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7.7TMDBTom and Jerry is the general name for a series of animated shorts created by William Hanna and Joseph Barbera, depicting the violent and comedic struggles between house cat Tom (full name Thomas) and house mouse Jerry, who shares the same space. The first Tom and Jerry animation was made in 1940. The duo of Hanna and Barbera wrote and directed 114 short films at the MGM cartoon studio in Hollywood between 1940 and 1957. Thirteen of these were nominated for Academy Awards, and seven won the Academy Award for Best Short Animated Film.<br><br>After the closure of the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer cartoon studio, Gene Deitch took over the production of Tom and Jerry films in 1960, and the films began to be made in Western Europe. In 1963, Tom and Jerry returned to Hollywood when Chuck Jones took over production. By the time the short film series ended in 1967, a total of 161 short films had been made.<br><br>By the 1970s, Hanna-Barbera had established a film studio together, and the films transitioned to television. Various TV shows aired throughout the 1980s and 1990s. Feature films were made, and special shows were produced. Today, the rights to Tom and Jerry belong to Warner Bros., and since 2006, new series have been produced under the title Tom and Jerry Tales, airing on various television channels in the U.S.
About the Series
- Creators
- Joseph Barbera, William Hanna
