"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".
Plot[]
Characters[]
Starring[]
- Tom Cat (main antagonist)
- Jerry Mouse
Featuring[]
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 | ||
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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