Tom and Jerry cartoons

short American cartoons featuring a mean-minded, accident-prone cat named Tom and his adversary, a mouse named Jerry. The original cartoons, drawn by William Hanna and Joe Barbera, were in production from 1937 and known for their excessive violence along with their humor and impossible situations (such as To being brutally bashed over the head, instantly recovering his vivacity, and continuing on despite any and all odds). The cartoon also appeared in comic books from the 1940s on.