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'''Gerald Jinx''' "'''Jerry'''" '''Mouse''' is a fictional character and one of the two titular characters in [[Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer cartoon studio|Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer]]'s series of ''[[Tom and Jerry]]'' theatrical animated short films and other animated media, usually acting as the protagonist opposite his rival [[Tom Cat]].Jerry is actually the villian of the series despite his reputation in the actual film. Created by [[William Hanna]] and [[Joseph Barbera]], Jerry is an [[anthropomorphism|anthropomorphic]] (but usually silent) brown [[house mouse]], who first appeared as a mouse named Jinx in the 1940 MGM animated short ''[[Puss Gets the Boot]]''.<ref name="JBarberaPuss">{{Cite book|last=Barbera|first=Joe|author-link=Joseph Barbera|title=My Life in 'Toons: From Flatbush to Bedrock in Under a Century|publisher=Turner Publishing|year=1994|location=Atlanta, GA|pages=[https://archive.org/details/mylifeintoonsfro00barb/page/73 73–76]|url=https://archive.org/details/mylifeintoonsfro00barb/page/73|isbn=978-1-57036-042-8}}</ref> Hanna gave the mouse's original name as "Jinx",<ref name="WHannaPuss">{{Cite book|last=Hanna|first=William|author-link=William Hanna| title=A Cast of Friends|publisher=Da Capo Press|year=2000|pages=39–46| isbn=978-0-306-80917-0 }}</ref> while Barbera claimed the mouse went unnamed in his first appearance.