History WesternAnimation / TomAndJerryTales

''Tom and Jerry Tales'' was a modern {{Revival}} of the ''WesternAnimation/TomAndJerry'' franchise which began production in 2005 and ran in the United States from [[TheMillenniumAgeOfAnimation September 23, 2006 to March 22, 2008]] on Creator/KidsWB It is the fourth television show in the ''Tom & Jerry'' franchise and probably the most well-received.

''Tom and Jerry Tales'' was a modern {{Revival}} of the ''WesternAnimation/TomAndJerry'' franchise which began production in 2005 and ran in the United States from [[TheMillenniumAgeOfAnimation September 23, 2006 to March 22, 2008]] on KidsWB It is the fourth television show in the ''Tom & Jerry'' franchise and probably the most well-received.

* TheCameo: Wolfie, from Tex Avery's ''RedHotRidingHood'' and numerous Droopy shorts, appears as a ghost in "Spook House Mouse". [[BearsAreBadNews Joe Bear]], an [[NoIndoorVoice extremely loud bear]] who hates noise from Tex Avery's ''Rock-a-bye Bear'', makes a cameo in the episode "Sasquashed".

-->'''Butch:''' Does anything about this "Mouse chases cat" thing seem off to you?
-->'''Tom:''' (Shakes head no)
-->'''Butch:''' Yeah, me neither.

* SewerGator: After Tom and Jerry drive through the New York sewers in the "Joy Riding Jokers" episode, they are more than a little surprised to see that a white alligator somehow managed to get in the car's back seat.

* ScrewedByTheNetwork: It was lucky to even last as long as it did after [[FourKidsEntertainment 4Kids]] took over KidsWB.

* CPRCleanPrettyReliable: In "A Life Less Guarded", Tom and Droopy are training to become lifeguards at a city pool. While Tom is sabotaging Droopy to get the job, Jerry is retaliating by sabotaging Tom to help Droopy. Tom then ends up needing to be saved when he gets stomach cramps after eating a whole pizza in the pool. Droopy rescues him and starts doing chest compressions to squeeze the water out of his mouth, and even goes as far as to give him mouth-to-mouth. The look on Jerry's face is ''priceless''.
--> '''Lifeguard trainer:''' Anyone else hoping he doesn't wake up?

* ShoutOut: To a lot of TexAvery shorts; in "A Life Less Guarded", the man auditioning Tom and Droopy for a lifeguard job is a caricature of Avery, and one of the few human characters whose face is fully visible in the series. His assistant [[MsFanservice Miss Shapely]] is a comely blonde, referring to Avery's penchant for gorgeous women in his pictures.

* PunBasedTitle: These got [[IncrediblyLamePun a little painful sometimes]].

* TheCameo: Wolfie, from Tex Avery's ''RedHotRidingHood'' and numerous Droopy shorts, appears as a ghost in "Spook House Mouse". [[EverythingsWorseWithBears Joe Bear]], an [[NoIndoorVoice extremely loud bear]] who hates noise from Tex Avery's ''Rock-a-bye Bear'', makes a cameo in the episode "Sasquashed".

* WalkThroughTheCamera: In the short "You're Lion" where Tom and Jerry saw many lions in a dark hut. Tom runs away towards the camera, and runs back out

* BodyScreenFillUp: In the short "You're Lion" where Tom and Jerry saw many lions in a dark hut. Tom runs away towards the camera, and runs back out

* GeniusBonus: In "The Itch", the eponymous song was sung by rats, the "dance" was actually rodential fans scratching their fleas, and the song was to the tune of "Ring Around the Rosary". And it was set in the Middle Ages. Everything about it was a reference to TheBlackDeath.

The DirectToVideo ''WesternAnimation/TomAndJerry'' movies made since the series ended are somewhat of a SpiritualSuccessor, having the same animation and writing style. It is currently being re-run on CartoonNetwork.

* BeachEpisode: [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N55Euk-zOqg Beach Bully Bingo.]]

* TheCameo: Wolfie, from Tex Avery's ''RedHotRidingHood'' and numerous Droopy shorts, appears as a ghost in "Spook House Mouse". [[EverythingsWorseWithBears Joe Bear]], an [[NoIndoorVoice extremely loud bear]] who hates noise from Tex Avery's ''Rock-a-bye Bear'', makes a cameo in the episode "Sasquashed".
* ConstructionZoneCalamity: "Deconstruction Junction" and "Jackhammered Cat".

* ContinuityNod: At the end of "Babysitting Blues" Tom and Jerry both leave (after not wanting to watch their sisters kids any longer) to go fishing. Guess what they're doing in "Catfish Follies?"

* MinorInjuryOverreaction: When a tennis ball harmlessly bounces off of Tyke's nose in "Game, Set, Match" Spike proceeds to beat on Tom for being "Too rough" with him.

* RaceLift: Mammy Two-Shoes was brought back for the series, only she was recolored white and had a voice that sounded like a Southern accent (much like the actual Mammy Two Shoes, only her grammar isn't broken). Mammy was a controversial character because she portrayed [[UncleTomFoolery several black stereotypes]] that were widespread in the 1940s, so the decision to make her white was to make the modern-day shorts politically correct.

Episodes used a ThreeShorts format, mirroring the length and format of the original theatrical shorts. Secondary characters from the original series returned, many for the first time since the 1950s. {{Droopy}} even starred in a few shorts alongside Tom and Jerry. It may have lacked some of the madcap SlapStick violence of the original shorts, and towards the end relied too heavily on [[RecycledINSPACE Recycled IN SPACE]]-styled plots, but it tends to be viewed as better in comparison to past ''Tom & Jerry'' adaptations, as well as other cartoons on at the time.

''Tom and Jerry Tales'' was a modern {{Revival}} of the ''TomAndJerry'' franchise which began production in 2005 and ran in the United States from [[TheMillenniumAgeOfAnimation September 23, 2006 to March 22, 2008]] on KidsWB It is the fourth television show in the ''Tom & Jerry'' franchise and probably the most well-received.

The DirectToVideo ''TomAndJerry'' movies made since the series ended are somewhat of a SpiritualSuccessor, having the same animation and writing style. It is currently being re-run on CartoonNetwork.

* AmusingInjuries: It wouldn't be ''Tom & Jerry'' otherwise.
* AntagonistInMourning: Tom in "Bats What I Like About the South" creates a tombstone of Jerry and crying for him, not aware that Jerry is alive and scaring him with a bat who looks like him.
* AnimationBump: In the opening sequence and the first few episodes. Sadly, this didn't really last.
** One later short, "Game of Mouse & Cat", features the duo as they looked in their early 1940s shorts.
* BadlyBatteredBabysitter: In "Babysitting Blues" both Tom and Jerry babysit their respective nephews.

* TheCameo: Wolfie, from Tex Avery's ''RedHotRidingHood'' and numerous Droopy shorts, appears as a ghost in "Spook House Mouse". [[EverythingsWorseWithBears Joe Bear]], an [[NoIndoorVoice extremely loud bear]] who hates noise from Tex Avery's ''Rock-a-bye Bear'', makes a cameo in the episode "Sasquashed".

* DeusExMachina: At the end of "Hi Robot!" when the {{Fembot}} suddenly becomes a sentient living being at the last minute despite being completely emotionless and mechanical up until then.
* EnemyMine: In a few shorts. For example, in "Cry Uncle" the duo teams up to get rid of Jerry's annoying Uncle Pecos (who first appeared in 1953's "Pecos Pest").
* TheFaceless: Mrs. Two-Shoes and most other human characters in the series.
* HumanoidFemaleAnimal: Tom's taste in cat-women hasn't changed.
* MimeAndMusicOnlyCartoon: Most episodes.

* NiceJobBreakingItHero: "Beefcake Tom" has Jerry successfully making Tom strong. What does he get next? Tom uses him for a dumbbell.

* PunBasedTitle: These got [[IncrediblyLamePun a little painful sometimes]].
* RaceLift: Mammy Two-Shoes was brought back for the series, only she was recolored white and had a voice that sounded like a Southern accent (much like the actual Mammy Two Shoes, only her grammar isn't broken). Mammy was a controversial character because she portrayed [[UncleTomFoolery several black stereotypes]] that were widespread in the 1940s, so the decision to make her white was to make the modern-day shorts politically correct.
* RecycledINSPACE: The duo is in the Middle Ages, prehistoric times, the US Revolutionary War...and even, indeed, IN SPACE!!
* {{Robosexual}}: In "Hi Robot!", Tom builds a mouse {{Fembot}} in order to trick Jerry into falling in love with it (which he does), but in the end the robot develops emotions and falls in love with Jerry, giving Tom a NoHoldsBarredBeatdown for wanting to hurt Jerry.
* ScrewedByTheNetwork: It was lucky to even last as long as it did after [[FourKidsEntertainment 4Kids]] took over KidsWB.
* ShoutOut: To a lot of TexAvery shorts; in "A Life Less Guarded", the man auditioning Tom and Droopy for a lifeguard job is a caricature of Avery, and one of the few human characters whose face is fully visible in the series. His assistant [[MsFanservice Miss Shapely]] is a comely blonde, referring to Avery's penchant for gorgeous women in his pictures.
* TagAlongKid: Nibbles in a few shorts.
* ThreeShorts
* ThroughAFaceFullOfFur: In "Spook House Mouse", the duo goes through a carnival funhouse and come out so scared that their fur is permanently bleached white. They then end up getting jobs at the carnival as an albino cat and mouse.

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