''Tom and Jerry in New York'' is an American

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television series that premiered on

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on July 1, 2021 and ended on November 18, 2021. It is based on the ''

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 ...

'' characters and theatrical cartoon series created 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

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and serves as a stand-alone sequel series to the film, ''

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 ...

'', which was released in cinemas and HBO Max on February 26, 2021. With episodes directed by

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, the show has the same art style as '' The Tom and Jerry Show (2014)'' with the original crew returning along with

(via archive recordings) as the voices of Tom and Jerry. Each episode is usually 21 minutes long: the first, second and fourth segments are 5 minutes long and the third segment runs 2 minutes. It features the cast of

(archived recordings),

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Joey D'Auria Joseph J. D'Auria (born May 18, 1952) is an American film, television and voice actor, best known for his role as Bozo the Clown in ''The Bozo Show'', succeeding original actor Bob Bell. He is also known as J.W. Terry, Joseph J. Terry, and Jos ...

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and Sam Kwasman.

Plot

Set after the events of the 2021 film, the series follows Tom and Jerry having new adventures in the Royal Gate Hotel and all over

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Voice cast

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 ...

, a variously depicted as an adult blue/gray house

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doing his job, and a victim of Jerry's blackmail attempts, sometimes within the same short. **

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, a young brown

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

as Tuffy Mouse: The little, gray, nappy-wearing orphan mouse who is Jerry's ward. *

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: A black alley cat who is the leader of the alley cat bullies who are usually friends with Tom and help him catch Jerry. *

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: A muscular gray

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who is very trusting, even trusting Tom in many situations in which Tom wishes to eat him. *

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(credited as Toots), Gwennie, Riva McDiva *

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as Female Zoo Patron, Pigeon, Zoo Announcer *

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as Concierge, Taxi Driver, Chameleon Owner, Shopkeeper, Hot Dog Vendor, Store Announcer *

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as Old Lady, Mrs. Vandarkashian *

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as Gunnar *

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as Mr. Piper *

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as Chapman, Zoo Guard *

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as Lt. General Mother * Regi Davis as Sgt. Clayton T. McTabby, Ambassador's Husband * Kurt Kanazawa as Digital Translator, Announcer *

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as Jimmy *

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as Rosie *

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as Mom *

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as Pedestrian *

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as Rolf, Rudy *

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as Tom's double *

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as Dowager, Young Girl *

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as Robber *

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as Bird vocalizations

Episodes

Series overview

All episodes were directed by

Season 1 (2021)

Season 2 (2021)

Release

The series premiered in the United States on July 1, 2021 on

. In

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, the series was premiered on September 18, 2021 on

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. The second season premiered on November 18. Internationally, the show is broadcast on

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channels. The series premiered on December 17, 2021 on HBO Max in

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and

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and later premiered on January 6, 2022 on

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. It started airing in

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also on March 19, 2022 on

Production

Development

On October 29, 2019, ''Tom and Jerry in New York'' was first shown during

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's HBO Max conference demo live-stream event, where it was originally known as ''Tom and Jerry in the Big City'' and hidden away under ''Max Originals'', fourth in a row alongside ''

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'', ''

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'', and '' The Fungies!''. On May 28, 2020, on the official WarnerMedia

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, the day after the streaming service's launch date, posted a video of current and upcoming content heading to and/or on the site, among the end portion of the video listing next-year ''Max Originals'' and squeezed in-between '' Tig n' Seek'' and ''

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'', was ''Tom and Jerry'' under a new title of ''in the Big City''.WanrerMedia. May 28, 2021
/ref> On June 10, 2021, WarnerMedia officially announced the series with its original title of ''Tom and Jerry in New York'', which premiered on HBO Max starting July 1, 2021.

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and Ashley Postelwaite who produced ''The Tom and Jerry Show'' during the last decade have returned in the same roles, with Van Citters also directing again.

References

External links

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Notes

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