

Each cartoon shows the two characters getting into comedic fights or chases, in which they often get hurt cartoon-style.Ī total of 114 Tom and Jerry shorts were produced by the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer cartoon studio from 1940–1958, starting with Puss Gets the Boot. It is named after its two main iconic characters: a blue-grey cat named Tom and a brown house mouse named Jerry. The original cartoons were created in 1940, written and directed by William Hanna and Joseph Barbera. Tom and Jerry is an American slapstick comedy animated short series and media franchise. William Hanna and Joseph Barbera (1956-1958) Help!.William Hanna and Joseph Barbera (1940-1958).The Pebbles and Bamm-Bamm Show (1971–1972).Chantal Strand: Tom and Jerry: A Nutcracker Tale, Tom and Jerry Tales (3 episodes).Kath Soucie: (2010–present), Tom and Jerry Meet Sherlock Holmes, Tom and Jerry and the Wizard of Oz, The Tom and Jerry Show, Tom and Jerry: Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory, Tom and Jerry in New York.Reece Thompson: Tom and Jerry Tales (1 episode only).Alan Marriott: Tom and Jerry in Fists of Furry, Tom and Jerry in War of the Whiskers.Tara Strong: Tom and Jerry: The Magic Ring.Frank Welker: The Tom and Jerry Comedy Show (wraparound segment in episode 8).Lou Scheimer: The Tom and Jerry Comedy Show.Tom and Jerry in New York Voice actors English Two Little Indians (appears with an identical twin) (1953).Nibbles is depicted as a hungry and curious orphaned mouse where he is mentioned to live at the fictional Bide-a-wee Mouse Home.įeatured cartoons Tom and Jerry In the comics, the gray mouse's name was given as Tuffy Mouse from the start. The character's first actual appearance came in the 1942 comic book Our Gang Comics #1, where despite his nappy, he was presented as a peer of Jerry rather than a younger individual. Tuffy was later featured in the 1949 Academy Award-winning short The Little Orphan, as well as Two Little Indians and The Two Mouseketeers (both 1952). He is the little, blue/gray, nappy-wearing orphan mouse whose cartoon debut came in the 1946 short The Milky Waif. Nibbles (also known as Tuffy) is a fictional character from the Tom and Jerry cartoon series. Nibbles pats in delight after eating a whole turkey in The Little Orphan (1949).
