Editing Tom and Jerry (section)

{{short description|American cartoon series and franchise}}
{{About|the animal cartoon series|other uses|Tom and Jerry (disambiguation)}}
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{{Infobox media franchise
| title = Tom and Jerry
| image = Tom and Jerry logo.svg
| caption = Franchise logo used since 1985
| creator = [[William Hanna]]<br>[[Joseph Barbera]]
| origin = ''[[Puss Gets the Boot]]'' (1940)
| owner = [[Turner Entertainment]]
| years = 1940–present
| comics = [[#Comic books|List of comics]]
| strips = [[#Comic strip|List of comic strips]]
| films = ''[[Tom and Jerry: The Movie]]'' (1992)<br>[[Tom and Jerry (2021 film)|''Tom and Jerry'']] (2021)
| dtv = [[List of Tom and Jerry feature films#Direct-to-video films|List of direct-to-video films]]
| shorts = [[Tom and Jerry filmography|List of shorts]] (1940–1967, 2001–present)<br>''[[Spike and Tyke]]'' (1957)
| animated_series = [[#Television|List of animated series]]
| tv_specials = ''[[Tom and Jerry: Santa's Little Helpers]]'' (2014)
| tv_shorts = ''[[The Mansion Cat]]'' (2001)
| musicals = ''[[#Musical adaptation|Tom and Jerry: Purr-Chance to Dream]]'' (2019)
| video_games = [[List of Tom and Jerry video games|List of video games]]
| soundtracks = ''[[Tom and Jerry & Tex Avery Too!]]''
}}
'''''Tom and Jerry''''' is an American [[Animated cartoon|animated]] media franchise and series of comedy [[short film]]s created in 1940 by [[William Hanna]] and [[Joseph Barbera]]. Best known for its 161 theatrical short films by [[Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer]], the series centers on the enmity between the titular characters of a cat named [[Tom Cat|Tom]] and a mouse named [[Jerry Mouse|Jerry]]. Many shorts also feature several [[List of Tom and Jerry characters#Recurring characters|recurring characters]].

In its original run, Hanna and Barbera produced 114 ''Tom and Jerry'' shorts for MGM from 1940 to 1958.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.radiotimes.com/news/2015-02-17/tom-and-jerrys-75th-anniversary-proves-cat-and-mouse-games-never-get-old/|title=Tom and Jerry's 75th anniversary proves cat and mouse games never get old|last=Jones|first=Paul|date=February 17, 2015|website=[[Radio Times]]|access-date=February 10, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150718191510/http://www.radiotimes.com/news/2015-02-17/tom-and-jerrys-75th-anniversary-proves-cat-and-mouse-games-never-get-old/|archive-date=July 18, 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref> During this time, they won seven [[Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film|Academy Awards for Best Animated Short Film]], tying for first place with [[Walt Disney]]'s ''[[Silly Symphonies]]'' with the most awards in the category. After the [[Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer cartoon studio|MGM cartoon studio]] closed in 1957, MGM revived the series with [[Gene Deitch]] directing an additional 13 ''Tom and Jerry'' shorts for [[Rembrandt Films]] in [[Czechoslovakia]] from 1961 to 1962. ''Tom and Jerry'' became the highest-grossing animated short film series of that time, overtaking ''[[Looney Tunes]]''. [[Chuck Jones]] produced another 34 shorts with [[MGM Animation/Visual Arts|Sib Tower 12 Productions]] between 1963 and 1967. Five more shorts have been produced since 2001, making a total of [[Tom and Jerry filmography|166 shorts]].

A number of spin-offs have been made, including the television series ''[[The Tom and Jerry Show (1975 TV series)|The Tom and Jerry Show]]'' (1975), ''[[The Tom and Jerry Comedy Show]]'' (1980–1982), ''[[Tom & Jerry Kids]]'' (1990–1993), ''[[Tom and Jerry Tales]]'' (2006–2008), and ''[[The Tom and Jerry Show (2014 TV series)|The Tom and Jerry Show]]'' (2014–2021). In 1992, the first feature-length film based on the series, ''[[Tom and Jerry: The Movie]]'', was released. 13 [[#Feature films|direct-to-video films]] have been produced since 2002. In 2019, a musical adaptation of the series, titled ''Tom and Jerry: Purr-Chance to Dream'', debuted in Japan, in advance of ''Tom and Jerry''{{'}}s 80th anniversary. In 2021, ''[[Tom & Jerry (2021 American film)|Tom & Jerry]]'', a live-action/animated hybrid film, was released.