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February 1940 - 1967,
released theatrically
September 1965 - September
1972, CBS
MGM studios |
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Tom
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Jerry
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The flagship
cartoon from the veteran team of William Hanna and Joseph
Barbera, Tom and Jerry featured an ever-dueling cat and mouse
who never spoke. They first appeared in the 1940, theatrical
short "Puss Gets The Boot" (in which Tom was called Jasper),
and were an instant hit with audiences. Although initially
intended as a one-shot cartoon, the pressure from distributors
for more cat-and-mouse stories resulted in the development of
the Tom and Jerry series.
The two had a familiar relationship - Tom chased Jerry and
usually ended up being outsmarted by the plucky little mouse.
A typical afternoon for the feuding pair: Tom, a gray cat with
a devilish, Machiavellian glint in his eyes, and Jerry, a
small, brown, cherubic yet cheeky mouse, chased each other
around a kitchen, demolishing the ice box, ironing board,
plate rail, a whole sink full of dishes and littering the
floor with egg shells, dripping yolks and oozing jam. The
kitchen battle waged on, its final outcome unknown to the
participants. But to the people watching in the darkness of
the theater, there was little doubt as to the identity of the
victor - it would be the little mouse.
In 1965, the Tom and Jerry theatrical shorts came to
television, packaged with episodes of Tex Avery's Barney Bear
and Droopy. Even though their long-running theatrical career
came to an end two years later, when MGM Studios closed their
animation department for good, the feuding duo would not be
resigned to cartoon limbo forever. In 1975, ABC tried another
version, The Tom and Jerry/Grape Ape Show (this time created
by Hanna-Barbera Studios). In 1980 they appeared along with
new versions of their old friends Droopy, Barney the Bear and
Spike and Slick, in The Tom and Jerry Comedy Show (with
animation by Filmation), and appeared again several years
later as younger versions of themselves in 1990's Tom and
Jerry Kids. |
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1940:
Puss Gets the Boot
1941:
The Midnight Snack
The Night Before Christmas
1942:
Fraidy Cat
Dog Trouble
Puss 'n' Toots
The Bowling-Alley Cat
Fine Feathered Friend
1943:
Sufferin' Cats
The Lonesome Mouse
The Yankee Doodle Mouse
Baby Puss
1944:
The Zoot Cat
The Million Dollar Cat
The Bodyguard
Puttin' On the Dog
Mouse Trouble
1945:
The Mouse Comes to Dinner
Mouse in Manhattan
Tee For Two
Flirty Birdy
Quiet Please
1946:
Springtime for Thomas
The Milky Waif
Trap Happy
Solid Serenade
1947:
Cat Fishin'
Part Time Pal
The Cat Concerto
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Mouse
Salt Water Tabby
A Mouse in the House
The Invisible Mouse
1948:
Kitty Foiled
The Truce Hurts
Old Rockin' Chair Tom
Professor Tom
Mouse Cleaning
1949:
Polka Do Puss
The Little Orphan
Hatch Up Your Troubles
Heavenly Puss
The Cat and The Mermouse
Love that Pup
Jerry's Diary
Tennis Chumps
1950:
Little Quacker
Saturday Evening Puss
Texas Tom
Jerry and the Lion
Safety Second
Tom and Jerry in the Hollywood
Bowl
The Framed Cat
Cue Ball Cat
1951:
Casanova Cat
Jerry and the Goldfish
Jerry's Cousin
Sleepy-Time Tom
His Mouse Friday
Slicked-up Pup
Nit-witty Kitty
Cat Napping
1952:
The Flying Cat
The Duck Doctor
The Two Mouseketeers
Smitten Kitten
Triplet Touble
Little Runaway
Fit to be Tied
Push-Button Kitty
Cruise Cat
The Dog House
1953:
The Missing Mouse
Jerry and Jumbo
Johann Mouse
That's My Pup
Just Ducky
Two Little Indians
Life with Tom
1954:
Puppy Tale
Posse Cat
Hic-cup Pup
Little School Mouse
Baby Butch
Mice Follies
Neapolitan Mouse
Downhearted Duckling
Pet Peeve
Touche Pussy Cat
1955:
Southbound Duckling
Pup on a Picnic
Mouse for Sale
Designs on Jerry
Tom and Cherie
Smarty Cat
Pecos Pest
That's My Mommy
1956:
The Flying Sorceres
The Egg and Jerry
Busy Buddies
Muscle Beach Tom
Downbeat Bear
Blue Cat Blues
Barbecue Brawl
1957:
Tops with Pops
Timid Tabby
Feedin' the Kiddie
Mucho Mouse
Tom's Photo Finish
1958:
Happy Go Ducky
Royal Cat Nap
The Vanishing Duck
Robin Hoodwinked
Tot Watchers
1961:
Switchin' Kitten
Down and Outing
It's Greek to Me-ow
1962:
High Steaks
Mouse into Space
Landing Stripling
Calypso Cat
Dicky Moe
The Tom and Jerry Cartoon Kit
Tall in the Trap
Sorry Safari
Buddies Thicker Than Water
Carmen Get It!
1963:
Penthouse Mouse
1964:
The Cat Above and The Mouse
Below
Is There a Doctor in the Mouse?
Much Ado About Mousing
Snowbody Loves Me
The Unshrinkable Jerry Mouse
1965:
Ah sweet Mouse-story of Life
Tom-ic Energy
Bad Day At Cat Rock
The Brothers Carry-Mouse-Off
Haunted Mouse
I'm Just Wild about Jerry
Of Feline Bondage
The Year of the Mouse
The Cat's Me-ouch
1966:
Duel Personality
Jerry, Jerry Quite Contrary
Jerry Go-Round
Love Me, Love My Mouse
Puss 'N' Boats
Filet Meow
Matinee Mouse
The A-Tom-Inable Snowman
Catty Cornered
Cat and Dupli-Cat
O-Solar Meow
Guided Mouse-Ille
1967:
Rock 'N' Rodent
Cannery Rodent
The Mouse from H.U.N.G.E.R.
Surf-Bored Cat
Shutter Bugged Cat
Advance and Be Mechanized
Purr-Chance to Dream
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