Question: What year was the series to which the episode "Slicked-up Pup" belongs created?

Related documents: [0]  [DOC] Slicked-up Pup is a 1951 American one-reel animated cartoon and is the 60th "Tom and Jerry" cartoon directed by William Hanna and Joseph Barbera and produced by Fred Quimby. The cartoon was scored by Scott Bradley and animated by Ed Barge, Kenneth Muse, Irven Spence and Ray Patterson. It features the second appearance of both Spike and Tyke together (although Tyke is referred to as 'Chip'). [END] 
[1]  [DOC] Tom and Jerry is an American animated series of short films created in 1940, by William Hanna and Joseph Barbera. It centers on a rivalry between its two title characters, Tom and Jerry, and many recurring characters, based around slapstick comedy. [END]  
Answer: 1940
1940