purely history 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 f