HOLLYWOOD – In what is being described as a ‘blatant grab for attention’, Jerry Mouse has released his memoirs detailing a dysfunctional relationship with co-star Tom Cat. A New York Times bestseller, A Journey: Through The Mousetrap exposes the animosity between the former leaders of the Saturday morning cartoon slot. “It was a mismatch from the beginning” revealed Jerry. “We tried to keep things civil, smiling a lot, but it was all for the cameras.”
Describing one row, Jerry talks of a time when Tom attempted to use an axe to dismember the mouse, saying: “Our fights usually involved weapons, sure…but this time was different” recalls Jerry. “There was murder in his eyes, That’s when I knew the relationship was doomed.”
Jerry also revealed what he believed to be an addiction to painkillers, confessing to an intake of half a vial before an evening meal of cheese brisket to get through the day. While not as much as many celebrities, he admitted pills ‘had become a prop’.
‘We never even spoke during shows’
He also describes how their on screen silence spilled off screen: “I’m afraid I stopped taking his calls. Poor Stuart [an adviser] would come in and say: “Tom really wants to speak to you about the next show.” I would say: “I am really busy, Stu.” And he would say: “He is really demanding it.” Then I would say: ‘I’ll call him soon.” And Stu would say: “Do you really mean that Jerry?” And I would say: “No, Stu.”
Fellow star Spike aka Killer, called Jerry reckless for his ‘divisive’ biography. “There’s a lot of love here for Tom. They won’t be happy.” A spokesman for Tom Cat said he would not be commenting on the book, but will likely wait until meeting in person for his chance to stab Jerry in the back.
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