Tom Cat and Jerry Mouse

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Tom Cat and Jerry Mouse are the iconic cartoon cat-and-mouse duo known for their slapstick chases and comedic rivalry in the classic Tom and Jerry animated series.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf animated characters
cartoon duo
comic duo
fictional character duo
alsoPopularWith family audiences
alsoPortrayedAs reluctant friends in some episodes
animationTechnique traditional hand-drawn animation
appearsIn comic books
feature films
television series
theatrical short films
video games
awarded Academy Awards for animated short films (for their series)
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
createdBy Joseph Barbera NERFINISHED
William Hanna NERFINISHED
createdFor Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer NERFINISHED
culturalImpact iconic symbols of classic American animation
firstAppearance Puss Gets the Boot NERFINISHED
firstAppearanceYear 1940
franchise Tom and Jerry franchise NERFINISHED
genre animated comedy
slapstick comedy
hasMember Jerry Mouse NERFINISHED
Tom Cat NERFINISHED
hasSpinOff The Tom and Jerry Show (various TV incarnations) NERFINISHED
Tom and Jerry Kids NERFINISHED
influenced later slapstick cartoons
knownInFrenchAs Tom et Jerry NERFINISHED
knownInJapaneseAs トムとジェリー
knownInSpanishAs Tom y Jerry NERFINISHED
languageOfOriginalWork English
mainCharactersOf Tom and Jerry NERFINISHED
merchandisedAs clothing
home video releases
toys
notableFor cat-and-mouse rivalry
minimal dialogue
slapstick chases
originallyDistributedBy Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer NERFINISHED
ownership Warner Bros. (current rights holder) NERFINISHED
portrayedAs rivals
producedBy Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer cartoon studio NERFINISHED
setting suburban house
targetAudience children
theme comic violence
rivalry and one-upmanship
role reversal between predator and prey

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