Even though the other members of the unit didn’t think of this as an original idea, Barbera and Hanna went ahead with it.Īs they never believed Puss Gets the Boot to be a good idea, Hanna and Barbera went ahead to direct non-cat-and-mouse shorts like the Gallopin’ Gals (1940) and Officer Pooch (1941). Barbera, being the storyteller, suggested a cat-and-mouse cartoon comedy and named it Puss Gets the Boot. When MGM took a hit with their Captain and the Kids comic strip, Barbera and Hanna were brought together to direct films for the unit. Hanna and Barbera were part of the MGM cartoon studio since the early 1930s. The animated series was created in 1940 by William Hanna and Joseph Barbera. Many of you might not know this but Tom and Jerry started a long time ago. One of the most famous and the most loved cartoon series globally, Tom and Jerry never cease to amaze its fans even today.

The Tom and Jerry series was made in 1940 by William Hanna and Joseph Barbera, who also created beloved shows like Yogi Bear, Top Cat, Scooby-Doo, The Smurfs, The Flintstones, etc.

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