The KarateGuard

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The KarateGuard
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Production company Warner Bros. Animation
Distributor Warner Bros. Pictures
Release date September 26, 2005
Run time 8:01
Starring Keone Young
Tony Cervone
Spike Brandt
Executive producer(s) Joseph Barbera
Sam Register
Sander Schwartz
Producer(s) Linda M. Steiner
Music composed by Michael Giaccchino
Screenplay by Joseph Barbera
Storyboard artists Joseph Barbera
Iwao Takamoto
Director(s) Joseph Barbera
Spike Brandt
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The KarateGuard is the hundred and sixty-third animated short in the Tom and Jerry theatrical shorts series. It was distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures on September 27, 2005. It was written by series co-creator, Joseph Barbera, and directed by Barbera and Spike Brandt.

Detailed summary

Characters

Legend
Character debut Speaking debut Ep. debut No lines Mentioned

In order of appearance:

Character Actor
Tom Cat Spike Brandt
Jerry Mouse N/A
Ancient wise one Keone Young
Mumosumo N/A
Butch Tony Cervone


Organizations

Locations

Objects

Vehicles

  • None

Production

Development

Filming

It was copyrighted in 2005.

Music

The music was composed by Michael Giacchino, and conducted by Tim Simonec, at the Eastwood Scoring Stage on the Warner Bros. Studios lot on September 1, 2005.[1]

Crew credits

Release

Dates are in order of release:

Behind the scenes

  • The is in the same style as the Tom and Jerry Tales TV series.
  • Mumosumo resembles Spike.
  • There is something called a Slony Toystation which is a rather late parody of Sony's PlayStation.
  • The Yogi-racer toy cars resembling picnic baskets are a reference to Yogi Bear and his affection for stealing picnic baskets for the treats inside.
  • There are dolls somewhat resembling Fred Flintstone.

Errors

Critical reception

In other languages

Language Name Meaning

References

  1. ^ ScoringSessions (August 21, 2005). "Michael Giacchino scores TOM & JERRY: THE KARATE GUARD". Vimeo. Retrieved November 9, 2022.
  2. ^ Armstrong, Josh (January 10, 2006). "Tom & Jerry's KarateGuard coming to Cartoon Network". Animated Views. Retrieved November 9, 2022.