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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.


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 with Walt Disney's Silly Symphonies with the most awards in the category. After the MGM cartoon studio closed in 1958, 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, The Mansion Cat in 2001, The Karate Guard in 2005, and "A Fundraising Adventure" in 2014, making a total of 164 shorts. Various shorts have been released for home media since the 1990s.


A number of spin-offs have been made, including the television series The Tom and Jerry Show (1975), The Tom and Jerry Comedy Show (1980–82), Tom and Jerry Kids (1990–93), Tom and Jerry Tales (2006–08), and The Tom and Jerry Show (2014–present). The first feature-length film based on the series, Tom and Jerry: The Movie, was released in 1992, and 12 direct-to-video films have been produced since 2002.


Numerous Tom and Jerry shorts have been subject to controversy, mainly over racial stereotypes that involves the portrayal of the recurring black character Mammy Two Shoes and characters appearing in blackface. Other controversial themes include cannibalism and the glamorization of smoking.


Created by
  • William Hanna
  • Joseph Barbera
Written by
  • William Hanna (1940–58)
  • Joseph Barbera (1940–58)
  • Gene Deitch (1961–62)
  • Eli Bauer (1961–62)
  • Larz Bourne (1961–62)
  • Michael Maltese (1963–67)
  • Jim Pabian (1965)
  • Bob Ogle (1966–67)
  • John W. Dunn (1965–67)
Directed by
  • William Hanna (1940–58)
  • Joseph Barbera (1940–58)
  • Gene Deitch (1961–62)
  • Chuck Jones (1963–67)
  • Maurice Noble (1964–67)
  • Abe Levitow (1965–67)
  • Tom Ray (1966–67)
  • Ben Washam (1966–67)
Voices of
  • Harry E. Lang
  • Clarence Nash
    William Hanna
    Red Coffee
  • Lillian Randolph
  • Billy Bletcher
  • Daws Butler
  • Mel Blanc
  • Allen Swift
  • June Foray
Country of originUnited States


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