This is a complete list of the 164 shorts in the
''Tom and Jerry'' series produced and released between 1940 and 2014. Of these, 162 are theatrical shorts, one is a made-for-TV short, and one is a 2-minute sketch shown as part of a telethon.
1940–58: Hanna-Barbera/MGM Cartoons
The following 114 cartoons were directed by
William Hanna
William Denby Hanna (July 14, 1910 – March 22, 2001) was an American animator and cartoonist who was the creator of ''Tom and Jerry'' as well as the voice actor for the two title characters. Alongside Joseph Barbera, he also founded the ani ...
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 ...
at the
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer cartoon studio
The Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer cartoon studio was an American animation studio operated by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) during the Golden Age of American animation. Active from 1937 until 1957, the studio was responsible for producing animated shorts to a ...
in
Hollywood, California
Hollywood is a neighborhood in the central region of Los Angeles, California. Its name has come to be a shorthand reference for the U.S. film industry and the people associated with it. Many notable film studios, such as Columbia Pictures, ...
. All cartoons were released to theaters by
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios Inc., also known as Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures and abbreviated as MGM, is an American film, television production, distribution and media company owned by amazon (company), Amazon through MGM Holdings, founded o ...
.
Rudolf Ising
Rudolf Carl Ising (August 7, 1903 – July 18, 1992) was an American animator best known for collaborating with Hugh Harman to establish the Warner Bros. and MGM Cartoon studios during the early years of the golden age of American animation. In ...
was the producer of ''Puss Gets the Boot''; subsequent cartoons were produced by
Fred Quimby
Frederick Clinton Quimby (July 31, 1886 – September 16, 1965) was an American animation producer and journalist best known for producing the ''Tom and Jerry'' cartoon series, for which he won seven Academy Awards for Best Animated Short Films ...
through 1955. Quimby retired in 1955 and from 1955 to 1957, Hanna and Barbera produced the shorts until MGM closed the cartoon studio in 1957, and the last cartoon was released in 1958. Most of these cartoons were produced in the standard
Academy ratio
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(1.37:1). Four cartoons were produced for both Academy Ratio and CinemaScope formats (2.55:1, later 2.35:1). Finally, 19 cartoons were produced in widescreen
CinemaScope
CinemaScope is an anamorphic lens series used, from 1953 to 1967, and less often later, for shooting widescreen films that, crucially, could be screened in theatres using existing equipment, albeit with a lens adapter. Its creation in 1953 by ...
format only (though reissues have the standard Academy ratio (1.37:1) instead).
Like the other studios, MGM reissued and edited its cartoons when rereleased to theaters. Many pre-1952 cartoons were reissued with Perspecta Sound, which was introduced in 1954. MGM also reissued its cartoons before the introduction of Perspecta Sound. Because of the
1965 MGM vault fire
On August 10, 1965, a fire erupted in Vault 7, a storage facility, at the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer studio (MGM) backlot (now Sony Pictures Studios) in Culver City, California. It was caused by an electrical short explosively igniting stored nitrate f ...
, all original film of pre-September-1951 MGM cartoons are lost, leaving only the backup prints (usually the altered reissue prints), although some production artwork relating to the missing material has survived, like pencil sketches.
1940
1941
1942
1943
1944
1945
1946
1947
1948
1949
1950
1951
1952
1953
1954
1955
1956
1957
1958
1961–62: Gene Deitch/Rembrandt Films cartoons
The following thirteen cartoons were directed by
Gene Deitch
Eugene Merril Deitch (August 8, 1924 – April 16, 2020) was an American illustrator, animator, comics artist, and film director who was based in Prague from the 1960s until his death in 2020. Deitch was known for creating animated cartoons ...
, produced by
William L. Snyder
William Lawrence Snyder (February 14, 1918 – June 3, 1998) was an American film producer. He won an Academy Award for Best Animated Short in 1960 for the animation ''Munro''. William Snyder created the company Rembrandt Films in Czechoslovakia ...
, and animated at Snyder's Rembrandt Films in
Prague
Prague ( ; cs, Praha ; german: Prag, ; la, Praga) is the capital and largest city in the Czech Republic, and the historical capital of Bohemia. On the Vltava river, Prague is home to about 1.3 million people. The city has a temperate ...
,
Czechoslovakia
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, p1 = Austria-Hungary
, image_p1 ...
(now in the
Czech Republic
The Czech Republic, or simply Czechia, is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Historically known as Bohemia, it is bordered by Austria to the south, Germany to the west, Poland to the northeast, and Slovakia to the southeast. The ...
, and
Slovakia
Slovakia (; sk, Slovensko ), officially the Slovak Republic ( sk, Slovenská republika, links=no ), is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is bordered by Poland to the north, Ukraine to the east, Hungary to the south, Austria to the s ...
). All cartoons were released to theaters by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.
1961
1962
1963–67: Chuck Jones/Sib Tower 12 cartoons
The following 34 cartoons were produced by
Chuck Jones
Charles Martin Jones (September 21, 1912 – February 22, 2002) was an American animator, director, and painter, best known for his work with Warner Bros. Cartoons on the ''Looney Tunes'' and ''Merrie Melodies'' series of shorts. He wrote, produ ...
in Hollywood, California. Earlier cartoons were produced in conjunction with Walter Bien's "Sib Tower 12 Productions" (one or the other credited on the 1963 and 1964 productions), until it was integrated into a new animation department called
MGM Animation/Visual Arts
MGM Animation/Visual Arts was an American animation studio established in 1962 by animation director/producer Chuck Jones, producer Les Goldman and animator Ken Harris as Sib Tower 12 Productions. Its productions include the last series of ''Tom ...
. Directors (if other than Jones) or co-directors for each short are listed. All cartoons were released to theaters by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Note: All the Chuck Jones MGM ''Tom and Jerry'' shorts were in Metrocolor.
All were released on DVD in 2009 as part of ''
Tom and Jerry: The Chuck Jones Collection''.
1963
1964
1965
1966
1967
2001–14: Warner Bros. cartoons
2001: Hanna-Barbera Productions/Turner Entertainment cartoon
2005, 2014: Warner Bros. Animation cartoons
Spin-offs and other appearances
* ''
The Alley Cat'' (1941 film,
MGM one-shot cartoon) with Butch and Toodles
* ''
War Dogs
Dogs in warfare have a very long history starting in ancient times. From being trained in combat, to their use as scouts, sentries, messengers, mercy dogs, and trackers, their uses have been varied and some continue to exist in modern military ...
'' (1943 film,
MGM one-shot cartoon) with Spike cameo
* ''
Anchors Aweigh
"Anchors Aweigh" is the fight song of the United States Naval Academy and unofficial march song of the United States Navy. It was composed in 1906 by Charles A. Zimmermann with lyrics by Alfred Hart Miles. When he composed "Anchors Aweigh", Zim ...
'' (1945 film) with Tom and Jerry cameo
* ''
Dangerous When Wet
''Dangerous When Wet'' is a 1953 American live-action/animated musical comedy film starring Esther Williams, Fernando Lamas and Jack Carson, directed by Charles Walters and featuring an animated swimming sequence starring Williams with the cat-a ...
'' (1953 film) with Tom and Jerry cameo
* ''The Three Little Pups'' (1953 film, ''
Droopy
Droopy is an animated character from the golden age of American animation. He is an anthropomorphic white Basset Hound with a droopy face; hence his name. He was created in 1943 by Tex Avery for theatrical cartoon shorts produced by the Metro-Go ...
'' cartoon) with Spike cameo
* ''
Spike and Tyke
''Spike and Tyke'' is a short-lived theatrical animated short subject series, based upon the American bulldog father-and-son team from Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer's ''Tom and Jerry'' cartoons. The characters first appeared in the ''Tom and Jerry'' seri ...
'' (1957
MGM
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios Inc., also known as Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures and abbreviated as MGM, is an American film, television production, distribution and media company owned by Amazon through MGM Holdings, founded on April 17, 1924 a ...
cartoon series) with Spike and Tyke
* ''
Who Framed Roger Rabbit
''Who Framed Roger Rabbit'' is a 1988 American live-action/animated comedy mystery film directed by Robert Zemeckis, produced by Frank Marshall and Robert Watts, and loosely adapted by Jeffrey Price and Peter S. Seaman from Gary K. Wolf's 1 ...
'' (1988 film) with Spike cameo
* ''
Tom and Jerry: The Movie'' (1992 feature film)
* ''
Tom & Jerry
''Tom and Jerry'' is an American animated media franchise and series of comedy short films created in 1940 by William Hanna and Joseph Barbera. Best known for its 161 theatrical short films by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, the series centers on the riva ...
'' (2021 feature film)
* ''
The Tom and Jerry Show'' (1975 TV series, 16 episodes)
* ''
The Tom and Jerry Comedy Show
''The Tom and Jerry Comedy Show'' (also known as ''The New Adventures of Tom and Jerry'') is an American animated television program produced by Filmation for MGM Television featuring the popular cartoon duo Tom and Jerry. The show first aired on ...
'' (1980 TV series, 15 episodes)
* ''
Tom & Jerry Kids
''Tom & Jerry Kids'' (formerly known as ''Tom & Jerry Kids Show'' in the first season) is an American animated comedy television series co-produced by Hanna-Barbera and Turner Entertainment Co., and starring the cat-and-mouse duo Tom and Jerry a ...
'' (1990 TV series,
65 episodes)
* ''
Tom and Jerry Tales
''Tom and Jerry Tales'' is an American animated television series featuring the cat-and-mouse 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 ...
'' (2006 TV series,
26 episodes)
* ''
The Tom and Jerry Show'' (2014 TV series,
71 episodes)
* ''
Tom and Jerry Special Shorts
''Tom and Jerry Special Shorts'' is a short-lived American animated television series based on ''Tom and Jerry'' that premiered and ended on HBO Max on February 20, 2021, making it the shortest lived of any ''Tom and Jerry'' related shows. The s ...
'' (2021 TV Series)
* ''
Tom and Jerry in New York
''Tom and Jerry in New York'' is an American animated
streaming television series that premiered on HBO Max on July 1, 2021 and ended on November 18, 2021. It is based on the ''Tom and Jerry'' characters and theatrical cartoon series created by W ...
'' (2021 TV series)
* ''
Tom and Jerry: The Magic Ring'' (2002 film)
* ''
Tom and Jerry: Blast Off to Mars'' (2005 film)
* ''
Tom and Jerry: The Fast and the Furry'' (2005 film)
* ''
Tom and Jerry: Shiver Me Whiskers'' (2006 film)
* ''
Tom and Jerry: A Nutcracker Tale'' (2007 film)
* ''
Tom and Jerry Meet Sherlock Holmes
This is a list of feature length films of the ''Tom and Jerry'' franchise.
Theatrical films
Direct-to-video films
All direct-to-video films are produced by Turner Entertainment and Warner Bros. Animation.
''Tom and Jerry: The Magic Ring''
...
'' (2010 film)
* ''
Tom and Jerry and the Wizard of Oz
This is a list of feature length films of the ''Tom and Jerry'' franchise.
Theatrical films
Direct-to-video films
All direct-to-video films are produced by Turner Entertainment and Warner Bros. Animation.
''Tom and Jerry: The Magic Ring''
...
'' (2011 film)
* ''
Tom and Jerry: Robin Hood and His Merry Mouse'' (2012 film)
* ''
Tom and Jerry's Giant Adventure
''Tom and Jerry's Giant Adventure'' is a 2013 animated fantasy comedy direct-to-video film starring Tom and Jerry, produced by Warner Bros. Animation. Tom and Jerry are the faithful servants of Jack, son of the founder of a struggling storybook a ...
'' (2013 film)
* ''
Tom and Jerry: The Lost Dragon'' (2014 film)
* ''
Tom and Jerry: Spy Quest'' (2015 film)
* ''
Tom and Jerry: Back to Oz'' (2016 film)
* ''
Tom and Jerry: Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory'' (2017 film)
* ''
Tom and Jerry: Cowboy Up!'' (2022 film)
* ''
Tom and Jerry: Snowman's Land'' (2022 film)
Notes
External links
Tom and Jerry episode guide: The Hanna–Barbera era (1940–1958)Tom and Jerry episode guide: The Gene Deitch era (1960–1962)Tom and Jerry episode guide: The Chuck Jones era (1963–1967)Tom and Jerry episode guide: Warner Bros. Animation (2000–present)
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