On Feb. 10, 1940 — 85 years ago Monday — the first Tom & Jerry cartoon short and ... a nomination for an Academy Award. But “Puss Gets the Boot” did all of these things.

It begins, as it always has, with a chase. A cat, a mouse, and, inevitably, chaos. Suddenly, you are seven again, smiling at ...

Tom and Jerry first appeared in the 1940 MGM animated short, Puss Gets the Boot, created by William Hanna and Joseph Barbera. Though initially intended as a one-off cartoon, the cat and mouse duo ...

TV LEGEND: Itchy and Scratchy weren't based on Tom and ... Tom and Jerry. Originally, William Hanna and Joe Barbera worked together on a cartoon for MGM in 1940 called “Puss Gets the Boot ...

Bill Hanna and Joe Barbera’s legendary cartoon creations, Tom & Jerry, have turned 85 years old. The iconic cat-and-mouse duo first appeared in the MGM theatrical short film Puss Gets the Boot ...

Children's TV channel Boomerang is to edit scenes from Tom and Jerry cartoons where characters are shown smoking. The move follows an investigation by media watchdog Ofcom into a viewer's complaint ...