The first time that I watched Tom and Jerry Tales was when it came out in 2006, and this show really is a childhood favorite of mine.
The part of this show that's entertaining and amusing is that it's clever, and it stays traditional and true to the good, old-fashioned, New York city-boy humor, just like the original show did along with many other cartoons of the same nature and time.
General culture portrays the big city as a place for the sounds of smooth, cool big bands and blues, a mob group snapping in dark alleys, fine dining, wide open cosmopolitan scenery, and the sound of a humorous and sinister Italian-American accent from Brooklyn. Those are just some of the cultural characteristics that this show has stayed traditional with, comparing it to how we always knew the culture from humor in a New York perspective.
Tom and Jerry and their setting of where they've always lived is usually recognized as New York, because you see alley cats eating from the trash cans, you hear big bands and swing, and Tom and Jerry chase each other through downtown areas many times.
What's clever about this show is that the portrayal of every character has its own special humor, even the side characters, and it's a culture all on its own that stays class-bound to its way of personality.
As any cartoon or animated film would do, it's typical for the characters to act clever as a way to allure you, and Tom and Jerry Tales sure has its humor.
