Tom and Jerry is an American franchise consisting of animated short films, feature films, TV shows, and video games.
The franchise revolves around Tom Cat and Jerry Mouse. Tom and Jerry's usual attempts to achieve the best of one another, success depending on the end results. Other recurring characters include the bulldogs Spike and his son Tyke, a black alley cat Butch, a little duck named Quacker and a young grey mouse Tuffy.
List of Tom and Jerry Shorts[]
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Post Golden-Age[]
In 1975, MGM licensed the characters to Hanna-Barbara's animation studio, who produced a new series of Tom and Jerry cartoons for The Tom and Jerry/Grape Ape Show. Tom and Jerry were depicted as friends, as opposed to friendly enemies.
In 1980, Filmation produced and released The Tom and Jerry Comedy Show. Droopy was also featured in cartoons on the show.
In March 1986, Turner Entertainment bought Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. They quickly sold MGM back due to unforeseen financial issues, but Turner kept most of the studio's pre-1986 library of films and the rights to their characters.
On October 10, 1996, Warner Bros. became the current owner of the Tom and Jerry franchise after purchasing Turner Entertainment.
Warner Bros. Animation, also owned by WarnerMedia, has produced direct-to-video Tom and Jerry movies annually since 2005, along with the 2006 TV show Tom and Jerry Tales and the 2014 TV show The Tom and Jerry Show (not to be confused with the 1975 cartoon show produced by Hanna-Barbara).
| MGM Cartoons | |
|---|---|
| Series |
Flip the Frog • Willie Whopper • Happy Harmonies • The Captain and the Kids • Count Screwloose and J.R. the Wonder Dog • One-shots Cartoons • Barney Bear • The Bear Family • The Bookworm and the Raven • Tom and Jerry (filmography) • Homer Flea • Droopy • Red • Ol' Doc Donkey • Screwy Squirrel • George and Junior • Butch • Spike and Tyke |
| People | Tex Avery • Joseph Barbera • Preston Blair • Scott Bradley • Friz Freleng • William Hanna • Hugh Harman• Rudolph Ising • Ub Iwerks • Gene Deitch • Chuck Jones • Michael Lah • Dick Lundy • Fred Quimby |
| Related | List of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer theatrical animated feature films • Associated Artists Productions • DePatie–Freleng Enterprises • Hanna-Barbera • MGM Animation/Visual Arts • Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Animation • Warner Bros. Animation • Turner Entertainment Co. • Iwerks Studio • The Pink Panther |