There were 161 theatrical cartoons released by Hanna and Barbera, MGM, Gene Deitch and others. The characters Tom and Jerry went on to be used in several spin-off TV series.

TV LEGEND: Itchy and Scratchy weren ... which were a more violent version of Tom and Jerry. You know, the thing about cartoon characters is that they recover from incredible pain really quickly ...

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