Nibbles (Tom and Jerry)
Appearance
Nibbles/Tuffy | |
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The Milky Waif (1946) | |
Created by | William Hanna Joseph Barbera |
Voiced by | Francoise Brun-Cottan (1952–1958) Lucille Bliss (1958) Lou Scheimer (1980) Frank Welker (1980) William Callaway (1993) Alan Marriott (2000–2002) Tara Strong (2002) Reece Thompson (2006) Chantal Strand (2007–2008) Kath Soucie (2010–present) Eri Tanaka (2022) |
In-universe information | |
Species | House mouse (Mus musculus) |
Gender | Male |
Relatives | Jerry (uncle/brother) Muscles Mouse (cousin) Merlin Mouse (cousin) Uncle Pecos (great uncle) |
Nationality | American French (Mouseketeers trilogy) |
Nibbles (also known as Tuffy) is a fictional character from the Academy Award-winning short The Little Orphan,[2] as well as Two Little Indians and The Two Mouseketeers (both 1952).[3]
Origin and development
The character's first actual appearance came in the 1942 comic book Our Gang Comics #1, where despite his diaper, he was presented as a peer of Jerry rather than a younger individual. Nibbles was created by
Gaylord Du Bois. In the comics, the gray mouse's name was given as "Tuffy" from the start.[4] In the animated series. Tuffy is depicted as a hungry and curious orphaned mouse where he is mentioned to live at the fictional Bide-a-Wee Mouse Home. After his first three appearances in Tom and Jerry theatrical shorts, Tuffy starred in The Two Mouseketeers and was voiced by Francoise Brun-Cottan where the character mostly speaking in French. She would later voice the character again with three sequels of the trilogy and the last was Royal Cat Nap in 1958 and that year, Lucille Bliss voiced Nibbles in Robin Hoodwinked, where the character made his final theatrical appearance at the time of the Golden Age of Animation
.
Featured cartoons
Tom and Jerry
- The Milky Waif(1946)
- The Little Orphan (1949)
- Safety Second(1950)
- The Two Mouseketeers (1952)
- identical twin) (1953)
- Life with Tom(1953)
- Little School Mouse(1954)
- Mice Follies(1954)
- Touché, Pussy Cat!(1954)
- Tom and Chérie(1955)
- Feedin' the Kiddie(1957)
- Royal Cat Nap(1958)
- Robin Hoodwinked(1958)
The Tom and Jerry Comedy Show
- Pied Piper Puss
- No Museum Peace
Tom and Jerry Kids
- Musketeer Jr.
Tom & Jerry Tales
- Cat Nebula
- Cat Show Catastrophe
- Cat of Prey (cameo appearance)
- Sasquashed
- DJ Jerry (cameo appearance)
The Tom and Jerry Show (2014)
- Haunted Mouse
- What a Pain
- Tuffy Love
- Just Plane Nuts
- Pets Not Welcome
- Cruisin' for a Bruisin'
- Hunger Strikes
- Say Cheese
- Picture Imperfect
- Slinging in the Rain
- The Paper Airplane Chase
- Say Uncle
- Here Comes the Bride
- Tuffy's Big Adventure
- Hockey Jockey
Tom and Jerry in New York
Voice actors
- English
- Francoise Brun-Cottan (1952–1958)
- Little School Mouse (1954)[5]
- Robin Hoodwinked(1958)
- Lou Scheimer: The Tom and Jerry Comedy Show[6]
- Frank Welker: The Tom and Jerry Comedy Show (wraparound segment in episode 8)
- William Callaway: Tom & Jerry Kids
- Alan Marriott: Tom and Jerry in Fists of Furry, Tom and Jerry in War of the Whiskers
- Tara Strong: Tom and Jerry: The Magic Ring
- Reece Thompson: Tom and Jerry Tales (season 1)
- Chantal Strand: Tom and Jerry: A Nutcracker Tale, Tom and Jerry Tales (season 2)
- Tom and Jerry and the Wizard of Oz, The Tom and Jerry Show, Tom and Jerry: Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory, Tom and Jerry: Snowman's Land
- Grey DeLisle: Mad
- Japanese
- Eri Tanaka: Tom and Jerry Japanese shorts
References
- ISBN 978-0520283909.
- ISBN 9780198020790.
- ISBN 0-452-25993-2.
- ISBN 978-1683901860.
- ^ Scott, Keith (October 3, 2022). Cartoon Voices of the Golden Age, Vol. 2. BearManor Media. p. 192.
- ISBN 978-1-5381-0374-6. Retrieved 15 February 2020.