tom or jerry

I have seen almost all the episodes of this show twice!!!!

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my choice is TOM............... i like JERRY too....... but if i hve to choose then i would choose TOM over JERRY...........

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Tom was always the best!!!

both Tom and Jerry are an Academy Award-winning animated cat (Tom) and mouse (Jerry) team who formed the basis of a successful series of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) theatrical short subjects created, written and directed by animators William Hanna and Joseph Barbera (later of Hanna-Barbera fame). The series was produced by the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer cartoon studio in Hollywood from 1940 until 1957, when the animation unit was closed down. In 1960, MGM outsourced the production of Tom and Jerry to Rembrandt Films (led by Gene Deitch) in Eastern Europe. In 1963, production of Tom and Jerry shorts returned to Hollywood with Chuck Jones' Sib-Tower 12 Productions; this series lasted until 1967. Tom and Jerry later resurfaced in TV cartoons produced by Hanna-Barbera (1975 - 1977; 1990 - 1993) and Filmation Studios (1980 - 1982). The original MGM shorts helmed by Hanna and Barbera are notable for having won seven Academy Awards, tying it with Walt Disney's Silly Symphonies as the most-awarded theatrical animated series.he plots of each short usually center on Tom's frustrated attempts to catch Jerry, and the mayhem and destruction that ensues. Because they seem to get along in some cartoon shorts (at least in the first minute or so), it is unclear why Tom chases Jerry so much, but some reasons given may include: * normal feline hunger * normal feline/mouse enmity * his duty according to his owner (often it is Tom's job, as a house cat, to catch mice and failure would equal eviction) * the simple enjoyment of tormenting him * revenge * a nuisance to Tom, since Jerry spoils his dark, evil plans (like cooking fish or ducks) * a misunderstanding (especially in shorts that start with them ambivalent or friendly to each other) * a conflict when both of them want the same thing (usually food) * a need to have Jerry out of the way (particularly when seeking a female feline) * a game enjoyed by both of them * Tom "needing" Jerry (i.e. as a bait, for fishing or as a golf tee, as a tennis ball, for getting a reward for the "white mouse",...) * To teach his nephew about feline/rodent relation and how to catch mice Tom rarely succeeds into catching Jerry, mainly because of Jerry's craftiness and cunning abilities, but sometimes because of Tom's own stupidity. Tom usually beats Jerry when Jerry becomes the instigator or when he crosses some sort of line. The shorts are famous for using some of the most destructive and violent gags ever devised for theatrical animation: Jerry slicing Tom in half, Tom using everything from axes, pistols, rifles, dynamite, and poison to try to murder Jerry, Jerry stuffing Tom's tail in a waffle iron, and so on. A common joke is that when Tom hits Jerry with something such as a hammer when he is occupied (usually eating) and is initially perplexed as he continues unaffected- and he then feels the effects moments later. Usually, neither Tom nor Jerry speaks in the cartoons, with rare and brief exceptions to these rules. Facial expressions, gestures, and music easily convey the characters' feelings and intentions. The cartoon is also noteworthy for its conscious attempt to use, or rely on preset visual concepts or stereotypes, in the viewer's mind. The most famous and most criticized such concept would be the blackening of characters following an explosion, or using very heavy and enlarged shadows (i.e., "Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Mouse") with little realistic factor when some sinister plot is being carried out, regardless of the otherwise light tone of the cut. Resemblance to everyday objects and occurrences is arguably the main appeal of visual humor in the series. The characters themselves regularly transform into ridiculous but strongly associative shapes, most of the time involuntarily, in masked but gruesome ways. Music plays a very important part in the shorts, emphasizing the action, filling in for traditional sound-effects, and lending appropriate emotion to the scenes. Musical director Scott Bradley created complex scores that combined elements of jazz, classical, and pop music; Bradley often reprised contemporary pop songs, as well as songs from MGM films such as The Wizard of Oz and Meet Me In St. Louis. Before 1953, all Tom and Jerry cartoons were produced in the standard Academy ratio and format; from 1953 to 1956, some of the output was dually produced in both Academy format and the widescreen CinemaScope process. From 1956 until the close of the MGM animation studio a year later, all Tom and Jerry cartoons were produced in CinemaScope; some even had their soundtracks recorded in stereo. The 1960s Gene Deitch and Chuck Jones shorts were all produced in Academy format, but with compositions that made them compatible to be matted to Academy widescreen format as well. All of the Hanna and Barbera cartoons were produced in three-strip Technicolor; the 1960s entries were done in Metrocolor.Tom and Jerry Tom is a bluish-grey housecat, depending on the short (his fur color is close to that of the Russian Blue breed of cats), who lives a pampered life, while Jerry is a small brown mouse who always lives in close proximity to him. Tom is very quick-tempered and thin-skinned, while Jerry is independent and opportunistic. Though very energetic and determined, Tom is no match for Jerry's brains and wits. By the iris-out of each cartoon, Jerry is usually shown triumphant, while Tom is shown as the loser. However, other results have been reached; on rare occassions, Tom triumphs. Sometimes, usually ironically, they both lose or they both end up being friends. Both characters display sadistic tendencies, in that they are equally likely to take pleasure in tormenting each other. However, depending on the cartoon, whenever one character appears to be in mortal danger (in a dangerous situation or by an enemy), the other will develop a conscience and save him. Although many supporting and minor characters speak, Tom and Jerry rarely do so. Tom, most famously, sings while wooing female cats; for example, he sings a cover of Louis Jordan's "Is You Is or Is You Ain't My Baby" in the 1946 short "Solid Serenade". Co-director William Hanna provided most of the squeaks, gasps, and other vocal effects for the pair, including the most famous sound effect from the series, Tom's leather-lunged scream (created by recording Hanna's scream and chopping the head and tail off the recording, leaving only the strongest part of the scream on the soundtrack). [edit] Other Results Although Jerry usually wins, other results has happened by the end. Either Tom will win, they both win, or they both lose. For example, Tom will most likely win if: * Jerry does something overzealous in response to Tom's actions. * Jerry spends the whole short irritating Tom instead of Tom attacking Jerry (such as the "Year of the Mouse"). * Tom remains passive or unharmed throughout the whole cartoon. * Jerry will be the one who gets hurt as opposed to Tom. Tom and Jerry will usually win if: * One tries to save the other from a very dangerous situation. * The pair is trying to save someone from being harmed (like a baby). * The pair teams up against an enemy (like Spike or Butch). * Tom is enjoying a non-malicious activity such as nature. * Tom is wrongfully punished for something that didn't involve Jerry. Note: It should be noted that even when they end as friends, Tom is usually paranoid and will start chasing Jerry again whenever he falls for a trap that Jerry had nothing to do with. Tom and Jerry will likely both lose if: * Jerry's final trap has a possiblity of backfiring on him as well. * Jerry overlooks something through the end of the course. * Spike is involved and will usually attack anyone, even Jerry (Spike is usually Jerry's friend who always protects Jerry from Tom). In his attempts to catch Jerry, Tom often has to deal with the intrusions of Butch, a scruffy black alley cat who also wants to catch and eat Jerry; Spike (sometimes billed as "Killer" or "Butch"), an angry, vicious guard bulldog who tries to attack the cat but is usually friendly towards Jerry, being his bodyguard and protector in a couple of shorts; Toodles Galore, Tom's girlfriend; and Mammy Two Shoes, a stereotyped African-American domestic housemaid (voiced by Lillian Randolph and much later Julie Kavner), whose face is rarely, if ever seen, and usually wallops the cat with a broom when he misbehaves. Mammy would appear in many cartoons until 1952; later cartoons would instead show Tom and Jerry living with a 1950s Yuppie-style couple: a tall, lanky man with glasses, and a doting housewife with black hair.In the late 1940s, Jerry adopted a little gray mouse foundling named Nibbles (also later known as Tuffy). Unlike Jerry, Nibbles could speak, but usually in a foreign language in keeping with the theme and setting of the short. During the 1950s, Spike is shown to have a son of his own named Tyke; an addition that led to both a slight softening of Spike's character and a short-lived spin-off theatrical series (Spike and Tyke). Spike spoke occasionally, using a voice and expressions modeled after comedian Jimmy Durante. Another recurring character in the series was Quacker the duckling, who was later adapted into the later Hanna-Barbera character Yakky Doodle (see the Tom and Jerry short Yankee Doodle Mouse).William Hanna and Joseph Barbera were both part of the Rudolf Ising unit at MGM's animation studio in late 1930s. Barbera, a storyman and character designer, was paired with Hanna, an experienced director, to start directing films for the Ising unit; the first of which was a cat-and-mouse cartoon called Puss Gets the Boot. Completed in late 1939, and released to theatres on February 10, 1940, Puss Gets The Boot centers on Jasper, a grey tabby cat trying to catch an unnamed rodent, but without breaking anyt

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