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* Brad Abrell – Plucky, TV Announcer

* D.C. Douglas – Mick the Magnificent

* [[Frank Welker]] – Tyke (uncredited)

* [[Lori Alan]] – Neighbor

* [[Kate Higgins]] – Female Cats

American animated television series

The Tom and Jerry Show is an American flash animated television series produced by Warner Bros. Animation and Turner Entertainment Co. and animated by Renegade Animation. It is based on the Tom and Jerry characters and theatrical cartoon series created by William Hanna and Joseph Barbera. The series first premiered in Canada on Teletoon on March 1, 2014, and began airing on Cartoon Network in the United States on April 9, 2014, but also aired on Boomerang in the U.S.

Beginning in 2017, the series moved to Boomerang in the U.S.^[1] The fourth season was released on February 1, 2021, on Boomerang SVOD and on the Cartoon Network app. The fifth and final season was released on the Cartoon Network app, also on February 1, and on February 2, but the season was completely abandoned from the app and hasn’t been added back. The fifth season also aired on Boomerang on February 15, 2021.^[2]^[3]

The show was followed by a HBO Max series named Tom and Jerry Special Shorts, which are by the same crew as Looney Tunes Cartoons and are in the vein of the classic shorts.^[4]^[5]^[6]^[7] Another series, Tom and Jerry in New York, was also released on HBO Max on July 1, 2021,^[8]^[9]^[10]^[11] which is done by the same production team as The Tom and Jerry Show.

The series follows the antics of Tom in his pursuit to catch Jerry.

Each scenario was introduced, used, or discontinued in each season. The series can follow one of these scenarios:

Tom and Jerry’s typical antics in a modern-day urban setting.
Tom and Jerry being pets to two witches named Beatie and Hildie in a medieval setting. (It was used only in the first two seasons)
Tom and Jerry working together as detectives in Tolucaville by operating a detective agency called “The Cat & Mouse Detectives”, complete with a narrator.
Jerry living in Dr. Bigby’s laboratory with a rat named Napoleon and a very smart hamster, with Tom being an alley cat. (It was used only in the first season)
Tom working as a butler in a Downton Abbey property. (Introduced in the third season)
Tom and Jerry living in a scary Transylvanian environment in a parody of Van Helsing. (It was used only in the third and fourth seasons)
Tom working at a farm run by a farmer named Maude. (Introduced in the fourth season)
Tom and Jerry starring in spoofs of classic fairy tales, narrated by Papa to Rutger, Rolf and Rudy around a campfire. (Introduced in the fifth season)

Episodes[edit]

Characters[edit]

Main[edit]

Tom Cat – A hapless, blue tuxedo cat who is always trying to catch Jerry. However, he seems to be less antagonistic towards Jerry in this series, showing a love-hate relationship with him.
Jerry Mouse – A clever brown mouse who always outsmarts with Tom, although they are seen working together sometimes.
Spike Bulldog – An bad-tempered tan bulldog whom Tom and Jerry are frequently at odds with. However, he and Tom seem to be more friendly to each other this series onwards, and the former is more aware of Jerry’s participation in provoking his anger, despite retaining their friendship occasionally.
Tyke Bulldog – A tan bulldog puppy who is Spike’s son.
Butch Cat – A black alley cat who lives on the street and is Tom’s frenemy.
Little Quacker – A young yellow duck who is a good friend to Jerry.
Tuffy Mouse – A young grey mouse who wears a nappy and is Jerry’s ward.

Recurring[edit]

Meathead Cat – A brown alley cat who is friends with Butch.
Toots (credited as “Toodles Galore”) – A female cat with a blue bow on her head who is Tom’s on and off girlfriend. Tom and Butch often compete for her affections.
Chérie – A female mouse with a blue bow around her neck who is Jerry’s girlfriend.
Muscles – Who is Jerry’s cousin and a mouse with incredible strength.
Uncle Pecos – Who is Jerry’s cowboyish uncle.

New Characters[edit]

Rick and Ginger – The owners of Tom and Spike, who are a married couple. Rick favors Spike while Ginger favors Tom.
Hildie and Beatie – Two witches living with Tom and Jerry, in a haunted house.
Newt – An orange Triton which uses an eyepatch. He also lives in the house of the two witches.
Napoleon – A gray rat who is a friend of Jerry. He lives in the scientific laboratory of Dr. Bigby.
Hamster – A clever, yet unnamed hamster who also lives in Bigby’s laboratory.
Dr. Bigby – A scientist working in a peculiar laboratory. He is also the owner of Jerry, Napoleon, Hamster and Bot.
Uncle Harry – A Hawaiian mouse who is Jerry and Tuffy’s…