The Tom and Jerry theatrical shorts were originally distributed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer from 1940 to 1967, animated by three production companies; the first was their own in-house, with William Hanna and Joseph Barbera directing, from 1940 and 1958, releasing 114; the second was Gene Deitch's Rembrandt Films from 1961 and 1962, releasing 13; and the third and last was Chuck Jones's Sib Tower 12 from 1963 and 1967, releasing 34. There was also a single one produced by Warner Bros. Animation (WBA) and distributed Warner Bros. Pictures in 2005. WBA also produced two shorts exclusively for HBO Max, an internet streaming service, in 2021.
The popularity of the MGM shorts, involving the eternal battle of wits between the cat named Tom and the mouse named Jerry, led to the shorts being syndicated, and specially made-for-TV series, which throughout the years have been produced by Hanna-Barbera, Filmation, and WBA. There has also been a 1992 full-length theatrical film Tom and Jerry: The Movie, a 2021 animated/live-action film, Tom & Jerry, and a series of direct-to-video films since 2001, beginning with Tom and Jerry: The Magic Ring.
There was also a short-lived Spike and Tyke spin-off series in 1957.
Production
Development
Closure of MGM's animation department
Music
The original theme was composed by Scott Bradley.
Shorts
MGM
| Title
|
Number
|
Release date
|
| Puss Gets the Boot
|
1
|
February 10, 1940
|
| The Midnight Snack
|
2
|
July 19, 1941
|
| The Night Before Christmas
|
3
|
December 6, 1941
|
| Fraidy Cat
|
4
|
January 16, 1942
|
| Dog Trouble
|
5
|
April 18, 1942
|
| Puss n' Toots
|
6
|
May 30, 1942
|
| The Bowling Alley-Cat
|
7
|
July 18, 1942
|
| Fine Feathered Friend
|
8
|
October 10, 1942
|
| Sufferin' Cats!
|
9
|
January 16, 1943
|
| The Lonesome Mouse
|
10
|
May 22, 1943
|
| The Yankee Doodle Mouse
|
11
|
June 26, 1943
|
| Baby Puss
|
12
|
December 25, 1943
|
| The Zoot Cat
|
13
|
February 26, 1944
|
| The Million Dollar Cat
|
14
|
May 6, 1944
|
| The Bodyguard
|
15
|
July 22, 1944
|
| Puttin' on the Dog
|
16
|
October 28, 1944
|
| Mouse Trouble
|
17
|
November 23, 1944
|
| The Mouse Comes to Dinner
|
18
|
May 5, 1945
|
| Mouse in Manhattan
|
19
|
July 7, 1945
|
| Tee for Two
|
20
|
July 21, 1945
|
| Flirty Birdy
|
21
|
September 22, 1945
|
| Quiet, Please!
|
22
|
December 22, 1945
|
| Springtime for Thomas
|
23
|
March 30, 1946
|
| The Milky Waif
|
24
|
May 18, 1946
|
| Trap Happy
|
25
|
June 29, 1946
|
| Solid Serenade
|
26
|
August 31, 1946
|
| Cat Fishin'
|
27
|
February 22, 1947
|
| Part Time Pal
|
28
|
March 15, 1947
|
| The Cat Concerto
|
29
|
April 26, 1947
|
| Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Mouse
|
30
|
June 14, 1947
|
| Salt Water Tabby
|
31
|
July 12, 1947
|
| A Mouse in the House
|
32
|
August 30, 1947
|
| The Invisible Mouse
|
33
|
September 27, 1947
|
| Kitty Foiled
|
34
|
June 1, 1948
|
| The Truce Hurts
|
35
|
July 17, 1948
|
| Old Rockin' Chair Tom
|
36
|
September 18, 1948
|
| Professor Tom
|
37
|
October 30, 1948
|
| Mouse Cleaning
|
38
|
December 11, 1948
|
| Polka-Dot Puss
|
39
|
February 26, 1949
|
| The Little Orphan
|
40
|
April 30, 1949
|
| Hatch Up Your Troubles
|
41
|
May 14, 1949
|
| Heavenly Puss
|
42
|
July 9, 1949
|
| The Cat and the Mermouse
|
43
|
September 3, 1949
|
| Love That Pup
|
44
|
October 1, 1949
|
| Jerry's Diary
|
45
|
October 22, 1949
|
| Tennis Chumps
|
46
|
December 10, 1949
|
| Little Quacker
|
47
|
January 7, 1950
|
| Saturday Evening Puss
|
48
|
January 14, 1950
|
| Texas Tom
|
49
|
March 11, 1950
|
| Jerry and the Lion
|
50
|
April 8, 1950
|
| Safety Second
|
51
|
July 1, 1950
|
| Tom and Jerry in the Hollywood Bowl
|
52
|
September 16, 1950
|
| The Framed Cat
|
53
|
October 21, 1950
|
| Cue Ball Cat
|
54
|
November 25, 1950
|
| Casanova Cat
|
55
|
January 6, 1951
|
| Jerry and the Goldfish
|
56
|
March 3, 1951
|
| Jerry's Cousin
|
57
|
April 7, 1951
|
| Sleepy-Time Tom
|
58
|
May 26, 1951
|
| His Mouse Friday
|
59
|
July 6, 1951
|
| Slicked-up Pup
|
60
|
September 8, 1951
|
| Nit-Witty Kitty
|
61
|
October 6, 1951
|
| Cat Napping
|
62
|
December 8, 1951
|
| The Flying Cat
|
63
|
January 12, 1952
|
| The Duck Doctor
|
64
|
February 16, 1952
|
| The Two Mouseketeers
|
65
|
March 15, 1952
|
| Smitten Kitten
|
66
|
April 12, 1952
|
| Triplet Trouble
|
67
|
April 19, 1952
|
| Little Runaway
|
68
|
June 14, 1952
|
| Fit to Be Tied
|
69
|
July 26, 1952
|
| Push-Button Kitty
|
70
|
September 6, 1952
|
| Cruise Cat
|
71
|
October 18, 1952
|
| The Dog House
|
72
|
November 29, 1952
|
| The Missing Mouse
|
73
|
January 10, 1953
|
| Jerry and Jumbo
|
74
|
February 21, 1953
|
| Johann Mouse
|
75
|
March 21, 1953
|
| That's My Pup!
|
76
|
April 2, 1953
|
| Just Ducky
|
77
|
September 5, 1953
|
| Two Little Indians
|
78
|
October 17, 1953
|
| Life with Tom
|
79
|
November 21, 1953
|
| Puppy Tale
|
80
|
January 23, 1954
|
| Posse Cat
|
81
|
January 30, 1954
|
| Hic-cup Pup
|
82
|
April 17, 1954
|
| Little School Mouse
|
83
|
May 29, 1954
|
| Baby Butch
|
84
|
August 14, 1954
|
| Mice Follies
|
85
|
September 4, 1954
|
| Neapolitan Mouse
|
86
|
October 2, 1954
|
| Downhearted Duckling
|
87
|
November 13, 1954
|
| Pet Peeve
|
88
|
November 20, 1954
|
| Touché, Pussy Cat!
|
89
|
December 18, 1954
|
| Southbound Duckling
|
90
|
March 12, 1955
|
| Pup on a Picnic
|
91
|
April 30, 1955
|
| Mouse for Sale
|
92
|
May 21, 1955
|
| Designs on Jerry
|
93
|
September 2, 1955
|
| Tom and Chérie
|
94
|
September 9, 1955
|
| Smarty Cat
|
95
|
October 14, 1955
|
| Pecos Pest
|
96
|
November 11, 1955
|
| That's My Mommy
|
97
|
November 19, 1955
|
| The Flying Sorceress
|
98
|
January 27, 1956
|
| The Egg and Jerry
|
99
|
March 23, 1956
|
| Busy Buddies
|
100
|
May 4, 1956
|
| Muscle Beach Tom
|
101
|
September 7, 1956
|
| Down Beat Bear
|
102
|
October 21, 1956
|
| Blue Cat Blues
|
103
|
November 16, 1956
|
| Barbecue Brawl
|
104
|
December 14, 1956
|
| Tops with Pops
|
105
|
February 22, 1957
|
| Timid Tabby
|
106
|
April 19, 1957
|
| Feedin' the Kiddie
|
107
|
June 7, 1957
|
| Mucho Mouse
|
108
|
September 6, 1957
|
| Tom's Photo Finish
|
109
|
November 1, 1957
|
| Happy Go Ducky
|
110
|
January 3, 1958
|
| Royal Cat Nap
|
111
|
March 7, 1958
|
| The Vanishing Duck
|
112
|
May 2, 1958
|
| Robin Hoodwinked
|
113
|
June 6, 1958
|
| Tot Watchers
|
114
|
August 1, 1958
|
Rembrandt Films
| Title
|
Number
|
Release date
|
| Switchin' Kitten
|
1
|
September 7, 1961
|
| Down and Outing
|
2
|
October 4, 1961
|
| It's Greek to Me-ow!
|
3
|
December 7, 1961
|
| High Steaks
|
4
|
March 23, 1962
|
| Mouse into Space
|
5
|
April 13, 1962
|
| Landing Stripling
|
6
|
May 9, 1962
|
| Calypso Cat
|
7
|
June 21, 1962
|
| Dicky Moe
|
8
|
July 20, 1962
|
| The Tom and Jerry Cartoon Kit
|
9
|
August 10, 1962
|
| Tall in the Trap
|
10
|
September 14, 1962
|
| Sorry Safari
|
11
|
October 12, 1962
|
| Buddies Thicker Than Water
|
12
|
November 1, 1962
|
| Carmen Get It!
|
13
|
December 21, 1962
|
Sib Tower 12
| Title
|
Number
|
Release date
|
| Pent-House Mouse
|
1
|
July 27, 1963
|
| The Cat Above and the Mouse Below
|
2
|
February 25, 1964
|
| Is There a Doctor in the Mouse?
|
3
|
March 24, 1964
|
| Much Ado About Mousing
|
4
|
April 15, 1964
|
| Snowbody Loves Me
|
5
|
May 12, 1964
|
| The Unshrinkable Jerry Mouse
|
6
|
December 8, 1964
|
| Ah, Sweet Mouse-Story of Life
|
7
|
January 20, 1965
|
| Tom-ic Energy
|
8
|
January 27, 1965
|
| Bad Day at Cat Rock
|
9
|
February 10, 1965
|
| The Brothers Carry-Mouse-Off
|
10
|
March 3, 1965
|
| Haunted Mouse
|
11
|
March 24, 1965
|
| I'm Just Wild About Jerry
|
12
|
April 7, 1965
|
| Of Feline Bondage
|
13
|
May 19, 1965
|
| The Year of the Mouse
|
14
|
June 9, 1965
|
| The Cat's Me-Ouch
|
15
|
December 22, 1965
|
| Duel Personality
|
16
|
January 20, 1966
|
| Jerry, Jerry, Quite Contrary
|
17
|
February 17, 1966
|
| Jerry-Go-Round
|
18
|
March 3, 1966
|
| Love Me, Love My Mouse
|
19
|
April 28, 1966
|
| Puss 'n' Boats
|
20
|
May 5, 1966
|
| Filet Meow
|
21
|
June 30, 1966
|
| Matinee Mouse
|
22
|
July 14, 1966
|
| The A-Tom-Inable Snowman
|
23
|
August 4, 1966
|
| Catty-Cornered
|
24
|
September 8, 1966
|
| Cat and Dupli-cat
|
25
|
January 20, 1967
|
| O-Solar-Meow
|
26
|
February 24, 1967
|
| Guided Mouse-ille
|
27
|
March 10, 1967
|
| Rock 'n' Rodent
|
28
|
April 7, 1967
|
| Cannery Rodent
|
29
|
April 14, 1967
|
| The Mouse from H.U.N.G.E.R.
|
30
|
April 21, 1967
|
| Surf-Bored Cat
|
31
|
May 5, 1967
|
| Shutter Bugged Cat
|
32
|
June 23, 1967
|
| Advance and Be Mechanized
|
33
|
August 25, 1967
|
| Purr-Chance to Dream
|
34
|
September 8, 1967
|
Warner Bros. Animation
Cast
In popular culture
- In The Simpsons, Bart and Lisa regularly watch The Itchy & Scratchy Show.
- In the Outnumbered episode "The Long Night," a police officer told the Brockmans that their neighbor had hit her husband over the head with a frying pan which he knows "sounds a bit Tom and Jerry."
- In the American Dad! episode "Merlot Down Dirty Shame," Roger mentions "Tom and Jerry" as a spa package.
- Tom and Jerry are a question in The Yes! No! Game by Paul Lamond Games.
Family Guy
- Main article: Family Guy
- "Road to Rupert:" Stewie is superimposed on Jerry who danced with Joe Brady during "The Worry Song" in the film Anchors Aweigh.
- "Valentine's Day in Quahog:" Peter and Lois spend the day in bed during Valentine's Day, which includes watching the final episode of Tom and Jerry, in which Tom hires an exterminator to get rid of Jerry. The exterminator asks Tom what he wants to be done with the body of Jerry, but Tom doesn't care about that part, Jerry can be thrown in the garbage for all he cares, but Tom does show some interest in keeping one of Jerry's oversized mallets.
See also
References
