or ian ▁Reg ency ▁architecture ▁in ▁New ▁South ▁Wales ▁Category : T er rac ed ▁houses ▁in ▁Sydney ▁Category : Art icles ▁incorpor ating ▁text ▁from ▁the ▁New ▁South ▁Wales ▁State ▁Heritage ▁Register ▁Category : Mill ers ▁Point ▁Conserv ation ▁Area <0x0A> </s> ▁Jerry ▁Mouse ▁is ▁a ▁fict ional ▁character ▁and ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁two ▁tit ular ▁main ▁protagon ists ▁( the ▁other ▁being ▁Tom ▁Cat ) ▁in ▁Metro - G old w yn - M ayer ' s ▁series ▁of ▁Tom ▁and ▁Jerry ▁the atr ical ▁animated ▁short ▁films . ▁Cre ated ▁by ▁William ▁H anna ▁and ▁Joseph ▁Bar ber a , ▁Jerry ▁is ▁a ▁brown ▁m ute ▁anth rop omorphic ▁house ▁mouse , ▁who ▁first ▁appeared ▁as ▁a ▁mouse ▁named ▁J inx ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 4 0 ▁M GM ▁animated ▁short ▁P uss ▁G ets ▁the ▁Boot . ▁H anna ▁gave ▁the ▁mouse ' s ▁original ▁name ▁as ▁" J inx ", ▁while ▁Bar ber a ▁claimed ▁the ▁mouse ▁went ▁un named ▁in ▁his ▁first ▁appearance . ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁Tom ▁and ▁Jerry ▁cart o ons ▁The ▁name ▁" J er ry " ▁was ▁chosen ▁by ▁M GM ▁anim ator ▁John ▁Car r , ▁who ▁submitted ▁" Tom ▁and ▁Jerry " ▁as ▁potential ▁names ▁for ▁the ▁du o ▁after ▁an ▁important ▁Lo ew s ▁Inc . ▁distrib utor ▁in ▁Texas ▁asked ▁for ▁follow - ups ▁to ▁P uss ▁G ets ▁the ▁Boot . ▁While ▁the ▁idea ▁of ▁a ▁cat - and - mouse ▁du o ▁was ▁considered ▁shop w