{"slug":"tom-and-jerry-snitch","name":"Tom and Jerry Snitch","url":"/templates/tom-and-jerry-snitch.jpg","w":667,"h":468,"top":"THE OFFENSE","bottom":"ME SNITCHING IMMEDIATELY","description":"Tom and Jerry Snitch meme generator. Tom reporting, tattling, or calling someone out. The go-to template for anyone who runs straight to the authorities over the smallest offense.","keywords":"tom and jerry snitch meme, tom snitching meme, tom reporting meme, tom tattletale meme, snitch meme, tom and jerry tattle meme","year":2020,"origin":"From Tom and Jerry, showing Tom in the act of snitching, reporting, or otherwise alerting an authority figure about something. The 2-panel format surfaced around 2020 and quickly became a favorite for depicting the universal experience of someone who goes directly to management, HR, parents, or any authority instead of handling things themselves. The humor lives in the pettiness. Tom isn't reporting a crime. He's tattling. The offense is almost always minor, which is what makes his urgency so funny. For Tom choosing to ignore things entirely (the opposite energy), see Tom Reading Newspaper. For Tom reacting to information with horror, see Unsettled Tom. For a different \"snitching\" format, see Pointing Rick Dalton.","format":"classic","howToMake":["Tom is already in snitching position. Just add your captions","Top text describes the minor offense or situation. Bottom text labels who is snitching or what the snitching looks like","The meme lands hardest when the offense is laughably small and the response is disproportionately official. Tom calling the cops over someone taking the last donut is funnier than Tom reporting a real issue","White Impact text with black outline keeps captions visible over the cartoon panels","Snitching complete. Download the PNG or Copy it to call out the tattletale in your life"],"exampleCaptions":["SOMEONE TAKING TWO SAMPLES AT COSTCO","ME WALKING STRAIGHT TO THE SAMPLE LADY TO REPORT IT"],"exampleAltText":"Tom and Jerry Snitch meme about reporting someone who took two samples at Costco","exampleRefreshDate":"2026-03-06","seo":{"aliases":["Tom Snitching Meme","Tom Tattle Meme","Tom And Jerry Report Meme","Tom Calling The Cops","Tom And Jerry Tattletale"],"description":"Two panels. In the first, a transgression occurs. It is almost always minor. In the second, Tom is already on the phone, at the desk, or otherwise in the process of formally notifying someone with authority. His posture suggests urgency. The situation does not. That gap between the severity of the offense and the intensity of the reporting is where every joke in this format lives.","definition":"A 2-panel Tom and Jerry meme showing Tom in the act of snitching, reporting, or tattling on someone. The first panel establishes the (usually trivial) offense. The second panel shows the immediate, enthusiastic escalation to whatever authority figure is available.","useCases":[{"category":"Workplace Tattling","examples":["Someone leaving 2 minutes early / Tom in HR's office before they even reach the parking lot","A coworker taking a slightly longer lunch / Tom documenting the timestamp in a spreadsheet","Someone using the good conference room without booking it / Tom already drafting the all-staff email","A colleague wearing jeans on a non-jeans day / Tom walking toward the manager's office at full speed","Someone microwaving fish in the break room / Tom on a direct line to facilities management"]},{"category":"Sibling Energy","examples":["Your brother staying up 5 minutes past bedtime / You, already at your parents' bedroom door","Your sister eating a snack before dinner / You, yelling \"MOM\" from across the house before she finishes chewing","Your sibling calling shotgun when you were clearly going to / You, drafting a formal appeal to Dad","Little brother taking the bigger piece of cake / Older sibling filing a grievance with the birthday committee (mom)","Your sister breathing near your stuff / You, ready to escalate this to the Supreme Court if necessary"]},{"category":"Neighborhood Watch Overreactions","examples":["Someone's trash can still on the curb at 7pm / The neighbor already composing a HOA email","A car parked 6 inches over the property line / Tom on the phone with the city","Somebody's dog barking once / Tom filling out a noise complaint form he keeps in his desk drawer","A neighbor's lawn slightly longer than the rest / Tom measuring it with an actual ruler before calling code enforcement"]},{"category":"School and Classroom Snitching","examples":["Someone chewing gum in class / That one kid raising their hand to inform the teacher immediately","Passing a note in study hall / The classmate who intercepts it and walks it to the teacher's desk","Using your phone under the desk / The kid next to you making direct eye contact with the teacher and pointing","Cutting in the lunch line / Tom marching to the lunch monitor with a witness statement prepared","Someone copying off your test / You covering your paper AND telling the teacher, because snitching is a two-step process"]},{"category":"Online and Gaming Snitches","examples":["Someone teabagging after a kill / Tom opening the in-game report menu before the respawn timer finishes","A slightly mean comment in the group chat / Tom screenshotting it and sending it to the admin","Someone using an emoji wrong in the Discord / Tom @mentioning the moderator with a highlighted quote","Opponent trash-talking in a casual game / Tom writing a formal complaint to the platform's support team","Someone posting a spoiler / Tom reporting the post, blocking the account, and writing a thread about it"]},{"category":"Petty Public Violations","examples":["Someone with 11 items in the 10-items-or-less lane / Tom flagging down the store manager","A person not returning their shopping cart / Tom taking a photo of their license plate","Someone double-dipping at a party / Tom alerting the host with the gravity of a health inspector","A stranger jaywalking / Tom watching from the sidewalk like he is memorizing their face for a police sketch","Someone reclined all the way back on a 2-hour flight / Tom pressing the flight attendant button before the seatbelt sign turns off"]}]}}