orn ▁by ▁the ▁ 1 9 4 0 s , H anna ▁and ▁Bar ber a ▁decided ▁to ▁expand ▁upon ▁the ▁standard ▁expected ▁cat ▁and ▁mouse ▁relationship . ▁Instead ▁of ▁being ▁a ▁" c ower ing ▁victim " ▁of ▁Tom , ▁he ▁took ▁delight ▁in ▁best ing , ▁and ▁even ▁tort uring , ▁his ▁f eline ▁f ren emy ▁( even ▁if ▁Tom ▁is ▁just ▁following ▁orders ▁or ▁is ▁even ▁just ▁mind ing ▁his ▁own ▁business ▁and ▁is ▁ant agon ized ▁by ▁Jerry ). ▁H anna ▁and ▁Bar ber a ▁considered ▁Tom ▁and ▁Jerry ▁" the ▁best ▁of ▁enemies ", ▁whose ▁rival ry ▁hid ▁an ▁un sp oken ▁amount ▁of ▁mut ual ▁respect . ▁Jerry ▁is ▁also ▁m ute ▁like ▁Tom ▁as ▁well . ▁ ▁In ▁later ▁Tom ▁and ▁Jerry ▁cart o ons , ▁Jerry ▁acquired ▁a ▁young ▁w ard : ▁a ▁small ▁grey ▁mouse ▁called ▁" T uff y " ▁or ▁" N ib bles " ▁depending ▁upon ▁the ▁cart oon , ▁who ▁was ▁left ▁on ▁Jerry ' s ▁door step ▁as ▁a ▁found ling ▁baby ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 4 6 ▁short ▁The ▁Mil ky ▁Wa if . ▁Jerry ▁and ▁T uff y ▁were ▁also ▁featured ▁together ▁in ▁a ▁sub - series ▁of ▁Tom ▁and ▁Jerry ▁cart o ons ▁set ▁in ▁ 1 7 th ▁century ▁France ▁which ▁featured ▁the ▁characters ▁as ▁mus k ete ers . ▁The ▁first ▁of ▁these ▁short s , ▁The ▁Two ▁Mouse k ete ers , ▁won ▁the ▁ 1 9 5 1 ▁Academy ▁Award