Tom and Jerry was a successful and long-running series for over six decades of theatrical short subjects created by William Hanna and Joseph Barbera for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. The cartoons centered around a never-ending rivalry between a housecat (Tom) and a brown mouse (Jerry), whose chases and battles often involved comic violence. Hanna and Barbera ultimately wrote and directed one hundred fourteen Tom and Jerry cartoons at the MGM cartoon studio in Hollywood, California between 1940 and 1957, when the animation unit was closed down. The original series is notable for having won the Academy Awards for Best Short Subject (Cartoons) seven times, tying it with Walt Disney's Silly Symphonies as the most-awarded theatrical animated series.
In 1960, MGM had new Tom and Jerry cartoons produced by Rembrandt Films, led by Gene Deitch in Eastern Europe. Production of Tom and Jerry shorts returned to Hollywood with Chuck Jones' Sib-Tower 12 Productions in 1963; this series lasted until 1967. Tom and Jerry later resurfaced in TV cartoons produced by Hanna-Barbera and Filmation Studios during the 1970s, 1980s, and 1990s. Today, Warner Bros. owns the rights to Tom and Jerry, and produces the series Tom and Jerry Tales for The CW's Saturday morning "Kids WB" lineup, as well as a string of Tom and Jerry direct-to-video films.
They are freaking GREAT!
Juliepoo15
2008-04-25 18:16:11 UTC
I think Tom and Jerry KICKS @SS! Loved it as a child, still love it now. All it takes is the theme song and I instantly relax. I think all the cartoons I watched seriously contributed to my talent as an artist. Long live the classics!
David B
2008-04-25 18:17:55 UTC
Loved them as a little one. Still do. In my opinion, the oldest ones are the best... when Tom had the wider, less defined face. When they became friends (70s or 80s?), they started to really stink.
...and don't even get me started on Tom and Jerry Kids!!!!!
JESSY JAY!
2008-04-25 18:06:07 UTC
I love Tom and Jerry..I used to watch it everyday when I was little..and I even bought the movie and watched it all the time...
It was a very fun cartoon! even though they never talked.
Doug R
2008-04-25 18:13:17 UTC
Loved it! Just as crazy as Wile E. Coyote and the Road Runner. It's a shame that it was taken out of syndication because today's generation are offended by the violence and Tom's occasional cigarette smoking. We are raising a generation of weenies!
Dan S
2008-04-25 18:05:25 UTC
It is a surprisingly violent show, although it doesn't show blood, to be a childrens show but it is very funny. I used to watch it all the time back in the day
xxshyx98xx
2008-04-25 18:18:42 UTC
I love tom and jerry's love-hate relationship it reminds me of me and my bros relationship.
Buzzy
2008-04-25 18:04:55 UTC
Tex Avery was a genius!
Dmajor
2008-04-25 18:04:54 UTC
Best cartoon EVER!
Dave87gn
2008-04-25 18:05:36 UTC
hate it, in real life everyone loves cats and despises dirty mice, why is the mouse the hero?
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