Tom and Jerry

Tom and Jerry is an American animated media franchise created in 1940 by William Hanna and Joseph Barbera, best known for its 161 theatrical short films produced by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. The series centers on the enduring rivalry between a house cat named Tom and a mouse named Jerry, told largely through slapstick visual comedy with minimal dialogue, and many shorts feature a recurring supporting cast of characters. The franchise has continued for decades past its original theatrical run through television series, direct-to-video and theatrical feature films, comics, video games and merchandise, making it one of the longest running and most widely recognized animated franchises in media history.