When William Hanna and Joseph Barbera created the first short, Puss Gets the Boot (1940), nobody predicted they were launching a seven-time Academy Award-winning series. The original 114 episodes from this era are untouchable.
produced between 1940 and 1967. This definitive set is divided into three distinct eras based on the studios and directors involved: 1. The Hanna-Barbera Era (1940–1958) tom and jerry complete collection all 161 episodes
the highest-grossing animated short series of the time, even overtaking Looney Tunes The Chuck Jones Era: Stylized Sophistication (1963–1967) The Viral Charm of Tom and Jerry: A Cartoon Legacy - Lemon8 When William Hanna and Joseph Barbera created the
With , the collection goes far beyond the original theatrical run. It acts as a time capsule for the different eras of the duo: This definitive set is divided into three distinct
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After MGM shut down its animation studio in 1957, Hanna and Barbera moved on to create The Flintstones . The Tom and Jerry franchise was revived a few years later, but the new shorts were produced overseas at Rembrandt Films in Prague, directed by . This era produced 13 shorts, and it is the most stylistically distinct and controversial of the three.