I personally, cannot think of one Chuck Jones episode funnier than Quimby's. Chuck jones' Tom and Jerry was so unfunny, i don't even watch them anymore. The cartoons were funnier, the characters were cuter, and the outcomes so much more one-sided. The Dot and the Line won the 1966 Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film. The cartoons were released to theaters from 1963 to 1967.
#CHUCK JONES TOM AND JERRY EPISODES SERIES#
The renowned crime-fighting team is joined by another world-famous duo, the lovable, ever-squabbling Tom and Jerry. As far as Tom and Jerry goes, Fred Quimby was king. Chuck Jones served as the director of the cartoons - 34 were part of the Tom and Jerry series and two ( The Dot and the Line: A Romance in Lower Mathematics and The Bear That Wasnt) were adaptations of books. However, it?s going to take one of history?s greatest fictional detectives, Sherlock Holmes along with his loyal assistant Dr. Tom and Jerry set out on one of their biggest adventures yet when they visit London to help solve a series of jewelry heists that leave Scotland Yard completely befuddled and a beautiful singer named Red framed for the crimes. The series followed a trend of the time to “babyfy” classic cartoons and draw the characters in a more youthful manner.Tom and Jerry Meet Sherlock Holmes is an action-packed adventure that stars the popular cat and mouse duo as they attempt to nab a clever jewel thief with the help of legendary detective, Sherlock Holmes. Hanna and Barbera produced their third Tom and Jerry production from 1990- Tom & Jerry Kids. In 1980, Filmation Studios (part of MGM) produced The Tom and Jerry Comedy Show, which included new characters and more of a slapstick approach to the scenes, which wasn’t very well received. In 1975, Hanna and Barbera returned to produce 48 television shorts of The Tom and Jerry Show for ABC. 34 shorts were made, with the animation style taking on a slightly psychedelic tone. In the later ‘60s, Chuck Jones and Les Goldman took over production of Tom and Jerry, as part of the company Sib Tower 12 Productions (later becoming a division of MGM). In order to avoid the show being linked to communism, the credits did not state where it was produced, and the crew’s names were transliterated from Czech.
The series was produced in Prague, which at the time, was behind the Iron Curtain. After the last of the Deitch cartoons were released, MGM turned to American director Chuck Jones and partner partner Les Goldman. Contains Tom & Jerry animated shorts created by animation legend Chuck Jones. The classic duo was quickly revived in the early ‘60s, by Gene Deitch and William L. A hungry Jerry tries to find a meal at a construction site while Tom, living in a penthouse, tries to make a meal of Jerry. The animation duo went on to make other popular cartoons such as The Flintstones, Yogi Bear, The Jetsons, and Scooby-Doo. The final Tom and Jerry short produced by Hanna and Barbera in this run was Tot Watchers. The rise of television in the ‘50s and decline of theatrical revenues eventually caused this run of Tom and Jerry to cease in 1957. In fact, to this day, Tom and Jerry have won more Oscars than any other animated series.Įach production took around six weeks to make and had a typical budget of $50,000 (over $500,000 today). Hanna and Barbera made a total of 114 cartoons for MGM in this production, which were hugely well-received. Initially, Tom would walk on four legs, but began walking on two legs after a few years, becoming almost exclusively bipedal. Over the years, Jerry slimmed down and Tom gained a smoother appearance to his fur, as well as bigger eyebrows, and a white and gray face with a white mouth. When was the first episode A short titled Puss Gets the Boot, was released on February 10, 1940.The idea behind the short was the infant form of Tom and Jerry, but the characters were named Jasper and Jinx. The pair made small adjustments to the appearance of Tom and Jerry so they would “ age gracefully” and the changes wouldn’t alienate the audience. Tom and Jerry have been a part of almost everyone’s childhoods since before they can remember. MGM held an internal contest to name the characters, and animator Jack Carr coined Tom the cat and Jerry the mouse, winning $50 (about $900 today) in the process.īarbera and Hanna continued making Tom and Jerry shorts for the next 15 years. Knowing there was demand for the cartoon, MGM agreed to allow Barbera and Hanna to produce a sequel to Puss Gets the Boot. However, Texas businesswoman Bessa Short sent a letter to the studio, inquiring if more of the cat and mouse shorts were going to be made. Barbera and Hanna were expecting the short to be the last they made of its type. It was released in theatres on February 10, 1940. Puss Gets the Boot was made, featuring Jasper the cat and Jinx the mouse, although Jinx was only named in the pre-production.
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