This could get very confusing and is a major plot-hole to the franchise as in the original MGM cartoons Tex Avery renamed the character from Spike to Butch in order to avoid confusion with Tom and Jerry's Spike the Bulldog.
It is revealed that Butch the Irish Dog is the twin brother of his previous name (Spike) who is depicted as a clone in The Cat and Mouse Detective episode Double Dog Trouble. In Season 1, Tom is very mean and very greedy towards Jerry, Tuffy and Spike, not until in the season 1 finale, that he redeems himself in the later seasons, sometimes Tom is very mean-spirited, but it is not as frequent as the first season. Rick, most of the time, is very mean to Tom, the same with Ginger is very mean to Spike. Spike is not the only character flanderized, as Muscles Mouse went from Jerry's strong cousin who beats up cats for justified reasons, to beating not only cats but dogs too for his own amusement (a notable example in Anger Management). While most of the characters stay true to their original personalities, Spike the Bulldog has been rather flanderized, where he went from from a stereotypical bulldog who had a good side (as he would either help out Tom or Jerry or both whenever it was necessary) into a mean, short-tempered and unlikable jerk who hates beats up both Tom and Jerry, and also gets into a lot of arguments with Tuffy, the only one who is not afraid to stand up to him. Thankfully, this was fixed as of Season 2. Speaking of which, in Season 1 the Flash-animated characters and backgrounds were lacking in outlines. Thankfully as of Season 2 onwards, the animation quality has improved to be much looser and more true to the original shorts. It appears to be much more stiff with no outlines and restricted during Season 1. The Flash animation, while good, is not really the best. Some bad episodes, such as " Spike Gets Skooled" (which started this reboot on a bad note), " Reward if Lost", and "Hunger Games". It is one of the very few post-2013 cartoon reboots made for Cartoon Network and Boomerang that were well-done and received positive audience reception alongside New Looney Tunes, as opposed to the network's usual botched cartoon reboots. 
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Likewise, more Tom and Jerry characters that didn't appears in the last series return in the series such as Meathead, Muscles, Fluff, Muff, & Puff, Tara etc. Many of MGM's other characters from the franchise such as Droopy, Butch the Irish Dog, The Wolf, George and Junior, and Screwy Squirrel return in the show after being absent in Season 1. New memorable supporting characters such as Rick, Ginger, Napoleon, Hildi, Beatie, Newt, Red Herring, Dollface, etc. The Witches' Cat and The Lab Mouse segments are really clever and open up new possibilities for storytelling. Tom and Jerry Living in a scary Translyvanian environment in a parody of Van Helsing. Tom working as a butler and Jerry as a common rat in a Downtown Abbey property. Tom and Jerry working as cat and mouse detective in Tolucaville ( Los Angeles as of Season 2 ), complete with a narrator. Jerry living in a laboratory with a lab rat, hamster, a bot and a scientist, with Tom being an alley cat. 
Tom and Jerry living in a witch's house shaped like a witch hat, with two witches and a newt (this scenario retired in Season 3).The classic scenario of Tom and Jerry living in a common suburban house with Spike, Tyke, Tuffy, and their new owners, Rick and Ginger.
The Cat and Mouse Detective series is a very nice addition to the series, being a great mix of great slapstick, funny dialogue from the narrator, the use of Tom and Jerry's love-hate relationship, and taking the franchise to new directions. Tom & Jerry's dueling is still enjoyable to watch. Despite being short, the theme song is a nice updated version of the original Tom and Jerry theme tune. He is not afraid to stand up to Spike either, unlike Tom and Jerry. Speaking of Tuffy, he is arguably better than most of his incarnations (which were already good), as he is much more mature and caring, being able to take down Tom without Jerry's aid, and he is also considerably less reckless and impulsive when it comes to food. Tuffy's voice by Kath Soucie sounds really cute. Good Flash animation (now known as Adobe Animate), and the character designs are faithful to the original designs and it gets even better in Season 2 onwards. Archival recordings from William Hanna and Mel Blanc as Tom and Jerry are used. Stays true to the original Tom and Jerry shorts in every level. 
It's a big improvement over the 1975 show of the same name.
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