TomandJerryTomofTomandJerryfamemustbeoneofthealltimefavoritecartooncats.ThiscatandmousecartoonserieskickedofonFebruary20,1940withtheshort"PussGetstheBoot".DistributedbyMGM,directedbyBillHannaandJoeBarberaandproducedbyRudolfIsing,thisAcademyAwardnomineeranforjustover9mins.Apartfromthecatbeingreferredtoas"Jasper"andnotTom,andthemousenothavinganame,thisfirstadventureprettymuchestablishedtheTomandJerryformat.Catviewsmouseasatastysnack.Catchasesmousebutisusuallyoutwitted.Plentyofviolence,mayhemanddestruction.Lotsofvisualgags,littledialogue.Thisbasicallyistheformulaforeverysuccessfulcatandmouseanimatedcartoon,andnootherfelineandrodentpairwerebetterperformersoftheformulathanTomandJerry.ThefirstseriesofTomandJerrypictures,directedbyHannaandBarberaforMGM,1940-1957,wereabsolutemasterpiecesofanimation.Beautifullydrawn,veryfastpacedactionallthewayandlovable,likablecharacters.TomnearlyalwayscameofftheworstinanyencounterwithcutelittleJerrymouse.Thecatwouldoftenbegullibleenoughtoacceptalightedstickofdynamitefromtherodent,standthereadmiringituntilitexploded,leavinghimnothingbutablacksmudgewithapairofblinking,disbelievingeyes.HilariouslyimpossiblethingshappenedintheseearlyT&Jshorts,theduowouldhiteachotherwithanythingtheycouldlaytheirhandson,pusheachotherofoffbuildings,shooteachotherandcommiteveryconceivable(andinconceivable)actofviolencetotheiropponent.Allthiswithneveradropofblood,orlongtermharm!WonderfulsupportingcharactersappearedintheearlyTomandJerrycartoons.SpiketheBulldogwasaformidableadversarytoTom,whowouldoftenbeatuponthecateggedonbythecraftylittlemouse.Theblackhousekeeper,oftenreferredtoas"MammyTwoShoes",ruledtheroostinthehousehold.Mammywasonlyevershownfromthewaistdown,shegavearaucouscryof"Tomassss"whenevershediscoveredTom'swrongdoings.Intoday'sworld,ofcourse,MammyTwoShoesisconsideredtobearacistcharacterandsohervoicehasbeendubbedoverand,insomereissueprints,shehasincrediblybeenreplacedbyawhitemaid.HannaandBarberasaidgoodbyetoMGMin1957whentheylefttoopentheirownstudio.TherewasnomoreTomandJerrycartoonsproducedbyMGMuntil1961whenthestudiocommissionedashortseriesfromCzechoslovakia.Unfortunately,thisrunofanimatedshortslackedthefinesse,humorandmagicoftheoriginalseriesandwasneveraspopular.In1975anewseriesofTomandJerrywasmadebytheHannaBarberaStudio,whohadbeenabletobuytheircatandmousecharactersfromMGM.Thiswasamadefortelevisionrunofcartoonsandthereforwasproducedonaverylowbudget,anditshowed.Fartoolittleaction,waytoomuchdialogueandashortageof'violence'meantthatthese48TVcartoonsborelittleresemblancetotheearlyseriesmadefortheatricalrelease.TheoriginalT&Jcartoonshavebeencriticizedbysomefortheirbarbarouscontentandtheeffectthattheymayhavehadonchildren.ItisdoubtfulwhethermanykidsgottheimpressionthatitwasOKtoactinthewaythecharactersdidinthesecatandmousechaseadventures.TomandJerrylivedintheirownworld,separatefromreality.Theseanimatedshortsweremadetoentertain,andentertaintheydid.汤姆和杰瑞汤姆的汤姆和杰瑞名声的,必须是一个一生中最喜欢的卡通猫。这只猫,老鼠的卡通连续剧踢,1940年2月20日以短“穿靴子的猫下课”。于米高梅,导演比尔汉纳和乔·巴和生产鲁道夫是,该奥斯卡奖提名竞选刚刚超过9分钟。除了那只猫被称为“水晶”,而不是汤姆,和老鼠没有名字,这个第一个冒险几乎建立了汤姆和杰瑞格式。猫的观点作为一个美味的小吃。老鼠猫追老鼠但通常是赢。大量的暴力、伤害和破坏。许多视觉笑料,小对话。这主要是每一个成功的公式《猫与鼠》动画...
