From the June 1-7, 2014, American Profile Magazine. "Ask American Profile."
They were kind of the original Simpson's "Itchy and Scratchy Show" only nowhere near as violent and bloody.
Johnny Griffith from Macon, Georgia, wanted to know how old Tom and Jerry were and the name of the bulldog that chased Tom.
Tom, the cat, and Jerry, the mouse are now 74, debuting in 1940 in theaters as shorts produced by the legendary animators William Hanna and Joseph Barbera. They created 114 Tom and Jerry cartoons over the next 17 years and won seven Oscars.
They began airing on TV in 1965 and in 1975 Hanna-Barbera created a new batch of cartoons.
The bulldog's name is Spike, aka Killer, aka Butch, and he has a son named Tyke.
Cartoon Network recently debuted a new Tom and Jerry Show,
Thought I Taw a Puddy Cat. --DaCoot
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