''Tom and Jerry Special Shorts'' is a short-lived American animated television series based on ''

Tom and Jerry ''Tom and Jerry'' is an American Animated cartoon, 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 c ...

'' that premiered and ended on

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on February 20, 2021, making it the shortest lived of any ''Tom and Jerry'' related shows. The series is developed by

Peter Browngardt Peter Browngardt is an American animator, storyboard artist, voice actor, writer and producer currently working as executive producer and creative director behind ''Looney Tunes Cartoons''. He is perhaps best known for being the creator of Carto ...

and produced by

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. The shorts featured the archived uncredited voices of

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 ...

alongside Andrew Dickman. The shorts are featured in the style of ''

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'', another short series developed by Browngardt.

Cast and characters

Main

and Andrew Dickman as: **

Tom Cat Thomas Jasper "Tom" Cat Sr. is a fictional character and one of the two titular main protagonists (the other being Jerry Mouse) in Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer's series of ''Tom and Jerry'' theatrical animated short films. Created by William Hanna and J ...

: Tom is variously depicted as a house cat doing his job, and a victim of Jerry's tricks, sometimes within the same short. **

Jerry Mouse Gerald Jinx "Jerry" Mouse is a fictional character and one of the two titular characters in Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer's series of ''Tom and Jerry'' theatrical animated short films and other animated media, usually acting as the protagonist opposite his ...

: Jerry lives in the same house as Tom's owners, allowing chaos and destruction to ensue while he and Tom fight.

Notable guest stars

Keone Young Keone Joseph Young is an American actor. He is best known for his television roles as Dr. Michael Kwan in '' Kay O'Brien'' (1986), Mr. Wu in '' Deadwood'' (2004–2006) and as the dual roles of Judge Robert Chong and Mr. Wan in ''The Young and t ...

as Sushi Chef: Appearing in "On a Roll", the character is a simple chef that was cooking food and notices Jerry stealing some of his sushi, leading to Tom being ordered to get that mouse.

Episodes

Production

Pete Browngardt at New York Comic Con 2014 - Peter Dzubay

In February 2021, the shorts debuted on ''

'' with no prior announcement. Thought to be promotional marketing for the ''

Tom & Jerry ''Tom and Jerry'' is an American Animated cartoon, 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 c ...

'' film, the shorts received positive reception from fans and critics. According to Andrew Dickman, the series was worked on the crews spare time while on the production of ''Looney Tunes Cartoons''.

Removal from HBO Max

One month after the series' release, it temporarily left the service. The reason of the removal from HBO Max was unknown, but it was eventually re-added in July 2021. The series is currently no longer listed as its own program, but as two extras on the page for the ''Tom & Jerry'' film.

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