Tom and Jerry

animated film series
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Tom and Jerry

Summary

Tom and Jerry is a media franchise[1]. It ranks in the top 5% of media_franchise entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (13,419 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Tom and Jerry's instance of is recorded as media franchise[3].
  • Tom and Jerry's instance of is recorded as animated short film series[4].
  • Tom and Jerry was directed by William Hanna[5].
  • Tom and Jerry's composer is recorded as Scott Bradley[6].
  • Tom and Jerry's genre is comedy film[7].
  • Tom and Jerry's genre is children's film[8].
  • Tom and Jerry was performed by Mari Umeki[9].
  • Tom and Jerry's production company is recorded as Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer[10].
  • The original language of Tom and Jerry was English[11].
  • Tom and Jerry's Commons category is recorded as Tom and Jerry[12].
  • Tom and Jerry's country of origin is recorded as United States[13].
  • Tom and Jerry began on February 10, 1940[14].
  • Tom and Jerry ended on September 8, 1967[15].
  • Tom and Jerry's characters is recorded as Tom Cat[16].
  • Tom and Jerry's characters is recorded as Jerry[17].
  • Tom and Jerry's distributed by is recorded as MGM Television[18].
  • Tom and Jerry's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Tom and Jerry[19].
  • Tom and Jerry's number of episodes is recorded as {'amount': '+164'}[20].
  • Tom and Jerry's topic has template is recorded as Template:Tom and Jerry[21].
  • Tom and Jerry's takes place in fictional universe is recorded as Tom & Jerry universe[22].
  • Tom and Jerry's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Tom and Jerry'}[23].
  • Tom and Jerry's list of characters is recorded as list of Tom and Jerry characters[24].
  • Tom and Jerry's different from is recorded as Tom and Jerry[25].
  • Tom and Jerry's derivative work is recorded as Tom and Jerry: The Fast and the Furry[26].
  • Tom and Jerry's derivative work is recorded as Tom and Jerry: The Magic Ring[27].

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Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include media franchise[3] and animated short film series[4].

Why It Matters

Tom and Jerry ranks in the top 5% of media_franchise entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (13,419 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 63 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

It has been cited as an influence by Oggy and the Cockroaches[30], an animated television series[31], directed by Olivier Jean-Marie[32] and The Itchy & Scratchy Show[33], a fictional animated series[34].

FAQs

Who did Tom and Jerry influence?

Tom and Jerry has been cited as an influence by Oggy and the Cockroaches[30] and The Itchy & Scratchy Show[33].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
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  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . fernsehserien.de. Retrieved . fernsehserien.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [30] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [33] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 12d ago · Pbp0823 · 2026-05-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of media franchise, animated short film series
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P31]]: [[Q5398426]]"
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