Official Tom & Jerry in "The Karateguard" Talkback Thread

[Dave Bennett]

Originally Posted by Treadwell

Are these the same people who made that show open for Cartoon Network's "Tom and Jerry Show" (or whatever it was called)? That had excellent models, backgrounds and animation. (Paced too fast, but it is only a 30 sec open).

I'm curious as to what opening you're referring, Treadwell.

Does it start off with Tom and Jerry rendered as childlike chalk drawings, and feature Spike getting a frying pan in the face?

That would be the opening for the 13 half hours of the recently-completed "Tom and Jerry Tales", but I wasn't aware it was being aired anywhere yet!

And back on topic, it was my understanding that Joe Barbera wrote and did a number of storyboards for this "KarateGuard" short many years ago, but it languished until Spike and Tony 'unearthed' it and got the go-ahead to produce it, with Mr. Barbera's blessing.

I believe that nearly all of it (90%?) was animated by Spike Brandt . . . and beautifully, based on the pencil tests I saw!

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[CueBallCat79]

Originally Posted by Dave Bennett

I'm curious as to what opening you're referring, Treadwell.

Does it start off with Tom and Jerry rendered as childlike chalk drawings, and feature Spike getting a frying pan in the face?

No, he's talking about the opening sequence CN used for a few years starting the late 90s. It showed T&J fighting in the kitchen, Tom nearly killing himself on a workout bike, Tom wooing Toots and finally Tom climbing after Jerry on a ladder, and falling through the roof of the house.

[absolutpaul]

Joe Barbera looks pretty good in those photos, but I suspect those were posed stills. I doubt that Joe actually drew the drawing we see him sketching, and in the other picture, it looks like someone is holding him up while he stands.

[Jon Cooke]

Originally Posted by Dave Bennett

[color=navy][font=comic sans MS][size=3]I'm curious as to what opening you're referring, Treadwell.

Does it start off with Tom and Jerry rendered as childlike chalk drawings, and feature Spike getting a frying pan in the face?

That would be the opening for the 13 half hours of the recently-completed "Tom and Jerry Tales", but I wasn't aware it was being aired anywhere yet!

I am interested in hearing more about this "Tom and Jerry Tales" series. This is the first I have ever heard of it. Was it done for Cartoon Network?


-Jon

[Dave Bennett]

13 episodes of 'Tom and Jerry Tales' were produced at Warner Bros. in the first half of last year. Each half hour show consists of three 'shorts' - each with two different, really nice, old-fashioned title cards.

Tom and Jerry never utter a word -- thank goodness -- just lots of shrieks, screams, and "Hanna Yells"!

They were produced with only the 'foreign market' signed up -- 7 different countries, I think, with Germany prominent among them. There was hope that they would air on the Cartoon Network, but no deal had been firmed, the last I heard.

[cbrubaker]

Originally Posted by Dave Bennett

13 episodes of 'Tom and Jerry Tales' were produced at Warner Bros. in the first half of last year. Each half hour show consists of three 'shorts' - each with two different, really nice, old-fashioned title cards.

Tom and Jerry never utter a word -- thank goodness -- just lots of shrieks, screams, and "Hanna Yells"!

They were produced with only the 'foreign market' signed up -- 7 different countries, I think, with Germany prominent among them. There was hope that they would air on the Cartoon Network, but no deal had been firmed, the last I heard.

Interesting.

What was the "middle" short? Spike, or Droopy?

[Dave Bennett]

I don't know that any of them were designated as a "middle" short, but they all starred Tom and Jerry anyway.

Spike and Droopy both show up in a number of the 39 7-minute segments. (Droopy was in only three that I can think of . . . Spike was possibly in almost half of them -- as the 'bad guy')


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[Dr. Killpatient]

I have a question. During which program will this cartoon be airing on?

[Studio Toledo]

Originally Posted by absolutpaul

Joe Barbera looks pretty good in those photos, but I suspect those were posed stills. I doubt that Joe actually drew the drawing we see him sketching, and in the other picture, it looks like someone is holding him up while he stands.

When you put it that way, it's rather a different perspective than what I had thought to believe. Hopefully I would still be somewhat active when I"m 94 (by then they'll probably come up with some drug that would put me in good working order).

[Thad]

If you missed it, you didn't miss much. It looked, sounded, moved, and played like anything done with Tom & Jerry in the past six years. So I didn't like it much.

-Thad