Hi! Are you familiar with the show Tom and Jerry?
Yes the American cartoon series from 1940
Indeed! Isn't is crazy to think that Tom and Jerry was released before World War 2 was even over? Really puts things into perspective.
I love the rivalry between Tom & Jerry it is pure comedy
It sure is. I love how Jerry always manages to escape Tom's wrath, and Tom ends up getting the short end of the stick every time.
From 1940 to 1958 they made 115 of the short cartoons, thats a lot!
It sure is! Especially when you consider that all of that beautiful animation was hand drawn.
with Walt Disney's "Silly Symphonies" with the most awards in the category. After the MGM cartoon studio closed in 1957, MGM revived the series with Gene Deitch directing an additional 13 "Tom and Jerry" shorts for Rembrandt Films from 1961 to 1962. "Tom and Jerry" then became the highest-grossing animated short film series of that time, overtaking "Looney Tunes". Chuck Jones then produced another 34 shorts with Sib Tower 12 Productions between 1963 and 1967. Three more shorts were produced, ""
Tom and Jerry
Tom and Jerry is an American animated series of comedy short films created in 1940 by William Hanna and Joseph Barbera. It centers on a rivalry between the title characters Tom, a cat, and Jerry, a mouse. Many shorts also feature several recurring characters.
In its original run, Hanna and Barbera produced 114 "Tom and Jerry" shorts for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer from 1940 to 1958. During this time, they won seven Academy Awards for Animated Short Film, tying for first place