 Multiple shorts show the two getting along with minimal difficulty, and they are more than capable of working together when the situation calls for it, usually against a third party who manages to torture and humiliate them both.Sometimes this partnership is forgotten quickly when an unexpected event happens, or when one character feels that the other is no longer necessary.This is the case in "Posse Cat", when they agree that Jerry will allow himself to be caught if Tom agrees to share his reward dinner, but Tom then reneges.