
Won an Academy Award for Short Subjects, Cartoons. Rarely aired on television due to racial stereotypes.Īlso noted this cartoon was released 10 days after King George VI dies. Nominated for an Academy Award for Short Subjects, Cartoons. Available on the UK DVD set entitled Tom and Jerry - The Complete Classic Collection. This was one of two Tom and Jerry cartoons to be omitted from the final Tom and Jerry Spotlight Collection due to politically incorrect content. Available on the UK DVD set entitled Tom and Jerry - The Complete Classic Collection.įirst appearances of Fluff, Muff and Puff.įirst appearance of Tyke and the first Tom and Jerry cartoon to be remade in the 1950s in Cinemascope.įirst compilation film contains footage from Tee for Two, Mouse Trouble, Solid Serenade and The Yankee Doodle Mouse.įirst and only time that the face of Mammy Two Shoes is shown.įirst cartoon to use the "Made in Hollywood, U.S.A." phrase on the end titles. Also first T&J cartoon credited by him since Quiet Please!. Last T&J cartoon animated by Michael Lah until Smarty Cat.įirst T&J cartoon animated by Ray Patterson since Salt Water Tabby. Also last T&J cartoon animated by Ray Patterson until The Truce Hurts. Last T&J cartoon credited by Michael Lah until Smarty Cat. In 1994 it was voted #42 of the 50 Greatest Cartoons of all time by members of the animation field. Thumb|right|250px|The third Tom and Jerry title card, used on first issues of 1947–52 shorts, and on most reissues. Also first T&J cartoon animated by Michael Lah. Also first T&J cartoon to credit the variant ending.įirst appearance of Nibbles. First Tom and Jerry cartoon to be nominated for an Annie Award. Also last T&J cartoon credited by Irven Spence until The Cat Concerto.įirst appearance of a love interest for Jerry. :32 Last T&J cartoon credited by Ray Patterson until The Truce Hurts. Also last Tom and Jerry cartoon credited by Pete Burness until Shutter Bugged Cat. First (and only) solo Jerry cartoon (Tom makes cameos at the beginning and end).įirst Tom and Jerry short to be seen refilmed in other cartoons. Won an Academy Award for Short Subjects, Cartoons.įirst Tom and Jerry cartoon animated by Ed Barge. Also first Tom and Jerry cartoon animated by Ray Patterson.įirst cameo appearance of a love interest for Tom. First cartoon to use "An MGM Tom and Jerry Cartoon" end titles. Last Tom and Jerry cartoon animated by George Gordon until Shutter Bugged Cat.

Also, the last pre-WWII Tom and Jerry cartoon.įirst appearance of Spike. This is the only Christmas-related cartoon in the original HB series. The first " official" Tom and Jerry cartoon.

First cartoon to get nominated for an Academy Award for Short Subjects, Cartoons.įirst Tom and Jerry cartoon in which the characters are so named and had a similar appearance from the first cartoon. Jerry is unnamed in this short, but is officially known as Jinx. First appearances of Tom, Jerry and Mammy Two Shoes. 1940 Titleįirst "Hanna-Barbera" Tom and Jerry cartoon. Because of the 1967 MGM Vault fire, original film elements of pre-1951 MGM cartoons are now lost, leaving only the backup prints in existence (usually the altered reissue prints). MGM also reissued its cartoons before the introduction of Perspecta Sound. Many pre-1951 cartoons were reissued with Perspecta Sound, which was introduced in 1954. Like any other studio, MGM reissued and edited its cartoons when re-released to theaters. Finally, 19 cartoons were produced in widescreen CinemaScope format only. Four cartoons were produced for both Academy Ratio and CinemaScope formats (2.55:1, later 2.35:1). Most of these cartoons were produced in the standard Academy ratio (1.37:1). Quimby retired in 1955 and from 1956 to 1958, Hanna and Barbera produced the shorts until MGM closed the cartoon studio in 1957, and the last cartoon was released in 1958. Rudolf Ising was the producer of Puss Gets the Boot subsequent shorts were produced by Fred Quimby through 1955.

All shorts were released to theaters by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. The following 114 shorts were directed by William Hanna and Joseph Barbera at the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer cartoon studio in Hollywood, California. 4 2001: Hanna-Barbera Productions/Turner Entertainment cartoon.3 1963–1967: Chuck Jones/Sib Tower 12 cartoons.2 1961–1962: Gene Deitch/Rembrandt Films cartoons.
