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PR: “Tom & Jerry: Robin Hood and His Merry Mouse” Comes to Blu-ray and DVD on October 2, 2012


Warner Bros. Shuts Down Direct-to-DVD Division; DC Universe, Tom & Jerry, and Scooby-Doo Animated Films Unaffected

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The Hollywood Reporter has noted that Warner Brothers has shut down Warner Premiere, its direct-to-video movie division, citing declining DVD sales and “the current transition to digital” in a press release. The article adds that the DC Universe, Tom & Jerry, and Scooby Doo animated movies are unaffected by the shutdown, and will continue to...

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Review: “Tom & Jerry: Robin Hood and His Merry Mouse” Robs from the Past and Gives Nothing in Return

PR: Frenemies Tom & Jerry Reignite Their Never-Ending Rivalry for Cartoon Network in New Half-Hour Comedy Series “The Tom and Jerry Show”

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The Epic Battle Between Cat and Mouse Rages On! Frenemies Tom and Jerry Reignite their Never-Ending Rivalry for Cartoon Network New Half-Hour Animated Comedy Series The Tom and Jerry Show Invigorates Classic Heritage Brand One of the world’s most beloved cartoon duos returns to television in The Tom and Jerry Show, a fresh take on...

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PR: “Tom and Jerry: Pint-Sized Pals” 30-Cartoon Collection Coming to DVD on March 5, 2013

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TOM and JERRY: PINT-SIZED PALS BRINGS BIG FUN FOR THE WHOLE FAMILY WITH A 30-CARTOON COLLECTION AVAILABLE MARCH 5, 2013 FROM WARNER BROS. HOME ENTERTAINMENT Two-Disc Set Features Over Three Hours of Tom and Jerry Content BURBANK, CA (December 3, 2012) – Meet Nibbles, Tuffy, Quacker and Tyke, some of Tom and Jerry’s cutest companions on Warner Bros....

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Season 1 of “Tom & Jerry Kids” Coming to DVD

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Tvshowsondvd.com reports that Warner will release the first season of The Tom & Jerry Kids Show on DVD on April 30th.  Our favorite cat and mouse team is back, this time as child versions of themselves chasing one another. The show also features Droopy and his son, Dripple and Spike & Tyke. Season 1 will...

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PR: Cartoon Network Gets in Front of the Upfront; New and Returning Series for 2013-4 Season Announced

PR: “Tom & Jerry: The Golden Collection Vol. 2″ Available on DVD and Blu-ray on June 11, 2013

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TOM AND JERRY THE GOLDEN COLLECTION VOLUME 2 AVAILABLE ON DVD AND BLU-RAY™ JUNE 11, 2013 FROM WARNER BROS. HOME ENTERTAINMENT FEATURES A TREASURE TROVE OF 42 RE-MASTERED LEGENDARY SHORTS Two-Disc Collection Showcases Three Academy Award®-Winning Cartoons Plus All-New Bonus Material BURBANK, CA (February 6, 2013) – Get set for more outrageous, animated cat and mouse...

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PR: “Tom and Jerry Kids Show: The Complete Season 1″ Coming to DVD on April 30, 2013

PR: “Tom and Jerry: No Mice Allowed” Available on DVD on July 16, 2013

PR: Cartoon Network Presents All-New Holiday Episodes and 24-Hours of Classic Christmas Specials

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Cartoon Network Presents All-New Holiday episodes and 24-Hours of Classic Christmas Specials Annoying Orange and Teen Titans Go! To Premiere Holiday Episodes Countdown to Regular Show New Year’s Eve Special 24-Hours of Favorite Holiday Specials and Movies Beginning on Christmas Eve at 6 a.m. (ET, PT) It’s time to laugh as if you had a belly full of jelly and enjoy that […]

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Cartoon Network Announces Programming for 2014-2015 Upfront Season

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Today Cartoon Network announced its slate of upcoming shows and digital offerings for 2014-2015 uprfont season. The new schedule will have a heavy focus on returning cartoon favorites, with new shows for Scooby Doo, Bugs Bunny, Sonic the Hedgehog, and Tom and Jerry, as well as some unique offerings like Cartoon Network’s first “event mini-series” Over the Garden Wall.

Cartoon Network also announced a new “Always On” initiative that will serve “customized new original and/or acquired programming and digital offerings designed to meet viewer demand any time of the day” to smart phones, tablets, and other devices. According to announcement, Cartoon Network has rethought the term network as more than a TV channel, but as a “portfolio of different experiences across a network of devices for a network of fans.” The network released a teaser video demonstrating that concept, embedded above, in which a collection of various types of screens become one.

Continuing on in the digital direction, Cartoon Network also gave details of “Cartoon Network Anything” an new service that will launch later this year that will “serve an ever-growing stream of fun and funny content to mobile phones and other small-screen mobile devices. Users will enjoy games, activities, trivia and clips, each lasting an average of 10 to 15 seconds. These diverse pieces of content will be randomized, and fans can move to the next piece by simply swiping their screens, resulting in entertainment that feels both immediate and infinite.”

According to the announcement, the new programs include:

Over The Garden Wall

  • Over The Garden Wall: Headlined by an all-star voice-cast that includes Elijah Wood (Lord of the Rings Trilogy), Collin Dean (The War at Home) and Melanie Lynskey (Two and a Half Men), Over the Garden Wall is Cartoon Network’s first event mini-series, an animated comedy/fantasy story about two brothers, Wirt and Greg, who are trapped in a mysterious world. In this ten-part mini-series, Wirt and Greg must travel across this strange land until they find their way home, aided by a wise old Woodsman who gives them directions and a bluebird named Beatrice. Music plays an important role in the series with a soundtrack full of Americana-influenced original songs. Over The Garden Wall is created by Pat McHale and produced by Cartoon Network Studios.

Clarence

  • Clarence: From creator Skyler Page and premiering Monday, April 14 at 7 p.m., Clarence is a new, original animated series about an optimistic boy who wants to do everything. Because everything is amazing! Clarence was conceived as part of the prolific shorts development program at Cartoon Network Studios, which has resulted in six original series for the network: Regular Show, Uncle Grandpa, Steven Universe, Clarence, Over the Garden Wall and We Bare Bears.

We Bare Bears

  • We Bare BearsWe Bare Bears is a comedy about three bear siblings, named Grizzly, Panda and Ice Bear. Each episode follows their awkward attempts at assimilating into human society, whether they’re looking for food, trying to make human friends, or scheming to become internet famous. Whatever the situation, it’s obvious that being a bear in the civilized, modern world is tough—but at least they have each other. Created by Annie Award-winner Daniel Chong (Toy Story of Terror!), We Bare Bears is produced by Cartoon Network Studios.

The Tom and Jerry Show

  • The Tom and Jerry Show: The iconic cat and mouse rivals are back in The Tom and Jerry Show, a new, fresh take on the classic series. Preserving the look, characters and sensibility of the original, the all-new series shines a brightly colored, high-definition lens on the madcap slapstick and never-ending battle that has made Tom and Jerry two of the most beloved characters of all time. The Tom and Jerry Show is produced by Warner Bros. Animation and will premiere Wednesday, April 9 at 5:30 p.m.

Be Cool Scooby Doo

  • Be Cool Scooby-Doo!Be Cool Scooby-Doo! is an all-new 22-minute animated comedy series from Warner Bros. Animation. The Scooby gang is back with a modern comedic twist on the beloved classic. With high school over and one last summer to live it up, the gang hits the road in the Mystery Machine, chasing fun and adventure. But monsters and mayhem keep getting in the way.

Wabbit

  • Wabbit—A Looney Tunes Production: The hilarious, heroic and mischievous Bugs Bunny you love is back! From Warner Bros. Animation, Bugs stars in an all-new series consisting of comedic shorts that find the iconic carrot-loving rabbit matching wits against (and getting the best of) classic characters like Yosemite Sam and Wile E. Coyote. Along the way, Bugs will encounter brand-new foes…and he’ll have some help from new friends like Bigfoot and Squeaks the squirrel.
  • LEGO® NINJAGO: Masters of Spinjitzu: Continuing its robust partnership with The LEGO Group, Cartoon Network will re-introduce viewers to the awesome world of NINJAGO: Masters of Spinjitzu with six new half-hour animated specials in 2014, followed by all-new episodes of the highly popular series slated for 2015.
  • Sonic Boom™: Sonic the Hedgehog has been one of the world’s biggest gaming icons for over 20 years and this year a new branch of the Sonic universe debuts, entitled Sonic Boom™. With a new look for Sonic and friends, the franchise’s first-ever CG animated television series, an action-packed comedy adventure, will premiere on Cartoon Network with support from an extensive video game release of the same name. The Sonic Boomtelevision series, coproduced by SEGA® of America, Inc. and OuiDO! Productions, will debut on Cartoon Network in the 2014/2015 season.
  • Total Drama: Pahkitew Island: All-new island! All-new cast! Same old disregard for human safety! The Total Drama series returns as Chris and Chef put the newest generation of contestants through the craziest challenges yet—all for a chance to win one million dollars!  Total Drama Island is produced by Fresh TV Inc.
  • Numb Chucks: Woodchuck brothers Dilweed and Fungus didn’t always see themselves as mystical Kung Fu saviors until they stumbled upon an infomercial featuring mega legend Woodchuck Morris’ mullet-fueled motivational kung-fu video “The Way of the Chuck!” With an endless supply of confidence but a limited supply of brain cells, and countless hours of watching the video, this dimwitted duo transmorph-ified into THE NUMB CHUCKS!
  • Beyraiderz: Sho, Jin and Leon find themselves trapped on a strange world once defended by the Six Mythic Beasts who upheld justice and brought prosperity for all through the battling BeyRaiderz tournaments. When the Beasts mysteriously disappeared, the world fell into ruin, and now it’s up to Sho and his friends to uncover the hidden BeyRaiderz stadiums, to battle to bring the Beasts back and restore prosperity to the world!

Programs designed specifically for the “Always On!” digital offerings include:

  • Angelo Rules (Season 2): For a kid, life can be a daily battle. There are adults, siblings, teachers and rivals telling them what to do, what not to do, what to say… Well, it’s time for kids to take control and Angelo’s here to show the way! He observes and then comes up with elaborate strategies to wheedle, sweet-talk, con, and work around any adversary. Season two of this new series comes from TeamTo and Cake Entertainment.
  • Detentionaire: Framed for a major prank and punished with a full year of detention, high schooler Lee Ping sneaks out of detention to try to expose who was really behind the prank and avoid being caught by the school’s principal Barrage. After clearing his name, Lee again attempts to sneak out of Barrage’s upgraded detention room, discovering that a strange pyramid under the school has something to do with Lee’s key, the parents council and the blue tazwurms. There is more to the school than meets the eye! Created by animators Daniel Bryan Franklin & Charles Johnston, Detentionaire is distributed by Nelvana.
  • Rocket Jo: Rocket Jo is an inventor-adventurer: his unique goal is to get his jet-pack to function and send him flying in the air for good…without effect. But his valiant attempts are always a false dawn to viewers’ great delight, as there always are failures, gags, explosions, falls, etc. Produced by Millimages and 2D3D, Rocket Jo works hard, drawing upon all his imagination, to make viewers laugh, both children and parents.

And these series will be returning to the schedule:

  • Adventure Time
  • Legends of Chima 
  • Teen Titans GO!
  • The Amazing World of Gumball 
  • Mixels 
  • Tenkai Knights
  • Ben 10 Omniverse 
  • Pokémon the Series: XY
  • Uncle Grandpa
  • Grojband 
  • Regular Show
  • Johnny Test
  • Steven Universe

The full press release from Cartoon Network follows:


Cartoon Network Evolves with Kids: “Always On”

New Platform-Specific Original Programming Developed for 2014-2015 to Include Linear and Digital
Content Comprised of Series, Specials, Shorts, Interstitials, Games, Apps and more

Announces Its First-Ever Animated Mini-Series OVER THE GARDEN WALL,
Plus Multiple New & Returning Original Series

Digital Innovations Include Fast-Paced Micro-Network “CARTOON NETWORK ANYTHING”

Resuming its successful strategy launched last year of taking its road-show presentation directly to clients and promotional partners, Cartoon Network enters the Upfront Season by introducing its newest evolution in reaching kids whenever they want and wherever they are with an expanded portfolio of exclusive content designed for specific platforms that kids access today. Whether via television, smartphones, computers, tablets or other gaming devices, Cartoon Network will be “Always On” with customized new original and/or acquired programming and digital offerings designed to meet viewer demand any time of the day. To Cartoon Network, “Network” means a portfolio of different experiences across a network of devices for a network of fans. In February, Turner Broadcasting announced that Cartoon Network’s on-air hours will change to 6 a.m. – 8 p.m. starting March 31.

New Original and Acquired Programming:

  • Over The Garden Wall: Headlined by an all-star voice-cast that includes Elijah Wood (Lord of the Rings Trilogy), Collin Dean (The War at Home) and Melanie Lynskey (Two and a Half Men), Over the Garden Wall is Cartoon Network’s first event mini-series, an animated comedy/fantasy story about two brothers, Wirt and Greg, who are trapped in a mysterious world. In this ten-part mini-series, Wirt and Greg must travel across this strange land until they find their way home, aided by a wise old Woodsman who gives them directions and a bluebird named Beatrice. Music plays an important role in the series with a soundtrack full of Americana-influenced original songs. Over The Garden Wall is created by Pat McHale and produced by Cartoon Network Studios.
  • Clarence: From creator Skyler Page and premiering Monday, April 14 at 7 p.m., Clarence is a new, original animated series about an optimistic boy who wants to do everything. Because everything is amazing! Clarence was conceived as part of the prolific shorts development program at Cartoon Network Studios, which has resulted in six original series for the network: Regular Show, Uncle Grandpa, Steven Universe, Clarence, Over the Garden Wall and We Bare Bears .
  • We Bare Bears: We Bare Bears is a comedy about three bear siblings, named Grizzly, Panda and Ice Bear. Each episode follows their awkward attempts at assimilating into human society, whether they’re looking for food, trying to make human friends, or scheming to become internet famous. Whatever the situation, it’s obvious that being a bear in the civilized, modern world is tough—but at least they have each other. Created by Annie Award-winner Daniel Chong (Toy Story of Terror!), We Bare Bears is produced by Cartoon Network Studios.
  • The Tom and Jerry Show: The iconic cat and mouse rivals are back in The Tom and Jerry Show, a new, fresh take on the classic series. Preserving the look, characters and sensibility of the original, the all-new series shines a brightly colored, high-definition lens on the madcap slapstick and never-ending battle that has made Tom and Jerry two of the most beloved characters of all time. The Tom and Jerry Show is produced by Warner Bros. Animation and will premiere Wednesday, April 9 at 5:30 p.m.
  • Be Cool Scooby-Doo!: Be Cool Scooby-Doo! is an all-new 22-minute animated comedy series from Warner Bros. Animation. The Scooby gang is back with a modern comedic twist on the beloved classic. With high school over and one last summer to live it up, the gang hits the road in the Mystery Machine, chasing fun and adventure. But monsters and mayhem keep getting in the way.
  • Wabbit—A Looney Tunes Production: The hilarious, heroic and mischievous Bugs Bunny you love is back! From Warner Bros. Animation, Bugs stars in an all-new series consisting of comedic shorts that find the iconic carrot-loving rabbit matching wits against (and getting the best of) classic characters like Yosemite Sam and Wile E. Coyote. Along the way, Bugs will encounter brand-new foes…and he’ll have some help from new friends like Bigfoot and Squeaks the squirrel.
  • LEGO® NINJAGO: Masters of Spinjitzu: Continuing its robust partnership with The LEGO Group, Cartoon Network will re-introduce viewers to the awesome world of NINJAGO: Masters of Spinjitzu with six new half-hour animated specials in 2014, followed by all-new episodes of the highly popular series slated for 2015.
  • Sonic Boom™: Sonic the Hedgehog has been one of the world’s biggest gaming icons for over 20 years and this year a new branch of the Sonic universe debuts, entitled Sonic Boom™. With a new look for Sonic and friends, the franchise’s first-ever CG animated television series, an action-packed comedy adventure, will premiere on Cartoon Network with support from an extensive video game release of the same name. The Sonic Boom television series, coproduced by SEGA® of America, Inc. and OuiDO! Productions, will debut on Cartoon Network in the 2014/2015 season.
  • Total Drama: Pahkitew Island: All-new island! All-new cast! Same old disregard for human safety! The Total Drama series returns as Chris and Chef put the newest generation of contestants through the craziest challenges yet—all for a chance to win one million dollars! Total Drama Island is produced by Fresh TV Inc.
  • Numb Chucks: Woodchuck brothers Dilweed and Fungus didn’t always see themselves as mystical Kung Fu saviors until they stumbled upon an infomercial featuring mega legend Woodchuck Morris’ mullet-fueled motivational kung-fu video “The Way of the Chuck!” With an endless supply of confidence but a limited supply of brain cells, and countless hours of watching the video, this dimwitted duo transmorph-ified into THE NUMB CHUCKS!
  • Beyraiderz: Sho, Jin and Leon find themselves trapped on a strange world once defended by the Six Mythic Beasts who upheld justice and brought prosperity for all through the battling BeyRaiderz tournaments. When the Beasts mysteriously disappeared, the world fell into ruin, and now it’s up to Sho and his friends to uncover the hidden BeyRaiderz stadiums, to battle to bring the Beasts back and restore prosperity to the world!

Original “Always On” Programming for Cartoon Network Multiple Digital Platforms:

  • Angelo Rules (Season 2): For a kid, life can be a daily battle. There are adults, siblings, teachers and rivals telling them what to do, what not to do, what to say… Well, it’s time for kids to take control and Angelo’s here to show the way! He observes and then comes up with elaborate strategies to wheedle, sweet-talk, con, and work around any adversary. Season two of this new series comes from TeamTo and Cake Entertainment.
  • Detentionaire: Framed for a major prank and punished with a full year of detention, high schooler Lee Ping sneaks out of detention to try to expose who was really behind the prank and avoid being caught by the school’s principal Barrage. After clearing his name, Lee again attempts to sneak out of Barrage’s upgraded detention room, discovering that a strange pyramid under the school has something to do with Lee’s key, the parents council and the blue tazwurms. There is more to the school than meets the eye! Created by animators Daniel Bryan Franklin & Charles Johnston, Detentionaire is distributed by Nelvana.
  • Rocket Jo: Rocket Jo is an inventor-adventurer: his unique goal is to get his jet-pack to function and send him flying in the air for good…without effect. But his valiant attempts are always a false dawn to viewers’ great delight, as there always are failures, gags, explosions, falls, etc. Produced by Millimages and 2D3D, Rocket Jo works hard, drawing upon all his imagination, to make viewers laugh, both children and parents.

Returning Series

  • Adventure Time
  • Legends of Chima
  • Teen Titans GO!
  • The Amazing World of Gumball
  • Mixels
  • Tenkai Knights
  • Ben 10 Omniverse
  • Pokémon the Series: XY
  • Uncle Grandpa
  • Grojband
  • Regular Show
  • Johnny Test
  • Steven Universe

CARTOON NETWORK ANYTHING

Later this year, Cartoon Network will introduce a unique user experience to the mobile marketplace when it launches a new digital initiative called Cartoon Network Anything. A fast-paced micro-network, Cartoon Network Anything will serve an ever-growing stream of fun and funny content to mobile phones and other small-screen mobile devices. Users will enjoy games, activities, trivia and clips, each lasting an average of 10 to 15 seconds. These diverse pieces of content will be randomized, and fans can move to the next piece by simply swiping their screens, resulting in entertainment that feels both immediate and infinite.
In addition to bringing a first-of-its-kind mobile offering to fans, Cartoon Network Anything will also provide unique sponsorship opportunities for Cartoon Network’s business partners. A perfect platform for native advertising, Cartoon Network Anything invites innovative advertising and sponsored content that suits the medium and that will feel organic to the overall micro-network.

ABOUT CARTOON NETWORK

Cartoon Network (CartoonNetwork.com) is regularly the #1 U.S. television network among boys 6-11. Currently seen in 98 million U.S. homes and 194 countries around the world, Cartoon Network is Turner Broadcasting System, Inc.’s ad-supported cable service now available in HD offering the best in original, acquired and classic entertainment for kids and families. In addition to Emmy-winning original programming and industry-leading digital apps and online games, Cartoon Network embraces key social issues affecting families with solution-oriented initiatives such as Stop Bullying: Speak Up and the Move It Movement. Turner Broadcasting System, Inc., a Time Warner company, creates and programs branded news, entertainment, animation and young adult media environments on television and other platforms for consumers around the world.

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CLIP: "The Tom & Jerry Show" Premieres April 9, 2014, New Sizzle Reel Released

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It’s a Cat Chase Mouse World: The Tom and Jerry Show Premieres Wednesday, April 9 on Cartoon Network

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The famous cat and mouse duo is back in an all-new series, The Tom and Jerry Show. Premiering Wednesday April 9 at 5:30 p.m. (ET/PT) on Cartoon Network, The Tom and Jerry Show is a fresh take on the iconic frenemies that preserves the look, core characters and sensibilities of the original theatrical shorts. Comprised of two 11-minute elements, each episode will feature Tom the cat and Jerry the mouse plotting against each other—with Tom’s determination matched only by Jerry’s own cleverness in evading capture. But this time the cartoon mayhem will not be limited to only Tom and Jerry’s familiar suburban setting. In The Tom and Jerry Show, the title characters’ nonstop game of cat and mouse will expand to also include more fantastic worlds, from a witches cabin to a mad scientist’s lab.

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The Tom and Jerry Show kicks-off with the following stories on Wednesday, April 9:

  • “Spike Gets Skooled” – Tom gets Spike sent to obedience school, and Jerry is left without a protector. When Spike returns, Tom tries hard to get Spike to revert to his old ways. Jerry fights back to make sure that Spike keeps his cool.
  • “Cats Ruffled Furniture” – Tom is under strict orders to not wake the Witch sisters, but Jerry is set on getting Tom in trouble. When Tom uses the magic spell wand and makes all of the furniture come alive, he must get the help of Newt to make everything go back as it was.

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Toonzone Interviews Jay Bastian on "The Tom and Jerry Show"

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Jay Bastian’s career in animation started with a lengthy stint at the legendary Hubley Studio, as well as stints as Manager of Development and Acquisitions at Lightyear Entertainment and as a freelance format producer for the Story Channel. In 1998, Bastian moved to Cartoon Network, where he developed and supervised production of a wide variety of shows, ranging from Sheep in the Big City, Justice League, Megas XLR, The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy, The Secret Saturdays, Ed, Edd, N’ Eddy, and Chowder.

Bastian moved to his current position as Vice President, Series, at Warner Bros Animation, in 2009, where he worked on cartoons including Young Justice, the DC Nation short films, Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated and several of the Scooby-Doo direct-to-video movies, and The Looney Tunes Show. Bastian is also attached to the latest revival of Tom and Jerry, and on the eve of the show’s premiere, we were able to chat with him via phone about the new series.

TOONZONE NEWS: The Tom and Jerry Show was first announced at the Cartoon Network upfront last year, but how long have you been working on the series?

JAY BASTIAN: You know what, someone else asked me that and I didn’t know then, and I really should know (laughs). We’ve been working on it, obviously, for well over a year. These things take a long time to actually make, so it’s been the last couple of years. Even figuring out the pitch before that takes a while longer as well.

TOONZONE NEWS: How did you guys decide on Tom and Jerry for a revival now?

JAY BASTIAN: The reality is that Tom and Jerry, as you know, has never really gone away in the past several decades. We make one movie a year for home entertainment, where we pair them up with Sherlock Holmes or Wizard of Oz or different things that make it a bit more of a big story, and that seems to go really well. We also did a Tom and Jerry series a couple of years ago, and it seems like they were due for another one. International loves it, domestic loves it, everybody seems to love Tom and Jerry, so it seemed like the natural thing to do.

Tom and Jerry ShowTOONZONE NEWS: Is there much connection between those DTV movies and the show, other than the characters? Do they share any crew members?

JAY BASTIAN: They don’t. It’s a completely different crew, and for the show, we went to somebody who really knows those classic characters well, who is Darrell Van Citters. The home video movies are made by Spike Brandt and Tony Cervone. We wanted to actually come up with a whole different group. Now the characters are obviously the same, and we want to tap into what has made the characters so evergreen and so lasting for so long, because they are characters that we can really relate to and laugh at. There’s a real dynamic there that not everyone gets. People like to talk about the Chuck Jones Tom and Jerry cartoons, which he admitted himself he never really understood the characters (laughs). Which is funny because he obviously understood Bugs Bunny and the Road Runner and so many other characters, but I don’t think that he ever fully had the right take on who Tom and Jerry were.

So we talk a lot about who we think Tom and Jerry are, because a lot of great people worked on them long before we came along. What I think makes them great is that they feel more like brothers than they do adversaries. They kind of have each other’s back when they need to, but at the same time, they’re all too quick to one-up the other or hit the other one in the head with something large and violent when they can (laughs). But at the same time, I don’t think Tom necessarily wants to eat Jerry. He likes getting his goat and he likes causing him physical pain (laughs), but I don’t think he necessarily wants to eat him. Sylvester clearly wants to eat Tweety, and the Coyote definitely wants to eat the Road Runner.

TOONZONE NEWS: One risk I think you take whenever you’re going to work with an established property like Tom and Jerry or the Looney Tunes characters is that you’re automatically going to invite comparison to the originals.

JAY BASTIAN: Absolutely.

The Tom and Jerry ShowTOONZONE NEWS: It certainly sounds like that’s something that you are already taking pretty seriously in the production.

JAY BASTIAN: It is a massive responsibility, I think, and you want to do it right. I worked on The Looney Tunes Show here, previously, and I think that was the first time that I really worked on a big production of classic characters. Before that I’d always worked on original characters at Cartoon Network. You want to be true to who these characters are, even if for example, on The Looney Tunes Show, you’re pushing them into a different situation. We were pushing them to a more traditional sitcom-type situation. But you don’t want to feel that, “That’s not really Daffy Duck” or “That’s not really Bugs Bunny.” You want to be true to the characters. For The Tom and Jerry Show, it’s much closer to the classic feel. I think they look a little new, but at the same time, it’s very much the classic look and feel of Tom and Jerry that we’re creating for the show.

TOONZONE NEWS: When you say “classic,” exactly what do you mean by that? Because Tom and Jerry have been around a while.

JAY BASTIAN: (Laughter) What I call classic are the original shorts from the 40′s and 50′s…and maybe from the early 60′s.

TOONZONE NEWS: So the Hanna-Barbera shorts for sure, and maybe some of the Gene Deitch era?

JAY BASTIAN: Well, I’d never call Gene Deitch or Chuck Jones “classic Tom and Jerry.” I feel like they were experiments that some people think worked and some people think didn’t, but this is much more of the MGM Hanna-Barbera feel. I think Darrell has been a big influence for that, and that’s what we’re going for in the vibe and sensibility of it.

TOONZONE NEWS: How do you see what you’re doing as different or distinct from what Hanna-Barbera was doing in those classic theatrical shorts?

JAY BASTIAN: Well, there’s a couple of things that we’re doing. One is that we’re doing 11-minute shorts, which is different than the classic shorts because you have to tell a bigger story. But at the same time, you don’t want to throw out the running around the house and knocking each other in the head stuff that makes Tom and Jerry Tom and Jerry. There certainly has to be a certain level of violence there to make it feel like it’s right (laughs).

But we’re also doing something with this show where we’ve got four rotating scenarios. There’s one where we call it, for lack of a better word, the “classic” scenario, where they’re in a house, and they have reoccurring owners. Spike and Tyke are in it, when they need to be, in the backyard, and we’re telling the classic house story. Then we’ve got three other scenarios that we rotate in. One is where Jerry is a mouse in a lab, where there’s a professor always trying to come up with new inventions and new things, so they can up the ante on each other, whether giving one another super powers or the ability to fly or whatever it is. It’s a way to give them something new in the arsenal. The same with another scenario where we’ve got Tom is the cat of two witches. There are two witch sisters that are kind of like the old ladies in Arsenic and Old Lace, where they just love being witches, and Tom has access to spell books and magic wands that he and Jerry can get into all new trouble with. Then the fourth scenario is cat and mouse detectives, where they’re essentially working together. Again, they’re still very much Tom and Jerry, and they like to push each other down the stairs occasionally, or do something when one ticks the other one off, but at the same time, they’re working together, which they did in a lot of classic shorts to try and solve a mystery.

TOONZONE NEWS: Obviously, you’re not going to be able to do all 4 of those in a single episode.

JAY BASTIAN: Yeah, we have 26 episodes, and do two 11-minute shorts in each episode. You’re most likely to get a classic and something else in every episode.

The Tom and Jerry ShowTOONZONE NEWS: The new cartoon is being done with Flash or After Effects. Was a purely cost-driven decision, or was there some specific reason why you went with that technology rather than going traditionally hand-drawn?

JAY BASTIAN: Well, you know, Flash got a bad rap early on because, I think, people that weren’t as skilled at animation were using it. I think people thought, “Oh, it’s just a cheap, ugly way to make cartoons.” But I think Flash in the right hands doesn’t have to look cheap or ugly or bad (laughs). It’s like a tool, like a pencil or a paintbrush or anything else. If you know how to use it, you can still make it look good, and there’s a lot of advantages to Flash like being able to control models and different things that are sometimes harder to do in hand-drawn.

TOONZONE NEWS: Is this the first Flash cartoon that you’ve worked on directly?

JAY BASTIAN: You know what, it may be. It was a big deal when Craig McCracken wanted to make Foster’s Home for Imaginary Friends in Flash, but I didn’t work directly on that. I think Craig was very quick to point out all the advantages that you have in Flash. And I think the shows that are done well in Flash, you don’t even think of them necessarily as Flash.

TOONZONE NEWS: I think Craig McCracken had even made a comment that he was doing Flash animation before there was Flash animation. As soon as it was made available, he was like, “Oh, this is what I’ve been looking for all this time!”

JAY BASTIAN: (laughs) Yeah, right! Exactly, exactly.

The Tom and Jerry ShowTOONZONE NEWS: Has that tech change affected the way you do things, or has it affected anything doing this show in particular? Have you had a moment when you went, “Oh, look we can do THIS now!” or “Gee, I really wish we could have done some other thing the old way.”

JAY BASTIAN: For the most part, we really try to take every show case-by-case. What we think is going to be best for the show. Obviously, there are going to be limitations for budget and schedule and things like that, but for the most part, we want to make a show that we think is going to look right. It looks the best it can. Flash is just a style choice sometimes. We want to make it look a certain way, and maybe Flash will help us make it look that way. For this new Tom and Jerry, we want to make it look classic but we also want to make it look like you haven’t seen it before.

TOONZONE NEWS: I like the way the new show it doesn’t always fill in all the lines. That feels pretty novel to me.

JAY BASTIAN: Yeah, he’s taken off a lot of the holding lines, which immediately gives you a different look to it.

TOONZONE NEWS: You’ve touched on this a couple of times already, but violence has always been a prominent part of Tom and Jerry. I think you’re old enough to remember back when they aired all those really horribly bowdlerized Looney Tunes cartoons out of concern for all the violence in them.

JAY BASTIAN: And they were RIDICULOUS choices, too! Elmer could shoot Bugs in the face, but they’d freeze-frame on the cloud of smoke? Instead of seeing the firing? I didn’t even understand the choices they were making (laughter).

The Tom and Jerry ShowTOONZONE NEWS: Yeah, I know what you mean. Has the violence been a concern? Has that come up and been something that you’ve had to dial back, or maybe even dial up in some cases?

JAY BASTIAN: It came up right away, with Cartoon Network, and we all agreed that the only way to do Tom and Jerry is to have a certain level of violence. With standards and everything the way it works now, it is technically a PG show, but it’s not like we’re trying to push the envelope. We just want to make it feel like real Tom and Jerry and not some softened, lesser version of it.

TOONZONE NEWS: I noticed on your resume that you had actually worked with Faith Hubley very early in your career. Can you point to anything from that experience that you would say influenced what you did later on in animation, or on this show in particular?

JAY BASTIAN: I don’t know how I can tie it to this show in particular, but she was an amazing mentor to me. I just thought the world of her. She was just a real powerhouse. She taught me so much of how to both work very hard, but also be creative. And she was the most independent filmmaker I’ve ever met (laughs), where she was able to raise money for her films to do exactly what she wanted to do. I can’t say enough about how influential and how impressed I was in working for her.

TOONZONE NEWS: Is this your sole gig at the moment, or is there anything else that you’re working on that you can tell us about?

JAY BASTIAN: Another thing we can talk about is that there’s a new Scooby-Doo that we’ve got coming out. A cool Scooby-Doo that I’m working on, and it’s really funny and great. It’ll be a while until it’s on the air, but it was just recently announced. The last Scooby-Doo we did was a little more intense, and a little scarier. This new one is much more cartoony and silly. It’s like Tom and Jerry, still being true to the essence of who these characters are, but I think people are really going to like it. What we’ve got so far is really funny.

Toonzone would like to thank Jay Bastian for taking the time to talk with us, and Winson Seto for arranging the interview. The Tom and Jerry Show premieres on Cartoon Network on April 9, 2014, at 5:30 PM (ET/PT).

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CLIP: "Tom and Jerry: Spy Quest"

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Adventure Begins Today for Tom and Jerry: Spy Quest

Warner Bros. Home Entertainment (WBHE) spotlights a fun, action-packed mash-up of Hanna-Barbera icons today (June 23) with the release of Tom and Jerry: Spy Quest, a brand new, action-packed, full-length animated film.

The heart-stopping adventure features the tussling twosome of Tom and Jerry alongside Jonny Quest and his pal Hadji as they embark on a dangerous spy mission to try and save the world. Produced by Warner Bros. Animation, Tom and Jerry: Spy Quest retails for $19.98 SRP on DVD, and is also available on Digital HD.

Tom and Jerry Spy Quest

Tom and Jerry set out on one of their biggest, boldest adventures yet in Tom and Jerry: Spy Quest. Get set for intrigue, thrills, suspense and high-action as the animated duo get wrapped up in a top secret, spy-tacular, fun-filled mission the whole family can enjoy together. It’s just another day at the beach for the dueling Tom and Jerry … until they bump into world-class junior spies Jonny Quest, Hadji and their canine companion Bandit. When longtime Quest family nemesis Dr. Zin discovers that Jonny’s father, Dr. Benton Quest, has a device to solve the world’s energy problems, he sends his evil cat army to steal it and capture him and his bodyguard, Race Bannon. Jonny and his new furry friends set out to find his father and save the world from the malicious Dr. Zin.

Tom and Jerry Spy Quest

Originally created by William Hanna and Joseph Barbera, Tom and Jerry centers on the never-ending rivalry between Tom the cat and Jerry the mouse. Oftentimes a one-sided battle of wits, a determined Tom is fueled by the quick and clever Jerry who always seems to get the best of him in any situation.

The Adventures of Jonny Quest is the popular action-adventure animated series produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions. The program focuses on Jonny Quest, a boy who goes on extraordinary adventures around the world with his father, Dr. Benton Quest, a leading scientist, their bodyguard, Roger “Race” Bannon, Hadji, Jonny’s best friend and Bandit, their pet dog. The original television is series is available on DVD from WBHE.

Tom and Jerry Spy Quest

Tom and Jerry: Spy Quest includes bonus episodes from The Tom and Jerry Show (Birthday Bashed/Feline Fatale, For the Love of Ruggles/Sleuth or Consequences), an episode from Jonny Quest (The Fraudulent Volcano), and an episode from The New Adventures of Jonny Quest (Deadly Junket).

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UK Cartoon Network, Boomerang and Cartoonito Announce August Highlights

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The summer holidays are here and Cartoon Network UK are making sure the TV is as hot as the sun.

From 1st August the trio of Cartoon Network, Boomerang and Cartoonito will be presenting special weekend marathons. For Cartoon Network, the fun kicks off at 11am every weekend with a planned schedule of.

  • Gumball and Friends 1st-2nd
  • Regular Show 8th-9th
  • Clarence and Friends 15th-16th August
  • LEGO Ninjago: Masters of Spinjitzu 22nd-23rd
  • Adventure Time 29th-30th

For Boomerang, things start at 9am

  • Scooby-Doo 1st-2nd
  • Tom and Jerry 8th-9th
  • Looney Tunes 15th-16th
  • Scooby-Doo/Tom and Jerry 22nd-23rd
  • Mr Bean 29th-30th

And for Cartoonito, be ready for 8am

  • Masha and the Bear 1st-2nd
  • Baby Looney Tunes 8th-9th
  • Fireman Sam 15th-16th
  • Masha and the Bear 22nd-23rd
  • Fireman Sam 29th-30th

If Ninjago fans can’t wait until 22nd then good news- brand new episodes air weekdays at 8:30am from 3rd August. That’s also the date when younger fans can look forward to new episodes of Toot the Tiny Tugboat, airing weekdays at 1:30pm on Cartoonito.

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Review: Mashup Monday with "Tom and Jerry: Spy Quest" and "Scooby-Doo Meets KISS"

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It’s Mashup Monday, where we look at two slightly unlikely properties combining to make some surprisingly fun entertainment value.


Tom and Jerry Spy QuestI freely admit I wasn’t impressed enough by Tom and Jerry Meet Sherlock Holmes enough to keep seeking out the subsequent Tom and Jerry movies. That film struck me as a movie made by people who loved both properties and understood them both deeply, but failed to see mixing the two together didn’t play to either one’s strengths. However, any feelings of skepticism to the new movie Tom and Jerry: Spy Quest were soon quashed. The movie unites Hanna-Barbera’s famed cat and mouse pair with Jonny Quest, and I don’t think I’m giving away too much by saying they end up saving the world by smashing into things (including each other) repeatedly.

Beachside shenanigans between Tom and Jerry bring them into contact with boy adventurers Jonny Quest and Hadji when Tom and Jerry thwart a kidnapping scheme accidentally. Brought to Dr. Benton Quest’s secret lair, Tom and Jerry learn of Dr. Quest’s latest invention: a power source that could easily solve the world’s energy needs for decades. Unfortunately for our heroes, the evil Dr. Zin has also learned of the power source, and a second attempt at the Quests’ stronghold leads to the capture of not only the power source but also Dr. Quest himself and bodyguard Roger “Race” Bannon. It’ll be up to Jonny and Hadji, with the help of Tom and Jerry, to defeat Dr. Zin before Dr. Quest’s power source is integrated into Dr. Zin’s sinister plans for world domination.

The major reason I felt that Tom and Jerry Meet Sherlock Holmes didn’t work was because Sherlock Holmes stories are fundamentally exercises of the mind, despite the occasional deployment of baritsu or Dr. Watson’s service revolver. Tom and Jerry were always at their best with minimal story and tremendous violence in small, concentrated bursts. What Tom and Jerry need for their stories to work was firmly at odds with the needs of Holmes and Watson. I think the major reason why Spy Quest works where that earlier movie didn’t is that there’s always an excuse for cartoon mayhem in a Jonny Quest story, so the only thing Spy Quest has to do to integrate Tom and Jerry smoothly is to use them as that excuse. If you can swallow that they’re there at all (and that Dr. Zin has inexplicably hired three idiotic cats in power armor as his primary henchmen), the rest of the movie works just fine as a slightly unusual Jonny Quest story. It helps that the extended Quest clan never questions the odd anthropomorphism of Tom and Jerry, nor do any of the supporting characters. I suspect one cynical remark would make the entire exercise come crashing down.

Tom and Jerry Spy QuestIt’s pleasantly surprising to see how well Spy Quest uses everyone in the cast effectively with the arguable exception of Race Bannon, who is sidelined relatively early due to plot considerations and doesn’t quite get his due once he is back in the game. Admittedly, the movie does go through a number of deep machinations to get its pieces in play, but the convoluted twists and plot machinations end up being part of the charm rather than a detriment. Like the Sherlock Holmes movie, Spy Quest demonstrates the crew’s deep appreciation for both Tom and Jerry and Jonny Quest in some throwaway references and the supporting cast. The inimitable James Hong chews the scenery with relish as the voice of Dr. Zin. Zin was never an egregious yellow peril stereotype (at least in my view), but it’s nice to hear him played by an actor of the right ethnicity who doesn’t have to fake the accent. It’s also a kick when one other familiar face appears from Jonny Quest in the middle of the movie (I won’t spoil who), accompanied by Droopy the Dog as this character’s unflappable majordomo. The animation is also up to higher standards than Jonny Quest ever got in the past, roughly on par with the Sherlock Holmes animated feature and a cut above current TV shows. I would even believe the animation was deliberately cut back a notch to better match up with the original Jonny Quest, since Tom and Jerry feel more fluid than Jonny or Hadji.

Tom and Jerry: Spy Quest was released on DVD only back in June, but still looks and sounds fine with an anamorphic video presentation and a Dolby Digital 5.1 soundtrack. Both are more than up to the task of goosing the action scenes whether they’re being played seriously or for comedy. Bonus features are limited to four TV episodes: two each for The Tom and Jerry Show and Jonny Quest. The Tom and Jerry Show episodes are appropriate for the detective sequences that form the back-halves of both episodes. Of the Jonny Quest episodes, “The Fraudulent Volcano” is from the original show, while “Deadly Junket” is from the later Adventures of Jonny Quest; both feature Dr. Zin as the antagonist. I find it ironic and disappointing that the newer episode is the one that gets so many things wrong about its Asian setting in contrast to the earlier episode (which, in marked contrast to most other cartoons of the era, doesn’t overly caricature the Chinese characters and prints its signs in perfectly legible and correct Chinese characters instead of in nonsense chicken scratch).


Scooby-Doo Meets KISS Rock and Roll MysteryI like but don’t love Scooby-Doo and have never been much of a fan of KISS. Frankly the trailers for Scooby-Doo Meets KISS: Rock and Roll Mystery felt more like the result of a marketing meeting between two organizations well past their point of peak popularity, each seeking to rejuvenate their fortunes with the help of the other.

I’m as surprised as anyone that the movie is so enthusiastically entertaining.

There’s a bit of a haunting problem at KISS World, a giant KISS theme park that actually looks like it might be good, kitschy fun if it existed in real-life. This leads the Scooby Gang to pay a visit to see if they can help solve the mystery. However, the gimmick of the movie is that KISS’s on-stage personae as leather-clad, heavily made-up superheroes is hiding in plain sight: they really are superheroes that fight crime and solve mysteries when they’re not rocking out. The net effect of this curveball nicely rejuvenates the Scooby-Doo formula because genuinely supernatural elements can get injected into the story. We’re used to guys in rubber masks who would have gotten away with it if not for those rotten kids and their dog, but the game changes pretty dramatically once KISS starts flying through the sky to sling lightning and fire and lasers at the Red Witch plaguing their theme park. The movie tries to have its cake and eat it too with the explanations at the end (including one other sly wink that may well trigger major Wold Newton universe building across all the Hanna-Barbera properties), but I view that as less of a weakness and more of a recognition of what makes both Scooby-Doo and KISS distinctive and a way to ensure both can get what they need from the movie.

Scooby-Doo Meets KISS becomes one of those mash-ups where injecting well-worn elements from one genre into another turns out to make both feel a bit fresher. KISS gets to play their stage personalities seriously in a sly wink to their stage act, while the Scooby gang has to mix their usual youthful sleuthing with something genuinely different from the usual. It culminates in a trippy, psychedelic sequence to the mystic alternate dimension of KISSteria via an animated sequence that feels like a string of 70’s heavy metal album covers brought to life (and I’m sad at my uncertainty that you kids today won’t truly understand what “70’s heavy metal album covers” actually means). It’s a crazy, wonderful sequence set to a KISS soundtrack that’s enormously entertaining, and is further topped by the discovery that all the inhabitants of KISSteria look and dress like KISS, with the Elder of KISSteria sounding like Esther the New-York-Daffy Jewish grandma you see periodically at the bodega. My one minor quibble is that the movie tries a bit too hard to throw us off the scent by presenting an array of potential suspects with means, motive, and opportunity, but this just means the movie has a few too many characters than it can really comfortably support.

Scooby-Doo Meets KISS Rock and Roll MysteryI remember when KISS was highly transgressive for their crazy clothes and outlandish makeup, but like AC/DC, they seem to have been tamed to the point where they’re suitable for kids’ movies. Then again, KISS was always the cosplaying rock band — kind of like the Aquabats but with more elaborate costuming and less visible flab. What was outlandish then doesn’t feel all that unusual now. The entire movie feels a lot like what would have happened if the 70’s Scooby-Doo cartoons could have teamed up with KISS when they were both at peak popularity. The music videos are a high point in a movie that has many of them, though, with a handful of KISS songs wonderfully accompanying cartoon mayhem.

Scooby-Doo Meets KISS ships as a Blu-ray/DVD/UltraViolet Digital HD combo pack. It shouldn’t be a surprise that the Dolby Digital 5.1 soundtrack on the Blu-ray is fantastic, bringing out the music nicely and definitely adding some added oomph to the movie. Bonus features include 2 episodes of the Scooby-Doo TV series, a brief featurette where the celebrity voice cast in the movie answers “Are You a Scooby or a Shaggy?”; and a short and not terribly funny blooper reel of KISS filming promotional material. This latter reel is also less funny because the material they’re shooting is not included for some context.


A mashup can be a lazy way to try and grab eyeballs, but Tom and Jerry: Spy Quest and Scooby-Doo Meets KISS succeed by pulling the same trick in slightly different ways. Both add two components together that shouldn’t get along, but Spy Quest works by sliding one seamlessly into the other while Scooby-Doo Meets KISS works by exploiting the difference. Jonny Quest was one of Hanna-Barbera’s best and has aged remarkably well; Spy Quest shows that you don’t have to do much to freshen up the formula for presentation to modern audiences. In fact, it works well enough that one hopes Warner Bros. greenlights some new Jonny Quest adventures in advance of the live-action movie that’s in the works. In contrast, Scooby-Doo Meets KISS shows that you can teach old dogs new tricks, perhaps demonstrating how the formula of Scooby-Doo is exactly why the show has endured for as long as it has.

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Boomerang UK Launch 'Pet Photo Booth' App And Give Viewer's Pets A Chance To Be Famous

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Boomerang Pet Photo Booth PR 2Boomerang UK are looking for pet superstars with the launch of their new Pet Photo Booth app. The app enables users to take photos of their family pets and then customise the images with stickers and graphics based on the channel’s existing animal stars including Bugs Bunny, Garfield and Scooby-Doo. For those without pets at home, the app includes images of said stars which can likewise be edited.

After creating a customised image users will be able to submit to the Boomerang website, with select images appearing on the channel.

Boomerang’s Pet Photo Booth app is available free to download on both Android and iOS.

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UK Cartoon Network, Boomerang and Cartoonito Announce February Highlights

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Cartoon Network UK leads the charge this February with the launch of brand new series LEGO Nexo Knights. Starting Monday 1st at 6pm, new episodes will air in said time slot every day that month. Also airing new episodes will be Supernoobs, starting weekdays from 22nd at 6:30pm. Valentines will be celebrated with A Regular Love Affair marathon running Saturday 13th-Sunday 14th, highlighting some of the most romantically charged episodes of Regular Show. Half terrm week (15th-19th) will see daily marathons of Regular Show, Adventure Time, The Amazing World of Gumball, Nexo Knights, Uncle Grandpa, Steven Universe and Clarence, including new episodes. This includes ‘The Origin of Darwin’, a brand new special explaining the past of the fishiest member of the Watterson clan (Monday 15th, 9am). Gumball fans can also look forward to a weekend marathon occurring 27th-28th February from 11am.

Boomerang will premiere new episodes of Sonic Boom from the 1st February. The month will also see the launch of brand new show Oddbods, focussing on the escapades of a band of colourful and comedic characters. Half term week will bring daily marathons of both Scooby-Doo and The Tom and Jerry Show and a range of family films will air Wednesdays at 6pm and weekends at 10am & 5pm.

Cartoonito will exclusively broadcast brand new episodes of Fireman Sam from 15th February, including airing as part of mini-marathons from 8am-12pm. Following this the channel will air double bills of Masha and the Bear, Bob the Builder, Baby Looney Tunes and Tiny Toons Adventures.

 

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PR: “Tom and Jerry: No Mice Allowed” Available on DVD on July 16, 2013

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GET SET FOR FUR-FLYING HI-JINKS
WITH WARNER BROS. HOME ENTERTAINMENT’S RELEASE OF

TOM AND JERRY: NO MICE ALLOWED!

AVAILABLE JULY 16, 2013

DVD To Feature Over Three Hours of Classic and Contemporary Tom and Jerry Cartoons
the Whole Family Can Enjoy Together

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BURBANK, CA (April 18, 2013) – Prepare to pursue some rollicking fun this summer with cartoon favorites Tom and Jerry when Warner Bros. Home Entertainment (WBHE) releases another rip-roaring collection of entertaining cat and mouse shorts with Tom and Jerry: No Mice Allowed! Available in stores July 16, 2013, Tom and Jerry: No Mice Allowed! will showcase an exciting collection of 30 cartoons featuring the favorite animated duo and their feline friends in a two-disc set. Tom and Jerry: No Mice Allowed! will retail for $19.97 SRP.

The claws are out and the fur and fun are about to fly in Tom and Jerry: No Mice Allowed! Everyone’s favorite mouse pal, Jerry, is outnumbered as Tom is joined by a legion of his catty friends in this two-disc set of 30 cartoon classics. Family members of all ages will laugh out loud at the timeless antics of this mischievous duo, whether the four-footed guest star is a Smitten Kitten, Timid Tabby or even a 24 Karat Kat. It’s three hours of adventures and purr-fect entertainment in this all-new collection!

Featuring a collection of classic theatricals and contemporary TV shorts, Tom and Jerry: No Mice Allowed! offers something for every member of family. In Smitten Kitten, Tom falls head over heels over a lady feline named Toots. When little Nancy wants to play house, Tom is forced to pretend he is her obedient little baby in Baby Puss. It’s two against one when Tom’s scaredy-cat cousin George comes to town in Timid Tabby. In Jerry’s Cousin, Jerry summons the help of his cousin, aptly named Muscles, to show him how to defend himself against Tom. Tom tries to win his girlfriend back by building a rocket and flying it to the moon in Spaced Out Cat. Tom and Jerry face off against Butch and Spike, in Beach Bully Bingo. In Power Tom, Tom sports a female superhero costume while trying to subdue three cat burglars. Tom tries to impress a lady cat with his singing and guitar playing on Kitty Cat Blues. These and several other exciting cartoons await Tom and Jerry fans on this must-own release.

Tom and Jerry: No Mice Allowed! is a wonderfully varied set loaded with 30 great shorts that will keep kids and adults entertained for hours,” said Mary Ellen Thomas, Vice President Family & Animation and Partner Brands Marketing. She added, “For anyone who enjoys owning great cartoons, this is a not to be missed collection. It offers something for every viewer. We are delighted to offer such an extensive Tom and Jerry title.”

Originally created by William Hanna and Joseph Barbera, Tom and Jerry emerged during Hollywood’s golden age of animation and became one of the most popular cartoon series in existence. The shorts focus on the never-ending rivalry between Tom the cat and Jerry the mouse. The plots of each short usually center on Tom’s attempts to capture Jerry. Jerry however, is clever and quick on his feet so Tom hardly ever manages to catch him.

Featured Cartoons:

1. Smitten Kitten
2. Baby Puss
3. Sufferin’ Cats!
4. Baby Butch
5. Timid Tabby
6. Beach Bully Bingo
7. Cat and Dupli-cat
8. The Zoot Cat
9. Blue Cat Blues
10. Jerry’s Cousin
11. Springtime for Thomas
12. The League of Cats
13. Game of Mouse & Cat
14. Catfish Follies
15. Smarty Cat
16. Joy Riding Jokers
17. Power Tom
18. Abracadumb
19. Piranha Be Loved
20. Spaced Out Cat
21. Kitty Cat Blues
22. Tom and Cherie
23. Octo Suave aka Bully Binge
24. The Bodyguard
25. Solid Serenade
26. 24 Karat Kat
27. Salt Water Tabby
28. Over the River and Boo! The Woods (Magic Forest)
29. Busy Buddies
30. Tiger Cat

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About Warner Bros. Animation
Warner Bros. Animation (WBA) is one of the leading producers of animation in the entertainment industry, with an innovative and talent-rich roster boasting some of the most accomplished writers, producers and artists working today. The studio is on the cutting edge of animation technology and has both CG and traditionally animated projects in current production and development. For TV, WBA produces series such as Green Lantern: The Animated Series, The Looney Tunes Show, MAD, Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated and Young Justice: Invasion, as well as the forthcoming Beware The Batman and Teen Titans Go! for Cartoon Network. WBA also produces series and additional original content — including animated shorts — for Cartoon Network’s multiplatform branded DC Nation programming block. In addition to TV programming, WBA produces theatrically released CG cartoon shorts featuring iconic Looney Tunes characters, rendered in stereoscopic 3D. WBA also creates the highly successful series of DC Universe Original Animated Movies for DVD. Producing for multiple platforms including TV, digital and home entertainment both domestically and internationally, WBA is highly respected for its creative and technical excellence, as well as for maintaining the Studio’s rich cartoon heritage. It is also the home of the iconic animated characters from the DC Comics, Hanna-Barbera, MGM and Looney Tunes libraries. One of the most-honored animation studios in history, WBA has been honored with six Academy Awards®, 35 Emmy® Awards, the George Foster Peabody Award, an Environmental Media Award, a Parents’ Choice Award, the HUMANITAS Prize, two Prism Awards and 20 Annie Awards (honoring excellence in animation).

About Warner Bros. Home Entertainment, Inc.
Warner Bros. Home Entertainment (WBHE) brings together Warner Bros. Entertainment’s home video, digital distribution, interactive entertainment, technical operations and anti-piracy businesses in order to maximize current and next-generation distribution scenarios. An industry leader since its inception, WBHE oversees the global distribution of content through packaged goods (Blu-ray Disc™ and DVD) and digital media in the form of electronic sell-through and video-on-demand via cable, satellite, online and mobile channels, and is a significant developer and publisher for console and online video game titles worldwide. WBHE distributes its product through third party retail partners and licensees, as well as directly to consumers through WBShop.com.

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