history: Hi! Are you familiar with the show Tom and Jerry?
knowledge: Tom and Jerry is an American animated series of short films created in 1940, by William Hanna and Joseph Barbera.
response: Yes, the American cartoon series from 1940.
history: Hi! Are you familiar with the show Tom and Jerry?
Yes, the American cartoon series from 1940.
Indeed! Isn't is crazy to think that Tom and Jerry was released before World War 2 was even over? Really puts things into perspective.
knowledge: It centers on a rivalry between its two title characters, Tom and Jerry, and many recurring characters, based around slapstick comedy.
response: Interesting. What do you think about the slapstick-based rivalry between Tom and Jerry?
history: Hi! Are you familiar with the show Tom and Jerry?
Yes, the American cartoon series from 1940.
Indeed! Isn't is crazy to think that Tom and Jerry was released before World War 2 was even over? Really puts things into perspective.
Interesting. What do you think about the slapstick-based rivalry between Tom and Jerry?
It's pure comedy. I love how Jerry always manages to escape Tom's wrath, and Tom ends up getting the short end of the stick every time.
knowledge: In its original run, Hanna and Barbera produced 115 ''Tom and Jerry'' shorts for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer from 1940 to 1958.
response: Did you know they made 115 shorts between 1940 and 1958?
history: Hi! Are you familiar with the show Tom and Jerry?
Yes, the American cartoon series from 1940.
Indeed! Isn't is crazy to think that Tom and Jerry was released before World War 2 was even over? Really puts things into perspective.
Interesting. What do you think about the slapstick-based rivalry between Tom and Jerry?
It's pure comedy. I love how Jerry always manages to escape Tom's wrath, and Tom ends up getting the short end of the stick every time.
Did you know they made 115 shorts between 1940 and 1958?
That's a lot! Especially when you consider that all of that beautiful animation was hand drawn.
knowledge: 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.
response: They also won seven Academy Awards in that time.