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''The Tom and Jerry Show'' is an American flash animated
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produced by
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and
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and animated by
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. 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 anim ...
and Joseph Barbera. The series first premiered in Canada on
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on March 1, 2014, and began airing on Cartoon Network in the United States on April 9, 2014, but also aired on
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in the U.S. Beginning in 2017, the series moved to
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in the U.S. The fourth season was released on February 1, 2021, on Boomerang SVOD and on the Cartoon Network app. The fifth and final season was released on the Cartoon Network app, also on February 1, and on February 2, but the season has been removed from the app and has not been added back. The fifth season also aired on Boomerang on February 15, 2021. The show was followed by a
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series named '' Tom and Jerry Special Shorts'', which are by the same crew as ''
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'' and are in the vein of the classic shorts. Another 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 ...
'', was also released on HBO Max on July 1, 2021, which is done by the same production team as ''The Tom and Jerry Show.''


Plot

The series follows the antics of Tom in his pursuit to catch Jerry. Each episode consists of two 11-minute segments (in the first season) and three 7-minute segments (starting from the second season) into a full-length 22-minute episode. Each scenario was introduced, used, or discontinued in each season. The series can follow one of these scenarios: # Tom and Jerry's typical antics in a modern-day urban setting being pets of Rick and Ginger, a married couple. # Tom and Jerry being pets to two witches named Beatie and Hildie in a medieval setting. It was used only in the first two seasons. # Tom and Jerry working together as detectives in Tolucaville, by operating a detective agency called "The Cat & Mouse Detectives", complete with a narrator. # Jerry living in Dr. Bigby's laboratory, with a rat named Napoleon, and a very smart hamster, with Tom being an alley cat. It was used only in the first season. # Tom working as a butler in a
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property. (introduced in the third season) # Tom and Jerry living in a scary
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n environment in a parody of
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. Used only in the third and fourth seasons. # Tom working at a farm run by a farmer named Maude. Introduced in the fourth season. # Tom and Jerry starring in spoofs of classic fairy tales, narrated by an older mouse to other small mice around a campfire. Introduced in the fifth season.


Episodes


Characters


Main

*
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 ...
– An adult hapless
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who is always trying to catch Jerry and kick him out of his house. However, he seems to be less antagonistic towards Jerry in this series, showing a love-hate relationship with him. *
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 ...
– A young clever mouse who always outsmarts Tom, although they are seen working together sometimes.


Recurring

* Spike Bulldog – An adult bad-tempered
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and is Jerry's ward. *
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– An adult black cat that lives on the street who is the frenemy of Tom. * Meathead Cat – A alley cat who is friends with Butch. * Toots (credited as "Toodles Galore") – An adult female cat with a blue bow on her head who is Tom's girlfriend. * Chérie – A young female mouse with a blue bow around her neck who is Jerry's girlfriend. *
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– A young
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, who is the best friend of Jerry. Characters tied to specific scenarios consist of: * Rick and Ginger – The owners of Tom and Spike, who are a married couple. Rick favors Spike while Ginger favors Tom. * Hildie and Beatie – Two
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es living with Tom and Jerry, in a haunted house. * Newt – An orange
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which uses an eyepatch. He also lives in the house of the two witches. * Napoleon – A
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rat who is a friend of Jerry. He lives in the scientific laboratory of Dr. Bigby. * Hamster – A clever, yet unnamed hamster who also lives in Bigby's laboratory. * Dr. Bigby – A
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working in a peculiar
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. * Rutger, Rolph, Rudy – A trio of loud
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mice introduced in season 3, who live in Catsylvania. * Cates – The top butler and boss of tom in the Downton Abbey manor. * Maude – A farmer.


Voice cast


Production

''The Tom and Jerry Show'' was initially announced to consist of 26 episodes divided into 52 11-minute segments to air on Cartoon Network, with the intention to remain faithful to the original theatrical short series. The show was originally intended to premiere on Cartoon Network in 2013 before being pushed back to April 9, 2014. From the second season onward, the art style of the show was retooled and the series running time for the segments is now 7 minutes to more closely resemble the original MGM shorts. Because of the running time switch, the half-hour episodes contain 3 segments instead of 2. The series is produced by
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and
Renegade Animation Renegade Animation is an American animation studio located in Glendale, California which currently specializes in Adobe Animate/Toon Boom animation. It was founded by Disney and Warner Bros. animator and director Darrell Van Citters and his busin ...
, with Renegade handling the actual production work under the supervision of
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and Ashley Postelwaite, both of whom used to work for Warner Bros. before leaving to form Renegade in 1992. Renegade Animation is also known for producing ''
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'' and ''
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''. It is the second ''Tom and Jerry'' television series produced in the 16:9 widescreen aspect ratio and the first to be animated in
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. It is also the second made-for-television iteration of the cartoons to emulate the theatrical shorts and the fifth made-for-television ''Tom and Jerry'' production. It was also the longest–running ''Tom and Jerry'' series, overtaking ''
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 ...
''.


Broadcast

''The Tom and Jerry Show'' premiered on March 1, 2014 on
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in Canada. The series premiered on April 9, 2014 on Cartoon Network in the United States. In the United Kingdom and Ireland, it began airing on April 12, 2014 on
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, and also on
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in 2016 (including all episodes following "Say Uncle"). It premiered on April 21, 2014 on Cartoon Network in India. In Australia, Cartoon Network premiered it on May 5, 2014. The series began airing on
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in the United States on January 5, 2015. In Indonesia, it is currently broadcast on GTV since February 13, 2017 and on
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since August 13, 2017. In China, it is broadcast on China Central Television. In Japan from September 23, 2014 NHK BS Premium broadcast it with the title ''New Tom and Jerry Show'' on December 15, 2015. In India, the show retelecasted on 14 November 2020 with new
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dialogues in Cartoon Network India.


Home media


Region 1 DVDs


Main series


Region 2 DVDs


Main series


Reception

The series has received generally mixed to favorable reviews, with criticism primarily directed at the switch from traditional hand-drawn animation to flash animation since the previous ''Tom and Jerry'' TV series, ''
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 ...
''.


See also

* '' The Tom and Jerry Show'' (1975) * ''
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'' * ''
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 ...
'' * ''
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 ...
'' * ''
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 ...
''


Notes


References


External links

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