Meathead is a Tom and Jerry character - a brown, mangy cat - who first appeared in the 1943 short, Sufferin' Cats!, as Tom's rival. Meathead later appeared in the short Baby Puss, as one of the alley cat bullies that tormented Tom because Tom's young female owner treated Tom literally like a baby, especially dressing up Tom in a diaper, a bonnet, and pink mittens for all of his paws. Tom was quite a mock show for Butch and his gang, as well as Jerry.