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Tom & Jerry Kids Show
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Genre Slapstick comedy
Absurd humor
Directed by Don 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 of Frank Welker
William Callaway
Teresa Ganzel
Dick Gautier
Phil Hartman
Don Messick
Charlie Adler
Patric Zimmerman
Theme music composer Tom Worrall
Composer(s) Tom Worrall
Gary Lionelli (Season 2–4)
Country of origin United States
Original language(s) English
No. of seasons 4
No. of episodes 65 (195 segments) (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producer(s) William Hanna
Joseph Barbera
Paul Sabella (Season 1 only)
Jack Petrik (co-executive producer)
Producer(s) Don Jurwich
Joseph Barbera (Season 2–4)
Kay Wright (co-producer, Season 3–4)
Editor(s) Gil Iverson
Tim Iverson
Pat Foley (Season 1)
Tom Gleason (Season 3–4)
Running time 21 minutes (7 mins per short)
Production company(s) H-B Production Co.
Turner Entertainment
Distributor Turner Entertainment
Release
Original network Fox (Fox Kids)
Audio format Dolby Surround
Original release September 8, 1990 (1990-09-08) – December 4, 1993 (1993-12-04)
Chronology
Preceded by The Tom and Jerry Comedy Show
Followed by Tom and Jerry Tales

Tom & Jerry Kids Show (also known as simply Tom & Jerry Kids) 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 (kitten and mouse). It began airing as the first program of the Fox children's block, Fox Kids, on September 8, 1990, and was the second Tom and Jerry TV series to be produced by Hanna-Barbera following The Tom and Jerry Show in 1975.

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 H-B.

Segments

Tom and Jerry Kids

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 adult 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.

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.

Episodes

Main article: List of Tom & Jerry Kids episodes

List of Tom & Jerry Kids episodes

Voice cast

  • Charlie 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")
  • 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"), Zap Men (in "Maze Monster Zap Men")
  • Patric Zimmerman – Tyke

Additional Voices

Awards

This show was given a Daytime Emmy nomination in 1992 for Outstanding Music Direction and Composition.

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 adult versions) have their own comic book here, and the Tom & Jerry Kids comic book is followed by Tom and Jerry.

See also

Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Tom & Jerry Kids para niños