Tom and Jerry were named 84 years ago today.
"The Midnight Snack," released on July 19, 1941, was the 2nd Tom and Jerry cartoon and the first to officially use the names Tom & Jerry.
In the debut short, "Puss Gets the Boot" (1940), the characters were named Jasper and Jinx .
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