Tom and Jerry
Tom and Jerry are two of the most popular cartoon characters in the world.the short cartoons are full of fun -- Tom,the cat,alway tries to catch Jerry,the mouse.The cartoons also have a long history.
William Hanna and Joseph Barbera both worked for MGM in the late 1930s.Their boss ,aman called Fred Quimby,told them to them to make funny cartoons for cinemas.Together they thought of the idea of a cat trying to catch a mouse.They thought it would be funny to make the mouse clever and always get the cat into trouble.
The first Tom and Jerry cartton was shown in cinmas in 1904.It was a great success,so their boss told Hanna and Barbera to make more.Over the next seventten years,Hanna and Barbera make a huge number of Tom and Jerry cattons.Most of the cartoons are about seven minutes long.
It is easy to unserstand the cartoons because there is usually no speaking in them.Instead,the twoanimals are always running around or fighting each pther.Though Tom always thinks he can cath Jerry,he never has any success.The cartoons are very funny.They won a number of awards.
In total,Hanna and Barbera made 114 Tom and Jerry cartoons.In alomost every one,Tom is in trouble with his owner,and Jerry laughs at him.The famous cat and mouse are still popular today.The catoons are still shown on TV all around the world.