You know that arrangement isn't going to last, and it doesn't as poor Tom gets abuse by not only his mouse foe but by the girl he invited to dinner! This cat can't win! After almost demolishing almost everything in the room, setting some fires, crashing through a ceiling, etc., there was still no sign of a human being. At first Tom has the upper hand, outfitting Jerry is tiny chef's hat and having him wait on the two of them.
At any rate, the basic premise of the jokes is little Jerry spoiling the dinner for Tom and the feline is trying to impress. No one is ever home in this house but the maid, 'Mammy Two Shoes.' This dinner table is set for about 12 but where are the humans? We never see them, except in the '50s episodes when the maid is no longer in the cartoons. How you could have an exquisitely laid out dinner table, even with the food out, and have Tom, a girlfriend and Jerry all creating havoc at the table with nobody noticing is beyond me.but that's the setup here.
