The third and final era of theatrical Tom and Jerry shorts, produced by Chuck Jones and his Sib Tower 12 Productions (later MGM Animation/Visual Arts) between 1963 and 1967. These 34 shorts restyled Tom and Jerry with Jones's distinctive character designs and comic timing, following the original Hanna-Barbera (1940–1958) and Gene Deitch (1960–1962) eras.
CreatorChuck Jones
Pent-House Mouse
Jul 27, 1963
This episode takes place in a construction site where a very hungry Jerry leads Tom, who has plenty of food, into a dog show so Jerry can later eat Tom's food.
The Cat Above and the Mouse Below
Jan 1, 1964
Another musical episode. Famous opera singer Tom arrives at a concert, where Jerry happens to be sleeping. Jerry tries to distract Tom from his performance, and eventually, the two end up literally switching places.
Is There a Doctor in the Mouse?
Jan 22, 1964
In order to eat all of Tom's food without being noticed, Jerry comes up with a potion mixture to make him invisible. Tom eventually finds out, however, and ends up pulling a giant Jerry out of the wall.
Much Ado About Mousing
Jan 29, 1964
Jerry is rescued from Tom by a dog who gives him a whistle and tells him to blow it, and he will come to his rescue. In order for the dog not to hear the whistle, Tom puts earmuffs on him while he's sleeping. Later, however, Jerry shows up in front of Tom, holding what is seemingly the same pair of earmuffs.
Snowbody Loves Me
Feb 11, 1964
In this winter episode, Jerry is rolling down a hill in a giant snowball and lands in a place where Tom is. He finds a house filled with cheese and makes himself at home in a wheel of Swiss Cheese. Tom plugs up the cheese with corks, but the cheese ends up exploding, pulverizing Tom with millions of corks. Jerry eventually winds up in a slice of cheese and does a ballet performance.
The Unshrinkable Jerry Mouse
Sep 2, 1964
Tom is jealous when a tiny kitten comes into the house. He tries to get rid of it, but Jerry stops him, having Tom do everything that Jerry and the kitten needs.
Ah, Sweet Mouse-Story of Life
Jan 3, 1965
This episode involves both transportation and abstract, and begins with Tom sounding like a sports car. Tom and Jerry start racing, and Jerry ends up passing Tom several times in one second. Jerry thinks of swords and takes the swords from his thoughts, starting to throw them at Tom, barely missing. Jerry falls and a question mark appears. He holds onto the question mark and grabs the nearest ledge. Tom falls and an exclamation mark appears and while he tries to bend it into a question mark, he falls to the ground. Tom gets stuck in a drain pipe and Jerry frees him by using a horn. Out comes a very long Tom sounding like a train.
Tom-ic Energy
Jan 11, 1965
A very long chase scene and lively classical music play throughout this cartoon until Tom smashes into a giant dog and Jerry rescues him.
Bad Day at Cat Rock
Jan 24, 1965
When Jerry notices that Tom is having a bad day, he takes advantage of it by pulling numerous pranks on him.
The Brothers Carry-Mouse-Off
Feb 22, 1965
Tom is by a pool, trying to lure Jerry with food. Jerry wants the food, but takes it by using a fishing rod, avoiding Tom altogether. Tom tries to get Jerry by dressing up as a mouse that attracts a bunch of other mice, but also ends up getting chased by a bunch of cats in the process.
Haunted Mouse
Mar 29, 1965
When Jerry's uncle comes to visit, he frees the animals that Tom has eaten, steals Tom's nose, and pulls some rabbits out of his hat that clobber Tom with a hammer.
I'm Just Wild About Jerry
Apr 5, 1965
After Tom gets run over by a train, he follows Jerry into a department store. They battle by using toy fire engines, bowling balls, ping-pong, clay pots, mail chutes, elevator shafts, and Jerry by stretching Tom's tail hundreds of feet in length. Tom ends up on the track again and blindfolds himself for the second time, only this time, a kind and angelic Jerry switches the tracks so Tom doesn't get hit.
Of Feline Bondage
Apr 26, 1965
A fairy princess gives Jerry a magical potion to make him invisible. Jerry gets some scissors and chases Tom with them and starts cutting his fur off. When Jerry is visible again, Tom gets the scissors and begins cutting Jerry's fur off. They look in a mirror and laugh until the end of the episode.
The Year of the Mouse
May 17, 1965
Being it's the Year of the Mouse, Jerry and another mouse decide to celebrate by pulling pranks on Tom.
The Cat's Me-Ouch
Dec 22, 1965
After Jerry barely gets away from Tom, he calls on his new dog to beat Tom up. Tom ends up in a hospital all bandaged up, with Jerry and his dog clinging on to him with their teeth.
Duel Personality
Jan 8, 1966
Taking place in a large house, Tom and Jerry challenge each other to a duel.
Jerry, Jerry, Quite Contrary
Jan 14, 1966
Jerry keeps trying to hurt Tom in his sleep. Jerry notices this, and tries to stay awake, but it doesn't work. No matter where Tom goes, Jerry keeps following him in his sleep, trying to hurt him.
Jerry-Go-Round
Jan 20, 1966
When Jerry helps out an injured elephant at the circus, the elephant repays Jerry by helping him to stop Tom from bothering them.
Love Me, Love My Mouse
Feb 14, 1966
When Tom falls in love with another female cat and offers her Jerry as a gift, Jerry screams and then tells her about the incident. Turns out that Tom planned it out, and she feels sympathetic for Jerry, and decides to take care of him. Jerry keeps trying to get into Tom's mouth on purpose, which gets Tom into trouble with the female cat. She eventually kisses Jerry, but upon tasting him, she smacks her lips with a devilish look on her face, teams up with Tom, and chases Jerry, with the intention of eating him, until the end of the episode.
Puss 'N' Boats
Mar 21, 1966
Tom and Jerry are chasing each other on a boat, propelling Tom into orbit, as well as into the water with a shark.
Filet Meow
Apr 18, 1966
Another episode with a shark. This time, Jerry is rescuing a fish from Tom. Tom tries to bring the fish back, only to run into a shark, instead.
Matinee Mouse
May 9, 1966
This episode used clips from older episode, and used better sound and music. Tom and Jerry go to the movies and are reminded painfully about the past, causing them to start beating each other again. The Tom, Jerry, and Spike in the movie stop fighting to watch the Tom and Jerry in the audience fighting.
The A-TOM-iNABLE Snowman
Jun 20, 1966
Tom tries to catch Jerry, who is hiding in a cuckoo clock, but ends up eating a tiny bomb, instead. He chases after Jerry wearing skis, and Jerry is safe inside with a Saint Bernard. Tom places his skis in snow to distract the dog so he can get Jerry. He gets knocked unconscious many times and gets rescued and intoxicated over and over again by the Saint Bernard. He pours Tom some water to soak his feet in, but it ends up burning Tom. He almost forgets Jerry, as he jumps so high because of the water that he lands in a tropical island, where the dog is waiting to rescue Tom when he bumps his head.
Catty-Cornered
Sep 10, 1966
This episode takes place in a duplex. Tom lives in one house, another Cat lives in the other, and Jerry lives between them. Both cats try to catch Jerry, but when one cat tries, the other cat gets hurt, and both think Jerry is the strongest mouse ever. They decide to get away from the damaged house, and Jerry comes with them, since he had so much fun.
Cat and Dupli-Cat
Jan 16, 1967
Jerry is again the victim of Two cats, and at first neither realize that there is another cat, they think they are each others reflection. They both cause trouble for Jerry, who is tired of it and ties the two cats up.
O-Solar-Meow
Jan 29, 1967
Another One that takes place in the future. Tom is at a cheese mining facility, and blows holes into the station. He is forced to repair the damage dune during a chase with Jerry, who is eating cheese in a nearby moon.
Guided Mouse-ille
Feb 3, 1967
It's the year 2565, and Tom and Jerry are scientists who blow themselves back in time.
Rock 'N' Rodent
Mar 22, 1967
Tom is trying to sleep but can't because Jerry's Band is playing too loudly. He tries to block out their music but that disrupts the sleep of a nearby bulldog. But when Jerry is finished and comes home, Tom's alarm clock goes off and he jumps out the window, and Jerry has no idea what's gotten into Tom.
Cannery Rodent
Apr 16, 1967
Set in Cannery Row, Tom and Jerry are trapped inside a can. When they get out, They find that same shark, and he almost eats Tom. Jerry, being kind and angelic again, saves Tom, but Tom is not grateful, so Jerry chases him with a shark fin.
The Mouse from H.U.N.G.E.R.
May 7, 1967
The Mouse From H.U.N.G.E.R. sets out to find the food guarded by The Cat From T.H.R.U.S.H.. He tries to stop the mouse, but the traps backfire and the mouse hauls away a refrigerator full of food.
Surf-Bored Cat
Jun 4, 1967
Tom's dreams of surfing are changed slightly when an Octopus, The Shark, and Jerry get involved. He becomes the surfboard himself when he swallows it.
Shutter-Bugged Cat
Jun 18, 1967
Tom is reviewing failed attempts to catch Jerry. he gets an idea to revise one of his old experiments. Unfortuneately, for Tom, Jerry was watching the old films and saw Tom drawing his new plan.
Advance and Be Mechanized
Aug 29, 1967
Another Space Adventure, this time Tom is a security guard. He spots Jerry's robot sneaking cheese from the Mining Facility. He sends his robot after him and gets the cheese back. The two robots end up injured, and put a controlling device on Tom & Jerry while the two robots operate the controls.
Purr-Chance to Dream
Sep 7, 1967
Tom is having nightmares about getting pounded by a bulldog. Jerry's dog bashes up tom many times, and Tom decides he'd rather sleep and dream about getting pounded by a dog than having it actually happen.
