My Top Ten Favorite Tom and Jerry Shorts
There were 163 Tom and Jerry cartoons made starting in 1940. Some of them are still worth watching today while some not so much. I've loved T&J since I was a kid and will still watch occasional on Boomerang. Here's my favorite 10 all time cartoons.
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- DirectorJoseph BarberaWilliam HannaStarsKen DarbyWilliam HannaThe King's MenToots arrives at the ranch where Tom is tormenting Jerry, and Tom puts on all his best moves, though Jerry does his best to sabotage Tom.If you're ever down in Texas look me up! This is my absolute favorite Tom and Jerry of all times. I understand it's been banned from TV for glamorizing smoking. Never mind the gun fire.
- DirectorJoseph BarberaWilliam HannaStarsDaws ButlerShug FisherWilliam HannaJerry's eccentric uncle, Pecos, a Texas mouse, comes to spend the night with him before his musical performance on television the next day. He decides to rehearse with his guitar for the performance but each time he plays, one of his guitar strings snaps off. Fortunately, he is able to replace them by plucking off one of Tom's whiskers each time. Tom is rather reluctant about this and tries to hide to protect his remaining whiskers from Uncle Pecos.Tom donates all his whiskers to a guitar playing mouse.
- DirectorJoseph BarberaWilliam HannaStarsBilly BletcherWilliam HannaTom is a feline fisherman, Jerry is his live bait, and Spike is the bulldog guarding the lake.Tom just never gives up. Most good fishermen are like that. While Tom can out fox a guard dog, he has little luck with the fish.
- DirectorJoseph BarberaWilliam HannaStarsDanielle BaiuJune ForayWilliam HannaTom chases Jerry through the streets of Naples; they meet a local mouse who recognizes them from their cartoons and shows them around. Meanwhile, some local dogs are shadowing them.Tom and Jerry visit Naples and take in the sights with the help of a local resident.
- DirectorJoseph BarberaWilliam HannaStarsPaul FreesWilliam HannaWhen Tom's harassment gets out of hand, Jerry writes to his Cousin Muscles, a tough inner city mouse, and asks for his help.Relax, cousin. We all need a cousin like Muscles Mouse.
- DirectorJoseph BarberaWilliam HannaStarsRed CoffeyWilliam HannaThe Bide-a-wee Mouse Home sends two orphans over for a hike with Scoutmaster Jerry. Trouble is, the orphans, dressed as Indians, want to shoot arrows and tomahawk-chop everything in sight, and especially Tom, who quickly gets scalped and has the end of his tail chopped off. He captures Jerry; this, of course, means war, for which the tots paint dozens of badminton shuttlecocks as a fake army. They also paint a fierce face on the sleeping dog. Ultimately, they get Tom to leave a trail of gunpowder, which they light, destroying the garage. Tom signals a truce, and they all smoke a peace pipe, but the smoke comes out of Tom's ears instead of his mouth.Scoutmaster Jerry and his charges have their way with Tom. I suppose this short would upset some people with its depiction of Indians.
- DirectorJoseph BarberaWilliam HannaStarsDaws ButlerWilliam HannaBob ShamrockSpike is building his dream house when Tom crashes into it mid-chase. Of course, Jerry then takes every opportunity to route the chases through the construction project.All Spike wants is a place to call his own. Tom isn't having much of that.
- DirectorJoseph BarberaWilliam HannaStarsWilliam HannaJerry and his friends flood the kitchen, then use the freezer to turn it into a skating rink. Even though Tom finds a pair of ice skates, the mice have no problem out maneuvering him.Jerry and Nibbles convert the kitchen to an ice palace and put the freeze to Tom.
- DirectorJoseph BarberaWilliam HannaStarsFrancoise Brun-CottanWilliam HannaMouseketeer Jerry's old friend, François Mouse, sends his son for training. But when Jerry has to save the tyke from a run-in with Tom, the little one is sent packing until he manages to save Jerry.How many times can Tom have his tail cut off?
- DirectorJoseph BarberaWilliam HannaStarsWilliam HannaWhile golfing, Tom puts Jerry to work as a tee, but Jerry intentionally messes things up.How can I not like a Tom and Jerry that takes place on a golf course?