Tom and Jerry Movies: A Blast From A Bygone Generation

Do you love classic Tom and Jerry movies? This great children’s cartoon is one of the longest shorts ever created; it originally aired as a TV show and was later made into full feature films. For anyone growing up in the ’50s, ’60s and ’70s, the great cat-and-mouse chase episodes were a part of everyday life; Get home from school, turn on the TV and enjoy the hilarious antics of this team of cats and mice.

Unfortunately, the days are over, you will still be able to watch endless reruns on your favorite cartoon network, but the studio has stopped creating new series or movies. The last Tom and Jerry movie was released in 2006; But for die-hard fans or parents who want to introduce their kids to some of the animation magic they grew up with, there are plenty of DVD sets available online.

Not many people realize that Cat and Mouse has had multiple creators, although the original artists will always be William Hanna and Joseph Barbara, two talented cartoonists and directors who are also responsible for the Flintstones, the Jetsons, Yogi Bear and a whole line from another well-known children’s cartoon. They worked for MGM until the late ’50s when things changed and the studio closed for a while. In the 60’s, a slightly eccentric creative director from the Czech Republic, his slightly surreal ideas were not accepted by MGM and 3 years later, Chuck Jones became the regular creator; now you can find tom and jerry dvd box sets that contain only the episodes from each of the 3 creators in one.

Since its initial release over 50 years ago, the series has gone through a number of different changes, some of these can be attributed to changing directors and some of these have to do with keeping up with the times so that it can appeal to young children. For example, there are less and less references to war scenes in cartoons and more to technology and city life, you will find more mobile phones and sports cars in the new episodes of cat and mouse.

The latest movie from the comical cat and mouse team released in 2005 is titled “Tom and Jerry fast and furry”, a version of the popular trending movie “the fast and furious”, a name that would attract any little boy to the fashion. The plot revolves around a race around the world that goes through land, sea and snow in the hope of winning the trophy at the end. In this movie, they are both competitors and have upgraded cars that can switch from land mobiles to boats, planes, and helicopters with the push of a button. To make things more interesting, both Tom and Jerry’s transports have a variety of booby traps and weaponry to knock the other out of the lead if need be, the rest is a rollercoaster ride with each side aiming for that prize.

Tom and Jerry fast and furry is available on DVD and you can easily find it online with all the other great series, including special box sets dedicated to each of the different creative directors of the series.