i would say Tom because he is not too bright, doing the same kinds of things over and over getting the same results being pysically beaten up and never getting what he wants, he is just trying to do his job to keep the house free of rodents.

besides jerry almost always has a smile on his face, he enjoys out smarting tom and seeing him suffer, i think if jerry didn't have tom he would be bored out of his mind. jerry never loses so the exercise is probably good for him

i think it is marketing why some people favor jerry he is cute and small so he appears to be the underdog and many of us feel like the underdog at times so we can relate to jerry, but jerry is not really the underdog because he is smarter and more skilled than tom.

Ok i guess i think way too deep on a trival subject but hey it keep my mind off my problems for a few minutes LOL

Linda