| Tom and Jerry | |
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Real Name |
Tom and Jerry |
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First Appearance |
Wot a Night (August 1, 1931) |
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Original Publisher |
Van Beuren Studios |
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Created by |
John Foster and George Stallings |
Origin[]
Tom and Jerry were a pair of comical protagonists whose professions changed to fit the plot of whatever episode they were in.
Public Domain Appearances[]
- Wot a Night (August 1, 1931)
- Polar Pals (September 5, 1931)
- Trouble (October 10, 1931)
- Jungle Jam (November 14, 1931)
- A Swiss Trick (December 19, 1931)
- Rocketeers (January 30, 1932)
- Rabid Hunters (February 27, 1932)
- In the Bag (March 26, 1932)
- Joint Wipers (April 23, 1932)
- Pots and Pans (May 14, 1932)
- The Tuba Tooter (June 4, 1932)
- Plane Dumb (June 4, 1932)
- Redskin Blues (July 23, 1932)
- Jolly Fish (August 19, 1932)
- Barnyard Bunk (September 16, 1932)
- A Spanish Twist (October 7, 1932)
- Piano Tooners (November 11, 1932)
- Pencil Mania (December 9, 1932)
- Tight Rope Tricks (January 6, 1933)
- Magic Mummy (February 3, 1933)
- Happy Hoboes (March 31, 1933)
- Puzzled Pals (March 31, 1933)
- Hook and Ladder Hokum (April 28, 1933)
- In the Park (May 26, 1933)
- Dough Nuts (July 7, 1933)
- The Phantom Rocket (July 28, 1933)
Notes[]
- The characters are often referred to as "Van Beuren's Tom and Jerry," in order to differentiate them from Hanna-Barbera's cat and mouse of the same names. Joseph Barbara worked at Van Beuren.
- The series was renamed "Dick and Larry" in the 1950s.
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer owns the trademark on the name "Tom and Jerry."
- The characters are based on the characters of the same name featured in the book "Life in London".