Tom Scream are vocal recordings that were used in MGM classic cartoons, namely Tom and Jerry. This shouldn't be confused with Sound Ideas, SCREAM - FEMALE, SHORT, HUMAN, HORROR 01.
Info
- First recorded: 1941
- Creators: William Hanna (original recordings); Rich Danhakl ("The Tom and Jerry Show" recordings)
- Owner: MGM Cartoon Studio (1941-1967), Turner Entertainment (1985-1996), Warner Bros. (1996-present)
- Origin: United States
- Year debut: July 5, 1941
- First heard: The Alley Cat
- Area used: Worldwide
These screams were done by William Hanna at MGM since 1942. His earliest performance of the screams in the Tom & Jerry cartoons made at that time were in "Fraidy Cat" and "Dog Trouble," but "Puss n' Toots" was the first where he would do the screams that would be recycled in later MGM cartoons since. Hanna would later do more variations of the scream for more MGM and Tom & Jerry cartoons. MGM continued to use the screams until they shut their animation studio down in 1957, and they were not used again until the mid-60's during the Chuck Jones era MGM cartoons for his version of Tom & Jerry, but, after Chuck stopped making his verse of Tom & Jerry cartoons in 1967, the sounds went back to obscurity on its use. However, archival recordings of some of the screams do exist, and were used by Turner and later WB since then (mostly in current Tom and Jerry media since Tom and Jerry: Shiver Me Whiskers, including The Tom and Jerry Show). Some new screams were created for The Tom and Jerry Show by the series' uncredited sound designer/sound effects editor, Rich Danhakl.
Outside from MGM and Tom and Jerry, the sound is used for other media.
Versions
The Tom screams comes with many different takes:
- Ow!
- Ow-whoa-oh-OH-ho-ho-hoo! is high-pitched.
- AAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!! is serious-tone alike. (heard in various shorts like "Jerry and Jumbo". It's usually heard in a high pitch,)
- Shriek 1 is brief high-pitched
- Shriek 2
- Eee-eee-EEE-eee... YOWWWWWHHHHHHH!
It's to be announced which are the Danhakl screams, but there are new screams created/voiced by sound designer Rich Danhakl for The Tom and Jerry Show
Used In
TV Shows
- Hi Hi Puffy AmiYumi ("AAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!" heard in the episode "Small Stuff")
- The Tom and Jerry Show
- Tom and Jerry Show (1965)
- Tom and Jerry Tales
TV Specials
Movies
- Dangerous When Wet (1953) (Heard in the dream sequence with Tom & Jerry)
- E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982) (Heard in an excerpt from "The Mouse Comes to Dinner")
- For Your Eyes Only (1981) ("AAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!" heard differently)
- Tom & Jerry (2021)
- Tom and Jerry: Shiver Me Whiskers (2006)
- Tom and Jerry Meet Sherlock Holmes (2010)
- Tom and Jerry and the Wizard of Oz (2011)
- Tom and Jerry: Spy Quest (2015)
- Tom and Jerry: Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory (2017)
Shorts
- Barney Bear Cartoons (Shorts) (Heard once in "The Bear and the Bean", "The Bear and the Hare", "Goggle Fishing Bear" and "Wee-Wille Wildcat")
- Bring Me The Head of Charlie Brown (1986) (Shorts) ("AAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!" heard once)
- Droopy Dog Cartoons (Shorts)
- MGM Cartoons (Shorts)
- Tom & Jerry Cartoons (Shorts)
- Tom & Jerry Special Shorts
Video Games
- Kid Klown in Crazy Chase 2
- M.U.G.E.N
- Prehistorik Man
Commercials
Previews
- Coming Soon From Warner Home Video Preview (2000)
Promos
- Cartoon Network: The Tom and Jerry Show (2014) (Promos)
Trailers
TV Spots
Other Media
- Rat in a Trap - Sonic Control Novelty Prank Toy (toy)
- A Taste Of Cartoon Network (promotional video) ("AAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!" heard once)
Music Videos
- Fatboy Slim - Ya Mama (Music Video) (Heard in an excerpt from "Jerry and Jumbo")
YouTube Videos
- Amphibia: After Season 1 (Part 1) (Heard from a TV when a cartoon is playing)
- Arthur YTPs (The "AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!" part is heard briefly in "Elwood City Gets Taken Over By Squirrels!".)
- Bad Ice Cream Funny Moments (Ow-whoa-oh-OH-ho-ho-hoo!; Heard once in "Flammable Fire")
- Best Pals Hand Toons (Ow-whoa-oh-OH-ho-ho-hoo!; Heard once in "Hunter Games")
- DoujinPixation
- Garry's Mod Videos - Super Angry Robot Megaman
- My Little Pony Meets (Heard in "My Little Pony Meets Spiderman", "Rapunzel meets My Little Pony" and "My Little Pony Meets Iron Man")
- Nostalgia Critic (Heard in "Tom and Jerry the Movie", "Congo", "Kazzam!", "Jack Frost", "Max Payne", "X-Men Origins: Wolverine", and “Curse of the Commercials”.)
- SMG4 Videos
- Sonic Advance Crackups
- Sonic Oddball Crackups
- Sonic Oddball Crackups 2
- Trainlover476 Videos
- Webkinz (5th Scream; Heard once in "Clash of the Evil Twin")
- Karyll Aguilar (2nd Scream; Heard once in Zacsolo's Unleash)
- YouTube Poop Presents: Adventure Futura
- Cinemassacre: Heard once in AVGN in Duck Hunt (AAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!!!) (Low pitched)
- 10 Among us "Imposter Kill Imposter" Sound Variations in 60 Seconds: Heard ten times, Tom Scream (AAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!)