Tom & Jerry Kids (formerly known as Tom & Jerry Kids Show in the first season) is an American animated comedy television series co-produced by Hanna-Barbera and Turner Entertainment Co., and starring the cat-and-mouse duo Tom and Jerry as toddlers (toddler kitten and baby mouse).[1] It premiered on Fox on September 8, 1990, airing as the first program of the children's programming block, Fox Kids,[2] and was the second Tom and Jerry TV series to be produced by Hanna-Barbera following The Tom and Jerry Show in 1975.
The Tom and Jerry Kids cartoons are based on the classic shorts, Tom and Jerry, but it stars the kitten and mouseling instead. They remain silent like their older selves and both of them are attempting to outwit each other, exactly like in the original shorts. Some of the plots and gags are recycled from old Tom and Jerry cartoons, but the violence is toned down for younger viewers.
Spike and Tyke
The Spike and Tyke segments are based on the characters, Spike and Tyke from the original Tom and Jerry series. Strangely, Spike is still an adult and Tyke is slightly older in this series. Spike still loves his son, Tyke, more than anything and enjoys spending time with him. Additionally, Tyke now has the ability to talk, which mean that he has grown smarter and more intelligent. Spike's toughness is only used on occasions, as these segments mostly revolve around his love for his son and on teaching family values. Additionally, Spike and Tyke are grey like their debut appearances in the classic Tom and Jerry shorts, with Tyke wearing a blue collar.
Droopy and Dripple
The Droopy and Dripple segments feature characters from the classic Tex Avery shorts starring Droopy. Droopy has a different job every episode and his son Dripple (a tinier, identical version of him) always follows him as his assistant. The two will usually end up clashing with McWolf, the before-unnamed villainous wolf from Avery shorts that, envious of their success, will use any dirty trick against them to win, but inevitably fails. The beautiful Miss Vavoom (Red in Avery shorts) is another possible source of conflict between the two, as both of them have a crush on her and she, or a kiss from her, is often the prize of some sort of competition. Their "detective" segments were later spun-off into Droopy, Master Detective.
Blast-Off Buzzard
Season 4 features a new adaption of the Blast-Off Buzzard segment from the CB Bears where the characters actually talk. In these segments, Blast-Off Buzzard leads his gang of Buzzards as they try to catch Crazylegs. Only two episodes were made.
Patrick Fraley – Kyle the Cat, Yolker (in "Super Droop and Dripple Boy Meet the Yolker"), Zebra (in "Love Me, Love My Zebra"), Tyrone the Tiny (in "Barbecue Bust-Up")
Phil Hartman – Calaboose Cal, Hot Dog Vendor (in "Pound Hound") Inspector De Paws (in "Pound Hound")
Don Messick – Droopy, Bat Mouse (in "Bat Mouse"), Narrator (in "Scourge of the Sky")
Frank Welker – Tom, Jerry, McWolf, Wild Mouse, Urfo, Moncy, Bat Cat (in "Bat Mouse"), Ants (in "This is No Picnic"), Caveman (in "Prehistoric Pals"), Chino the Kitten (in "Who Are You Kitten"), Commander (in "Scourge of the Sky"), Jester (in "When Knights Were Cold"), Male Mouse Students (in "Chase School"), Martian Mouse (in "Martian Mouse"), Museum Manager (in "The Watchcat"), Narrator (in "Wild Mouse II"), Salesmouse (in "S.O.S. Ninja"), Stinky Jr. (in "Fallen Archers," "Order in the Volley Ball Court"), Urfo Catcher (in "Urfo Returns"), Momma Seagull, Elephants, Rhino, Ostrich, Lions, and Gorilla, (in "Cast Away Tom"), Zap Men (in "Maze Monster Zap Men")
The series was a co-production between Hanna-Barbera and Turner Entertainment Co, serving as the former's second Tom and Jerry series after The Tom and Jerry Show in 1975. This is the first Tom and Jerry series to be produced by Turner Entertainment, after they had bought the Tom and Jerry franchise from Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer in 1986. Parent company Turner Broadcasting System would buy the Hanna-Barbera studios in late 1991 starting with the third season. Perhaps the most notable differences from the classic shorts are the pair's appearances (and ages). Tom & Jerry Kids was one of the last Saturday-morning cartoons from Hanna-Barbera before shifting focus toward producing shows specifically for Cartoon Network.
In 1994, Fox canceled the series and ended its run on Fox Kids on September 4, 1994, but it soon began airing in reruns on Cartoon Network (which Turner launched to showcase its large animation library, including the original Tom and Jerry) in 1995, and ended in 2007[citation needed] when the show was removed from the Cartoon Network schedule and instead moved over to its sibling network Boomerang. Spacetoon aired this show from July 13, 2000 to December 31, 2004.
Home media
In 1991, 12 episodes were put on two VHS cassettes in the United States, although only a few million copies were made. Eleven VHS cassettes were released in the United Kingdom. The series was released on DVD in Germany by Kinowelt Home Entertainment on July 11, 2008, as the first official DVD release.[4] In 2010, the episode Flippin' Fido was included in the Deluxe Anniversary Collection DVD set with the original opening and closing titles restored, different from TV airing versions.
On April 30, 2013, Warner Home Video released the first season of the show on DVD for the first time. In the United Kingdom, Season One was released as 2 separate DVDs on August 12, 2013, under the titles Baby Tom and Jerry, as part of WB's Big Faces range. Like the U.S. release of Season One, Baby Tom[5] includes the first seven half-hour episodes, while Baby Jerry[6] includes the remaining 6 episodes.
DVD Name
Ep #
Release Date
The Complete Season 1
13
April 30, 2013
Awards
This show was given a Daytime Emmy nomination in 1992 for Outstanding Music Direction and Composition.[citation needed]
Comic book
In Mexico, Editorial Vid made a comic book based on Tom & Jerry Kids in 1990. It is worth noting that Tom and Jerry (the original older versions) have their own comic book here, and the Tom & Jerry Kids comic book is followed by Tom and Jerry.
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Tom amp Jerry Kids formerly known as Tom amp Jerry Kids Show in the first season is an American animated comedy television series co produced by Hanna Barbera and Turner Entertainment Co and starring the cat and mouse duo Tom and Jerry as toddlers toddler kitten and baby mouse 1 It premiered on Fox on September 8 1990 airing as the first program of the children s programming block Fox Kids 2 and was the second Tom and Jerry TV series to be produced by Hanna Barbera following The Tom and Jerry Show in 1975 Tom amp Jerry KidsAlso known asTom amp Jerry Kids Show season 1 GenreComedySlapstickSurreal comedyBased onTom and Jerryby William HannaJoseph BarberaDirected byDon Lusk Paul Sommer Carl Urbano Oscar Dufau Season 1 Robert Alvarez Season 1 3 4 Jay Sarbry Season 3 4 Ray Patterson supervising director Voices ofFrank Welker William Callaway Teresa Ganzel Dick Gautier Phil Hartman Don Messick Charlie Adler Patrick Fraley Patric ZimmermanTheme music composerTom WorrallComposersTom WorrallGary Lionelli Season 2 4 Country of originUnited StatesOriginal languageEnglishNo of seasons4No of episodes65 195 segments list of episodes ProductionExecutive producersWilliam Hanna Joseph Barbera Paul Sabella Season 1 only Jack Petrik co executive producer ProducersDon Jurwich Joseph Barbera Season 2 4 Kay Wright co producer Season 3 4 EditorsGil Iverson Tim Iverson Pat Foley Season 1 Tom Gleason Season 3 4 Running time22 minutes 7 minutes per segment Production companiesH B Production Co a Turner EntertainmentReleaseOriginal networkFox Fox Kids Network Audio formatDolby SurroundOriginal releaseSeptember 8 1990 1990 09 08 December 4 1993 1993 12 04 RelatedThe Tom and Jerry Comedy Show 1980 Tom and Jerry Tales 2006 08 Droopy Master Detective 1993 The series is somewhat similar to the older version of the original theatricals partly akin to being produced by creators William Hanna and Joseph Barbera founders of Hanna Barbera and former MGM cartoon studio staff 3 Contents 1 Segments 1 1 Tom and Jerry Kids 1 2 Spike and Tyke 1 3 Droopy and Dripple 1 4 Blast Off Buzzard 2 Episodes 3 Voice cast 3 1 Additional Voices 4 Production and broadcast 5 Home media 6 Awards 7 Comic book 8 See also 9 Notes 10 References 11 External linksSegments EditTom and Jerry Kids Edit The Tom and Jerry Kids cartoons are based on the classic shorts Tom and Jerry but it stars the kitten and mouseling instead They remain silent like their older selves and both of them are attempting to outwit each other exactly like in the original shorts Some of the plots and gags are recycled from old Tom and Jerry cartoons but the violence is toned down for younger viewers Spike and Tyke Edit The Spike and Tyke segments are based on the characters Spike and Tyke from the original Tom and Jerry series Strangely Spike is still an adult and Tyke is slightly older in this series Spike still loves his son Tyke more than anything and enjoys spending time with him Additionally Tyke now has the ability to talk which mean that he has grown smarter and more intelligent Spike s toughness is only used on occasions as these segments mostly revolve around his love for his son and on teaching family values Additionally Spike and Tyke are grey like their debut appearances in the classic Tom and Jerry shorts with Tyke wearing a blue collar Droopy and Dripple Edit The Droopy and Dripple segments feature characters from the classic Tex Avery shorts starring Droopy Droopy has a different job every episode and his son Dripple a tinier identical version of him always follows him as his assistant The two will usually end up clashing with McWolf the before unnamed villainous wolf from Avery shorts that envious of their success will use any dirty trick against them to win but inevitably fails The beautiful Miss Vavoom Red in Avery shorts is another possible source of conflict between the two as both of them have a crush on her and she or a kiss from her is often the prize of some sort of competition Their detective segments were later spun off into Droopy Master Detective Blast Off Buzzard Edit Season 4 features a new adaption of the Blast Off Buzzard segment from the CB Bears where the characters actually talk In these segments Blast Off Buzzard leads his gang of Buzzards as they try to catch Crazylegs Only two episodes were made Episodes EditMain article List of Tom amp Jerry Kids episodes SeasonSegmentsEpisodesOriginally airedFirst airedLast aired13913September 8 1990 1990 09 08 December 1 1990 1990 12 01 23913September 14 1991 1991 09 14 December 7 1991 1991 12 07 37826September 12 1992 1992 09 12 December 13 1992 1992 12 13 43913September 11 1993 1993 09 11 December 4 1993 1993 12 04 Voice cast EditCharlie Adler Dripple Lightning Bolt the Super Squirrel Crazylegs Rap Rat in Rap Rat is Where It s At Urfo s Mother in Urfo Returns William Callaway Slowpoke Antonio Patrick Fraley Kyle the Cat Yolker in Super Droop and Dripple Boy Meet the Yolker Zebra in Love Me Love My Zebra Tyrone the Tiny in Barbecue Bust Up Keenon Douglas Jerry speaking Teresa Ganzel Miss Vavoom Lt Lucy in Mess Hall Mouser White Tabby in Tom Thumped Dick Gautier Spike Phil Hartman Calaboose Cal Hot Dog Vendor in Pound Hound Inspector De Paws in Pound Hound Don Messick Droopy Bat Mouse in Bat Mouse Narrator in Scourge of the Sky Frank Welker Tom Jerry McWolf Wild Mouse Urfo Moncy Bat Cat in Bat Mouse Ants in This is No Picnic Caveman in Prehistoric Pals Chino the Kitten in Who Are You Kitten Commander in Scourge of the Sky Jester in When Knights Were Cold Male Mouse Students in Chase School Martian Mouse in Martian Mouse Museum Manager in The Watchcat Narrator in Wild Mouse II Salesmouse in S O S Ninja Stinky Jr in Fallen Archers Order in the Volley Ball Court Urfo Catcher in Urfo Returns Momma Seagull Elephants Rhino Ostrich Lions and Gorilla in Cast Away Tom Zap Men in Maze Monster Zap Men Patric Zimmerman TykeAdditional Voices Edit Brandon Adams Joe Alaskey Patricia Alice Albrecht Lewis Arquette Rene Auberjonois Michael Bell Gregg Berger Susan Blu Sorrell Booke Charlie Brill Nicole Brown Scott Bullock Arthur Burghardt Greg Burson Hamilton Camp Nancy Cartwright Marsha Clark Selette Cole Townsend Coleman Danny Cooksey Bud Cort Jesse Corti Peter Cullen Brian Cummings Clyde Jim Cummings Tim Curry Jennifer Darling Mari Devon Nancy Dussault Maggie Egan June Foray Brad Garrett Kathy Garver Joan Gerber Barry Gordon Archie Hahn Pamela Hayden George Hearn Dana Hill Jerry Houser Tony Jay Arte Johnson Vicki Juditz Zale Kessler Kip King Paul Kreppel Maurice LaMarche David Lander Allan Lurie Sherry Lynn Tress MacNeille Kenneth Mars Chuck McCann Edie McClurg Diane Michelle Brian Mitchell Alan Oppenheimer Bibi Osterwald Gary Owens Patricia Parris Rob Paulsen Pat Pinney Henry Polic II Tony Pope Hal Rayle Clive Revill Bob Ridgely Kimmy Robertson Stuart Robinson Roger Rose Neil Ross Ronnie Schell Susan Silo Hal Smith Kath Soucie Sally Struthers Barbara Stuart Marcelo Tubert Janet Waldo B J Ward Jimmy Weldon Jane Wiedlin Lee Wilkof April Winchell JoAnne WorleyProduction and broadcast EditThe series was a co production between Hanna Barbera and Turner Entertainment Co serving as the former s second Tom and Jerry series after The Tom and Jerry Show in 1975 This is the first Tom and Jerry series to be produced by Turner Entertainment after they had bought the Tom and Jerry franchise from Metro Goldwyn Mayer in 1986 Parent company Turner Broadcasting System would buy the Hanna Barbera studios in late 1991 starting with the third season Perhaps the most notable differences from the classic shorts are the pair s appearances and ages Tom amp Jerry Kids was one of the last Saturday morning cartoons from Hanna Barbera before shifting focus toward producing shows specifically for Cartoon Network In 1994 Fox canceled the series and ended its run on Fox Kids on September 4 1994 but it soon began airing in reruns on Cartoon Network which Turner launched to showcase its large animation library including the original Tom and Jerry in 1995 and ended in 2007 citation needed when the show was removed from the Cartoon Network schedule and instead moved over to its sibling network Boomerang Spacetoon aired this show from July 13 2000 to December 31 2004 Home media EditIn 1991 12 episodes were put on two VHS cassettes in the United States although only a few million copies were made Eleven VHS cassettes were released in the United Kingdom The series was released on DVD in Germany by Kinowelt Home Entertainment on July 11 2008 as the first official DVD release 4 In 2010 the episode Flippin Fido was included in the Deluxe Anniversary Collection DVD set with the original opening and closing titles restored different from TV airing versions On April 30 2013 Warner Home Video released the first season of the show on DVD for the first time In the United Kingdom Season One was released as 2 separate DVDs on August 12 2013 under the titles Baby Tom and Jerry as part of WB s Big Faces range Like the U S release of Season One Baby Tom 5 includes the first seven half hour episodes while Baby Jerry 6 includes the remaining 6 episodes DVD Name Ep Release DateThe Complete Season 1 13 April 30 2013Awards EditThis show was given a Daytime Emmy nomination in 1992 for Outstanding Music Direction and Composition citation needed Comic book EditIn Mexico Editorial Vid made a comic book based on Tom amp Jerry Kids in 1990 It is worth noting that Tom and Jerry the original older versions have their own comic book here and the Tom amp Jerry Kids comic book is followed by Tom and Jerry See also Edit Animation portal United States portalThe Tom and Jerry Show 1975 The Tom and Jerry Comedy Show Tom and Jerry Tales The Tom and Jerry Show 2014 Tom and Jerry Special Shorts Tom and Jerry in New York List of Tom amp Jerry Kids episodes List of characters in Tom amp Jerry Kids List of works produced by Hanna Barbera ProductionsNotes Edit Animation outsourced to Wang Film Productions Fil Cartoons and Mr Big Cartoons References Edit Perlmutter David 2018 The Encyclopedia of American Animated Television Shows Rowman amp Littlefield pp 648 651 ISBN 978 1538103739 Google Groups groups google com Retrieved 26 February 2020 Erickson Hal 2005 Television Cartoon Shows An Illustrated Encyclopedia 1949 Through 2003 2nd ed McFarland amp Co pp 858 862 ISBN 978 1476665993 Tom und Jerry Kids Show 4 DVDs Amazon de Don Lusk Paul Sommer Carl Urbano DVD amp Blu ray amazon de 11 July 2008 Retrieved 12 November 2016 Baby Tom and Friends DVD 2013 Amazon co uk Don Messick Charles Adler Frank Welker Dick Gautier Patric Zimmerman William Hanna Don Jurwich Joseph Barbera Kay Wright DVD amp Blu ray amazon co uk 12 August 2013 Retrieved 12 November 2016 Baby Tom and Jerry DVD 2013 Amazon co uk Don Messick Charles Adler Frank Welker Dick Gautier Patric Zimmerman William Hanna Don Jurwich Joseph Barbera Kay Wright DVD amp Blu ray amazon co uk 12 August 2013 Retrieved 12 November 2016 External links EditTom amp Jerry Kids at IMDb Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Tom 26 Jerry Kids amp oldid 1149242111, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
