Third compilation film Contains footage from Texas Tom. Second compilation film contains footage from Salt Water Tabby, The Mouse Comes to Dinner, Texas Tom and Solid Serenade. Won an Academy Award for Short Subjects, Cartoons Rarely aired on television due to racial stereotypes. Nominated for an Academy Award for Short Subjects, Cartoons. Only time that the face of Mammy Two Shoes is shown. First time Daws Butler voices Spike.įirst compilation film contains footage from Tee for Two, Mouse Trouble, Solid Serenade and The Yankee Doodle Mouse.įirst appearance of Quacker, Henry and Mama Duck. Final time Billy Bletcher voices Devil Spike.įirst appearances of Swordfish and Octopusįirst appearance of Tyke. In 1994, it was voted #42 of the 50 Greatest Cartoons of all time by members of the animation field.įirst appearances of Fluff, Muff and Puff. Won an Academy Award for Short Subjects, Cartoons. First Tom and Jerry cartoon to be nominated for an Annie Award. Won an Academy Award for Short Subjects, Cartoons.įirst appearance of Toodles Galore and Cherie. Nominated for an Academy Award for Short Subjects, Cartoons.įirst appearance of Spike (known as Bulldog).įirst cartoon to win an Academy Award for Short Subjects.įirst appearances of Butch, Topsy, and Nancy First Tom and Jerry cartoon nominated for an Academy Award for Short Subjects, Cartoons.įirst time Tom and Jerry are referred to by their proper names. Because of the 1967 MGM Vault fire, original film elements of pre-1951 MGM cartoons are now lost, leaving only the backup prints in existence (usually the altered reissue prints).įirst appearances of Tom Cat (as Jasper), Jerry Mouse (as Jinx), and Mammy Two Shoes. MGM also reissued its cartoons before the introduction of Perspecta Sound. Many pre-1951 cartoons were reissued with Perspecta Sound, which was introduced in 1954. Like other studios, MGM reissued and edited its cartoons when re-released to theaters. Finally, 19 cartoons were produced in widescreen CinemaScope format only.
Four cartoons were produced for both Academy Ratio and CinemaScope formats (2.55:1, later 2.35:1). Most of these cartoons were produced in the standard Academy ratio (1.37:1). Quimby retired in 1955 and from 1956 to 1958, Hanna and Barbera produced the shorts until MGM closed the cartoon studio in 1958, and the last cartoon was released in 1958. Rudolf Ising was the producer of Puss Gets the Boot subsequent shorts were produced by Fred Quimby through 1955. All shorts were released to theaters by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. The following 114 shorts were directed by William Hanna and Joseph Barbera at the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer cartoon studio in Hollywood, California. 4 2001: Hanna-Barbera Productions/Turner Entertainment cartoon.3 1963–1967: Chuck Jones/Sib Tower 12 cartoons.2 1961–1962: Gene Deitch/Rembrandt Films cartoons.