On Feb. 10, 1940 — 85 years ago Monday — the first Tom & Jerry cartoon short ... a conflict between a dog and a fox. Along the way, that idea morphed into a cat and mouse.

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But there is precedent for honoring Hollywood dogs and ... winning cartoon characters ever with seven statues, beginning with 1943’s “The Yankee Doodle Mouse.” The playful cat-and-mouse ...