History of Tom & Jerry Bashny.Net

I think we all remember and know, and many people love this cartoon about the cat and the Bat. Here I became interested in the history of this series, and you can be.

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The animated series was created Hollywood's MGM Studios from 1940 until the closing animation studio in 1958. In 1961, MGM sold the rights to produce a cartoon studio in Prague Rembrandt Films (Eng. Rembrandt Films), headed by Gene Deitch. Rembrandt Films has released a series of 13 recognized [by whom?] The worst in the history of animation. In 1963 the production of a cartoon back in Hollywood, the studio Chuck Jones 'Sib-Tower 12 Productions "(eng. Chuck Jones' Sib-Tower 12 Productions) and lasted until 1967. Later, Tom and Jerry again appeared in the animated series created by Hanna-Barbera (1975-1977; 1990-1993) and Filmeyshen Studios (Eng. Filmation Studios) (1980-1982). In 2005, Warner Bros. released a series called The KarateGuard.
The original Hanna-Barbera cartoons (the period 1940-1958 gg.), Recognized as the most outstanding are the owners of the seven awards Oscar film award.



As a general rule, neither Tom nor Jerry speak. But there are rare exceptions when there is a full, though usually a short conversation. The rest of the voice acting is reduced to screams of pain or nerve swallowing. Also in the series "Single Mouse» (The Lonesome Mouse) Tom and Jerry say the second half of the episode (Joseph Barbera and William Hanna performed the appropriate role). Executable their facial expressions and body language clearly reflects the feelings and intentions of the characters. Most of the rest of the vocal screams and cries of the effects are William Hanna, including the famous heart-rending cry of Tom (to create a special effect start and end screaming Hannah were cut, only the loudest sounds of the average).
Sounding music plays an important role in the animated series, emphasizing the effect of the episode and giving appropriate emotions. Every movement of the characters corresponding to the musical passage. Composer Scott Bradley (Eng. Scott Bradley) has created a complicated musical score, combining elements of jazz and classical music. At the same piece of music in the episode represented a reworking popular at the time tunes: for example, in a series of Mouse Trouble sounds jazz composition «All God's Children Got Rhythm», and the music in the Mouse in Manhattan is entirely built on the basis of the song «Manhattan Serenade».
Joseph Barbera and William Hanna managed to attract to the creation of the animated series the best animators. Among the permanent animators "Tom and Jerry" for many episodes were Irvin Spence (Eng. Irven Spence), his favorite character was a cat Tom, then - Kenneth Mews (Eng. Kenneth Muse), Ray Patterson (Eng. Ray Patterson) and Ed Barge (Engl. Ed Barge).
The script for this series like The Midnight Snack (1941), Flirty Birdy (1945), «Heavenly Puss» (1949) and others have written himself, Joseph Barbera.
Prior to 1955, all series produced by Fred Quimby (Eng. Fred Quimby), but after his departure from the MGM cartoon department to produce the "Tom and Jerry" were themselves by William Hanna and Joseph Barbera. The first cartoon 1940, Puss Gets the Boot produced Rudolf Ayzing (eng. Rudolf Ising) - one of the leaders of MGM animation department at the time.
In 1945, Tom and Jerry first appeared in the film - in the movie «Anchors Aweigh» with actor Jerry D. Kelly talking and dancing (animation by Ray Patterson and Kenneth Mews).
The TV series in 1992, was filmed animated feature, where the company of Tom and Jerry is now a fugitive from home Robyn Starling. Full-length tape does not fit into the style of the series and was greeted by the public is pretty cool. However, Tom and Jerry a lot of talking during the cartoon. Not to mention the fact that there they first learned about the abilities of each other's speech.
In the first animated film («Puss Gets the Boot») cat named Jasper and a mouse - Jinx (Eng. Jinx - brings misfortune).



Interesting facts

Tom and Jerry read. So, in his spare time Jerry reads some books (in "Orphan" is even possible to see the title of the book, «Good Mousekeeping»), and Tom - the newspaper. In addition, a series of Jerry himself wrote a book about his life with Tom. In this series, we learn that know how to read and Spike, and friends of Tom - street cats.
Tom and Jerry know how to play the piano. In the series «The Cat Concerto», won an Oscar, Tom gives a concert at Hollywood Bowl (Eng.) And plays the piano. Jerry joined and played inside the piano, the strings. In addition, Tom can conduct a full orchestra, and even one to replace him, playing both the violin and the trumpet. He also plays bass and sings the serenade.
In another series, you can see that Jerry has a postgraduate teacher education. At the end of the series, Jerry breaks it.
Jerry has a cousin named super-strong muscles that are afraid of all the cats, as well as Mexican-old Uncle Pecos, who plays the two-jet guitar with the strings of the cat's whiskers.
Tom, in turn, is, as two drops of water similar to his cousin George, who suffers from the fact that terribly afraid of mice. However, later he overcame his phobia, joined Tom in one piece and scare Jerry.



Series award Oscar

1943: The Yankee Doodle Mouse / mouse Militant
1944: Mouse Trouble
1945: Quiet, Please!
1946: The Cat Concerto
1948: The Little Orphan
1951: The Two Mouseketeers
1952: Johann Mouse cm. (Johann Strauss II)



Just wanted to say that a total of 114 episodes, and the fact that the cartoon was drawn even during the Second World War. Personally, I liked him, and in three years, and like today. Easy, fun, do not bother. All.



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