The Tom and Jerry Show (2017 TV series)

The Tom and Jerry Show is an American animated television series produced by Warner Bros. Animation 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 Thailand on NBT on March 1, 2017, and began airing on Cartoon Network in the United States on March 6, 2017.

Beginning in 2019, the series moved to Boomerang's streaming service in the U.S. and international Boomerang channels. The fourth season was released on February 5, 2020 on Boomerang SVOD, and on the Cartoon Network app on February 19, 2020. The fifth and final season was released on the Cartoon Network app, also on July 1. The show was followed by a Disney + series named Tom and Jerry World Shorts, which are by the same crew of Looney Tunes Cartoon and are in the vein of the classic shorts. Another series, Tom and Jerry in Komi Republic, will be released on Disney + on June 23, 2021. The series will be done by the same production team of The Tom and Jerry Show. A preschool series Tom and Jerry Junior will be released on PBS PBS Kids Channel 5 T.H block.

Plot
The series follows the antics of Tom in his pursuit to catch Jerry. Episodes each consisting of two segments (three segments starting from the second season) can follow one of these scenarios:


 * 1) Tom and Jerry's typical antics in a modern-day urban setting.
 * 2) Tom and Jerry being pets to two witches named Beatie and Hildie (discontinued after season two).
 * 3) Tom and Jerry working together as detectives in Tolucaville (Los Angeles in the second season) by operating a detective agency called "The Cat and Mouse Detectives", complete with a narrator. The theme is notable for initiating a universe where all the MGM Cartoons characters (i.e. Droopy, Screwy Squirrel, McWolf, the Southern Wolf, and some other notable Tex Avery characters) all live together and make frequent cameos in the episodes from season 2 onwards.
 * 4) Jerry living in a lab with a rat companion named Napoleon with Tom being an alley cat (used only in season one).
 * 5) Tom working as a butler in a Downton Abbey property (introduced in season three).
 * 6) Tom and Jerry living in a scary Transylvania environment in a parody of Van Helsing (introduced in season three).

Main

 * Tom – A blue/gray cat who is always chasing Jerry. He is also Jerry's partner-in-crime.
 * Jerry – A brown mouse who is always running away from Tom. He is also Tom's partner-in-crime.
 * Spike – A muscular bulldog whom Tom is frequently at odds with. However, the two seem to be more friendly to each other in this series.
 * Tyke – A small puppy and Spike's son.
 * Rick and Ginger – The owners of Tom and Spike. Rick favors Spike while Ginger favors Tom.
 * Butch – A black alley cat that lives on the street who is the frenemy of Tom.
 * Little Quacker – A yellow duckling, who is the best friend of Jerry.
 * Tuffy – A gray mouse who wears a diaper and is the nephew of Jerry.

Recurring

 * Hildie and Beatie – Two witches living with Tom and Jerry in a haunted house.
 * Grayson - Beatie and Hildie's ghost nephew comes over at the haunted house.
 * Newt – An orange Triton which uses an eye patch. He also lives in the house of witches.
 * Napoleon – A gray rat who is a friend of Jerry. He lives in the scientific laboratory of Dr. Bigby.
 * Hamster – A clever hamster who also lives in the laboratory of Dr. Bigby.
 * Dr. Bigby – A scientist working in a scientific laboratory.
 * Narrator – A speaker that tells all stories of detective Tom and Jerry.
 * Toodles – A light female kitty with a blue bow on her head who is Tom's girlfriend.
 * Rutger, Rolph, Rudy – A trio of loud German Mice introduced in Season 3 who live in Catsylvania.
 * Cates- The top butler and boss of tom in the downtown abbey manor.

Voice cast

 * William Hanna and Harry E. Lang (archive audio; uncredited) – Tom Cat, Jerry Mouse
 * Rich Danhakl (uncredited) – Tom Cat, Jerry Mouse
 * Frank Welker (uncredited) – Tom cat, Tyke, Baby Dragon, Bear Cub
 * Rick Zieff – Spike, Meathead (season 2 onwards) Barkley the Dog, Skid, Dutch, Santa, Skullie, Trucket Man, Squirel, Man 3, Hotel Manager
 * Grey DeLisle-Griffin – Ginger, Winston's Owner, Drone
 * Stephen Stanton – Rick (season 2 onwards), Muscles Mouse, Uncle Pecos, Jack Benny Mouse, Commercial voice, Frankie, Fifi's ex-boyfriend, Peterson's Cat, Country Wolf, City Wolf, Whispering Voice, Delivery Driver, Neighbor, Reporter, Mynah
 * Jason Alexander – Rick (season 1)
 * Kath Soucie – Tuffy, Mimi, Aunt Claire, Cozette, Gigi, Baby Mockingbirds
 * Alicyn Packard – Toodles, Madame Beta, Matalyn, Doofy Mouse, Coco
 * Rene Mujica – Newt, Bear, Tom's 7th Life
 * Cree Summer – Beatie
 * Rachael MacFarlane – Hildie, Mummy
 * Joey D'Auria – Butch Cat, Jeff, Meathelda, TV Narrator, Dawn O' Day, Droopy Dog
 * Sam Kwasman – Quacker
 * Gary Cole – "The Cat and Mouse Detectives" Narrator
 * Chris Parnell – "The Great Outdoors" Narrator
 * Simon Helberg – Napoleon, My Bot-y Guard
 * Tom Kenny – Detective, Dr. Bigby, Hamster, Wilfred, Tom's 1st Life, Tom's 4th Life, Tom's 5th Life, Tom's 8th Life, Ronnie the Rabbit, Percy, Guard Dog
 * Nika Futterman – Polly, Baby
 * Cristina Pucelli – Mathilda
 * Charlie Adler – Polly's Owner
 * Yuri Lowenthal - Waiter #4
 * Dave B. Mitchell – Tom's 2nd Life, Tom's 3rd Life, Tom's 6th Life, Petey, Mummy's Spellbook, Rat, Meathead (season 1)
 * Phil Lollar – Monkey, Frank, Crooked Eddie, Man 1, Man 2, German Shepherd
 * Katie Leigh – Woman 1, Woman 2, Stardust, Gypsy Lady
 * Kari Wahlgren – Toots, Fifi
 * Catherine Cavadini – Toodles' Mom
 * Trevor Devall – Toodles' Dad, Clerk, Stinker, Shop Owner, Delivery Guy
 * Julie Wittner – Bunny, Roxie, Misty
 * John DiMaggio - Additional Voices
 * Rob Paulsen – Scarf
 * Robin Atkin Downes – Large Marvin
 * Charlie Schlatter – Grayson
 * John Michael Higgins – Uncle Harry
 * Robbie Daymond – SiFu, Batboy, Ramone, Dog #3, Announcer ("Cat Dance Fever" only)
 * Yvette Nicole Brown – Momma Mockingbird
 * Phil LaMarr – Tom's Shadow
 * Sean Kenin — Screwy Squirrel
 * Bill Farmer — Butch the Dog
 * Gilbert Gottfried – Geanie
 * Tara Strong – Tooth Fairy
 * Matt Taylor – Winston
 * Patton Oswalt – Carver
 * Keith Ferguson - Additional Voices
 * Jason Hightower – Red
 * Sean Donnellan – Lawyer
 * Marieve Herington – Ellen
 * Robert Cait – Carlton
 * Lesley Nicol – Maid
 * Corey Burton – Mad Dog
 * Diane Michelle – Nanny
 * Donovan Patton – Hector Hare
 * Jake Green – Jake the Tortoise
 * Jeremy Crutchley – Cates
 * Daniel Ross - Rutger, Dave, Fritz, Zombie Cats, Crow, JubJub, Female Bug, Scarecrow
 * Chris Edgerly - Rudy, Rolph
 * Mark Hamill - Additional Voices
 * Eric Bauza - Skunk
 * David Shaughnessy - Cates

Production
The Tom and Jerry Show was initially announced to consist of 26 episodes divided into 52 11-minute segments to air on Cartoon Network, with the intention to remain faithful to the original theatrical short series. The show was originally intended to premiere on Cartoon Network in 2013 before being pushed back to April 9, 2014.

From the second season onward, the art style of the show was retooled and the series running time for the segments is now 7 minutes to more closely resemble the original MGM shorts. Because of the running time switch, the half-hour episodes contain 3 segments instead of 2.

The series is produced by Warner Bros. Animation and Renegade Animation, with Renegade handling the actual production work under the supervision of Darrell Van Citters and Ashley Postelwaite. Renegade Animation is also known for producing Hi Hi Puffy AmiYumi and The Mr. Men Show. It is the second Tom and Jerry television series produced in the 16:9 widescreen aspect ratio and the first to be animated in Adobe Flash. It is also the second made-for-television iteration of the cartoons to emulate the theatrical shorts and the fifth made-for-television Tom and Jerry production. It was also the longest–running Tom and Jerry series, overtaking Tom & Jerry Kids.

Broadcast
The Tom and Jerry Show premiered on March 1, 2017 on NBT in Thailand. The series premiered on March 6, 2017 on Cartoon Network, PBS And PBS Kids in the United States. In the United Kingdom, it began airing on April 1, 2017 on Sky One, and also on Channel 4 in 2018 (including all episodes following "Say Uncle"). It premiered on April 10, 2017 on Disney Junior And TV5, GMA Network, ABS-CBN in India And Philippines. In Australia, Nine Network And Seven Network premiered it on May 5, 2017. The series began airing on Boomerang in the United States on January 5, 2015. In Thailand, it is currently broadcast on MCOT HD since February 13, 2019 and on Amarin TV since August 13, 2019. In France, it is broadcast on M6. In Mexico from March 2, 2021 Star Channel SD Premium broadcast it with the title New Tom and Jerry Show on December 15, 2018. In India, the show retelecasted on 14 November 2019 with new Hindi dialogues in Disney Channel India.

Reception
The series has received generally mixed to favorable reviews, with criticism primarily directed at the switch from traditional hand-drawn animation to flash animation since the previous Tom and Jerry TV series, Tom and Jerry Tales.