The Tom and Jerry Show (1975 TV series)
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The Tom & Jerry Show is an American animated television series produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions in association with MGM Television. Based on the Tom and Jerry theatrical cartoon series, which was created by H-B co-founders and former MGM cartoon studio staff William Hanna and Joseph Barbera, the show originally aired on ABC from September 6 to December 13, 1975 (for a total of 16 episodes) as the first half of The Tom and Jerry/Grape Ape/Mumbly Show, with The Great Grape Ape Show representing the series' second half and The Mumbly Cartoon Show representing the series' third half.[1] This series marked the first time that Tom and Jerry appeared in animated installments produced specifically for television.[2]
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Also known as | The New Tom and Jerry Show |
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Created by | William Hanna Joseph Barbera |
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Theme music composer | Hoyt Curtin |
Opening theme | "The Tom & Jerry Show" |
Ending theme | "The Tom & Jerry Show" (Instrumental) |
Composer | Hoyt Curtin |
Country of origin | United States |
No. of episodes | 16 (48 segments) |
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Producer | Iwao Takamoto (creative producer) |
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Running time | 23 minutes (7 minutes per segment) |
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Network | ABC |
Release | September 6 (1975-09-06) ā December 13, 1975 (1975-12-13) |
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The Tom and Jerry Comedy Show (1980) |
Unlike other incarnations, Tom and Jerry are shown as friends instead of enemies, and this series did not use the slapstick chases and the violence central to the theatrical shorts, due to concerns at the time regarding such material on children's programming.[3]