The Tom and Jerry Show (2014 TV series)
| The Tom and Jerry Show | |
|---|---|
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| Genre | Comedy Slapstick |
| Based on | |
| Directed by | Darrell Van Citters |
| Voices of | |
| Narrated by | Gary Cole ("The Cat & Mouse Detectives") Chris Parnell ("The Great Outdoors") |
| Theme music composer | Scott Bradley |
| Composers |
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| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 5 |
| No. of episodes | 117 (325 segments) (list of episodes) |
| Production | |
| Executive producers |
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| Producers | Ashley Postelwaite Darrell Van Citters |
| Editor | Michael D'Ambrosio |
| Running time | 11 minutes (every segment, season 1) 7 minutes (every segment, seasons 2–5) 21–22 minutes (one full episode) |
| Production companies | |
| Distributor | Warner Bros. Television Distribution |
| Release | |
| Original network | Cartoon Network (seasons 1–2) Boomerang (seasons 2–5) Cartoon Network app (seasons 4–5) |
| Picture format | HDTV 1080i |
| Audio format | Dolby Digital 5.1 |
| First shown in | Canada |
| Original release | April 9, 2014 – February 19, 2021 |
| Chronology | |
| Preceded by | Tom and Jerry Tales |
| Followed by | Tom and Jerry Special Shorts |
The Tom and Jerry Show is an American Flash animated television series produced by Warner Bros. Animation and animated by Renegade Animation. It is based on the Tom and Jerry characters and theatrical cartoon series created by William Hanna and Joseph Barbera. The series first premiered in Canada on Teletoon on March 1, 2014, and began airing on Cartoon Network in the United States on April 9, 2014.
Beginning in 2017, the series moved to Boomerang in the U.S.[1] The fourth season was released on February 2, 2021 on Boomerang SVOD and on the Cartoon Network app. The fifth and final season was released on the Cartoon Network app, also on February 2, but the season has been removed from the app and has not been added back.[2][3] The show was followed by a HBO Max series named Tom and Jerry Special Shorts, which are by the same crew as Looney Tunes Cartoons and are in the vein of the classic shorts.[4][5][6][7] Another series, Tom and Jerry in New York, was released on HBO Max on July 1, 2021.[8][9][10][11] The series is done by the same production team of The Tom and Jerry Show. A preschool series Tom and Jerry Time will be released on Cartoon Network's Cartoonito block.
Plot[]
The series follows the antics of Tom in his pursuit to catch Jerry. Each episode consists of two 11-minute segments (in the first season) and three 7-minute segments (starting from the second season) into a full-length 22-minute episode.
Scenarios[]
Each scenario was introduced, used, or discontinued in each season. The series can follow one of these scenarios:
- Tom and Jerry's typical antics in a modern-day urban setting.
- Tom and Jerry being pets to two witches named Beatie and Hildie. (used only in the first two seasons)
- Tom and Jerry working together as detectives in Tolucaville by operating a detective agency called "The Cat & Mouse Detectives", complete with a narrator.
- Jerry living in Dr. Bigby's laboratory with a rat named Napoleon with Tom being an alley cat. (used only in the first season)
- Tom working as a butler in a Downton Abbey property. (introduced in the third season)
- Tom and Jerry living in a scary Transylvanian environment in a parody of Van Helsing. (used only in the third and fourth seasons)
- Tom working at a farm run by a farmer named Maude. (introduced in the fourth season)
- Tom and Jerry starring in spoofs of classic fairy tales. (introduced in the fifth season)
Episodes[]
| Season | Segments | Episodes | Originally released | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First released | Last released | Network | |||||
| 1 | 52 | 26 | April 9, 2014 | August 4, 2014 | Cartoon Network | ||
| Film | October 7, 2014 | Direct-to-video | |||||
| 2 | 78 | 26 | February 6, 2016 | November 29, 2018 | Cartoon Network Boomerang | ||
| 3 | 78 | 26 | February 1, 2019 | December 2, 2019 | Boomerang | ||
| 4 | 78 | 26 | February 2, 2021 | Boomerang Cartoon Network app | |||
| 5 | 39 | 13 | TBA | TBA | |||
Characters[]
Main[]
- Tom Cat – A blue/gray cat who is always chasing Jerry. He is also Jerry's partner-in-crime.
- Jerry Mouse – A brown mouse who is always running away from Tom. He is also Tom's partner-in-crime.
- – A evil security guard who is always running away from Jerry and Tom. He is also Jerry and Tom's partner-in-crime.
Recurring[]
- Spike Bulldog – A muscular bulldog whom Tom is frequently at odds with. However, the two seem to be more friendly to each other in this series.
- Tyke Bulldog – A small puppy and Spike's son.
- Tuffy Mouse – A gray mouse who wears a diaper and is the nephew of Jerry.
- Butch Cat – A black alley cat that lives on the street who is the frenemy of Tom.
- Meathead Cat – A red/brown cat who is also the frenemy of Tom.
- Toodles Galore – A light female kitty with a blue bow on her head who is Tom's girlfriend.
- Little Quacker – A yellow duckling, who is the best friend of Jerry.
Various recurring[]
- Rick and Ginger – The owners of Tom and Spike. Rick favors Spike while Ginger favors Tom.
- Hildie and Beatie – Two witches living with Tom and Jerry in a haunted house.
- Newt – An orange Triton which uses an eye patch. He also lives in the house of witches.
- Napoleon – A gray rat who is a friend of Jerry. He lives in the scientific laboratory of Dr. Bigby.
- Hamster – A clever hamster who also lives in the laboratory of Dr. Bigby.
- Dr. Bigby – A scientist working in a scientific laboratory.
- Rutger, Rolph, Rudy – A trio of loud German Mice introduced in Season 3 who live in Catsylvania.
- Cates – The top butler and boss of tom in the downtown abbey manor.
- Maude – The farmer of Tom.
Voice cast[]
- Rick Zieff – Spike, Meathead (season 2 onwards), Barkley the Dog, Skid, Dutch, Santa, Skullie, Trucket Man, Squirel, Man 3, Hotel Manager
- Grey Griffin – Ginger, Winston's Owner, Drone
- Stephen Stanton – Rick (season 2 onwards), Muscles Mouse, Uncle Pecos, Jack Benny Mouse, Commercial voice, Frankie, Fifi's ex-boyfriend, Peterson's Cat, Country Wolf, City Wolf, Whispering Voice, Delivery Driver, Neighbor, Reporter, Mynah
- Jason Alexander – Rick (season 1)
- Kath Soucie – Tuffy, Mimi, Aunt Claire, Cozette, Gigi, Baby Mockingbirds
- Alicyn Packard – Toodles, Madame Beta, Matalyn, Doofy Mouse, Coco
- Rene Mujica – Newt, Bear, Tom's 7th Life
- Cree Summer – Beatie
- Rachael MacFarlane – Hildie, Mummy
- Joey D'Auria – Butch Cat, Jeff, Meathelda, TV Narrator, Dawn O' Day, Droopy Dog
- Sam Kwasman – Quacker
- Gary Cole – "The Cat and Mouse Detectives" Narrator
- Chris Parnell – "The Great Outdoors" Narrator
- Simon Helberg – Napoleon, My Bot-y Guard
- Tom Kenny – Detective, Dr. Bigby, Hamster, Wilfred, Tom's 1st Life, Tom's 4th Life, Tom's 5th Life, Tom's 8th Life, Ronnie the Rabbit, Percy, Guard Dog
- Nika Futterman – Polly, Baby
- Cristina Pucelli – Mathilda
- Charlie Adler – Polly's Owner
- Yuri Lowenthal - Waiter #4
- Dave B. Mitchell – Tom's 2nd Life, Tom's 3rd Life, Tom's 6th Life, Petey, Mummy's Spellbook, Rat, Meathead (season 1)
- Phil Lollar – Monkey, Frank, Crooked Eddie, Man 1, Man 2, German Shepherd
- Katie Leigh – Woman 1, Woman 2, Stardust, Gypsy Lady
- Kari Wahlgren – Toots, Fifi
- Catherine Cavadini – Toodles' Mom
- Trevor Devall – Toodles' Dad, Clerk, Stinker, Shop Owner, Delivery Guy
- Julie Wittner – Bunny, Roxie, Misty
- Rob Paulsen – Scarf
- Robin Atkin Downes – Large Marvin
- Charlie Schlatter – Grayson
- John Michael Higgins – Uncle Harry
- Robbie Daymond – SiFu, Batboy, Ramone, Dog #3, Announcer ("Cat Dance Fever" only)
- Yvette Nicole Brown – Momma Mockingbird
- Phil LaMarr – Tom's Shadow
- Sean Kenin — Screwy Squirrel
- Bill Farmer — Butch the Dog
- Gilbert Gottfried – Geanie
- Tara Strong – Tooth Fairy
- Maddie Taylor – Winston
- Patton Oswalt – Carver
- Jason Hightower – Red
- Sean Donnellan – Lawyer
- Kurtwood Smith - Scott Human
- Marieve Herington – Ellen
- Robert Cait – Carlton
- Lesley Nicol – Maid
- Corey Burton – Mad Dog
- Diane Michelle – Nanny
- Donovan Patton – Hector Hare
- Jake Green – Jake the Tortoise
- Jeremy Crutchley – Cates
- Daniel Ross - Rutger, Dave, Fritz, Zombie Cats, Crow, JubJub, Female Bug #1, Scarecrow
- Chris Edgerly - Rudy, Rolph
- Nat Faxon - Mascot Mouse
- Eric Bauza - Skunk
- David Shaughnessy - Cates
Production[]
The Tom and Jerry Show was initially announced to consist of 26 episodes divided into 52 11-minute segments to air on Cartoon Network, with the intention to remain faithful to the original theatrical short series.[12] The show was originally intended to premiere on Cartoon Network in 2013[13] before being pushed back to April 9, 2014.
From the second season onward, the art style of the show was retooled and the series running time for the segments is now 7 minutes to more closely resemble the original MGM shorts.[14] Because of the running time switch, the half-hour episodes contain 3 segments instead of 2.
The series is produced by Warner Bros. Animation and Renegade Animation, with Renegade handling the actual production work under the supervision of Darrell Van Citters and Ashley Postelwaite, both of whom used to work for Warner Bros. before leaving to form Renegade in 1992. Renegade Animation is also known for producing Hi Hi Puffy AmiYumi and The Mr. Men Show. It is the second Tom and Jerry television series produced in the 16:9 widescreen aspect ratio and the first to be animated in Adobe Flash. It is also the second made-for-television iteration of the cartoons to emulate the theatrical shorts and the fifth made-for-television Tom and Jerry production.[15] It was also the longest–running Tom and Jerry series, overtaking Tom & Jerry Kids.
Broadcast[]
The Tom and Jerry Show premiered on March 1, 2014 on Teletoon in Canada.[16] The series premiered on April 9, 2014 on Cartoon Network in the United States.[17] In the United Kingdom and Ireland, it began airing on April 12, 2014 on Boomerang,[18] and also on CITV in 2016 (including all episodes following "Say Uncle"). It premiered on April 21, 2014 on Cartoon Network in India.[19] In Australia, Cartoon Network premiered it on May 5, 2014.[20] The series began airing on Boomerang in the United States on January 5, 2015.[21] In Indonesia, it is currently broadcast on GTV since February 13, 2017 and on RCTI since August 13, 2017. In China, it is broadcast on China Central Television.[22] In Japan from September 23, 2014 NHK BS Premium broadcast it with the title New Tom and Jerry Show on December 15, 2015. In India, the show retelecasted on 14 November 2020 with new Hindi dialogues in Cartoon Network India.
Home media[]
Region 1 DVDs[]
Main series[]
| Season | DVD title | Episode count | Total running time | Release date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Tom and Jerry Show (Season One, Part One – Frisky Business) | 13 | 286 minutes | September 23, 2014 | |
| 2 | The Tom and Jerry Show (Season One, Part Two – Funny Side-Up) | 13 | 286 minutes | January 13, 2015[23] | |
Region 2 DVDs[]
Main series[]
| Season | DVD title | Episode count | Total running time | Release date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Tom and Jerry Show (Season One, Part One – Frisky Business) | 13 | 272 minutes | October 13, 2014[24] | |
Reception[]
 | This section does not cite any sources. (January 2021) |
The series has received generally mixed to favorable reviews, with criticism primarily directed at the switch from traditional hand-drawn animation to flash animation since the previous Tom and Jerry TV series, Tom and Jerry Tales.
See also[]
- The Tom and Jerry Show (1975)
- The Tom and Jerry Comedy Show
- Tom & Jerry Kids
- Tom and Jerry Tales
- Tom and Jerry in New York
Notes[]
- ^ Animation outsourced to Renegade Animation and PiP Animation Services.
References[]
- ^ Spangler, Todd (7 March 2017). "Turner, Warner Bros. to Launch Boomerang Cartoon Streaming-Subscription Service for $5 Monthly". Variety. Penske Business Media, LLC. Archived from the original on 2017-03-07.
- ^ http://www.thefutoncritic.com/showatch/tom-and-jerry-show/listings/
- ^ Marie Zorrilla, Mónica (February 17, 2021). "HBO Max Renews 'Tiny Toons Looniversity' and 'Gremlins: Secrets of the Mogwai,' WarnerMedia Expands Kids and Family Slate". Variety. Retrieved June 11, 2021.
- ^ Cartoon Crave [@thecartooncrave] (February 20, 2021). "'TOM AND JERRY SPECIAL SHORTS' is now available on HBO Max t.co/ZbxnyxNG74" (Tweet). Archived from the original on May 15, 2021. Retrieved July 27, 2021 – via Twitter.
- ^ Ruocco, Michael [@AGuyWhoDraws] (February 20, 2021). "Well, I guess the cat (and mouse) were let out of the bag today! Between "Looney Tunes Cartoons" shorts, we had the honor to create a few special Tom & Jerry cartoons, just in time for their 80th Birthday! Hope you folks check 'em out and enjoy them! t.co/z22ULPGpND" (Tweet). Archived from the original on July 21, 2021. Retrieved July 27, 2021 – via Twitter.
- ^ Ruocco, Michael [@AGuyWhoDraws] (February 20, 2021). "Under @davidcoolzone's direction, @timetravelnow and I really just got to play. We had a blast just taking a simple premise and just running with it, bouncing ideas and gags back and forth, turning off our Looney Tunes brains for a bit and trying to get in the T&J mindset. t.co/6OYqKxBj9g" (Tweet). Archived from the original on June 30, 2021. Retrieved July 27, 2021 – via Twitter.
- ^ Soper, Jim [@JimSoper4] (February 20, 2021). "Some designs from the new #tomandjerry shorts on @hbomax. Posting more through the week so keep your eyes peeled and give them a watch. t.co/qFgEt5M6ku" (Tweet). Archived from the original on July 1, 2021. Retrieved July 27, 2021 – via Twitter.
- ^ WarnerMedia [@WarnerMedia] (May 28, 2020). "#HBOMax is here!