''Tom and Jerry Tales'' is an American

animated television series An animated series is a set of Animation, animated works with a common series title, usually related to one another. These episodes should typically share the same main characters, some different secondary characters and a basic theme. Series can ...

featuring the cat-and-

mouse A mouse ( : mice) is a small rodent. Characteristically, mice are known to have a pointed snout, small rounded ears, a body-length scaly tail, and a high breeding rate. The best known mouse species is the common house mouse (''Mus musculus' ...

duo Tom and Jerry. Produced by Warner Bros. Animation and Turner Entertainment, it is the seventh installment in the ''Tom and Jerry'' franchise as well as the first ''Tom and Jerry'' production to emulate the original theatrical shorts created by

Hanna-Barbera Hanna-Barbera Cartoons, Inc. ( ) was an American animation studio and production company which was active from 1957 to 2001. It was founded on July 7, 1957, by William Hanna and Joseph Barbera following the decision of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer to c ...

founders and former Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer cartoon studio staff William Hanna and

Joseph Barbera Joseph Roland Barbera ( ; ; March 24, 1911 – December 18, 2006) was an American animator, director, producer, storyboard artist, and cartoon artist who co-founded the animation studio and production company Hanna-Barbera. Born to Italian im ...

for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer; it originally ran in the United States from September 23, 2006 to March 22, 2008, on Kids' WB. This is the first ''Tom and Jerry'' television series from Warner Bros. Animation after parent company Time Warner had bought Turner Broadcasting System, then-owners of the franchise, in 1996. Joseph Barbera served as

executive producer Executive producer (EP) is one of the top positions in the making of a commercial entertainment product. Depending on the medium, the executive producer may be concerned with management accounting or associated with legal issues (like copyrights o ...

for the series before his death on December 18, 2006 (making this the final ''Tom and Jerry'' project with his involvement), and received story credit on some episodes of the first season. The series consists of two seasons and 26 episodes, each consisting of three 7-minute segments with approximately the same length as the original theatrical shorts and focusing on a shared theme between them. Some shorts – like ''

The Karate Guard ''The Karate Guard'' is a 2005 American animated cartoon short film, and the 163rd ''Tom and Jerry'' short. Directed by Joseph Barbera (''Tom and Jerry'' co-creator and co-founder of Hanna-Barbera) and Spike Brandt, ''The Karate Guard'' was the ...

'' – were produced and completed in 2005 (explaining the 2005 copyright stamp in the end credits of season 1 despite airing during the 2006–2007 season) as part of a 30-plus theatrical cartoon schedule canceled nearly two years after the financial failure of '' Looney Tunes: Back in Action''.

Voice cast

* Don Brown as

Tom Tom or TOM may refer to: * Tom (given name), a diminutive of Thomas or Tomás or an independent Aramaic given name (and a list of people with the name) Characters * Tom Anderson, a character in ''Beavis and Butt-Head'' * Tom Beck, a character ...

and Droopy (season 1) ** William Hanna as Tom's additional screams (only in several season 1 episodes, archival audio recordings, uncredited) *

Sam Vincent James Samuel Vincent (born May 18, 1963) is an American former professional basketball player and coach. Vincent won the State of Michigan "Mr. Basketball" award in 1981, the first year the award was given. He attended Lansing's Eastern High Sch ...

Jerry Jerry may refer to: Animals * Jerry (Grand National winner), racehorse, winner of the 1840 Grand National * Jerry (St Leger winner), racehorse, winner of 1824 St Leger Stakes Arts, entertainment, and media * ''Jerry'' (film), a 2006 Indian fil ...

and Kid * Reece Thompson (season 1) and

Chantal Strand Chantal Strand (born October 15, 1987) is a Canadian voice and stage actress as well as former stunt performer known for her vocal roles in animation, anime and video games. Her vocal role credits include those for little female human character ...

as Nibbles * Michael Donovan as Spike, Droopy and

Topsy Topsy may refer to: Arts and entertainment * Topsy, a character in the novel ''Uncle Tom's Cabin'' * Topsy, a character in the 2018 film ''Mary Poppins Returns'' * ''Topsy and Eva'', a 1928 film based on ''Uncle Tom's Cabin'' * ''Topsy and Tim'', ...

(season 2) * Colin Murdock as

Butch Butch may refer to: People * Butch (nickname), a list of people * Butch Cassidy's Wild Bunch, an Old West outlaw gang *Barbara Butch, French lesbian DJ and activist * Butch Miller (wrestler) (born 1944), ring name of New Zealand professional wr ...

and

Meathead Meathead may refer to: *Matt Mitrione Matthew Steven Mitrione (born July 15, 1978) is an American mixed martial artist and former American football player, who competed for both the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), and most recently for B ...

* Nicole Oliver as Mrs. Two-Shoes and Baby Booties * Trevor Devall as Radio Announcer * Carlos Alazraqui as Casper Lombardo *

Ben Diskin Benjamin Isaac Diskin (born August 25, 1982) is an American actor who was affiliated in Studiopolis, Bang Zoom!, SDI Media, Funimation, VSI Los Angeles, and NYAV Post. Early life Diskin was born in Los Angeles County, California to a Jewish fami ...

as Ghost 2 *

Saffron Henderson Saffron Henderson (born September 25) is a Canadian voice actress and singer who often works with Ocean Productions in numerous anime dubs. Career Henderson tends to be cast as mature and flirtatious women, young boys and teenage girls, as wel ...

as Playtpus Mother * Ted Cole as Monkey * Richard Newman as Narrator * Kelly Sheridan as Miss Shapely * Ashleigh Ball as Kangaroo Mother * Maryke Hendrikse as Princess Alien Mouse * Jennifer Hale as Kid 8, Additional voices * Ellie Harvie as Rhino Mother * Marieve Herington as Kid 12, Princess Additional voices *

Masasa Moyo Masasa Moyo is a Canadian television, film and voice actress. Filmography Film * '' Kingdom Come'' (2001) - Delightful Slocumb * ''Nosferatu L.A. '02'' (2002) - Laytesha (voice) * ''Paris'' (2003) - Golden Gate Bartender * ''Woman Thou Art Loose ...

as Girl 1, Additional voices * Maxine Miller as Green Witch * Ellen Kennedy as Purple Witch and Geraldine Mouse * Jake D. Smith as Baby Mouse * Cathy Weseluck as Thomasina *

Nicole Bouma Nicole Bouma (born April 24, 1981) is a Canadian voice actress who works for Ocean Studios in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. She is best known as the voice of Mint Blancmanche from the ''Galaxy Angel'' series, Blossom from ''Powerpuff Girls ...

as Little Girl *

Tabitha St. Germain Tabitha St. Germain, formerly known as Paulina Gillis Germain and also known as Tabitha or Kitanou St. Germain, is a Canadian actress and comedian. She is known for a variety of roles across many different shows. She has been actively doing voi ...

as White Hero *

Cree Summer Cree Summer Francks (born July 7, 1969) is a American-Canadian actress and singer. She has worked extensively in animation, voicing long-running characters such as Susie Carmichael in ''Rugrats'' and Elmyra Duff in ''Tiny Toon Adventures'' and r ...

as Yellow Hero * Ian James Corlett as Bunny * Scott McNeil as Rocket Shop Owner *

David Kaye David Kaye may refer to: * David Kaye (voice actor) (born 1966), Canadian-American voice actor * David A. Kaye, actor who played Jesse Waingrow in the film ''3000 Miles to Graceland'' * David Kaye (footballer) (born 1959), English footballer * Dav ...

as Mauricio * Garry Chalk as Head Lifeguard * Maurice LaMarche as Frankenstein * Peter Kelamis as TV Announcer * Janyse Jaud as Kitty * Michael Dobson as Male Kangaroo * Sarah Chalke as Baby Mouse 2, Additional voices * Erica Luttrell as Pele * John Payne as Buster * Andrea Libman as Toodles Galore * Brian Drummond as Bear, Additional voices *

Louis Chirillo Louis Chirillo is an American-Canadian former actor. He is of Colombian descent. He is famous for voicing Keefe in '' Zoids: Fuzors''. He has also voiced Shaman in '' ''Pucca' and Dukey on the first through the fourth seasons of ''Johnny Test' ...

as Lion, Additional voices * Tara Strong as Lioness 2 * Paul Dobson as Drummer Rat * Kazumi Evans as Additional voices * Matt Hill as Surf Competition Announcer *

Chuck Huber Chuck Huber is an American voice actor, ADR director, and writer primarily known for his work for Funimation and OkraTron 5000. He has provided numerous voices for Japanese anime series and video games. He is best known for his roles as Hiei i ...

as Bellhop *

Brigitte Bako Brigitte Bako (born May 15, 1967) is a Canadian actress known for her role on ''Red Shoe Diaries''. She also wrote, produced and starred in the adult comedy ''G-Spot''. Life and career Bako was raised in Montreal, Quebec, Canada to Jewish parent ...

as Lioness 3, Additional voices * Peter New as Tony the Greasy Pizza Guy * Erin Fitzgerald as Additional voices * Katie Crown as Additional voices * Jeannie Elias as Additional voices

Episodes

Overseas animation studios

Yearim Productions Yearim Productions Co., Ltd., ( ko, (주)예림프로덕션) founded in 1991, is a full service 2D (including digital animation) Korean animation studio located in Seoul, South Korea with a satellite office in Los Angeles. Shows Films *''T ...

(Seoul, South Korea) * Lotto Animation (Seoul, South Korea) (season 1) *

Rough Draft Korea Rough Draft Studios, Inc. is an American animation production studio based in Glendale, California, with a second studio in Glendale and its sister studio Rough Draft Korea located in Seoul, South Korea. The studio was founded in Van Nuys, Los ...

(Seoul, South Korea) (season 2) *

Toon City Toon City is a Filipino animation studio located in Manila. Its primary contractor is The Walt Disney Company and its DisneyToon Studios division, which produces animated TV series and direct-to-video films. They have also done a few commercial ...

(Manila, Philippines)

Home media

All six volumes were later released in 2-packs.

Video game

On October 31, 2006, a video game based on the series was released for the

Nintendo DS The is a handheld game console produced by Nintendo, released globally across 2004 and 2005. The DS, an initialism for "Developers' System" or "Dual Screen", introduced distinctive new features to handheld games: two LCD screens working in tan ...

and Game Boy Advance. Developed by Sensory Sweep Studios, it was published by Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment and also published by

Eidos Interactive Square Enix Limited (formerly Domark Limited and Eidos Interactive Limited) is a British subsidiary of the Japanese video game company Square Enix, acting as their European publishing arm. The company formerly owned ''Tomb Raider'', which was in ...

''(Only europe and australia)''. Playing as Jerry, the main objective of the game is to help Jerry get Tom into trouble. Many minor characters from the show make cameo appearances in the game, such as the female robotic mouse from the episode "Hi, Robot".

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