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The Tom And Jerry Show (1975 TV Series)
''The Tom & Jerry Show'' is an American animated television series produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions in association with MGM Television. Based on the ''Tom and Jerry'' theatrical cartoon series, which was created by H-B co-founders and former MGM cartoon studio staff William Hanna and Joseph Barbera, the show originally aired on ABC from September 6 to December 13, 1975 (for a total of 16 episodes) as the first half-hour of ''The Tom and Jerry/Grape Ape/Mumbly Show'', with ''The Great Grape Ape Show'' representing the series' second half-hour and ''The Mumbly Cartoon Show'' representing the series' third half-hour. This series marked the first time that Tom and Jerry appeared in animated installments produced specifically for television. Premise Unlike other incarnations, Tom and Jerry are shown as friends instead of enemies and this series did not use the slapstick chases and the violence central to the theatrical shorts due to concerns at the time regarding such material ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Comedy
Comedy is a genre of dramatic works intended to be humorous or amusing by inducing laughter, especially in theatre, film, stand-up comedy, television, radio, books, or any other entertainment medium. Origins Comedy originated in ancient Greece: in Athenian democracy, the public opinion of voters was influenced by political satire performed by comic poets in Ancient Greek theatre, theaters. The theatrical genre of Greek comedy can be described as a dramatic performance pitting two groups, ages, genders, or societies against each other in an amusing ''agon'' or conflict. Northrop Frye depicted these two opposing sides as a "Society of Youth" and a "Society of the Old". A revised view characterizes the essential agon of comedy as a struggle between a relatively powerless youth and the societal conventions posing obstacles to his hopes. In this struggle, the youth then becomes constrained by his lack of social authority, and is left with little choice but to resort to ruses which e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Tom Cat
Thomas Jasper Cat Sr., known simply as Tom, is an American character and one of the two titular main protagonists (the other being Jerry Mouse) in Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer's series of ''Tom and Jerry'' theatrical animated short films. Created by William Hanna and Joseph Barbera, he is a blue-grey and white anthropomorphic (but usually silent) domestic short haired tuxedo British cat who first appeared in the 1940 MGM animated short '' Puss Gets the Boot''. The cat was initially known as "Jasper" during his debut in the short; however, beginning with his next appearance in '' The Midnight Snack'' he was known as "Tom" or "Thomas". History Tom and Jerry cartoons His name, "Tom Cat", is based on "tomcat", a word which refers to male cats. He is usually mute and rarely heard speaking with the exception of a few cartoons (such as 1943's ''The Lonesome Mouse'', 1944's ''The Zoot Cat'', 1947's ''Part Time Pal'', 1953's ''Puppy Tale'' and 1992's '' Tom and Jerry: The Movie''). His only nota ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Stowing Away
A stowaway or clandestine traveller is a person who secretly boards a vehicle, such as a ship, an aircraft, a train, cargo truck or bus. Sometimes, the purpose is to get from one place to another without paying for transportation. In other cases, the goal is to enter another country without first obtaining a travel visa or other permission. Stowaways differ from people smuggling in that the stowaway needs to avoid detection by the truck driver, ship crew, and others responsible for the safe and secure operation of the transportation service. Thousands of stowaways have travelled by sea or land over the last several centuries. A much smaller number of people have attempted to stowaway on aircraft. Many stowaways have died during the attempt, especially in cases of train surfing and wheel-well stowaway flights. Origin The word takes its origin with the expression ''stow away''. This ''stow away'' expression is old and was used for things (such as food), such usage is seen f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Frank Welker
Franklin Wendell Welker (born March 12, 1946) is an American actor who specializes in voice acting. He began his career in the 1960s, and held around 850 film, television, and video game credits as of 2020, making him one of the most prolific voice actors in history. With his films earning a total worldwide box-office gross of $17.4 billion, he is also the fourth- highest-grossing actor as of 2024. Welker is best known for voicing Fred Jones from the ''Scooby-Doo'' franchise since its inception in 1969 and later the titular character himself since 2002. In 2020, Welker reprised the latter role in the animated film '' Scoob!'', the only original voice actor from the series in the film's cast. Much of his work includes animal and monster vocalizations. In 2016, he received a Lifetime Achievement Emmy Award. He was nominated for the Children's and Family Emmy Award for Outstanding Voice Performance in an Animated Program in 2022. Early life Franklin Wendell Welker was born on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Lennie Weinrib
Leonard Weinrib (April 29, 1935 – June 28, 2006) was an American actor, comedian and writer. He is best known for playing the title role in the children's television show '' H.R. Pufnstuf'', Grimace in McDonaldland commercials, the title role in '' Inch High, Private Eye'', the original voice of Scrappy-Doo on '' Scooby-Doo and Scrappy-Doo'', Hunk and Prince Lotor on '' Voltron'', and Bigmouth on ''The Smurfs''. He also was the voice for Timer in the " Time for Timer" ABC public service announcements in the early 1970s. Life and career A native of the Bronx, Weinrib got his start in show business working with Spike Jones, then later in ''The Billy Barnes Revue''. He made guest appearances on ''The Dick Van Dyke Show'', '' The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis'', '' Burke's Law'', ''The Munsters'', ''Happy Days'' and ''Adam-12''. He charted nationally (Music Vendor, #132) with the comedy single "Prez Conference" in 1962. He also guest starred in an ''Emergency!'' episode called "Fi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Janet Waldo
Janet Waldo (born Jeanette Marie Waldo; February 4, 1919 – June 12, 2016) was an American radio and voice actress. In animation, she voiced Judy Jetson in various Hanna-Barbera media, Nancy in ''Shazzan'', Penelope Pitstop, Princess from '' Battle of the Planets'', and Josie in '' Josie and the Pussycats''. On radio, she was the title character in '' Meet Corliss Archer''. Early life Jeanette Marie Waldo was born in Yakima, Washington. Her mother, Jane Althea Blodgett, was a singer trained at the Boston Conservatory of Music, and her father, Benjamin Franklin Waldo, was, according to Waldo family lore, a distant cousin of Ralph Waldo Emerson. She had three older siblings, one of whom, Elisabeth, is an authority on pre-Columbian music and an award-winning composer-violinist who appeared in the film '' Song of Mexico'' (1945). Waldo attended the University of Washington, where her performance in a student theatrical garnered her an award and brought her to the attention of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Jean Vander Pyl
Jean Thurston Vander Pyl (October 11, 1919 – April 10, 1999) was an American voice actress. Although her career spanned many decades, she is best known as the voice of Wilma Flintstone for the Hanna-Barbera cartoon ''The Flintstones''. In addition to Wilma Flintstone, she also provided the voices of Pebbles Flintstone; Rosie the robot maid from '' The Jetsons''; Goldie, Lola Glamour, Nurse LaRue, and other characters in ''Top Cat''; Winsome Witch on '' The Secret Squirrel Show''; and Ogee on '' The Magilla Gorilla Show''. Early life and career Vander Pyl was born in Philadelphia to John Howard and Kathleen Hale Vander Pyl. Her grandfather had come from the Netherlands. Her father was the district manager for Knit Underwear; her mother was from Tennessee. The two died within six months of each other in the early 1950s. By 1939, she was already working as a radio actress. On radio, she was heard on such programs as '' The Halls of Ivy'' (1950–52) and on ''Father Knows B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Hal Smith (actor)
Harold John Smith (August 24, 1916 – January 28, 1994) was an American actor. He is credited in over 300 film and television productions, and was best known for his role as Otis Campbell, the town drunk on CBS's '' The Andy Griffith Show'' and for voicing Owl and Winnie the Pooh (replacing Sterling Holloway) in the first four original '' Winnie the Pooh'' shorts (the first three of which were combined into the feature film '' The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh'') and later '' Winnie the Pooh Discovers the Seasons'', '' Winnie the Pooh and a Day for Eeyore'' and in the television series, ''Welcome to Pooh Corner'' and '' The New Adventures of Winnie the Pooh'', and Goofy from 1967 to 1983. He also did a cameo in '' The Apartment'' as a drunken Santa Claus, and provided the voice of Goliath in the TV series '' Davey and Goliath'' from 1961 to 1965. Early life Harold John Smith was born on August 24, 1916, in Petoskey, Michigan to Jay D. Smith and Emma Smith (nee Ploof). ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Joe E
Joe or JOE may refer to: Arts Film and television * ''Joe'' (1970 film), starring Peter Boyle * ''Joe'' (2013 film), starring Nicolas Cage, based on the novel ''Joe'' (1991) by Larry Brown * Joe (2023 film), an Indian film * ''Joe'' (TV series), a British TV series airing from 1966 to 1971 * ''Joe'', a 2002 Canadian animated short about Joe Fortes Music and radio * "Joe" (Inspiral Carpets song) * "Joe" (Red Hot Chili Peppers song) * "Joe", a song by The Cranberries on their album '' To the Faithful Departed'' *"Joe", a song by PJ Harvey on her album '' Dry'' *"Joe", a song by AJR on their album '' OK Orchestra'' * Joe FM (other), any of several radio stations Computing * Joe's Own Editor, a text editor for Unix systems * Joe, an object-oriented Java computing framework based on Sun's Distributed Objects Everywhere project Media * Joe (website), a news website for the UK and Ireland * ''Joe'' (magazine), a defunct periodical developed originally for Keny ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Alan Oppenheimer
Alan Oppenheimer (born April 23, 1930) is an American actor. He has performed numerous roles on live action television since the 1960s and has had an active career doing voice work since the 1970s. Early life Oppenheimer was born in New York City on April 23, 1930, to Louis and Irene Oppenheimer. His father worked as a stockbroker. Career Character roles As a character actor, Oppenheimer has had diverse roles in popular American television programming, from playing a Nazi in '' Hogan's Heroes'', to playing an Israeli secret agent as well as a double-agent KAOS scientist on '' Get Smart'', to being the second actor to play Dr. Rudy Wells in '' The Six Million Dollar Man'' ( Martin Balsam played the role in the pilot film). Oppenheimer took over as Rudy starting with the second pilot film, ''Wine, Women and War'', up until the introduction of '' The Bionic Woman'' in 1975, whereupon Martin E. Brooks took over as Wells up until cancellation. He was the original Mickey Malph ( Ra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Quacker (Tom And Jerry)
This article contains the list of characters featured in the ''Tom and Jerry'' animated series, given in the order of the era, they first appeared in. Main Tom Cat and Jerry Mouse Tom (originally called "Jasper") is a bluish grey and white domestic shorthair cat. He is usually, but not always, portrayed as living a comfortable and pampered life, while Jerry (originally called "Jinx"), a brown house mouse, is always living in close proximity to Tom. Despite being very energetic, determined, and much larger, Tom is no match for Jerry's wits. Jerry also possesses surprising strength for his size, sometimes even greater than Tom's, being able to lift items such as anvils with relative ease, and withstand big impacts. Although cats usually chase mice to eat them, it is quite rare for Tom to actually try to eat Jerry. Instead, he tends to compete with Jerry to taunt him (even as revenge) or to obtain a reward from a human (including his owner(s) or master(s)) for catching him o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
