Best Tom and Jerry era?

[Feanorcurufinwe]

Hanna-Barbera Years 1940-1958
Gene Deitch Years 1961-1962
Chuck Jones Years 1963-1967
Later Hanna-Barbera 1975

[Triple H]

1. LOL I'm watching that show right now...

on Cartoon Network.

I personally like the Hanna-Barbera Years.

[mac56]

2. I really hated the Chuck Jones years.

And I dearly love Chuck Jones' work at Warner Bros.

The storylines he worked with made Jerry too cute, Tom too much like Wile E. Coyote, and basically made everything too nice. The artwork and animation were second to none, but the stories just weren't funny.

The middle of the H-B era for me, when they started to get influenced by Tex Avery.

[Commie Pinko Dirtbag]

3. The Gene Deitch and 70s versions suck horribly

Chuck Jones era was very good but dem classics is dem classics.

[tinrobot]

4. Hanna Barbera

Of course... particularly the late 40's when they were trying to compete with Tex Avery. Fast paced, great poses, good gags... classics.

Gene Deitch - always drew them off model.

Chuck Jones - made Jerry way too cute.

Later Hanna-Barbera - give me a break

[DrWeird]

5. Gene Deitch

Because it's trippy.

[ChavezSpeakstheTruth]

6. There's no contest to the lush cells of 40s T&J!

DON'T YOU BELIEVE IT!

[Feanorcurufinwe]

7. I thought CJ would get at least ONE vote!

but I agree... those early years stand alone.

[ChavezSpeakstheTruth]

8. Chuck jones is a master and , since I grew up in the 70's

I saw them - however he did better with Looney Tunes stuff (though I have a soft spot for the grinch movie)

[Feanorcurufinwe]

9. Cartoon network seems to be showing them in order

They just showed Puss Gets the Boot, The Midnight Snack, The Night Before Christmas, and now they are on Fraidy Cat, that's the first 4 cartoons.... I hope they continue that way!