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The Alley Cats (also known as The Alley Cat Trio or The Alley Cat Gang) are a group of cats who are supporting characters in Tom and Jerry. The Alley Cats are a friend group of cats usually lead by Butch. They are friends with Tom and often come together for social occasions (e.g. parties or watching films together) or to effectively catch mice. There are usually four cats shown at a time.
The alley cat group are first shown together in Baby Puss, with Butch, Meathead, and Topsy after Jerry lures them in to make fun of Tom dressed as a baby. In later shorts, Tom would become friends with them. Lightning was also first shown with the group in Saturday Evening Puss.
While Butch is commonly the leader of the group, there are occasions of others leading. Tom leads the group in Saturday Evening Puss, and Lightning leads the group in Scat Cats while Butch was a house cat trying to invite them to his party.
Notable members[]
Main/recurring members[]
- Butch Cat (leader)
- Topsy Cat
- Lightning Cat (de-facto leader in Scat Cats)
- Tom Cat (occasionally; part time member; de-facto leader)
- Meathead Cat
One-off members[]
- Pops Cat (only in Life with Tom)
- Clyde (in Tom and Jerry (2021) only)
Appearances[]
Tom and Jerry[]
- Baby Puss
- Saturday Evening Puss (Lightning appears for the first time; but Meathead is absent)
- Jerry's Cousin (cameo; Meathead and Topsy absent)
- Sleepy-Time Tom (Topsy absent)
- Life with Tom (cameo; all members appeared except for Lightning)
- Smarty Cat (Meathead absent)
- Scat Cats (all members but Tom is absent)
Tom and Jerry Tales[]
(NOTE: Lightning is absent in all of them)
The Tom and Jerry Show (2014)[]
(NOTE: In all of them, only Butch and Meathead appear while Topsy is absent)
- Hop To It
- Top Cat
- Missing in Traction (Lightning appears)
- Funnel Face
- Pinch Hitter (Lightning appears)
- Going, Going, Gone Viral (Lightning appears)
- When You Leash Expect It
- Lost Marbles
- It Ain't Over Until The Cat Lady Sings
- Frenemies
- Everyone Into the Pool
- All Cat Jazz
- A Star Forlorn
- Bars and Stripes
- Ballad Of The Catnip Kid
- Scrunch Time
- The Maltese Pigeon
- A Class Of Their Own
- Mouse Party
- Duck Sitting
- My Buddy Guard
- Ball of Fire (cameo)
- Un-Easy Chair
- How to Be a Dog
- Professor Meathead
- Disappearing Tom
- Sock it to Me
Films[]
- Tom and Jerry (2021 film) (All members appeared)
- Tom and Jerry: Cowboy Up! (All members appeared)
- Tom and Jerry: Snowman's Land (Topsy absent)
In other media[]
- Tom and Jerry Chase (All members appeared)
Notes[]
- In some of the cartoons, some of the four main alley cat members appear solo without each other (discounting Tom) from time to time. Examples:
- Butch made more solo appearances out of all of them, having made countless solo appearances in the Tom and Jerry cartoons, including his debut cartoon "The Alley Cat" which Tom does not appear.
- Meathead appeared solo in his debut cartoon "Sufferin' Cats!", and in The Tom and Jerry Show (2014) episode "Cruisin' for a Bruisin'".
- Lightning appeared solo appearances in "Old Rockin' Chair Tom" (his debut cartoon), "Mucho Mouse", "Catty Cornered", "Brain Food" ,"Vegged Out", "Stunt Double Trouble" and "Relativity".
- Topsy made his solo appearance in "Professor Tom".
- In Tom and Jerry: The Magic Ring, only two of the alley cats, Butch and Meathead, appear in the film, albeit merged as a single character known as Alley Cat, a mangy black alley cat resembling a hybrid of both Butch and Meathead.
- In Tom & Jerry (2021) the group are similar to the Alley Cats from Tom & Jerry: The Movie (1992); both the groups appear to be a gangster type. They are mean towards Tom in both films.
Gallery[]
- Main article: Alley Cats/Gallery