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Puss Gets the Boot, the first Tom and Jerry cartoon, was released to theaters.
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Puss Gets the Boot
1940 short film
Puss Gets the Boot is a 1940 American animated short film and the first short in what would become the Tom and Jerry cartoon series, though neither are yet referred to by these names. It was directed by William Hanna and Joseph Barbera, and produced by Rudolf Ising. It is based…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Tom and Jerry
American cartoon series and franchise
Tom and Jerry is an American animated media franchise and series of comedy short films created in 1940 by William Hanna and Joseph Barbera. Best known for its 161 theatrical short films by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, the series centers on the enmity between the titular characters of a…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)