney Tunes short 'Rabbit Fire' and Donald Duck short 'Up a Tree' play at one point) People's sensitivities have changed over time to race, gender, and yes, even some forms of violence. NC (vo): Well, because Tom and Jerry ending their lives is kind of a f*cking downer. NC: So, then, why the controversy of their banning from other channels? So it's pretty obvious this was meant not to be the end for our depressed duo. A f*cking baby! A touch less depressing, don't you think? In fact, Hanna-Barbera still had two years of cartoons that came out after the supposed last episode. And they don't commit suicide, they look after a baby. NC (vo): The final episode is actually called 'Tot Watchers'. (Clips from the last theatrical short by Hanna-Barbera, 'Tot Watchers', are shown) NC: Most importantly, though, well, this is one of the final episodes. What, does he just keep sending him back after every adventure? That's kinda douchey. Hell, Jerry's adopted son Nibbles is left on his doorstep God knows how many times.

The house looks a little different, the owner is a little different. NC (vo): Every episode is a little different.

(We see some more clips from classic shorts) NC: Grey area, to be sure, but there's also the fact that Tom and Jerry's timeline doesn't follow that much continuity. You could also make the argument that their acceptance of their doom is what suddenly launches them into reality. NC (vo): The Addams Family, for example, have done a lot that would obviously kill them but a bullet from the gun or threat of electrocution apparently are fatal blows. (Some clips from The Addams Family are shown briefly) But then again, a flexible reality can go both ways. I think it's more than likely they would survive the train. NC (vo): Tom and Jerry have been squashed, smashed, beaten, hit with every object you can imagine. (Clips from more classic shorts are played again) NC: Okay, so there's a few angles to come at this from. Um.dem dames, eh? (said caption appears) Bros before.animalised, kind of humanistic hoes? Jerry, of course, justifies what a perfect relationship he's got, only to find out his girlfriend as well ran off with someone else, resulting in him asking Tom if he can scoot over a bit. Eventually, she ends up getting married to the other cat, resulting in Tom being so beaten and torn that he lays himself on the tracks. Tom does everything to try and win her back - even selling an arm and a leg for her - but absolutely nothing works. Tom falls in love, pushing Jerry aside, but then she falls in love with another cat. Apparently, Tom and Jerry used to be the best of friends - but don't worry, they still get smashed up pretty good - until a female comes into their lives and ruins everything. Jerry watches, shaking his head, and, through inner monologue, gives us the story. And yes, it does open up with Tom sitting on the railroad tracks, waiting to be run over. NC (vo): The episode in question is called 'Blue Cat Blues'. (Clips from the infamous short, 'Blue Cat Blues', play out as NC speaks) NC (vo): Did the world's most hilariously violent team-up end their days in the most disturbing way possible? (posters for some direct-to-DVD movies are shown) I mean, we all know we'd see them in other projects and even some where we wish they were dead, but did the original creators, Hanna-Barbera, really do this to them? Did Hanna-Barbera really do something so terrible to two of their most famous icons? (Clips from classic Tom and Jerry cartoons start playing) This couldn't possibly be true, could it? But upon more research, you'd find that some channels have banned the episode and, even to this day, it gets few, if any, showings on American TV. That in the last animated short by Hanna-Barbera, the episode grimly ends with them sitting on the railroad tracks waiting for death to take them. NC (vo): If you search the Internet even more, you'd find there's actually a lot of articles claiming the same thing. (As 'Blue Danube Waltz' starts playing, screenshots of many articles about the aforementioned fact are shown) A while ago, an article appeared online, making the very grim claim that in the last episode of Tom and Jerry, they apparently committed suicide.

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