Debuting in 2006 on The CW’s Kids' WB block, Tom and Jerry Tales represented a concerted effort to modernize the iconic pair without losing the violent, kinetic energy that made them famous. Produced by Warner Bros. Animation, the series was significant for being the first television iteration of the franchise produced without the involvement of original creators William Hanna and Joseph Barbera, though it strove to honor their spirit.
Produced by Warner Bros. Animation, Tom and Jerry Tales marked a return to the classic, dialogue-free, slapstick format after the more talkative, direct-to-video movies of the 1990s and early 2000s. Each half-hour episode contained three seven-minute shorts. The show took the duo out of their familiar suburban house and dropped them into a variety of settings—ancient Egypt, outer space, Arabian Nights palaces, and even classic fairy tales like The Boy Who Cried Wolf . tom and jerry tales internet archive