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{{Character|name=Meathead Cat
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|skin_color=Brown/Red|species = Cat
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|skin_color=Brown/Red<br>Gray (in ''[[Scat Cats]]'')<br>Orange (in ''[[Tom and Jerry Tales]]'')
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|species = Cat
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|family=Unknown|friends = [[Tom]] <br> [[Butch Cat|Butch]] <br> [[Topsy Cat|Topsy]] <br> [[Lightning Cat|Lightning]] <br> [[Toodles Galore]] (only in ''[[Frenemies]]'') <br> [[Kitty Caterwaul]] (love interest) <br> [[Dollface]]
  
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|family=Unknown
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|friends = [[Tom]] <br> [[Butch Cat|Butch]] <br> [[Topsy Cat|Topsy]] <br> [[Lightning Cat|Lightning]] <br> [[Toots (Puss n' Toots)|Toots]] (in ''[[Frenemies]]'') <br> [[Kitty Caterwaul]] (love interest) <br> [[Dollface]] <br> [[Ash]] <br> [[Clyde]]
 
|enemies = [[Tom]] (sometimes) <br> [[Jerry]] <br> [[Nibbles Mouse|Nibbles]] <br> [[Muscles Mouse|Muscles]] <br> [[Spike Bulldog|Spike]] <br> [[Mammy Two Shoes]]
  
|enemies = [[Tom]] (sometimes) <br> [[Jerry]] <br> [[Nibbles Mouse|Nibbles]] <br> [[Muscles Mouse|Muscles]] <br> [[Spike Bulldog|Spike]] <br> [[Mammy Two Shoes]]
 
|loses = ''[[Sufferin' Cats!]]'' <br> ''[[Baby Puss]]'' <br> ''[[Scat Cats]]''
  
|loses = ''[[Sufferin' Cats!]]'' <br> ''[[Baby Puss]]'' <br> ''[[Scat Cats]]''
 
|wins = ''[[Sleepy-Time Tom]]''
  
|wins = ''[[Sleepy-Time Tom]]''
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|absence=[[The Tom and Jerry Show (1975)]] <br> [[Tom & Jerry Kids Show]] <br> [[Tom and Jerry Special Shorts]] <br> [[Tom and Jerry in New York]]|voiced_by=[[William Hanna]] (vocal sounds) <br> [[Clarence Nash]] (1943) <br> [[Dave B. Mitchell]] <br> [[Joey D'Auria]] (2014) <br> [[Rick Zieff]] (2016-Present) <br> [[Na'im Lynn]] (2021)|first_appearance=''[[Sufferin' Cats!]]''|size = 300px
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|absence=[[The Tom and Jerry Show (1975)|''The Tom and Jerry Show'' (1975)]] <br> ''[[The Tom and Jerry Comedy Show]] <br> [[Tom & Jerry Kids Show]] <br> [[Tom and Jerry Special Shorts]]''
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|voiced_by=[[William Hanna]] (vocal sounds) <br> [[Harry E. Lang]] (1943) <br> [[Jack Mather]] (1943) <br> Fred Karbo (1953) <br> [[Colin Murdock]] (2007) <br> [[Dave B. Mitchell]] (2014) <br> [[Joey D'Auria]] (2014) <br> [[Rick Zieff]] (2016-Present) <br> [[Na'im Lynn]] (2021)
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'''Meathead Cat''' is a recurring character in the Tom and Jerry franchise. He is a brown, mangy, dim-witted cat who first appeared in the ''[[Tom and Jerry]]'' 1943 short, ''[[Sufferin' Cats!]]'', as Tom's rival. Meathead later reappeared in ''[[Baby Puss]]'' (as one of the three alley cats) and additional shorts as either one of Tom's friends or foes.
   
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== Characteristics ==
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'''Meathead''', also known as '''Frankie''' in [[Heavenly Puss]], is a brown, mangy, generally dull-witted cat who first appeared in the ''[[Tom and Jerry]]'' 1943 short, ''[[Sufferin' Cats!]]'', as Tom's rival. Meathead later reappeared in ''[[Baby Puss]]'' (in which he serves as one of three minor foes and a recurring villain) and additional shorts as one of Tom's alley cat friends or foes.
  
   
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== Personality ==
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=== Personality ===
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Not much is known about Meathead's personality, thought he is more or less a stubborn, and foolish alley cat. He is initially Tom's rival, but in comparison, he is less smart than Tom, and doesn't have a deep thinking like Thomas. He is the least intelligent cat among all the cats that have appeared in Tom and Jerry.
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He is thought to be more or less a stubborn, tough, foolish alley cat. He is initially [[Tom Cat|Tom's]] rival, but he is dumber by comparison. He is known to be one of the least intelligent cats in the series.
   
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In ''[[The Tom and Jerry Show (2014)]]'', Meathead is portrayed as mildly goofy, and friendly most of the time, and oblivious due to him being "a meathead". He's often not that bright, quite oblivious, in his own world, but is sometimes lucky, and he's also cooperative good-natured.
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== Appearance ==
  
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Meathead Cat has brown fur with white paws and wears a red toupee (which is sometimes the same color as the rest of his fur). He also has his tail tied in a bandage in his first two appearances. In [[Scat Cats]], his final golden age appearance, Meathead is gray instead of brown.
  
   
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=== Appearance ===
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In ''[[Tom and Jerry Tales]]'', he is strangely portrayed as being orange similar to [[Lightning Cat]]'s fur color and having a red nose and, in two of the episodes he appears in, a bushy tail.
  
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Meathead Cat has brown fur with white paws and wears a red toupee (which is sometimes the same color as the rest of his fur). He also has his tail tied in a bandage in his first two appearances. In [[Scat Cats]], his final golden age appearance, Meathead is silver-grey instead of brown.
   
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In ''[[Tom and Jerry Tales]]'' where he is voiced by [[Colin Murdock]], he has a slight redesign, having orange fur, a red nose, and in two of his appearances, a bushy tail.
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== Appearances ==
  
   
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==Appearances==
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=== ''Tom and Jerry'' ===
  
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* ''[[Sufferin' Cats!]]''
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===''[[Tom and Jerry]]''===
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* ''[[Baby Puss]]''
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*''[[Sufferin' Cats!]]''
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* ''[[Heavenly Puss]]'' (as Frankie)
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*''[[Baby Puss]]''
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* ''[[Sleepy-Time Tom]]''
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*''[[Sleepy-Time Tom]]''
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* ''[[Life with Tom]]'' (cameo)
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*''[[Life with Tom]]'' (cameo)
   
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=== ''Spike and Tyke'' ===
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===''[[Spike and Tyke]]'' ===
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* ''[[Scat Cats]]''
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*''[[Scat Cats]]''
   
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=== ''The Tom and Jerry Comedy Show'' ===
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===''[[Tom and Jerry Tales]]''===
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* ''[[New Mouse in the House]]''
  
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* ''[[A Connecticut Mouse in King Arthur's Cork]]''
  
   
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====Season 1====
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=== ''Tom and Jerry Tales'' ===
  
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==== Season 1 ====
  
 
* ''[[Tomcat Superstar]]''
  
* ''[[Tomcat Superstar]]''
   
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==== Season 2 ====
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====Season 2====
 
* ''[[Power Tom]]''
  
* ''[[Power Tom]]''
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* ''[[League of Cats]]''
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*''[[League of Cats]]''
   
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=== ''The Tom and Jerry Show'' (2014) ===
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===''The Tom and Jerry Show'' (2014)===
   
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==== Season 1 ====
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====Season 1====
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* ''[[Top Cat]]'' (cameo)
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* ''[[Hop To It]]'' (as Meathilda)
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* ''[[Hop To It]]''
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*''[[Top Cat]]'' (cameo)
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* ''[[Cruisin' for a Bruisin']]''
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*''[[Cruisin' for a Bruisin']]''
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* ''[[Bone Dry]]'' (mentioned)
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*''[[Bone Dry]]'' (mentioned)
   
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==== Season 2 ====
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====Season 2====
 
* ''[[Duck, Duck, Loose]]''
  
* ''[[Duck, Duck, Loose]]''
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* ''[[Cat Dance Fever]]''
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*''[[Unhappily Harried After]]''
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* ''[[Missing in Traction]]''
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*''[[Cat Dance Fever]]''
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* ''[[Hunger Games]]''
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*''[[Hunger Games]]''
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* ''[[Pinch Hitter]]''
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*''[[Missing in Traction]]''
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* ''[[Going, Going, Gone Viral]]'' (cameo)
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*''[[Funnel Face]]''
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* ''[[Cat Match Fever]]'' (cameo)
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*''[[Pinch Hitter]]''
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*''[[Going, Going, Gone Viral]]'' (does not speak)
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*''[[Cat Match Fever]]'' (cameo)
   
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==== Season 3 ====
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====Season 3====
 
* ''[[When You Leash Expect It]]''
  
* ''[[When You Leash Expect It]]''
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* ''[[Lost Marbles]]''
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*''[[Lost Marbles]]''
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* ''[[It Ain't Over Until The Cat Lady Sings]]''
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*''[[It Ain't Over Until The Cat Lady Sings]]''
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* ''[[Frenemies]]''
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*''[[Frenemies]]''
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* ''[[Everyone Into the Pool]]''
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*''[[Everyone Into the Pool]]''
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* ''[[All Cat Jazz]]'' (cameo)
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*''[[All Cat Jazz]]'' (cameo)
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* ''[[Bars and Stripes]]''
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*''[[A Star Forlorn]]'' (cameo)
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* ''[[Ballad Of The Catnip Kid]]''
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*''[[Bars and Stripes]]''
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*''[[Ballad Of The Catnip Kid]]''
   
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==== Season 4 ====
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====Season 4====
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* ''[[Scrunch Time]]''
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* ''[[Scrunch Time]]'' (does not speak)
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* ''[[The Maltese Pigeon]]''
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*''[[The Maltese Pigeon]]''
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* ''[[A Class Of Their Own]]''
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*''[[A Class Of Their Own]]''
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* ''[[Mouse Party]]''
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*''[[Mouse Party]]'' (does not speak)
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* ''[[Duck Sitting]]''
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*''[[Duck Sitting]]''
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* ''[[My Buddy Guard]]'' (seen in TV, except for Morocco)
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*''[[My Buddy Guard]]'' (TV cameo, except for Morocco)
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* ''[[Ball of Fire]]'' (cameo)
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*''[[Ball of Fire]]'' (cameo)
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*''[[Un-Easy Chair]]''
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*''[[How to Be a Dog]]'' (does not speak)
   
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====Season 5====
 
* ''[[Professor Meathead]]''
  
* ''[[Professor Meathead]]''
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* ''[[Disappearing Tom]]''
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*''[[Disappearing Tom]]''
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*[[Sock it to Me|''Sock it to Me'']]
   
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=== Film Appearances ===
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===[[Tom and Jerry in New York]]===
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* ''[[Tom and Jerry (2021 film)]]''
  
   
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== Trivia ==
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====Season 2====
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* Meathead somewhat resembles [[Lightning Cat|Lightning]], but the two are not the same and have appeared side-by-side in some cartoons.
  
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*Oddly, in [[Heavenly Puss]], his name is “Frankie”, This can probably be explained by “Meathead” being a nickname.
  
   
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*''[[Pied Piper of Harlem]]'' (cameo)
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== Gallery ==
  
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*''[[Planet of the Mice]]'' (does not speak)
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*''[[Big Apple]]'' (cameo)
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===Film Appearances===
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*''[[Tom and Jerry (2021 film)]]''
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*''[[Tom and Jerry: Cowboy Up]]'' (does not speak)
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*''[[Tom and Jerry: Snowman's Land]]''
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==Notes==
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*He somewhat resembles [[Lightning Cat|Lightning]], but the two are not the same and have appeared side-by-side in some cartoons.
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*Meathead's name is based off a word used to describe someone as being stupid, or dim-witted.
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**Incidentally, Meathead was even called a "meathead" in some episodes of ''The Tom and Jerry Show'', such as [[Missing in Traction]]. He even places a piece of meat on his head near the end of [[Professor Meathead]].
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*Meathead's current voice is similar to that of Bruno from the Jim Henson live-action/animated hybrid series ''Dog City''.
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==Gallery==
 
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Sufferin' Cats! - Meathead and gas.png|Meathead and gas.
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Butch and Pals 2.jpg|Meathead, [[Butch Cat|Butch]], and [[Topsy Cat|Topsy]] in [[Baby Puss]].
  
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File:Everyone into the Pool.jpg|Meathead with Butch and Toodles in ''[[The Tom and Jerry Show (2014)|The Tom and Jerry Show]]''
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F121e.png|Meathead with [[Toodles Galore|Toodles]], Tom, Butch and [[Dollface]] in [[Frenemies]].
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File:Ballad of the Catnip Kid - Butch and Meathead singing.png|Meathead and Butch in Wild West outfits and singing in [[Ballad Of The Catnip Kid]]
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File:Bandicam 2020-05-11 17-18-19-138.jpg|Meathead on TV with [[Winston]] and [[Red]]
 
Et9dqXiXMAsJ6HM.jpg|Meathead in Butch's gang in the movie, [[Tom and Jerry (2021 film)|Tom and Jerry (2021)]].
  
Et9dqXiXMAsJ6HM.jpg|Meathead in Butch's gang in the movie, [[Tom and Jerry (2021 film)|Tom and Jerry (2021)]].
 
Meathead 2021.jpg|Meathead Cat (2021).
  
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File:Planet of the Mice - The Cats Agree.png|Meathead with other cats in ''[[Tom and Jerry in New York]]''
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Latest revision as of 06:14, 14 April 2024

Meathead Cat is a recurring character in the Tom and Jerry franchise. He is a brown, mangy, dim-witted cat who first appeared in the Tom and Jerry 1943 short, Sufferin' Cats!, as Tom's rival. Meathead later reappeared in Baby Puss (as one of the three alley cats) and additional shorts as either one of Tom's friends or foes.

Characteristics

Personality

He is thought to be more or less a stubborn, tough, foolish alley cat. He is initially Tom's rival, but he is dumber by comparison. He is known to be one of the least intelligent cats in the series.

In The Tom and Jerry Show (2014), Meathead is portrayed as mildly goofy, and friendly most of the time, and oblivious due to him being "a meathead". He's often not that bright, quite oblivious, in his own world, but is sometimes lucky, and he's also cooperative good-natured.

Appearance

Meathead Cat has brown fur with white paws and wears a red toupee (which is sometimes the same color as the rest of his fur). He also has his tail tied in a bandage in his first two appearances. In Scat Cats, his final golden age appearance, Meathead is silver-grey instead of brown.

In Tom and Jerry Tales where he is voiced by Colin Murdock, he has a slight redesign, having orange fur, a red nose, and in two of his appearances, a bushy tail.

Appearances

Tom and Jerry

Spike and Tyke

Tom and Jerry Tales

Season 1

Season 2

The Tom and Jerry Show (2014)

Season 1

Season 2

Season 3

Season 4

Season 5

Tom and Jerry in New York

Season 2

Film Appearances

Notes

  • He somewhat resembles Lightning, but the two are not the same and have appeared side-by-side in some cartoons.
  • Meathead's name is based off a word used to describe someone as being stupid, or dim-witted.
    • Incidentally, Meathead was even called a "meathead" in some episodes of The Tom and Jerry Show, such as Missing in Traction. He even places a piece of meat on his head near the end of Professor Meathead.
  • Meathead's current voice is similar to that of Bruno from the Jim Henson live-action/animated hybrid series Dog City.

Gallery

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