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Overview

"Bend It Like Thomas" is an episode of Tom and Jerry Tales directed by TJ House, written by Tom Minton and storyboard by Neal Sternecky.

Synopsis[]

Tom's emphatic soccer-playing annoys Spike and Jerry and the Eagle from "Flirty Birdy" and a homage to the classic leash gag from "Fit To Be Tied".

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In Other Languages[]

Hungarian: Sportmacskákség (Sports-Cats-Ship), Danish: Kattefodbold (Cat Football/Soccer), Irish: An t-imreoir éagórach (The unfair player)

Names, etymology and in other regions
Language Name Definition, etymology and notes
Japanese サッカーに恋して In Love With Soccer
German Sport und Aktivitäten Sports and Activities
Dutch Buig het zoals Thomas Bend it like Thomas
French Le chat joue le jeu The cat plays the game
Italian Il giocatore orgoglioso The Proud Player
Spanish
(Latin America)
Feliz cumpleañdeporte! Happy Birth-Sport!
Portuguese
(Brazil)
Thomas, o Craque do Futebol Thomas, the Soccer Star

Trivia[]

  • Tom's name is referred to as 'Thomas' in the title.
  • Storyboard artist Neal Sternecky returns with the (almost) Season 1 design.
  • The title is a parody of the 2002 PG-13 rated comedy-drama sports movie, Bend It Like Beckham distributed by Searchlight Pictures (formerly known as Fox Searchlight) about an 18-year-old Indian girl in London, England, United Kingdom playing soccer against her strict Sikh parents' wishes and her idol is real-life English professional footballer, David Beckham.
  • The Eagle from Flirty Birdy appeared in this episode as one of Tom's victims in his soccer antics, but he got Tom back.
  • The classic leash gag from "Fit To Be Tied".
  • Spike breaks the fourth wall by forming the iris into a prolate spheroid shape of an American football.
  • It revealed Spike likes American football and hates soccer. Considered football to be the "real deal".

Gallery[]

Main gallery: Bend It Like Thomas/Gallery

Video[]

Tom and Jerry Tales
Season 1
Tiger Cat | Feeding Time | Polar Peril | Joy Riding Jokers | Cat Got Your Luggage? | City Dump Chumps | Way-Off Broadway | Egg Beats | Cry Uncle | Bats What I Like About the South | Fraidycat Scat | Tomb It May Concern | Din-O-Sores | Freaky Tiki | Prehisterics | Digital Dilemma | Hi, Robot | Tomcat Jetpack | Fire Breathing Tom Cat | Medieval Menace | The Itch | Ho Ho Horrors | Doggone Hill Hog | Northern Light Fish Fight | Cat Nebula | Martian Mice | Spaced Out Cat | Octo Suave | Beach Bully Bingo | Treasure Map Scrap | Destruction Junction | Battle of the Power Tools | Jackhammered Cat | Tin Cat of Tomorrow | Beefcake Tom | Tomcat Superstar | Piranha Be Loved By You | Spook House Mouse | Abracadumb
Season 2
More Powers to You | Catch Me Though You Can't | Power Tom | Zent Out of Shape | I Dream of Meanie | Which Witch | Don't Bring Your Pet to School Day | Cat Show Catastrophe | The Cat Whisperer | Adventures in Penguin Sitting | Cat of Prey | Jungle Love | Invasion of the Body Slammers | Monster Con | Over the River and Boo the Woods | Xtreme Trouble | A Life Less Guarded | Sasquashed | Summer Squashing | League of Cats | Little Big Mouse | Bend It Like Thomas | Endless Bummer | Game Set Match | The Declaration of Independunce | Kitty Hawked | 24 Karat Kat | Hockey Schtick | Snow Brawl | Snow Mouse | DJ Jerry | Kitty Cat Blues | Flamenco Fiasco | You're Lion | Kangadoofus | Monkey Chow | Game of Mouse & Cat | Babysitting Blues | Catfish Follies
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