What did the first tom and jerry look like?

The first "Tom and Jerry" cartoon, titled "Puss Gets the Boot," was released in 1940. In this short, Tom, originally named Jasper, is a gray and white cat with a more simplistic and less defined design compared to later iterations. Jerry, the mouse, is small, brown, and features a more rounded shape. The animation style was more traditional and less polished than what would come in subsequent episodes, but it set the foundation for the iconic rivalry between the two characters.