Toots is a character in the Tom and Jerry series who debuts in Puss n' Toots. She is the love interest of Tom Cat.
Character Overview[]
Appearance[]
Toots in her first appearance.
In her first appearance, Toots is a small yellow munchkin cat adorned with two pink bows—one on her head, another around her neck—and a short tail and a blue eye shadow on her lids. In The Bodyguard, she makes a cameo with white fur. Following her role in The Mouse Comes to Dinner, her bow becomes permanently blue, she wears lipstick, and she no longer has a bow around her neck. Additionally, she appears slightly older than in her previous shorts.
Personality[]
Toots is depicted as a glamorous and flirtatious feline, exuding a confident, sassy, and assertive demeanor that draws attention wherever she goes. Her charm often captivates Tom, prompting him to go to great lengths to impress her. Her first appearance in Puss n' Toots gives off a shy and sweeter demeanor, compared to later appearances where she is more sassy and sarcastic, such as The Mouse Comes to Dinner.
History[]
Tom and Jerry original shorts[]
Toots is Tom's love interest that was originally introduced in Puss n' Toots (1942). When Mammy Two Shoes answers the door to receive a young female cat named Toots to take care of temporarily, Mammy places her in the couch. It does not take too long until Tom sees her, and he falls madly in love with her and attempts to impress her. In this first appearance she seems more shy and bashful, and is genuinely charmed by Tom's efforts to woo her. She is quadrupedal like Tom.
In her next appearance in The Mouse Comes to Dinner (1945), she appears older than her debut appearance. She is also able to speak and is more anthropomorphic in this appearance, as well as acting more confident and less shy. She is Tom's girlfriend, and is invited over for dinner. She is excited to be invited but soon grows angry with Tom once he and Jerry started fighting and food gets flown at her face.
After The Mouse Comes to Dinner, she generally has been retired as she is eventually replaced by Toodles Galore. Her last appearance in the classic/golden-era was in a flashback in Smitten Kitten.
The Tom and Jerry Show (2014)[]
Toots appears in The Tom and Jerry Show (2014) much like she did in the classic short, The Mouse Comes to Dinner. However, she was erroneously credited with the name Toodles Galore, who is actually Tom's primary love interest. In the series, Toots is a major recurring character and Tom's main love interest, while Butch now competes for her affections, reminiscent of the original Toodles in the classic shorts. Unlike previous portrayals, Toots is more assertive; she will not hesitate to leave if things go too far, as seen in the episode (Not) Your Father's Mouse-Stache. In this series Toots has also shown to be not above engaging in chasing mice and fighting just like Tom, such as in Dinner is Swerved and Toodle Boom, although she can also be nice and work together with mice like Jerry in other episodes as well.
Throughout the series, Toots primarily appears as Tom's girlfriend, although there are instances where she becomes Butch's girlfriend, such as in Cat Dance Fever. She sometimes gets frustrated with Tom, as episodes like Mouse Party and Flower Power suggest that he has forgotten her birthday and Valentine's Day on multiple occasions. However despite this, many times Toots is shown to genuinely have feelings for Tom and still enjoy his company, such as moments of them cuddling in Toodle Boom.
Tom and Jerry Gokko[]
Toots makes an official comeback in the anime episodes, Happy Birthday and Sakura.
Other appearances[]
She is absent in Tom and Jerry in New York and replaced by the actual Toodles Galore who is erroneously credited as "Toots".
She has made appearances in the book novels such as Warner Bros. Global Books in Party Crashing Tom and Winter Wipeout.
She also appears in the mobile game Tom and Jerry Chase, where she is a playable character and has her correct name.
Filmography[]
Tom and Jerry original shorts[]
- Puss n' Toots
- The Bodyguard (cameo, white fur)
- The Mouse Comes to Dinner
- Smitten Kitten (flashback)
The Tom and Jerry Show (2014)[]
- She appears, but Toodles' name is credited
Season 1[]
- "Feline Fatale"
- "Tom Foolery"
- "Dinner is Swerved"
- "Hop To It"
- "Turn About"
- "Domestic Kingdom"
- "Bone Dry"
- "Cat Napped"
Season 2[]
- "Here Comes the Bribe"
- "Toodle Boom"
- "Unhappily Harried After"
- "Forget Me Not"
- "Wing Nuts"
- "Cat Dance Fever"
- "Kitten Grifters"
- "Wish Bone"
- "Cat Match Fever"
Season 3[]
- "Lost Marbles"
- "It Ain't Over Until The Cat Lady Sings"
- "Everyone Into the Pool"
- "Frenemies"
- "Perfume Party"
- "All Cat Jazz"
- "Charm School Dropouts"
- "A Star Forlorn" (cameo)
- "Hula Whoops"
- "Ballad Of The Catnip Kid"
Season 4[]
- "Mouse Party"
- "The Devil You Know" (in Butch's dream)
- "(Not) Your Father's Mouse-Stache"
- "Duck Sitting"
- "Hangin' Tough"
- "Flower Power"
- "Dog Star Spike" (as Alien Toots)
- "Ten Toms the Trouble"
- "All That Glitters"
- "Slam Dunk"
Season 5[]
Tom and Jerry Gokko[]
- "Happy Birthday"
- "Sakura"
Other appearances[]
Tom & Jerry storybooks[]
Video game appearances[]
Trivia[]
- After Toodles Galore, she is considered Tom's second most recurring love interest. This remained true until the 2014 series. However, as of 2024, when you count all her appearances in that series along with the original shorts, she actually has more appearances than Toodles in the original shorts, Tom and Jerry Tales, and Tom and Jerry in New York combined.
- At the beginning of Puss n' Toots, she is dropped off by an unknown owner.
- However, in the 2014 series— particularly in the episodes set in the modern-day urban environment— she is neither shown nor mentioned to have an owner. It appears that she lives independently in a house without any humans around, and she may even own the house herself. This makes her one of the most independent animal characters on the show.
- In The Tom and Jerry Show (2014), she is misnamed as Toodles Galore.
- Ironically, Toodles was erroneously credited as "Toots" in Tom and Jerry in New York.
- In Charm School Dropouts, it revealed that she is allergic to tiger lilies.
- In Hula Whoops, she is a good surfer.
- In Toodle Boom, she seems obsessed with chasing and catching mice compared to other episodes.
- She may have been one of the main inspirations for the character Toots in Tom and Jerry (2021), who is similar to her as well as having similarities to Toodles Galore.
- She is the first female character to appear on the anime series, Tom and Jerry Gokko without counting the plush doll that resembles Toodles Galore.
- She is pretty much from a Munchkin breed of cat because of her small kitten-like size, even though she is really a full-grown adult cat likes Tom, Butch, Toodles Galore, Dollface, Lightning, Meathead, and Tara.
Gallery[]
- Main article: Toots (Puss n' Toots)/Gallery