But as with so many comic duos from the mid-20th century, Tom & Jerry knew that their whole was greater than the sum of their parts. So did scandal - affairs with starlets and each other’s spouses, run-ins with the law, being called before the House Un-American Activities Committee, a nasty addiction to pain pills and catnip - and, eventually, a mutual sense of acrimony. Fame, fortune, and Oscars (seven of them) followed. For almost two decades, they created a double act that made them both household names. After a trial-run short in the early 1940s was met was raves, they were signed to a exclusive contract. Never mind the centuries of biological history that made one intent on killing the other: Even the suits had to admit that these two had crazy chemistry together. After an exhaustive search on several continents, they found a young, aspiring rodential star named Jerry. Some folks at an animation studio thought it’d be a good idea to pair him with a mouse.
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