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*[[Draco in Leather Pants]]: Jerry is a cute lovable mouse! It doesn't matter if he ruins Tom's life again, again, and again! It doesn't matter if he steals food and other things from the houses owners! That dirty tomcat deserves all the abuse he gets!
* This actually made it's way in universe to some extent. Allegedly Hanna Barbara got several letters from fans rather irked by the heavy punishment Tom suffered in many early short. As a result many more later shorts actually let Tom [[Team Rocket Wins|get the last laugh]] (most of which were karmic victories due to Jerry starting the feud).
* [[Seasonal Rot]]: Some consider this to have happened in the late Hanna-Barbara era from late 1955-1958, as the series had veered into a [[Lighter and Softer]] tone as well as the use of [[Limited Animation|lower budget animation]].
*However, the Gene Deitch era is considered to be the true turning point, as the formula of Tom and Jerry chasing each other became one-sided, with Jerry out winning Tom in the majority of the shorts, the use of heavily [[Limited Animation]] and disturbingly weird sound effects, the series adopting an unnecessarily [[Darker and Edgier]] tone, Tom’s new abusive owner and Jerry’s malicious tendencies being amped [[Up to Eleven]].
*Thankfully, this all got reversed when Chuck Jones took over production of the series. Even so, the Chuck Jones shorts have their detractors.
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