Relativity

Relativity
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Premiere date	November 8, 2021
Starring	Chris Edgerly; Daniel Ross; Stephen Stanton
Music composed by	Dan Blessinger; Jim Covell
Writer(s)	Kevin Fleming; Rob Janas
Storyboard artist(s)	Alfredo Cassano
Director(s)	Darrell Van Citters
Animation director(s)	Patrick Dufresne; Kyle Peppler; Andy Tougas
Art director(s)	Dean Burke
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"Relativity" is the tenth episode (part four) of Tom and Jerry in New York season one. It aired on November 8, 2021 on HBO Max. It was written by Kevin Fleming and Rob Janas, and directed by Darrell Van Citters.

Jerry gets a visit from his Bavarian nephews.

Detailed summary

Memorable quotes

Characters

Legend
Character debut	Speaking debut	Ep. debut	No lines	Mentioned

In order of appearance:

Character	Actor
Jerry Mouse	Unavailable
Tom Cat	Unavailable
Rudy	Chris Edgerly
Rolf	Chris Edgerly
Rutger	Daniel Ross
Hans the Katzen
Jimmy	N/A
Hotdog cart owner	N/A
Cheese shop owner	N/A
Lightnin'	Stephen Stanton

Locations

Earth
- United States
  - New York
    - New York City
      - The Royal Gate Hotel
      - Empire State Building (mentioned)
      - Statue of Liberty (mentioned)
      - Madison Square Garden (mentioned)
      - Cheese shop
  - Washington, D.C. (mentioned)
    - Washinton Monument (mentioned)
  - Florida (photo)
- France (indirectly mentioned)
  - Eiffel Tower (mentioned)
- Canada (mentioned)
- Germany (indirectly mentioned)
  - Bavaria (mentioned)
- Rome (mentioned)

Objects

Nothing of interest

Vehicles

Bus

Production

Development

Filming

It was copyrighted in 2021.

Music

The theme music was performed by Dan Blessinger and Jim Covell, adapted from lyrics written by Scott Bradley, who worked on the original MGM theatrical shorts. The rest of the episode's music was also composed by Blessinger and Covell.

Crew credits

Storyboard artist: Alfredo Cassano
Producers: Ashley Postlewaite, Darrell Van Citters, Monica S. Moreau
Line producer: Angela O'Sullivan
Story editor: Will Finn
Casting directors: Sarah Noonan, Agnes Kim
Art director of motion graphics and design: Matthew Girardi
Graphics and title artists: Brenna Kraus, Adrienne Steinbaum
Animation services: Renegade Animation
- Art director: Dean Burke
- Character designers: Edison Goncalves, Andreas Wessel-Therhorn
- Prop designer: Matt Mozgiel
- Background designers: David Chambers, Leon Lee, Patrick Pedroza, Joanna Shim
- Production manager: Derek Kedell
- Production coordinator: Mayra Guerrero
- Production assistants: Paul Aguas, Heidi Ewart
- Storyboard revisionist: Bret Conner Jr.
- Editor: Michael D'Ambrosio
- Assistant editor: Jeff Small
- Post production coordinator: Matthew Hernandez
- Animation supervisor: Chris Bailey
- Technical directors: Austin Doyle, Ramiro Olmos
Animation services: Slap Happy Cartoons
- Production supervisor: George Allen
- Assistant director: Edwin Poon
- Layout supervisor: Jonathan Gibson
- Layout artists: Lais D'el Rei, Michael William Harrison, Alexandria Phillip, Gerardo Garcia Soto
- Scene planners: Alex Cruikshank, Kevin Long, Xinru Tan
- Production manager: Shawn Hearty
- Production coordinator: Alyshia Gibson
- Editorial assistant: Michelle Clement
- Animation directors: Patrick Dufresne, Kyle Peppler, Andy Tougas
- Animation revisionists: Alex Brown, Jenisa Carbert, Eric Cheung, Mauriene Good, Tom Lewis, Mitchel Matthews, Dino Pai, Randy Santa-Ana, Katelyn Stetson
- Builders: Jared Bennett, Priyanka Pradhan, Dana Smith, Alex Stanciu, Lindsay Walters
- Additional designers: Jessica Faye, Vivian Hui, Danielle Mainman, Nicole 'Nik' Martel
- Production accountant: Ben Busa
Post production executive: Greg Emerson
Post producer: Kip Brown
Post production managers: Rebecca Sands Coutts, Marissa Llano
VFX production manager: Sharon Yvonne Lopez
VFX senior assistant production manager: Marina Mozée
VFX assistant production manager: Nick Bannon
Recording facility: Amalgamated Sound and Picture
Recording machine operator: Jeff O. Collins
Post production sound services: Bang Zoom! Studios, DBMix Studios
Online editor: David Cowles
Assistant editors: Harrison T. Barth, Michele Beeson, Gabriel Gianola
Production administrator: Aisha Clarke
Production support: Natalie Anis, Cher Bentley, Shelly Jacobs, Tamara Miles, Maria Millage, Niko Sumcad, Kira Tirimacco, Rene Toporzysek
Casting administrator: Liz Carroll
Production accountants: Yadira Davis, Maral Simonian, Athena Wingate
Rights and clearances: Katie Ward
Business and legal affairs: Leslie Chinchilla, Raymond Gonzalez, Shanon Muir, Amy Olmedo, Iman Wilson
Executive in charge of production for HBO Max: Aaron Davidson, Billy Wee
Production supervision: Bobbie Page
Production management: Ed Adams
Executives in charge of production: Jay Bastian, Daphne Fei
Executive producer: Sam Register

Release

Dates are in order of release:

United States: November 8, 2021 on HBO Max
United Kingdom and Ireland: March 6, 2023 at 16:30 pm on Boomerang

Behind the scenes

HBO Max lists this as a season two episode.
Rudy, Rolf, and Rutger were supporting characters in the Van Helsing parody segments of The Tom and Jerry Show.

Errors

Even though Rudy, Rolf, and Rutger refer to Jerry as their uncle, in "The Three Little Mice" from The Tom and Jerry Show, they are Jerry's cousins.

Critical reception

Home availability

Not available. 😢

References