Tom and Jerry

Tom and Jerry is an American slapstick comedy animated short series and media franchise. The original cartoons were created in 1940, written and directed by William Hanna and Joseph Barbera. It is named after its two main iconic characters: a blue-grey cat named Tom and a brown house mouse named Jerry. Each cartoon shows the two characters getting into comedic fights or chases, in which they often get hurt cartoon-style.

Tom and Jerry
Genre	Comedy Slapstick Adventure Musical Fantasy Sitcom
Created by	William Hanna and Joseph Barbera
Developed by	Charles A. Nichols (1975-1977) Don Christensen (1980-1981) Don Lusk Paul Sommer Carl Urbano (1990-1994) Rob LaDuca Jeff Davidson (2006-2008) Darrell Van Citters (2013-2022) Peter Browngardt (2020) Nick Jennings (2025-present)
Written by	William Hanna and Joseph Barbera
Directed by	William Hanna and Joseph Barbera (1940-present) Gene Deitch (1961-1962) Chuck Jones (1963-1967) Various
Voices of	Bob Laztny Jack Sabel
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	18
No. of episodes	893 (list of episodes)
Production
Producers	Rudolf Ising (1940) Fred Quimby (1941-1955) William Hanna and Joseph Barbera (1956-1958) William L. Snyder (1961-1962) Chuck Jones (1963-1967) Sam Register (2005-present) Various
Animators	Wang Film Productions Cuckoo's Nest Studios Fil-Cartoons Mr. Big Cartoons Bardel Entertainment Baer Animation Company Koko Enterprises Seoul Movie Co., Ltd. Toon City Animation Yearim Productions Hanho Heung-Up Company Rough Draft Studios Korea Lotto Animation Renegade Animation PIP Animation Services Inc. Slap Happy Cartoons Digital eMation Duncan Studio
Running time	6-9, 22 minutes
Production companies	Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Cartoons (1940-1967) Hanna-Barbera (1958-present) Rembrandt Films (1961-1962) Sib Tower 12 Productions (1963-1964) MGM Animation (1964-1980) Turner Entertainment Warner Bros. Animation (2001-present)
Original release
Network	CBS (1958-1980) ABC (1975-1991) Fox Kids (1990-1995) Cartoon Network (1992-present) Kids' WB (1996-2008) HBO Max (2020-present) YouTube (2017-present)

A total of 114 Tom and Jerry shorts were produced by the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer cartoon studio from 1940–1958, starting with Puss Gets the Boot. Seven of these cartoons won an Academy Award for Animated Short Film.

Tom and Jerry still holds the record of the most awards in the Animated Short Film category, which is tied for first place with Walt Disney's musical series, Silly Symphonies.

Later, Gene Deitch in Europe made 13 more cartoons for the series from 1961-1962. Then, Chuck Jones produced 34 more cartoons from 1963–1967. Finally, Hanna-Barbera worked with Warner Brothers Animation to make the last three Tom and Jerry cartoons: The Mansion Cat in 2001, The Karate Guard in 2005, and A Fundraising Adventure in 2014, making a total of 164 shorts and 863 episodes of the franchise, notable companies such as MGM, Hanna-Barbera Prouductions, Filmation, Warner Bros. Animation. Since then, the cartoon characters have made appearances in other media. notable animators like, Tom Ray, Iwao Takamoto, Jaime Diaz, Eddie Fitzgerald, Tom Minton, Charles M. Howell IV, Kent Butterworth, Cliff Voorhees, John Kricfalusi, Paul Sabella, Bill Proctor, Sandy Benenati, David Feiss, Butch Hartman, Scott Jeralds, Dan Haskett, etc. then the Tom and Jerry given rights by MGM in 1940 to 1990, Hanna-Barbera took over the franchise in 1958 to now, and now reinstated owned by Warner Bros. Entertainment in 2000 and Turner in 1986.

Filmography

For a list of the original Tom and Jerry cartoon shorts, see List of Tom and Jerry episodes.

The following cartoons won the Academy Award for Animated Short Film:^[1]

• 1943: The Yankee Doodle Mouse!
• 1944: Mouse Trouble
• 1945: Quiet Please!
• 1946: The Cat Concerto
• 1948: The Little Orphan
• 1952: The Two Mouseketeers!
• 1953: Johann Mouse

Cast

• Bob Laztny as Tom
• Jack Sabel as Jerry

Other media

The following lists are about the Tom and Jerry numerous media which were not made for the original cartoon series.

Television shows

The following shows are re-launches of the original Tom and Jerry cartoons:

• The Tom and Jerry Show (1958)
• The Tom and Jerry Comedy Show (1980–1982)
• Tom and Jerry Kids (1990–1994)
• Tom and Jerry Tales (2006–2008)
• The New Tom and Jerry Show (2014-2021)
• Tom and Jerry in New York (2021-2022)
• Tom and Jerry In Singapore (2023)
• The Tom and Jerry Next Door (TBA, 2025)

Spin-offs

the spin-offs are standalone productions of the original Tom and Jerry related media:

• Spike and Tyke (1957)
• Droopy, Master Detective (1993)
• Tom and Jerry Special Shorts (2021)
• Tom and Jerry Anime Shorts (2022-present)

Packaged shows and programming blocks

• Tom and Jerry (CBS, 1958–1972)
• Tom and Jerry on BBC One (1967–2000)
• Tom and Jerry's Fun-house on TBS (1986–1989)
• Cartoon Network's Tom and Jerry Show (1992–present)
• Toon In With Me (2021–present)

Television specials

• Hanna-Barbera's 50th: A Yabba Dabba Doo Celebration (TNT, 1989)
• Tom and Jerry: The Mansion Cat (Boomerang, 2001)
• Tom and Jerry: Santa's Little Helpers (2014)

Theatrical films

• Tom and Jerry: The Movie (1992)
• Tom and Jerry (2021)
• Tom and Jerry 2 (2024)

Direct-to-video films

• Tom and Jerry: The Magic Ring (2002)
• Tom and Jerry: Blast Off to Mars (2004)
• Tom and Jerry: The Fast and the Furry (2005)
• Tom and Jerry: Shiver Me Whiskers (2006)
• Tom and Jerry: A Nutcracker Tale (2007)
• Tom and Jerry Meet Sherlock Holmes (2010)
• Tom and Jerry & the Wizard of Oz (2011)
• Tom and Jerry: Robin Hood and his Merry Mouse (2012)
• Tom and Jerry's Giant Adventure (2013)
• Tom and Jerry: The Lost Dragon (2014)
• Tom and Jerry: Spy Quest (2015)
• Tom and Jerry: Back to Oz (2016)
• Tom and Jerry: Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory (2017)
• Tom and Jerry: Cowboy Up! (2022)
• Tom and Jerry: Snowman's Land (2022)
• Tom and Jerry: Runaway Vacation (2024)
• Tom and Jerry: Stay Haunted (2025)
• Tom and Jerry: Prehistoric Adventure (2025)
• Tom and Jerry: The Round Table (2026)
• Tom and Jerry and the Time Travel (2027)
• Tom and Jerry: Escapades (2028)
• Tom and Jerry: Plus One (2029)

Related pages

• Tom Cat (Tom and Jerry character)
• Jerry Mouse

References

1. "Search - Animated Shorts 1943-1957". Ocsars Award Database. Retrieved 17 December 2013.