Release OrderRecommended
0 / 13 watchedShorts grouped by director era, then series in air order with films in release position.
Theatrical shorts
- 1 Hanna-Barbera theatrical shorts 114 MGM shorts, 1940 to 1958. Start with Puss Gets the Boot (1940).
- 2 Gene Deitch theatrical shorts 13 shorts produced in Prague, 1961 to 1962. Lower budgets and a sharper tone.
- 3 Chuck Jones theatrical shorts 34 MGM shorts, 1963 to 1967. Closes the theatrical run.
TV series
- 4 The Tom and Jerry Show (1975) ABC, 16 episodes. First series made for television; Tom and Jerry are friends here.
- 5 The Tom and Jerry Comedy Show (1980) CBS, 15 episodes. Made with Filmation; each episode packs three shorts.
- 6 Tom and Jerry Kids (1990) Fox, 1990 to 1993. Kid versions of the duo plus Droopy and Spike spinoff segments.
- 9 Tom and Jerry Tales The CW, 2006 to 2008. 26 episodes modeled closely on the theatrical shorts.
- 10 The Tom and Jerry Show (2014) Cartoon Network and Boomerang, 2014 to 2021. Longest TV run at five seasons.
- 12 Tom and Jerry in New York HBO Max, 2021. Follow-up to the 2021 film set at the Royal Gate Hotel.
Films
- 7 Tom and Jerry: The Movie First theatrical feature (1992). The duo speak, which split fans at the time.
- 8 Direct-to-video films (2002 to 2022) 14 features from The Magic Ring (2002) through Cowboy Up! and Snowman's Land (2022), including crossovers with Sherlock Holmes, Robin Hood and the Wizard of Oz. Watch in any order after the 1992 film.
- 11 Tom and Jerry (2021) Live-action and animation mix from Warner Bros. (2021). Fits anywhere; placed in release position.
- 13 Tom and Jerry: Forbidden Compass First fully CG feature. China release August 2025; US release September 2026.
About Tom and Jerry
Tom and Jerry began as 161 theatrical shorts released between 1940 and 1967 in three distinct runs: 114 by creators Hanna and Barbera, 13 by Gene Deitch, and 34 by Chuck Jones. The shorts have no continuity, so this order groups them by director era before moving through television in air order.
The TV run stretches from the 1975 Hanna-Barbera series through Tom and Jerry Kids, Tom and Jerry Tales, The Tom and Jerry Show (2014 to 2021) and Tom and Jerry in New York (2021). Theatrical and direct-to-video films sit in release position, ending with the Chinese co-production Forbidden Compass.
Good to know
Short counts: Hanna-Barbera 114 (1940 to 1958), Deitch 13 (1961 to 1962), Jones 34 (1963 to 1967). Series runs: 1975 (16 episodes), Comedy Show 1980, Kids 1990 to 1993, Tales 2006 to 2008 (26 episodes), The Tom and Jerry Show 2014 to 2021, in New York 2021 (HBO Max). The two Special Shorts (2021) and the Singapore-produced Tom and Jerry series (2023) are optional extras. Forbidden Compass premiered in China on August 2, 2025; its US release first dated September 9, 2026 was moved up to September 4, 2026, which is used as the latest date here.
