TomandJerryTomofTomandJerryfamemustbeoneofthealltimefavoritecartooncats
ThiscatandmousecartoonserieskickedofonFebruary20,1940withtheshort"PussGetstheBoot"
DistributedbyMGM,directedbyBillHannaandJoeBarberaandproducedbyRudolfIsing,thisAcademyAwardnomineeranforjustover9mins
Apartfromthecatbeingreferredtoas"Jasper"andnotTom,andthemousenothavinganame,thisfirstadventureprettymuchestablishedtheTomandJerryformat
Catviewsmouseasatastysnack
Catchasesmousebutisusuallyoutwitted
Plentyofviolence,mayhemanddestruction
Lotsofvisualgags,littledialogue
Thisbasicallyistheformulaforeverysuccessfulcatandmouseanimatedcartoon,andnootherfelineandrodentpairwerebetterperformersoftheformulathanTomandJerry
ThefirstseriesofTomandJerrypictures,directedbyHannaandBarberaforMGM,1940-1957,wereabsolutemasterpiecesofanimatio