Some never grow old, some never grow up. But how many can be as endearing as they were on “Day One”. Millions of kids across the globe swear that this Tom and Jerry couple continues to charm day after day.
Thanks to the conviction that “William Hanna” and “Joseph Barbera “had in the universal appeal of their “cat and mouse” idea. Hanna and Brabera also created popular cartoons like Yogi Bear, Flintstones , and Scooby-Dod. Precisely because was old stuff they felt that the plot would be understood in any country even without dialogues and so began the unstoppable chase of “Tom and Jerry” with their debut short film “Puss gets the Boot” on February 10th 1940. With music by “Scott Bradley” this one reel animated cartoon released by “Metro Goldwyn Mayer” was nominated for the Oscar. In this the cat name is “jasper” and though the mouse was unnamed in the movie, Jinx is its official name. Good response to this paved way for many more. Little wonder that the series attracted seven Oscar awards, several academy awards and “Times” magazine (2000) praise for being one of the greatest television shows of all the time.
The beauty of this cartoon series is though they usually torment each other, when the life of one is in real danger, the other springs to its rescue. Here, silence is more eloquent than speech. Musical plays an important role. Nevertheless, the message comes across lucidly and hilariously, every one fram any country can easily understand the message.
The Bottom Line:
There are so many things to learn just from this non existing cartoon characters. In my opinion we have to create something which has lasting impression in this world. Another beauty is though they quarrel, they become one when any problem comes. "How Beautiful it would be if we follow the same path followed by cartoons?"
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