The Tom and Jerry series crested by William Hanna and Joseph Barbara is one of the most loved cartoon series in the earth. Here is a collection of facts you probably do not know about them.
- When basic idea of a cat and mouse rivalry was first suggested by Joseph Barbara Hanna and other employees complained that the idea wasn't very original.
- At first the name of the cat and mouse in the series was Jasper and Jinx. Hanna and Barbara conducted a contest to give the pair a new name. The contest was won by animator John Harr who suggested Tom and Jerry.
- The first Tom and Jerry ,"Puss Gets The Boot" was released without much fanfare.But it and its subsequent series went on to become a favorite .
- The first overseas release of Tom And Jerry movie was on June 1993.
- Tom and Jerry started to appear in comic books on 1942 in "Our Gang Comics"