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47 unusual facts about Tom and Jerry


1986 in Scottish television

Unknown – Having been overhauled two years ago, Scotland Today reverts to its previous hard news format following much criticism, with one newspapre critic comparing it unfavourably with Tom and Jerry.

Bad Day at Cat Rock

Bad Day at Cat Rock is a 1965 Tom and Jerry cartoon produced and directed by Chuck Jones as essentially a remake of his 1963 Wile E. Coyote and Road Runner cartoon To Beep or Not to Beep.

Barbecue Brawl

This was the first Tom and Jerry cartoon to contain a new Tom and Jerry opening and ending card featuring Tom standing in a pink square at the left and Jerry in a green square at the right.

Buddies Thicker Than Water

Buddies Thicker Than Water is a 1962 short film, originally released as part of the Tom and Jerry series on November 1.

Calypso Cat

Calypso Cat is a Tom and Jerry cartoon produced in 1961 and released in 1962.

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Mouse

Jekyll and Mr. Mouse is a 1947 American one-reel animated cartoon and is the 30th Tom and Jerry short.

Frizzle Sizzle

For example, she voiced Gloria in Madagascar, Prinses Jasmine in Aladdin, Thumbelina in Thumbelina (1994), Robyn Starling in Tom and Jerry: The Movie & Ariel in The Little Mermaid).

Give and Tyke

The main protagonist, a hungry dog (whose voice resembles Art Carney's portrayal of Ed Norton from The Honeymooners) is humming the theme song of Tom and Jerry.

Happy Go Ducky

Happy Go Ducky is the 110th one reel animated Tom and Jerry short, created in 1956, directed and produced by William Hanna and Joseph Barbera with music by Scott Bradley, and marks the penultimate appearance of Quacker the duckling.

Hard Luck Duck

Although he was a producer on many Hanna-Barbera titles until his death in 2001, Hard Luck Duck is notable for being, with fellow What a Cartoon! short Wind-Up Wolf, the last cartoons written and directed by William Hanna, whose career began in the Golden Age of American animation at Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) with the short To Spring! (1936) and his later Tom and Jerry series.

Hatch Up Your Troubles

Hatch Up Your Troubles is a 1949 one-reel animated cartoon made in 1948 and is the 41st Tom and Jerry short produced by Fred Quimby and directed by William Hanna and Joseph Barbera, with musical supervision by Scott Bradley and animation by Ed Barge, Ray Patterson, Irven Spence and Kenneth Muse.

Hey, Matthew

The song follows the lyrics of the father (Fialka) questioning his son, Matthew, as to what he sees on television (to which a young child's voice responds with such shows as Tom and Jerry and The A-Team) and what he wants to be when he grows up.

Jerry's Cousin

Jerry's Cousin is a 1951 one-reel animated cartoon and is the 57th Tom and Jerry short made in 1950 on April 7 by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, it was nominated for the 1950 Academy Award for Best Short Cartoon, but lost to Gerald McBoing-Boing, a UPA production.

Jiří Jirmal

He contributed the musical background for Gene Deitch's 1962 Tom and Jerry cartoon Tall in the Trap, in which he was credited as George Jirmal.

Of Feline Bondage

Of Feline Bondage is a Tom and Jerry cartoon released in 1965, directed and produced by Chuck Jones, with animation by Ben Washam, Don Towsley, Ken Harris, Tom Ray and Dick Thompson.

Old Rockin' Chair Tom

Old Rockin' Chair Tom is a 1948 American one-reel animated cartoon and is the 36th Tom and Jerry short directed by William Hanna and Joseph Barbera and produced by Fred Quimby.

Pecos Pest

Pecos Pest is the 96th one-reel animated Tom and Jerry short, created in 1953 directed by William Hanna and Joseph Barbera scored by Scott Bradley and released in theaters on November 11, 1955 by Metro Goldwyn Mayer.

Pent-House Mouse

Pent-House Mouse is the first of thirty-four Tom and Jerry shorts directed by Chuck Jones (known as Charles M. Jones who's following Gene Deitch's departure), released in 1963.

Polka-Dot Puss

Polka-Dot Puss is a 1949 one-reel animated cartoon and is the 39th Tom and Jerry short produced in 1948 and released on February 26, 1949.

Professor Tom

Professor Tom is a 1948 one-reel animated cartoon and is the 37th Tom and Jerry short, directed by the duo's creators William Hanna and Joseph Barbera, produced by Fred Quimby, and animated by Ray Patterson, Irven Spence, Kenneth Muse and Ed Barge.

Robin Hoodwinked

Robin Hoodwinked is the 113th one reel animated Tom and Jerry short, copyrighted in 1957 and released on June 6, 1958 after the MGM cartoon studio had effectively closed down.

Roger Noel Cook

He wrote for various series in TV Comic, including Doctor Who, Tom and Jerry and Popeye.

Safety Second

Safety Second is a 1950 one-reel animated cartoon and is the 51st Tom and Jerry short directed by William Hanna and Joseph Barbera and produced by Fred Quimby.

Saturday Evening Puss

Saturday Evening Puss is a 1950 one-reel animated cartoon and is the 48th Tom and Jerry short directed by William Hanna and Joseph Barbera who created the cat and mouse duo ten years earlier.

Slap Happy Lion

The closing title does not display the regular MGM card but rather the Tom and Jerry card.

Sleepy-Time Tom

Sleepy-Time Tom is a 1951 one-reel animated cartoon and is the 58th Tom and Jerry cartoon that was created by directors William Hanna and Joseph Barbera, produced by Fred Quimby, scored by Scott Bradley and animated by Ed Barge, Kenneth Muse, Irven Spence and Ray Patterson.

Slicked-up Pup

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.

Smitten Kitten

Smitten Kitten is a 1952 American one-reel animated cartoon and is the 66th Tom and Jerry short directed by William Hanna and Joseph Barbera and produced by Fred Quimby.

Sorry Safari

Sorry Safari, released in October 1962, is the 11th in a series of thirteen Tom and Jerry cartoons directed by Gene Deitch.

Springtime for Thomas

Springtime for Thomas (also known as Springtime for Tom) is a 1946 American one-reel animated cartoon and is the 23rd Tom and Jerry short directed by William Hanna and Joseph Barbera and produced by Fred Quimby.

Sufferin' Cats!

Sufferin' Cats! is a 1943 American one-reel animated cartoon created in 1942 and is the 9th Tom and Jerry short.

The Brothers Carry-Mouse-Off

The Brothers Carry-Mouse-Off is a 1965 Tom and Jerry cartoon (though the cartoon's year of copyright is actually 1966).

The Cat Above and the Mouse Below

The Cat Above and The Mouse Below is second of thirty-four Tom and Jerry shorts produced by Chuck Jones, released in 1964.

The Cat and the Mermouse

The Cat and the Mermouse is a 1949 American one-reel animated cartoon and is the 43rd Tom and Jerry short directed by William Hanna and Joseph Barbera and produced by Fred Quimby.

The Little Orphan

The Little Orphan is a 1949 American one-reel animated cartoon and is the 40th Tom and Jerry short, released in theatres on April 30, 1949 by Metro-Goldwyn Mayer.

The Lonesome Mouse

The Lonesome Mouse is a 1943 American one-reel animated cartoon and is the 10th Tom and Jerry short.

The Milky Waif

The Milky Waif is a 1946 American one-reel animated cartoon and is the 24th Tom and Jerry short directed by William Hanna and Joseph Barbera, produced by Fred Quimby in Technicolor, released in theaters on May 18, 1946, and re-released in theaters on January 9, 1954 by Metro-Goldwyn Mayer.

The Tom and Jerry Cartoon Kit

Despite mixed reception, it is mainly known as the most critically acclaimed of the Gene Deitch Tom and Jerry shorts among members of the Tom and Jerry fanbase.

The Two Mouseketeers

The Two Mouseketeers is a 1952 American one-reel animated cartoon and is the 65th Tom and Jerry short, produced in Technicolor and released to theatres on March 15, 1952 by Metro-Goldwyn Mayer.

The Year of the Mouse

The Year of the Mouse is a Tom and Jerry cartoon released in 1965, directed and produced by Chuck Jones, with animation by Dick Thompson, Ben Washam, Don Towsley, and Ken Harris.

Tom and Jerry in the Hollywood Bowl

Tom and Jerry in the Hollywood Bowl is a 1950 American one-reel animated cartoon and is the 52nd Tom and Jerry short directed by William Hanna and Joseph Barbera.

Tom and Jerry: The Fast and the Furry

The next leg of the race involves them modifying their cars for air travel to Borneo, which all three do with balloons, causing them to fly through the air slowly.

Tom and Jerry: The Magic Ring

Jerry is put in a cage with his nephew, a cute baby mouse named Nibbles, as well as two mouse thugs: Jerry's cousin Freddie (formerly Muscles seen in Tom and Jerrys 1951 short Jerry's Cousin), and Joey, Freddie's dumber partner.

Meanwhile, in the basement, a wizard named Chip is making a magical potion, using these ingredients: warts from a bullfrog, one stick of butter, and milk from a cow that lives in Kolkata, India.

Tom and Jerry: The Movie

Eventually, Aunt Figg and Lickboot end up with their 1955 Austin-Healey 100 stuck in the mud on a farm, and once they get out, they destroy a bridge by dragging their pet dog Ferdinand's skateboard across, causing Applecheek to fall into the river and crashing into Kiddie and Squawk.

Tom and Jerry: The Movie is a 1992/1993 American animated buddy musical comedy film produced and directed by Phil Roman and released by Turner Pictures.

Warthog Games

Since 1999, the company also developed expertise in children's titles, with releases based upon well known franchises such as Tom and Jerry, Looney Tunes, Harry Potter and Asterix.


Bicolor cat

Other well known cartoon bicolor cats include Krazy Kat, Felix the Cat, Tom Cat from Tom and Jerry, Jess from Postman Pat, Kitty Softpaws from the Shrek spin-off Puss in Boots, Figaro, Beans and Sylvester.

If You're Ever Down in Texas, Look Me Up

A recording of this song was used in the 1950 Tom and Jerry short, Texas Tom, in which Tom lip-synchs the song to a female cat, only to be exposed when Jerry alternates the speeds on the hidden record player.

Johann Mouse

"Johann Mouse" is the 75th one-reel animated Tom and Jerry short, created in 1952 directed by William Hanna and Joseph Barbera and produced by Fred Quimby with music by Scott Bradley and Jakob Gimpel (who plays the piano in this short) and narration by Hans Conried.

Mallet

Characters like Roger Rabbit, Bugs Bunny, Donald Duck, Daffy Duck and Tom and Jerry made use of mallets as part of their arsenal in the Golden Age of animation.

Marc Antony and Pussyfoot

Chuck Jones would later revisit the gimmick of a cute kitten with an unlikely protector in a MGM Tom and Jerry short, The Unshrinkable Jerry Mouse, with Jerry becoming a kitten's friend and protector against a selfish and jealous Tom (The plot of that cartoon was re-used from Feline Frame-Up).

MGM Animation/Visual Arts

It is noted for productions such as the last series of Tom and Jerry theatrical shorts, the TV special How the Grinch Stole Christmas!, and the feature film The Phantom Tollbooth, all released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.

Official Films

The human Tom and Jerry characters were renamed "Dick and Larry" to avoid confusion with the cat and mouse Tom and Jerry from MGM.

Tom and Jerry in War of the Whiskers

Characters include Tom, Jerry, Butch, Spike, Tyke, Robot Cat, Eagle, Lion, Nibbles, Monster Jerry, and Duckling, who use more than 75 weapons to beat each other with.

Uncle Max

Schneider admitted in an interview for The Times that parts of the series are references to Laurel and Hardy; the majority of the footage is a tribute to the cartoons which Schneider grew up with, cartoons such as Tom and Jerry, Scooby-Doo and Wacky Races.