[koolba]

> "I think most people can identify with little Jerry because there's always an oppressor in our lives," he says.

As a child I sided with Jerry, but as I grew older I’ve come to a different conclusion: Jerry is a jerk

In nearly every episode he is the instigator and Tom simply wants to be left alone. He’ll be sleeping or trying seduce Toodles, and Jerry will come and steal his food, wake him up, or mess up his chances. There is only a handful of episodes where Tom directly starts the confrontation.

The life lesson is that in a David v Goliath situation, it’s not always the big guy in the wrong.

[jeswin]

> Jerry is a jerk

Haha, indeed. They have a few episodes (maybe two or three) in which Tom wins in the end. I loved those.