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Tom and Jerry: long years of cat against mouse

Are you a fan of the Tom and Jerry tales? If the answer is yes then you wouldn't be the only one, millions of enthusiasts of this classic cat and mouse duo come from all over the globe, India, Vietnam, China, Sweden, Norway the list is endless. People have enjoyed their mischievous antics for well over 50 years now; whether it's the easy to understand slapstick comedy that people of any age, nationality or gender can share in or the unique relationship between the 2 characters that makes it so popular is anyone's guess.

Tom and Jerry has enjoyed an Oscar award for best short animation in 1943

There's no doubt that Tom and Jerry has become one of the most viewed animations in the world and has enjoyed an Oscar award for best short animation in 1943. In the U.K. during the IRA bomb scares, several of the main BBC television channels stopped their broadcasts to evacuate people from the studio buildings, during this time it was quickly decided by all that back to back episodes of the Tom and Jerry cartoons should be left running on air in hopes of putting peoples worry at ease. It worked and since then the Tom and Jerry series has been shown each time the channel went down for whatever reason.

It was a collaboration that sparked the creative genius for the Tom and Jerry Tales and several other cartoon classics

So how did it all start? At first it was a chance collaboration between William Hannah and Joseph Barbara that sparked the creative genius for the Tom and Jerry Tales and several other cartoon classics; The Flintstones, The Jetsons and Yogi Bear are all their creations. When they first met Hannah had already had many years experience as a director and Barbara had a knack for story telling and knew how to design a character, together they would inevitably make some thing amazing.

The series Tom & Jerry continued till it hit the television screens in 1965

Tom and Jerry has been airing for over 50 years and in this period of time the directors and artists have changed several times from Hannah and Barbara to a Czech director named Gene Deitch in 1960; though under his creative direction popularity for the series dropped and he only made 13 shorts. In 1963 MGM studios replaced Deitch with Chuck Jones a former Creative director from Warner Brothers studios and he continued the series until it hit the television screens in 1965 and continued on to collaborate with the first creators in both shorts and a Tom and Jerry movie.
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The most popular films was titled Tom and Jerry the movie

Besides making shorts for television several directors and artists collaborated together to make long running motion pictures, these weren't simply made up of various shorts, but were long adventures with a plot and storyline. One of their more popular films was titled Tom and Jerry the movie, which had a popular following of viewers both young and old. The basic story sees our cat and mouse duo working together for a change, they meet a young run away Robyn who is desperately searching for her father. As our heroes attempt to help the young girl their plans are thwarted by Robyn's aunty Mrs. Figg who tries everything possible to stop them; the usual slapstick comedy that everyone loves is seen through out as they work towards their goal.