Tom and Jerry - 1940-1967
by RazzKing | created - 02 Sep 2018 | updated - 03 Sep 2018 | PublicA complete list of Tom and Jerry animated shorts, from the Hanna-Barbera era that began in 1940, to the brief Gene Deitch era in 1961, and finally the Chuck Jones era beginning in 1963.
1. Puss Gets the Boot (1940)
Approved | 9 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
Tom (Jasper) gets told that if he breaks one more thing he is getting thrown out, so Jerry tries his best to make Jasper "Get the Boot".
Directors: Joseph Barbera, William Hanna | Stars: Harry Lang, Lillian Randolph
Votes: 1,861
2. The Midnight Snack (1941)
Approved | 9 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
Jerry Mouse decides to have a snack, but Tom's ready for him.
Directors: Joseph Barbera, William Hanna, Rudolf Ising | Stars: Harry Lang, Lillian Randolph
Votes: 1,393
3. The Night Before Christmas (1941)
Passed | 9 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
Well, a mouse *is* stirring... And he's having fun playing with the toys, until he mistakes Tom for a stuffed toy and wakes him up.
Directors: Joseph Barbera, William Hanna, Rudolf Ising | Stars: William Hanna, Harry Lang, The Debutantes, Frank Graham
Votes: 1,813
4. Fraidy Cat (1942)
Approved | 8 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
Tom hears a ghost story on the radio and is spooked by it; Jerry notices this and takes advantage of it, using a variety of tricks to scare Tom.
Directors: Joseph Barbera, William Hanna, Rudolf Ising | Stars: Harry Lang, William Hanna, Lillian Randolph, Martha Wentworth
Votes: 1,056
5. Dog Trouble (1942)
Approved | 8 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
Tom and Jerry out their adversarial relationship on hold after their cat-and-mouse shenanigans awaken a sleeping bulldog.
Directors: Joseph Barbera, William Hanna, Rudolf Ising, Michael Lah | Stars: Billy Bletcher, William Hanna, Harry Lang, Lillian Randolph
Votes: 1,213
6. Puss n' Toots (1942)
Approved | 7 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
Tom is playing with Jerry when someone delivers a cute lady cat for Mammy to take care of. Tom is smitten at first sight, and primps a bit. He offers a fish and a canary, but she's not ... See full summary »
Directors: Joseph Barbera, William Hanna, Rudolf Ising, Michael Lah | Stars: William Hanna, Harry Lang, Lillian Randolph
Votes: 1,082
7. The Bowling Alley Cat (1942)
Approved | 8 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
As the title implies, Tom and Jerry are in a bowling alley. Both spend a lot of time sliding on the well-polished lanes. Eventually, Jerry takes up residence among the pins and Tom tries to bowl him down.
Directors: Joseph Barbera, William Hanna, Rudolf Ising | Star: William Hanna
Votes: 1,235
8. Fine Feathered Friend (1942)
Approved | 8 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
Jerry takes advantage of a rather mean tempered hen (that looks suspiciously like a rooster) to hide from Tom.
Directors: Joseph Barbera, William Hanna
Votes: 1,082
9. Sufferin' Cats! (1943)
Approved | 8 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
Tom and another cat fight over Jerry.
Directors: Joseph Barbera, William Hanna | Stars: William Hanna, Harry Lang, Frank Graham
Votes: 990
10. The Lonesome Mouse (1943)
Approved | 8 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
Jerry is bored and lonely after Tom gets booted from the house so he decides to get him back inside.
Directors: Joseph Barbera, William Hanna | Stars: William Hanna, Harry Lang, Lillian Randolph
Votes: 1,083
11. The Yankee Doodle Mouse (1943)
Approved | 8 min | Animation, Short, Action
In honor of the U.S. military during WWII, Tom and Jerry do battle in the basement, using household items as war weapons and vehicles.
Directors: Joseph Barbera, William Hanna | Star: William Hanna
Votes: 1,560
12. Baby Puss (1943)
Approved | 8 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
Tom is dressed up and treated like a baby by the little girl of the house, and he hates it aside from the bottle of milk, that is. Jerry brings in some alley cats, who tease Tom.
Directors: Joseph Barbera, William Hanna | Stars: Sara Berner, William Hanna, The King's Men, Harry Lang
Votes: 1,121
13. The Zoot Cat (1944)
Approved | 7 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
"Square" Tom becomes the coolest cat of all when he puts on homemade green and orange zoot suit,
Directors: Joseph Barbera, William Hanna | Stars: Jerry Mann, Sara Berner, Billy Bletcher, William Hanna
Votes: 1,140
14. The Million Dollar Cat (1944)
Not Rated | 7 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
Tom inherits $1,000,000 from an eccentric aunt on the condition that he not harm any living thing - even a mouse. And guess which mouse keeps following him around and pointing this out to him?
Directors: Joseph Barbera, William Hanna | Star: William Hanna
Votes: 1,154
15. The Bodyguard (1944)
Approved | 7 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
Spike the bulldog, grateful to Jerry for getting him out of the dogcatcher's van, offers to help the little mouse any time he whistles. Tom, Jerry's feline tormentor, seeks to overcome this new disadvantage.
Directors: Joseph Barbera, William Hanna | Stars: William Hanna, Billy Bletcher
Votes: 1,078
16. Puttin' on the Dog (1944)
Approved | 7 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
When Jerry runs into a dog pound, Tom takes the head of a dog statue and wears it in order to not get caught and try to catch him.
Directors: Joseph Barbera, William Hanna | Stars: Sara Berner, Billy Bletcher, William Hanna
Votes: 1,058
17. Mouse Trouble (1944)
Approved | 7 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
Tom's new book on "how to catch a mouse" doesn't prove too helpful against Jerry; actually, Jerry seems to make better use of it than Tom.
Directors: Joseph Barbera, William Hanna | Stars: Sara Berner, William Hanna, Harry Lang
Votes: 1,762
18. The Mouse Comes to Dinner (1945)
Approved | 7 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
Tom invites Toots to an elegant dinner. However, he's made the mistake of trying to put Jerry to work, as a serving boy, a corkscrew, and other tasks. Jerry puts up with a little of this, ... See full summary »
Directors: Joseph Barbera, William Hanna | Stars: Sara Berner, William Hanna, Lillian Randolph
Votes: 1,087
19. Mouse in Manhattan (1945)
Approved | 8 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
Jerry Mouse gets tired of living the country life and decides to head to the big city. However, the experience doesn't turn out quite like Jerry had expected.
Directors: Joseph Barbera, William Hanna
Votes: 1,387
20. Tee for Two (1945)
Approved | 7 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
While golfing, Tom puts Jerry to work as a tee, but Jerry intentionally messes things up.
Directors: Joseph Barbera, William Hanna | Star: William Hanna
Votes: 1,089
21. Flirty Birdy (1945)
Approved | 7 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
Tom is all set to eat Jerry when a hawk swoops down and grabs Jerry. To get Jerry back, Tom poses as a female hawk and quickly finds his new lover to be more than he bargained for.
Directors: Joseph Barbera, William Hanna | Star: William Hanna
Votes: 949
22. Quiet Please! (1945)
Approved | 7 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
The bulldog wants to take a nap. Tom wants to chase Jerry around the house. Naps and noise don't mix, and so the bulldog threatens Tom to keep quiet or else.
Directors: Joseph Barbera, William Hanna | Stars: Billy Bletcher, William Hanna
Votes: 1,784
23. Springtime for Thomas (1946)
Approved | 8 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
It's spring, and Tom is much more interested in the female cat next door than in Jerry.
Directors: Joseph Barbera, William Hanna | Stars: William Hanna, Frank Graham
Votes: 1,057
24. The Milky Waif (1946)
Approved | 7 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
Jerry finds himself in charge of a foundling mouse called Nibbles, who is eager to steal milk from Tom's bowl and oblivious to the danger.
Directors: Joseph Barbera, William Hanna | Stars: William Hanna, Lillian Randolph
Votes: 1,045
25. Trap Happy (1946)
Approved | 7 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
Tom calls the exterminators, but they send a cat, who despite his various tools, doesn't fare much better than Tom usually does.
Directors: Joseph Barbera, William Hanna | Stars: William Hanna, Dick Nelson
Votes: 1,051
26. Solid Serenade (1946)
Approved | 7 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
Tom's love song (Is You Is, or Is You Ain't My Baby) to his girlfriend Toots wakes up Jerry, so he unties Spike (Tom had tied him up).
Directors: Joseph Barbera, William Hanna | Stars: Frank Graham, William Hanna, Jerry Mann, Billy Bletcher
Votes: 1,309
27. Cat Fishin' (1947)
Approved | 8 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
Tom is a feline fisherman, Jerry is his live bait, and Spike is the bulldog guarding the lake.
Directors: Joseph Barbera, William Hanna
Votes: 1,184
28. Part Time Pal (1947)
Approved | 8 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
Tom becomes Jerry's friend after falling into a barrel of cider while chasing him.
Directors: Joseph Barbera, William Hanna | Stars: Harry Lang, Lillian Randolph
Votes: 964
29. The Cat Concerto (1947)
Passed | 8 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
Tom Cat is a concert pianist who plays beautifully until he is interrupted by Jerry Mouse.
Directors: Joseph Barbera, William Hanna
Votes: 3,952
30. Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Mouse (1947)
Approved | 8 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
Tom, sick of Jerry stealing the milk out of his bowl, poisons it. Instead of killing the mouse, the potion transforms him into a muscular beast.
Directors: Joseph Barbera, William Hanna | Star: William Hanna
Votes: 1,526
31. Salt Water Tabby (1947)
Approved | 8 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
It's a grand day at the beach for Tom and his girlfriend Toots - that is, until Jerry shows up (and, for a while, gets a rather vicious crab involved as well).
Directors: Joseph Barbera, William Hanna | Star: William Hanna
Votes: 1,004
32. A Mouse in the House (1947)
Approved | 8 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
Mammy Two-Shoes tells Tom and Butch that the cat who gets rid of the icebox-raiding, breadbox-invading mouse (Jerry) is the one who can stay.
Directors: Joseph Barbera, William Hanna | Stars: William Hanna, Lillian Randolph
Votes: 1,014
33. The Invisible Mouse (1947)
Approved | 7 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
Tom chases Jerry into a bottle of invisible ink, and Jerry then proceeds to have fun torturing Tom.
Directors: Joseph Barbera, William Hanna | Star: William Hanna
Votes: 1,067
34. Kitty Foiled (1948)
Approved | 8 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
Tom subjects Jerry to his usual harassment; but the cat finds a new enemy, and the mouse finds a new friend, in the canary of the house.
Directors: Joseph Barbera, William Hanna | Star: William Hanna
Votes: 1,144
35. The Truce Hurts (1948)
Approved | 8 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
Tom, Jerry, and Butch sign a peace treaty.
Directors: Joseph Barbera, William Hanna | Stars: William Hanna, Billy Bletcher
Votes: 1,103
36. Old Rockin' Chair Tom (1948)
Passed | 8 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
Mammy Two-Shoes replaces Tom with a younger cat who is a lightning-quick mouser. Tom and Jerry form an alliance in order to get rid of this dangerous newcomer.
Directors: Joseph Barbera, William Hanna | Stars: William Hanna, Lillian Randolph
Votes: 1,010
37. Professor Tom (1948)
Passed | 8 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
Tom, complete with mortarboard, is teaching a kitten the basics: "cats chase mice." But Jerry keeps subverting this lesson at every opportunity, adding his own phrases, like "cats and mice ... See full summary »
Directors: Joseph Barbera, William Hanna | Star: William Hanna
Votes: 1,027
38. Mouse Cleaning (1948)
8 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
Mammy Two-Shoes threatens to throw Tom out of the house if he makes a mess. Jerry sees an opportunity to rid himself of his feline nemesis.
Directors: Joseph Barbera, William Hanna | Stars: Stepin Fetchit, William Hanna, Lillian Randolph
Votes: 862
39. Polka-Dot Puss (1949)
Approved | 8 min | Animation, Family, Short
Tom pretends to have a cold in order to trick Mammy into letting him stay inside for the night. Jerry tricks Tom by making him think he really is sick - with the measles.
Directors: Joseph Barbera, William Hanna | Stars: William Hanna, Lillian Randolph
Votes: 928
40. The Little Orphan (1948)
Approved | 8 min | Family, Short, Animation
The Bide-a-Wee Mouse Home has sent the orphan mouse, Nibbles, to spend Thanksgiving with Jerry. But Jerry's cupboard is bare, and Nibbles is always hungry. They start by raiding Tom's milk ... See full summary »
Directors: Joseph Barbera, William Hanna | Star: William Hanna
Votes: 1,532
41. Hatch Up Your Troubles (1949)
Approved | 8 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
A baby woodpecker mistakes Jerry for his mother. The mouse rejects the newly hatched bird but soon finds himself protecting it against his feline nemesis, Tom.
Directors: Joseph Barbera, William Hanna | Stars: Sara Berner, William Hanna
Votes: 1,041
42. Heavenly Puss (1949)
Approved | 8 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
When Tom is killed by his and Jerry's old rivalry, he has only one chance to find peace in Heaven - apologize to him.
Directors: Joseph Barbera, William Hanna | Stars: William Hanna, Billy Bletcher, Daws Butler
Votes: 1,528
43. The Cat and the Mermouse (1949)
Approved | 8 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
A day at the beach. Tom wants to lay in the sand, but his rest is disturbed by Jerry, who walks by to go fishing. Tom ends up falling off the end of the pier as he chases Jerry and lands ... See full summary »
Directors: Joseph Barbera, William Hanna | Star: William Hanna
Votes: 887
44. Love That Pup (1949)
Approved | 8 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
When a bulldog threatens Tom to keep away from his puppy, Jerry realizes that sticking close to the boy is the best way to keep away his feline tormentor. But Tom is not about to let the mouse evade him so easily.
Directors: Joseph Barbera, William Hanna | Stars: William Hanna, Daws Butler
Votes: 693
45. Jerry's Diary (1949)
Approved | 7 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
The kiddie radio host, Uncle Dudley, reminds his listeners that it is "Be Kind to Animals" week. Tom resolves to be kind to his mouse-nemesis, Jerry, but the cat changes his mind after sneaking a look at Jerry's diary.
Directors: Joseph Barbera, William Hanna | Stars: William Hanna, Joseph Forte
Votes: 840
46. Tennis Chumps (1949)
Approved | 7 min | Animation, Short, Comedy