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Revision as of 17:25, 22 September 2007
| Tom and Jerry Tales | |
|---|---|
| Country of origin | USA |
| No. of episodes | 13 (39 sub-episode) |
| Production | |
| Running time | 7 minutes per sub-episode, 3 sub-episodes in one episode, during Kids' WB |
| Original release | |
| Network | The CW |
| Release | February 27, 2006 (UK), September 23, 2006 (USA) – Present |
Tom and Jerry Tales is an animated television series, currently airing on The CW's Kids' WB block. As the title suggests, this series contains characters from the Tom and Jerry cartoons, and also is the first made for TV iteration of the cartoons to emulate the theatrical shorts. It grew from the direct-to-video movies The Magic Ring (2001), Blast Off to Mars (2005) and The Fast and the Furry (2005), The KarateGuard (2005) and Shiver Me Whiskers (2006), the first Tom & Jerry cartoon co-directed by the characters' co-creator Joe Barbera since the original MGM shorts.
Barbera also served as an Executive Producer before his death, as well as receiving story credit on some short cartoons, of the "Tom and Jerry Tales" show's first season, produced by Warner Brothers in 2005. The series had its international premiere on Boomerang in the UK on February 27, 2006, and premiered in the US on Kids' WB on The CW on September 23, 2006. Each episode consists of three short cartoons with approximately the same runtime as the original theatrical shorts. Also, each of the three shows that air in a 30 minute episode have some type of theme. For example, episode 1 (Tiger Cat/Feeding Time/Polar Peril) would have a theme of animals.
A second season, consisting of 13 new half-hour episodes (39 sub-episodes), began airing on September 22, 2007.
Voice cast
- Don Brown as Tom
- Sam Vincent as Jerry
- Michael Donovan as Spike
Episode list
Season 1: 2006-2007
Season 2: 2007-2008
| No. | Title | Theme | Air Date | Production Code |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | More Powers to You / Catch Me Though You Can't / Power Tom | September 22, 2007 | 202 | |
| 2 | Zent Out of Shape / I Dream of Meanie / Which Witch | September 29, 2007 | 201 |
Video Game
In November 2006, a video game based on the show was released for the Nintendo DS and Game Boy Advance. You play as Jerry to get Tom in trouble. Many cameos from the show make appearances in the game such as the female robotic mouse from the short Hi, Robot.
DVD Releases
"Tom and Jerry Tales: Volume One" was released on October 3, 2006. The cartoons include: Ho, Ho Horror, Dog-Gone Hill Hog, Northern Light Fish Fight, Way Off Broadway, Egg Beats, Cry Uncle, Joy Riding Jokers, Cat Got Your Luggage?, City Dump Chumps, Tiger Cat, Feeding Time, and Polar Peril.
"Tom and Jerry Tales: Volume Two" was released on May 15, 2007. The cartoons include: Octo Suave, Beach Bully Bingo, Treasure Map Scrap, Fire Breathing Tom Cat, Medieval Menace, The Itch, Digital Dilemma, Hi, Robot, Tomcat Jetpack, Piranha Be Loved (by You), Spook House Mouse, and Abracadumb. This was then released later as Volume One in the UK!
Trivia
- Tex Avery's character Droopy makes a cameo appearance as a doctor in Cat Nebula, and in Tomcat Jetpack.
- Wolfie, a character from Tex Avery's Red Hot Riding Hood and Droopy cartoon shorts, appears as a ghost in Spook House Mouse.
- The very first part of the opening sequence homages the short Designs on Jerry.
- Jerry's Uncle Pecos, who appeared in the original Tom and Jerry short "Pecos Pest", is in Cry Uncle.
- So far, there are 16 shorts where Jerry triumphs, 1 where Tom wins, 16 where they both win, and 6 where they both lose. All together make approximatenly 39 shorts.
- In Dog-Gone Hill Hog, Spike makes a reference to King of the Hill.
- Tuffy (Nibbles) makes an appearance in Cat Nebula as Jerry's space cadet sidekick.
- Despite the frequent violence, the series is only rated TV-Y on Kid's WB.
