Tom and Jerry is an American series of theatrical animated cartoon films created by William Hanna and Joseph Barbera for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, centering on a never-ending rivalry between a cat (Tom) and a mouse (Jerry) whose chases and battles often involved comic mischief.
The original series is notable for having won the Academy Award for Animated Short Film seven times, tying it with Walt Disney's Silly Symphonies as the theatrical animated series with the most Oscars.
A longtime television staple, Tom and Jerry has a worldwide audience which consists of children, teenagers and adults, and has also been recognized as one of the most famous and longest-lived rivalries in American cinema.