Tom and Jerry in New York

Tom and Jerry in New York
Genre	Animation Comedy Slapstick
Based on	Tom and Jerry by William Hanna and Joseph Barbera
Developed by	Darrell Van Citters
Directed by	Darrell Van Citters
Voices of	William Hanna Joey D'Auria Rick Zieff Sam Kwasman
Theme music composer	Scott Bradley
Composers	Robert F. Hughes Keith Baxter Greg Sims Dan Blessinger Jim Covell Itamar Ben Zimra
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	2
No. of episodes	13 (52 segments)
Production
Executive producer	Sam Register
Producers	Ashley Postlewaite Darrell Van Citters Kimberly S. Moreau
Running time	20–21 minutes (2–5 minutes per segment)
Production companies	Turner Entertainment Co. Warner Bros. Animation
Original release
Network	HBO Max
Release	July 1 (2021-07-01) – November 18, 2021 (2021-11-18)
Related
Tom and Jerry Special Shorts (2021)

Tom and Jerry in New York is an American animated television series that premiered on HBO Max on July 1, 2021, and ended on November 18, 2021. It is based on the Tom and Jerry characters and theatrical cartoon series created by William Hanna and Joseph Barbera and serves as a stand-alone sequel series to the film, Tom & Jerry, which was released in cinemas and HBO Max on February 26, 2021.

With episodes directed by Darrell Van Citters, the show has the same art style as The Tom and Jerry Show with the original crew returning along with William Hanna (via archive recordings) as the voices of Tom and Jerry.

Each episode usually consists of four segments: the first, second, and fourth segments are 5-6 minutes long, and the third segment runs 4 minutes.

It features the cast of William Hanna (archived recordings), Joey D'Auria, Rick Zieff and Sam Kwasman. Tuffy shows up but has no speaking roles.

Plot

Set after the events of the 2021 film, the series follows Tom and Jerry having new adventures in the Royal Gate Hotel and all over New York City.

Voice cast

• William Hanna (voice recordings) as:
  • Tom Cat, variously depicted as an adult blue/gray house cat doing his job, and a victim of Jerry's blackmail attempts, sometimes within the same short.
  • Jerry Mouse, a young brown mouse who lives in the same house as Tom's owners, allowing chaos and destruction to ensue while he and Tom fight.
• Tuffy Mouse: The little, gray, nappy-wearing orphan mouse who is Jerry's ward. He has no speaking roles in the series.
• Joey D'Auria as Butch Cat: A black alley cat who is the leader of the alley cat bullies who are usually friends with Tom and help him catch Jerry.
• Rick Zieff as Spike: A muscular gray bulldog is generally amiable and friendly, and a loving father to his son, Tyke.
• Sam Kwasman as Quacker: A little duckling who is very trusting, even trusting Tom in many situations in which Tom wishes to eat him.
• Rachael MacFarlane as Toodles Galore (credited as Toots), Gwennie, Riva McDiva
• Grey Griffin as Female Zoo Patron, Pigeon, Zoo Announcer
• Stephen Stanton as Concierge, Taxi Driver, Chameleon Owner, Shopkeeper, Hot Dog Vendor, Store Announcer
• Diane Michelle as Old Lady, Mrs. Vandarkashian
• Flula Borg as Gunnar
• Leslie David Baker as Mr. Piper
• Brian T. Delaney as Chapman, Zoo Guard
• Kimberly Brooks as Lt. General Mother
• Regi Davis as Sgt. Clayton T. McTabby, Ambassador's Husband
• Kurt Kanazawa as Digital Translator, Announcer
• Daniel Ross as Jimmy
• Laraine Newman as Rosie
• Kari Wahlgren as Mom
• Dee Bradley Baker as Pedestrian
• Chris Edgerly as Rolf, Rudy
• Trevor Devall as Tom's double
• Katie Leigh as Dowager, Young Girl
• Carlos Alazraqui as Robber
• Sandy Fox as Bird vocalizations

Episodes

Series overview

Season	Segments	Episodes		Originally released
1	28	7		July 1, 2021 (2021-07-01)
2	24	6		November 18, 2021 (2021-11-18)

All episodes were directed by Darrell Van Citters.

Season 1 (2021)

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Story by	Storyboard by	Original release date
1	1	"Put a Ring On It"	Darrell Van Citters	Will Finn	Kevin Harkey	July 1, 2021 (2021-07-01)
		"Come Fly with Me"		Will Finn	Sean Bishop
		"Bubble Gum Crisis"		Will Finn	Tod Carter
		"Mousequerade"		Michael Dan Berman	Jenny Kang
In New York City, Jerry receives a ring, prompting Tom to accidentally lead them both to a department store after it closes for the night. Jerry helps a female pigeon while Tom tries to eat them. Tom and Jerry want bubble gum, but accidentally get into sticky situations. Tom tries to get a baby panda back to the zoo.
2	2	"Museum Peace"	Darrell Van Citters	Will Finn	Kevin Harkey	July 1, 2021 (2021-07-01)
		"Here Kite-y Kite-y"		Michael Dan Berman	Kevin Harkey
		"Street Wise Guys"		Will Finn	Tod Carter
		"Chameleon Story"		Kevin Fleming and Rob Janas	Jordan Koch
Jerry helps a sleepwalking elephant escape from a museum. Jerry and Tuffy get their revenge on Tom when he destroyed their sand castle while flying a kite. Tom and Jerry disrupt street performers throughout the city. Jerry meets a friendly chameleon named Leon who has broken out of the hotel.
3	3	"Telepathic Tabby"	Darrell Van Citters	Kevin Fleming and Rob Janas	Kevin Harkey	July 1, 2021 (2021-07-01)
		"Shoe-In"		Will Finn	Kevin Harkey
		"It's a Gift"		Will Finn	Slaven Reese
		"Stormin' the Doorman"		Will Finn	TJ House
In an attempt to trick Tom out of food, Butch predicts the future. Jerry helps save a shoe repair shop. Tom is on a mission to keep Jerry away from the gift shop snack aisle. The hotel's energetic new doorman mistakes Tom for a stray cat.
4	4	"The Great Doughnut Robbery"	Darrell Van Citters	Will Finn	Jordan Koch	July 1, 2021 (2021-07-01)
		"Torpedon't"		Michael Dan Berman	Sean Bishop
		"Billboard Jumble"		Amanda Jaros	Tod Carter
		"Horticulture Clash"		Kevin Fleming and Rob Janas	Kevin Harkey
Tom and Jerry mistake a burglar's loot for doughnuts. Aquatic mayhem ensues at the park. Tom and Jerry chase through a series of surreal billboards. Spike goes overboard trying to make up for manhandling Tom.
5	5	"Room Service Robots"	Darrell Van Citters	Kevin Fleming and Rob Janas	Mark Sonntag	July 1, 2021 (2021-07-01)
		"Coney Island Adventure"		Will Finn	Dirk Erik Schulz
		"Scents and Sensibility"		Kevin Fleming and Rob Janas	Jared Beckstrand
		"Wrecking Ball"		Will Finn	TJ House
A troop of robot bellhops cause trouble. Nightmares come true at a seaside amusement park after dark. After Jerry spritzes him with fetching perfume, Tom becomes canine catnip. Tom and Jerry chase into a building marked for demolition.
6	6	"Cat Hair"	Darrell Van Citters	Will Finn	Tod Carter	July 1, 2021 (2021-07-01)
		"Shhh!"		Steven Darancette	Jordan Koch
		"Torched Song"		Keith Baxter	Keith Baxter
		"Quacker's Lucky Penny"		Sam Kwasman	Mark Sonntag
A hotel VIP wants Tom groomed before babysitting her prized pet. Tom chases after Jerry into a library after he hides in a little girl's backpack. Jerry helps Tom rival Butch in a snazzy musical fantasy. Tom tries to steal Quacker's penny for himself, but ends up finding himself with bad luck for taking it.
7	7	"Ready Teddy"	Darrell Van Citters	Kevin Fleming and Rob Janas	Kevin Harkey	July 1, 2021 (2021-07-01)
		"Swiss Cuckoo"		Will Finn	Dirk Erik Schulz
		"Dream Team"		Mimi Hess	Richard Gaines and Mark Pudleiner
		"Private Tom"		Kevin Fleming and Rob Janas	Patrick Reyntens
Spike's teddy is accidentally ruined while Tom and Jerry are fighting and try to fix him. While the hotel manager is on vacation to relieve himself of stress, Tom and Jerry stowaway in his luggage. Tom dreams of a basketball championship assisted by Jerry. Tom's military uncle is determined to help him permanently defeat Jerry.

Season 2 (2021)

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Story by	Storyboard by	Original release date
8	1	"Top of the Heap"	Darrell Van Citters	Analisa Labianco and Jeff Spencer	Alfredo Cassano	November 18, 2021 (2021-11-18)
		"Stunt Double Trouble"		Kevin Fleming and Rob Janas	Jose Pepe Mansuy
		"Surfer Supreme"		Keith Baxter	Keith Baxter
		"Kabuki Cat"		Will Finn	Kevin Harkey
Tom and Jerry compete against tricky rats on a trash barge. A "stage cat" stunt double replaces Tom. Tom and Jerry have a musical surf-off at the Jersey Shore. Upon his return to Japan, a Kabuki actor finds Tom and Jerry in his luggage.
9	2	"Too Much Monkey Business"	Darrell Van Citters	Kevin Fleming and Rob Janas	Jordan Koch	November 18, 2021 (2021-11-18)
		"Doggie Championship"		Kevin Fleming and Rob Janas	Marc Camelbeke
		"Snow Day"		Robert F. Hughes	Robert F. Hughes
		"Toots the Terrible"		Kevin Fleming and Rob Janas	Kevin Harkey
Tom keeps a VIP chimp from the hotel's bananas. Jerry is the secret weapon in a dog contest, while Tom takes Spike's place. A musical snow frolic on a city winter's day. Toots wants to catch Jerry to spend more time with Tom.
10	3	"The Spa's the Limit"	Darrell Van Citters	Kevin Fleming and Rob Janas	TJ House	November 18, 2021 (2021-11-18)
		"The Hair Dignitary"		Kevin Fleming and Rob Janas	Alec Megibben
		"Year of the Mouse"		Robert F. Hughes	Robert F. Hughes
		"Relativity"		Kevin Fleming and Rob Janas	Alfredo Cassano
Jerry and Tuffy ruin Tom and Spike's spa day. Tom trades places with a diplomat's cat. A musical visit to Chinatown spells romance for Jerry – and fireworks for Tom. Tom stalks Jerry's jolly Bavarian cousins during their stay at the Hotel.
11	4	"Cat and Mouse Burglars"	Darrell Van Citters	Jonathan Rosenthal	Dave Alvarez	November 18, 2021 (2021-11-18)
		"Caterpillar and Mouse"		Michael Dan Berman	Richard Gaines
		"Pied Piper of Harlem"		Keith Baxter	Keith Baxter
		"Lazy Jerry"		Kevin Fleming and Rob Janas	Kevin Harkey
A perky – and thieving – pop star checks into the hotel. Tom's coveted flower has a secret stowaway. A jazzy song punctuates Tom and Jerry's waiter rivalry. An R.C. toy mouse distracts Tom – but makes for a dangerously lazy Jerry, grubbing on all the food he can eat.
12	5	"To Your Health"	Darrell Van Citters	Kevin Fleming and Rob Janas	Dirk Erik Schulz	November 18, 2021 (2021-11-18)
		"Golf Brawl"		Will Finn	Dave Alvarez
		"Tom's Swan Song"		Robert F. Hughes	Robert F. Hughes
		"King Spike the First and Last"		Kevin Fleming and Rob Janas	Patrick Reyntens and Hank Tucker
Tom and Jerry keep the hotel clean for the health inspector. Tom and Jerry go wild in an indoor mini-golf park. A protective swan befriends Jerry. Spike fancies himself a Canine King, holding court until Tom and Jerry revolt.
13	6	"Planet of the Mice"	Darrell Van Citters	Kevin Fleming and Rob Janas	Kevin Harkey	November 18, 2021 (2021-11-18)
		"Ball of Fun"		Will Finn	Jordan Koch
		"Big Apple"		Will Finn	Kevin Harkey
		"Flamingo A-Go-Go"		Sam Kwasman	Richard Gaines
Tom has a nightmare about a human-sized mouse takeover. Jerry inherits a hamster ball. An epic chase through NYC turns into a musical tribute to the city. At the zoo, a flock of flamingoes protects Jerry and Tuffy from Tom.

Release

The series premiered in the United States on July 1, 2021, on HBO Max. In Canada, the series premiered on September 18, 2021, on Teletoon. The second season premiered on November 18.

Internationally, the show is broadcast on Boomerang channels.

The series premiered on December 17, 2021, on HBO Max in Brazil and Latin America and later premiered on January 6, 2022, on Cartoon Network. It started airing in India also on March 19, 2022, on Cartoon Network.

Production

Development

On October 29, 2019, Tom and Jerry in New York was first shown during WarnerMedia's HBO Max conference demo live-stream event, where it was originally known as Tom and Jerry in the Big City and hidden away under Max Originals, fourth in a row alongside Craftopia, The Not-Too-Late Show with Elmo, and The Fungies!.

On May 28, 2020, on the official WarnerMedia Twitter, the day after the streaming service's launch date, posted a video of current and upcoming content heading to and/or on the site, among the end portion of the video listing next-year Max Originals and squeezed in-between Tig n' Seek and Circe, was Tom and Jerry under a new title of in the Big City.

On June 10, 2021, WarnerMedia officially announced the series with its original title of Tom and Jerry in New York, which premiered on HBO Max starting July 1, 2021.

Renegade Animation's Darrell Van Citters and Ashley Postlewaite who produced The Tom and Jerry Show during the last decade have returned in the same roles, with Van Citters also directing again.

See also

• The Tom and Jerry Show (1975)
• The Tom and Jerry Comedy Show
• Tom & Jerry Kids
• Tom and Jerry Tales
• The Tom and Jerry Show (2014)
• Tom and Jerry Special Shorts

External links

• Tom and Jerry in New York at IMDb 
• Tom and Jerry in New York on Max