Tom and Jerry

***Tom and Jerry***, also known as ***Tom & Jerry***, is an American slapstick comedy animated children's short series and media franchise. The original cartoons were created in February 1940, written and directed by William Hanna and Joseph Barbera. It is named after its two main iconic characters: a blue-gray cat named Tom and a brown house mouse named Jerry. Each cartoon shows the two characters getting into comedic fights or chases, in which they often get hurt cartoon-style.

A total of 114 _Tom and Jerry_ shorts were produced by the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer cartoon studio from 1940–1958, starting with _Puss Gets the Boot_. Seven of these cartoons won an Academy Award for Animated Short Film.

_Tom and Jerry_ still holds the record of the most awards in the Animated Short Film category, which is tied for first place with Walt Disney's musical series, _Silly Symphonies_.

Later, Gene Deitch in Europe made 13 more cartoons for the series from 1961-1962. Then, Chuck Jones produced 34 more cartoons from 1963–1967. Finally, Hanna-Barbera worked with Warner Brothers Animation to make the last three _Tom and Jerry_ cartoons: _The Mansion Cat_ in 2001, _The Karate Guard_ in 2005, and _A Fundraising Adventure_ in 2014, making a total of 164 shorts and 863 episodes of the franchise, notable companies such as MGM, Hanna-Barbera Prouductions, Filmation, Warner Bros. Animation. Since then, the cartoon characters have made appearances in other media. notable animators like, Tom Ray, Iwao Takamoto, Jaime Diaz, Eddie Fitzgerald, Tom Minton, Charles M. Howell IV, Kent Butterworth, Cliff Voorhees, John Kricfalusi, Paul Sabella, Bill Proctor, Sandy Benenati, David Feiss, Butch Hartman, Scott Jeralds, Dan Haskett, etc. then the Tom and Jerry given rights by MGM in 1940 to 1990, Hanna-Barbera took over the franchise in 1958 to now, and now reinstated owned by Warner Bros. Entertainment in 2000 and Turner in 1986.

## Filmography

The following cartoons won the Academy Award for Animated Short Film:
- 1943: _The Yankee Doodle Mouse!_
- 1944: _Mouse Trouble_
- 1945: _Quiet Please!_
- 1946: _The Cat Concerto_
- 1948: _The Little Orphan_
- 1952: _The Two Mouseketeers!_
- 1953: _Johann Mouse_

## Cast

- William Hanna, Daws Butler, Mel Blanc, Joe Stephenson, Frank Welker, Jeff Bennett, Spike Brandt, Rich Danhakl, Eric Bauza, Bob Laztny and Dave Zink as Tom
- Sara Berner, June Foray, Linda Gary, Laraine Newman, Tress MacNeille, Dana Hill, Tara Strong, Alicyn Packard, Jack Sabel and Mick Cipes as Jerry

## Other media

The following lists are about the _Tom and Jerry_ numerous media which were not made for the original cartoon series.

### Television shows

The following shows are re-launches of the original _Tom and Jerry_ cartoons:
- _The Tom and Jerry Show (1975)_ (1975)
- _The Tom and Jerry Comedy Show_ (1980–1982)
- _Tom and Jerry Kids_ (1990–1994)
- _Tom and Jerry Tales_ (2006–2008)
- _The New Tom and Jerry Show_ (2014-2021)
- _Tom and Jerry in New York_ (2021-2022)
- _Tom and Jerry Singapore_ (2023-2024)
- _Planet Tom and Jerry_ (2026)

### Spin-offs

the spin-offs are standalone productions of the original _Tom and Jerry_ related media:
- _Spike and Tyke_ (1957)
- _Droopy, Master Detective_ (1993)
- _Tom and Jerry Special Shorts_ (2021)
- _Tom and Jerry Gokko_ (2022-present)
- _Tom and Jerry Time_ (2025, YouTube series)

### Packaged shows and programming blocks

- _Tom and Jerry_ (CBS, 1958–1972)
- _Tom and Jerry on BBC One_ (1967–2000)
- _Tom and Jerry's Fun-house on TBS_ (1986–1989)
- _Cartoon Network's Tom and Jerry Show_ (1992–present)
- _Toon In With Me_ (2021–present)

### Television specials

- _Hanna-Barbera's 50th: A Yabba Dabba Doo Celebration_ (TNT, 1989)
- _Tom and Jerry: The Mansion Cat_ (Boomerang, 2001)
- _Tom and Jerry: Santa's Little Helpers_ (2014)
- _Tom and Jerry: Heck Breaks Loose_ (2026)

### Theatrical films

- _Tom and Jerry: The Movie_ (1992)
- _Tom and Jerry_ (2021)
- _Tom and Jerry: The Forbidden Compass_ (2025)
- Untitled _Tom and Jerry_ computer-animated film (2028)

### Direct-to-video films

- _Tom and Jerry: The Magic Ring_ (2002)
- _Tom and Jerry: Blast Off to Mars_ (2004)
- _Tom and Jerry: The Fast and the Furry_ (2005)
- _Tom and Jerry: Shiver Me Whiskers_ (2006)
- _Tom and Jerry: A Nutcracker Tale_ (2007)
- _Tom and Jerry Meet Sherlock Holmes_ (2010)
- _Tom and Jerry & the Wizard of Oz_ (2011)
- _Tom and Jerry: Robin Hood and His Merry Mouse_ (2012)
- _Tom and Jerry's Giant Adventure_ (2013)
- _Tom and Jerry: The Lost Dragon_ (2014)
- _Tom and Jerry: Spy Quest_ (2015)
- _Tom and Jerry: Back to Oz_ (2016)
- _Tom and Jerry: Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory_ (2017)
- _Tom and Jerry: Cowboy Up!_ (2022)
- _Tom and Jerry: Snowman's Land_ (2022)
- _Tuffy Mouse: A Tom and Jerry Origins_ (2026)

## Related pages

- Tom Cat
- Jerry Mouse

## Infobox (television)

- **creator**: William Hanna and Joseph Barbera
- **image**: Tom and Jerry logo.svg
- **writer**: William Hanna and Joseph Barbera
- **director**: William Hanna and Joseph Barbera (1940-present)
Gene Deitch (1961-1962)
Chuck Jones (1963-1967)
Various
- **voices**: Various voice actors
- **producer**: Rudolf Ising (1940)
Fred Quimby (1941-1955)
William Hanna and Joseph Barbera (1956-1958)
William L. Snyder (1961-1962)
Chuck Jones (1963-1967)
Sam Register (2005-present)
Various
- **num seasons**: 18
- **num episodes**: 893
- **list episodes**: List of Tom and Jerry episodes
- **runtime**: 6-9, 22 minutes
- **company**: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Cartoons (1940-1967)
Hanna-Barbera (1975-2001)
Rembrandt Films (1961-1962)
Sib Tower 12 Productions (1963-1964)
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, MGM Animation (1964-1980)
Turner Entertainment
Warner Bros. Animation (2001-present)
- **country**: United States
- **language**: English
- **channel**: CBS (1958-1980)
ABC (1975-1991)
Fox Kids (1990-1995)
Cartoon Network (1992-present)
Kids' WB (1996-2008)
HBO Max (2020-present)
YouTube (2017-present)
- **caption**: Logo since 1985
- **genre**: Comedy
Slapstick
Adventure
Musical theater, Musical
Fantasy
Sitcom
- **animator**: Wang Film Productions
Cuckoo's Nest Studios
Fil-Cartoons
Mr. Big Cartoons
Bardel Entertainment
Baer Animation Company
Koko Enterprises
Seoul Movie Co., Ltd.
Toon City Animation
Yearim Productions
Hanho Heung-Up Company
Rough Draft Studios Korea
Lotto Animation
Renegade Animation
PIP Animation Services Inc.
Slap Happy Cartoons
Digital eMation
Duncan Studio
- **developer**: Charles A. Nichols (1975-1977)
Don Christensen (1980-1981)
Don Lusk
Paul Sommer
Carl Urbano (1990-1994)
Rob LaDuca
Jeff Davidson  (2006-2008)
Darrell Van Citters (2013-2022)
Peter Browngardt (2020)
Nick Jennings (2025-present)