edits on Instagram: "Tom and Jerry: • Tom and Jerry was created in 1940 by William Hanna and Joseph Barbera at MGM Studios. Their first short, “Puss Gets the Boot,” was nominated for an Academy Award. • The duo won 7 Academy Awards for Best Animated Short Film between 1943 and 1953 — more than any other animated series with the same characters. • In the original shorts, Tom and Jerry almost never speak. Their rivalry is told entirely through slapstick action, music, and sound effects. • Tom’s fu