Can anyone be ever so successful in making everyone laugh, for more than 70 years!! Yes, my fav "Tom & Jerry", they have been doing this.
All of us have seen this particular 10 minutes video. But, little I knew that, this is the first ever creation by the great duo, "William Hanna & Joseph Barbera".
This particular video was produced in 1939 & released on Feb 10, 1940 :D
Though lost Oscars in 1940, it has remained in our hearts for ever.
Every kid's favourite, I can almost say, kids learn to laugh their heart out with these characters.
And for me, it always catches the attention and makes me glued to TV.
Trivias:
1. The only credential shown in the video is "a Rudolf Ising Production"
1. Though it didn't make it to Oscars, this video won Academy Awards.
1. MGM had no intention of creating any follow-up cartoons, but the Awards supported "H&B" request to do so.
1. T&J shorts made their Television debut only in 1975.
1. The Video doesn't show the name as "Tom & Jerry", as it was christened later.
1. Tom's name is "Jasper" & Jerry's is said to be "Jinx" (though, the name is not shown in Video)
1. At over nine minutes in length, this is the longest theatrical Tom and Jerry short released.
1. This is one of three Tom and Jerry shorts where the title is a pun on the fairytale Puss in Boots. The others are Puss n' Toots and Puss 'n' Boats.
1. The maid (Mammy-two-shoes), black lady's face is never shown in any of the Tom & Jerry's cartoons.. (I so so wish to see her face, for once)
1. In 2003, T&J appeared in a commercial for Ford Mondeo, for the first time.
PS: There is a saying in kannada "Bekkige Chellata, Ilige pranasankata", which means, What's Fun for cat is pain for mouse. But, these characters have actually reversed it. Unlike our normal cats, Tom is not out to eat Jerry, but only to trouble/torment him, but most of the time, end up being the victim himself.
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