Tom and Jerry in New York

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Tom and Jerry in New York
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Also known asTom and Jerry in the Big City
Genre
  • Comedy
  • Slapstick
Based on
Tom and Jerry
by
  • William Hanna
  • Joseph Barbera
Directed byDarrell Van Citters
Voices of
  • William Hanna
  • Kath Soucie
  • Joey D'Auria
  • Rick Zieff
  • Sam Kwasman
Theme music composerScott Bradley
Composers
  • Keith Baxter
  • Greg Sims
  • Dan Blessinger
  • Jim Covell
  • Itamar Ben Zimra
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes7 (28 segments)
Production
Executive producerSam Register
Producers
  • Ashley Postelwaithe
  • Darrell Van Citters
  • Kimberly S. Moreau
Running time21 minutes
Production companies
  • Warner Bros. Animation
  • Turner Entertainment
DistributorWarnerMedia Direct
Release
Original networkHBO Max
Picture formatHDTV 1080i
Audio formatDolby Digital 5.1
Original releaseJuly 1, 2021 (2021-07-01) –
present
Chronology
Preceded byTom and Jerry Special Shorts

Tom and Jerry in New York is an American animated television series that premiered on HBO Max on July 1, 2021.[1][2] It is based on the Tom and Jerry characters and theatrical cartoon series created by William Hanna and Joseph Barbera and serves as a follow-up series to the film, Tom & Jerry, which was released in theaters and HBO Max on February 26, 2021.[3][4]

With episodes directed by Darrell Van Citters, the show has the same art style as The Tom and Jerry Show (2014) with the original crew returning along with William Hanna (via archive recordings) as the voices of Tom and Jerry.

It features the cast of William Hanna (archived recordings), Kath Soucie, Joey D'Auria, Rick Zieff and Sam Kwasman.[5][6]

Plot[]

Set after the events of the live-action/animated hybrid film, the series follows Tom and Jerry having new adventures in the Royal Gate Hotel and all over New York City.[5]

Voice cast[]

  • William Hanna and Rich Danhakl as:
    • Tom Cat, a variously depicted as a house cat doing his job, and a victim of Jerry's blackmail attempts, sometimes within the same short.[a]
    • Jerry Mouse, a mouse who lives in the same house as Tom's owners, allowing chaos and destruction to ensue while he and Tom fight.
  • Kath Soucie as Tuffy Mouse: The little, blue/gray, diaper-wearing orphan mouse who is Jerry's nephew.
  • Joey D'Auria as Butch Cat: A black alley cat who is the leader of the alley cat bullies who are usually friends with Tom and help him catch Jerry.
  • Rick Zieff as Spike Bulldog: An English Bulldog is generally friendly and amiable, and a loving father to his son Tyke.
  • Sam Kwasman as Quacker: A little duckling who is very trusting, even trusting Tom in many situations in which Tom wishes to eat him.

Episodes[]

  • Episodes are usually 21 minutes long: the first, second and fourth segments are five minutes long and the third runs two minutes.
No.
overall		No. in
season		TitleDirected byStory byStoryboard byOriginal release date
11"Put a Ring On It"
"Come Fly With Me"
"Bubble Gum Crisis"
"Mousequerade"		Darrell Van CittersWill Finn
Will Finn
Will Finn
Michael Dan Berman		Kevin Harkey
Sean Bishop
Tod Carter
Jenny Kang		July 1, 2021 (2021-07-01)
Put a Ring On It: In New York City, Jerry receives a ring, prompting Tom to accidentally lead them both to a department store after it closes for the night.
Come Fly With Me: Jerry helps a female pigeon while Tom tries to eat them.
Bubble Gum Crisis: Tom and Jerry want bubblegum, but accidentally get into sticky situations.
Mousequerade: Tom tries to get a baby panda back to the zoo.
22"Museum Peace"
"Here Kite-y Kite-y"
"Street Wise Guys"
"Chameleon Story"		Darrell Van CittersWill Finn
Michael Dan Berman
Will Finn
Kevin Fleming
Rob Janas		Kevin Harkey
Kevin Harkey
Tod Carter
Jordan Koch		July 1, 2021 (2021-07-01)
Museum Peace: Jerry helps a sleepwalking elephant escape from a museum.
Here Kite-y Kite-y: Jerry and Tuffy get their revenge on Tom when he destroyed their sand castle while flying a kite.
Street Wise Guys: Tom and Jerry disrupt street performers throughout the city.
Chameleon Story: Jerry meets a friendly chameleon named Leon who has broken out of the hotel.
33"Telepathic Tabby"
"Shoe-In"
"It's a Gift"
"Stormin' the Doorman"		Darrell Van CittersKevin Fleming
Rob Janas
Will Finn
Will Finn
Will Finn		Kevin Harkey
Kevin Harkey
Slaven Reese
TJ House		July 1, 2021 (2021-07-01)
Telepathic Tabby: In an attempt to trick Tom out of food, Butch predicts the future.
Shoe-In: Jerry helps save a shoe repair shop.
It's a Gift: Tom is on a mission to keep Jerry away from the gift shop snack aisle.
Stormin' the Doorman: Tom tries to avoid the hotel's energetic new doorman.
44"The Great Doughnut Robbery"
"Torpedon't"
"Bilboard Jumble"
"Horticulture Clash"		Darrell Van CittersWill Finn
Michael Dan Berman
Amanda Jaros
Kevin Fleming
Rob Janas		Jordan Koch
Sean Bishop
Tod Carter
Kevin Harkey		July 1, 2021 (2021-07-01)
The Great Doughnut Robbery: Tom and Jerry mistake a burglar's loot for doughnuts.
Torpedon't: Aquatic mayhem ensues at the park.
Bilboard Jumble: Tom and Jerry chase through a series of surreal billboards.
Horticulture Clash: Spike goes overboard trying to make up for manhandling Tom.
55"Room Service Robots"
"Coney Island Adventure"
"Scents and Sensibility"
"Wrecking Ball"		Darrell Van CittersKevin Fleming
Rob Janas
Will Finn
Kevin Fleming
Rob Janas
Will Finn		Mark Sonntag
Dirk Erik Schulz
Jared Beckstrand
TJ House		July 1, 2021 (2021-07-01)
Room Service Robots: A troop of robot bellhops cause trouble.
Coney Island Adventure: Nightmares come true at a seaside amusement park after dark.
Scents and Sensibility: After Jerry spritzes him with fetching perfume, Tom becomes canine catnip.
Wrecking Ball: Tom and Jerry chase into a building marked for demolition.
66"Cat Hair"
"Shhh!"
"Torched Song"
"Quacker's Lucky Penny"		Darrell Van CittersWill Finn
Steven Darancette
Keith Baxter
Sam Kwasman		Tod Carter
Jordan Koch
Keith Baxter
Mark Sonntag		July 1, 2021 (2021-07-01)
Cat Hair: A hotel VIP wants Tom groomed before babysitting her prized pet.
Shhh!: Tom chases after Jerry into a library after he hides in a little girl's backpack
Torched Song: Jerry helps Tom rival Butch in a snazzy musical fantasy.
Quacker's Lucky Penny: Tom tries to steal Quacker's penny for himself, but ends up finding himself with bad luck for taking it.
77"Ready Teddy"
"Swiss Cuckoo"
"Dream Team"
"Private Tom"		Darrell Van CittersKevin Fleming
Rob Janas
Will Finn
Mimi Hess
Kevin Fleming
Rob Janas		Kevin Harkey
Dirk Erik Schulz
Richard Gaines
Mark Pudleiner
Patrick Reyntens		July 1, 2021 (2021-07-01)
Ready Teddy: Spike's teddy is accidentally ruined while Tom and Jerry are fighting and try to fix him.
Swiss Cuckoo: While the hotel manager is on vacation to relieve himself of stress, Tom and Jerry stowaway in his luggage.
Dream Team: Tom dreams of a basketball championship assisted by Jerry.
Private Tom: Tom's military uncle is determined to help him permanently defeat Jerry.

Release[]

In the United States, the series premiered on July 1, 2021 on HBO Max.[5][6] In Canada, the series will premiere later that year on Teletoon.[7]

Production[]

Development[]

On October 29, 2019, Tom and Jerry in New York was first shown during WarnerMedia's HBO Max conference demo live-stream event, where it was originally known as Tom and Jerry in the Big City and hidden away under Max Originals, fourth in a row alongside Craftopia, The Not-Too-Late Show with Elmo, and The Fungies!.

On May 28, 2020, on the official WarnerMedia Twitter, the day after the streaming service's launch date, posted a video of current and upcoming content heading to and/or on the site, among the end portion of the video listing next-year Max Originals and squeezed in-between Tig n' Seek and Circe, was Tom and Jerry under a new title of in the Big City,

On June 10, 2021, WarnerMedia officially announced the series with its original title of Tom and Jerry in New York, which premiered on HBO Max starting July 1, 2021.

Renegade Animation's Darrell Van Citters and Ashley Postelwaite who produced The Tom and Jerry Show during the last decade have returned in the same roles, with Van Citters also directing again.

See also[]

Notes[]

  1. ^ As with Tom and Jerry Special Shorts (2021) and other Tom and Jerry television series, Hanna's voice is archived following his death. He also aren't credited for their performances.

References[]

  1. ^ Tom and Jerry in New York: Season 1, retrieved 2021-07-04
  2. ^ "Tom & Jerry In New York Show Announced, First Look Poster Released". ScreenRant. 2021-06-11. Retrieved 2021-06-30.
  3. ^ "Tom and Jerry in New York to hit digital platforms on July 1". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 2021-06-30.
  4. ^ "Tom & Jerry In New York Trailer Brings Back Classic Characters". ScreenRant. 2021-06-17. Retrieved 2021-06-30.
  5. ^ Jump up to: a b c Tom & Jerry Movie [@TomAndJerry] (June 10, 2021). "Tom and Jerry are moving their big chase to the Big Apple! See what mayhem is unleashed across the city that never sleeps. Debuting next month on @HBOMax" (Tweet). Retrieved June 10, 2021 – via Twitter.
  6. ^ Jump up to: a b Hemmert, Kylie (June 17, 2021). "Tom and Jerry in New York Trailer Previews HBO Max's New Animated Series". Comingsoon.net. Retrieved June 27, 2021.
  7. ^ Corus Entertainment (June 8, 2021). "Corus Entertainment Debuts Its Biggest Slate of Specialty Series Ever". Corusent. Retrieved June 10, 2021.

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