Tom and Jerry

February 10, 1940 - September 27, 2005

Also See

• List of Tom and Jerry Shorts
• List of Tom and Jerry Movies
• MGM Cartoons (Shorts)
• Droopy Dog Cartoons (Shorts)
• Barney Bear Cartoons (Shorts)

Sound Effects Used

Hanna and Barbera Era (1940-1958)

• FAMOUS STUDIOS CARTOON FALL SOUND (Heard once in "The Bowling Alley Cat", "Yankee Doodle Mouse", "Springtime for Tom", "The Mouse Who Came to Dinner", and "Tee for Two".)
• H-B SLIDE, CARTOON - LONG SLIDE WHISTLE DOWN
• HORTA DOORBELL SOUND (Heard in "Trap Happy" and "Busy Buddies".)
• JERRY SCREAM
• MGM, CRASH, CARTOON - SHARP BASS, DRUM AND CYMBAL CRASH, MUSIC, PERCUSSION, 02
• MGM, GULP, CARTOON - JERRY GULP
• MGM, GULP, CARTOON - TOM GULP
• MGM GUNSHOT SOUND
• MGM, HICCUP, CARTOON - SQUEAKY HICCUP (Heard often on "Hic-cup Pup"; once in Touché, "Pussy Cat!")
• MGM, HIT, CARTOON - PEEONG, HIGH
• MGM, KISS, CARTOON - BIG KISS
• MGM, PUMP, CARTOON - RAPID PUMPING (Heard once in "Trap Happy".)
• MGM, SCREAM, CARTOON - WOMAN SCREAMING 02 (Heard once in "Baby Puss")
• MGM, SCREAM, CARTOON - WOMAN SCREAMING 03 (Heard once in "Fraidy Cat" and "Puttin' On The Dog")
• MGM, SKID, CARTOON - CAR SKID
• MGM VIOLIN, SLIDE UP PERCUSSION
• Sound Ideas, BLOOP, CARTOON - LITTLE BLOOP,
• Sound Ideas, Boing Box High 01 - Reverberating spring action, high pitch
• Sound Ideas, Boing Box High 02 - Reverberating spring action, high pitch
• Sound Ideas, CRASH, CARTOON - SHARP BASS, DRUM AND CYMBAL CRASH, MUSIC, PERCUSSION,
• Sound Ideas, Crashes / Impacts - Vehicle - Car Crash - Ext - CU - Big Crash W/ Lots Of Debris
• Sound Ideas, DRUMS, CARTOON - SHORT COMIC BREAK, MUSIC, PERCUSSION 02 (Heard in "Muscle Beach Tom")
• Sound Ideas, EXPLOSION - LARGE EXPLOSION 01 (H-B) (Heard once in "Barbecue Brawl.")
• Sound Ideas, GUN, HAND, FOLEY - SEVERAL TRIGGER CLICKS, (Heard in "Down Beat Bear".)
• Sound Ideas, GUN, HAND, FOLEY - SINGLE TRIGGER CLICK, (Heard in "Down Beat Bear".)
• Sound Ideas, GUN, RICOCHET - SHORT THIN RICOCHET, BULLET 02 (Used in various pitches)
• Sound Ideas, HIT, CARTOON - BRAKE DRUM AND BULB HORN HIT,
• Sound Ideas, HIT, CARTOON - GOLF SWING AND HIT, (Heard in "Tee for Two".)
• Sound Ideas, HIT, CARTOON - LID ON MANHOLE HIT,
• Sound Ideas, HIT, CARTOON - PEEONG,
• Sound Ideas, HIT, CARTOON - SOLID TIMP RISE,
• Sound Ideas, LoFi Bass Drum Hit 01 - Scratchy bass drum hit
• Sound Ideas, HORN, CARTOON - OLD BULB HORN,
• Sound Ideas, MONSTER - ROAR, ANIMAL 07/KING KONG ROAR (Heard once in "The Milky Waif", Low Pitched)
• Sound Ideas, Mouth Hit 03 - Scratchy, watery blort sound
• Sound Ideas, POP, CARTOON - HOYT'S POP,
• Sound Ideas, RICOCHET - CARTOON RICCO, 01 (Used in various pitches)
• Sound Ideas, ROCKSLIDE - HEAVY CAVE IN,
• Sound Ideas, SMASH, GLASS - GLASS SMASH, 08
• Sound Ideas, SMASH, GLASS - WINDOW SMASH,
• Sound Ideas, SQUEAK, CARTOON - FUNNY LITTLE SQUEAK,
• Sound Ideas, TWANG, CARTOON - SAW BLADE TWANG, 02
• Sound Ideas, TWANG, CARTOON - SAW BLADE TWANG, 03
• Sound Ideas, Wet Mouth Hit 02 - Quick, wet mouth suction noise
• Sound Ideas, WHINE, CARTOON - SHELL SCREAMING WHINE DOWN, (heard much more often in the mid to late 50s cartoons)
• Sound Ideas, ZIP, CARTOON - KEEN ZIP IN, (Heard in "Timid Tabby".)
• Sound Ideas, ZIP, CARTOON - KEEN ZIP OUT,
• Sound Ideas, ZIP, CARTOON - QUICK WHISTLE ZIP OUT, HIGH, (This or a very similar recording was heard once in "The Vanishing Duck" (1958))
• Sound Ideas, ZIP, CARTOON - RICCO ZIP IN, 01
• Sound Ideas, ZIP, CARTOON - RICCO ZIP IN, 02
• TANNER ROAR
• TOM SCREAM
• WB CARTOON, THUNK - SMALL THUNK (Heard in a few shorts, like "Saltwater Tabby," "The Truce Hurts," and "Pet Peeve")

Gene Deitch Era (1960-1962)

• Allen Swift Pain Scream (Heard once in "It's Greek to Me-ow!" and "High Steaks")
• Gene Deitch Cork Squeak and Pop
• Gene Deitch Ricco/RICOCHET - CARTOON RICCO 15
• Hollywoodedge, Quick Whistle Zip By CRT057505 (May have been heard in "Landing Stripling" as Tom is pulled into a tree trap.)
• LEO ROAR
• MGM, SCREAM, CARTOON - WOMAN SCREAMING
• Sound Ideas, AUTO, CRASH - LONG SKID AND CRASH
• Sound Ideas, EXPLOSION - MEDIUM
• Sound Ideas, RICOCHET - CARTOON RICCO, 06
• Sound Ideas, RICOCHET - CARTOON RICCO, 07
• Sound Ideas, RICOCHET - THIN RICCO, 03
• Sound Ideas, RICOCHET - TOM AND JERRY GENE DEITCH CARTOON RICCO, 02
• Sound Ideas, RICOCHET - TOM AND JERRY GENE DEITCH CARTOON RICCO, 03
• Sound Ideas, RICOCHET - TOM AND JERRY GENE DEITCH CARTOON RICCO, 04
• Sound Ideas, THUNDER - SINGLE THUNDER ROLL, WEATHER 01 (Heard once in "Switchin' Kitten" and "Mouse into Space")
• Sound Ideas, ZIP, CARTOON - SYNTH ZIP
• Tod Dockstader "Boi-oi-oi-oing" Sound
• Tod Dockstader "Laser Gun Ping" Sound
• Tod Dockstader "Tom Gulp" Sound (Heard once in "High Steaks" and "Mouse into Space")
• TOM AND JERRY GENE DEITCH CARTOON WHISTLE HUMAN FINGER SOUND

Chuck Jones Era (1963-1967)

• Cartoon Twangy Boing Sound/Hollywoodedge, Twangy Boings 7 Type CRT015901 (7th boing)/Sound Ideas, COMEDY, BOING - BIG J HARP SPROING/Sound Ideas, BOING, CARTOON - BOING WITH QUIVER (Heard once in "Is There a Doctor In the Mouse?")
• Chuck Jones Running Sound 1
• Chuck Jones Wobbly Hit
• FAMOUS STUDIOS CARTOON FALL SOUND (Heard in "Cat and Dupli-cat" twice, "The Cat's Me-Ouch!," and in "Puss 'n Boats" in a much higher pitch.)
• Hollywoodedge, Ricochet CRT2014403
• LOONEY TUNES CARTOON FALL SOUND (heard in the following shorts)
  • Ah, Sweet Mouse-Story of Life (1965) (heard as Tom falls, trying to change his "!" to a "?")
  • Tom-ic Energy (1965)
  • Duel Personality (1966)
  • Jerry, Jerry, Quite Contrary (1966)
  • Matinee Mouse (1966) (heard in the clip from "Jerry and the Lion", as Tom is propelled across the room from the closet)
  • The A-Tom-Inable Snowman (1966)
  • Catty Cornered (1966) (as a brick falls on the neighbor cat after an explosion)
  • O-Solar Meow (1967)
• MGM BOING, CARTOON - TOASTIER BOING
• MGM, GULP, CARTOON - JERRY GULP (Heard at the end of "Cat and Dupli-cat".)
• MGM, KISS, CARTOON - BIG KISS (Heard in "The Mouse from H.U.N.G.E.R.")
• MGM SIREN - STUKA SIREN (Heard often in "Puss 'n' Boats" and once in "Matinee Mouse" and "Jerry-Go-Round")
• RICOCHET - CARTOON RICCO 08 (Heard once in "Surf-Bored Cat")
• RICOCHET - LONG DESCENDING SHELL SCREAM RICCO (Heard once in "Tom-ic Energy" cut short and "The Brothers Carry-Mouse-Off" cut shorts and in reverse.)
• Sound Ideas, AIRPLANE, JET - FAST PASS BY, LONG
• Sound Ideas, AIRPLANE, JET - ROCKY THE SQUIRREL WHIZZES BY (Heard in "Is There a Doctor in the Mouse?")
• Sound Ideas, AIRPLANE, PROP - LONG DIVE 02 (Heard once in "Much Ado About Mousing" and either "Guided Mous-ille" or "O-Solar Meow" in a higher pitch)
• Sound Ideas, ANIMAL, CAT - TOM CATS, FIGHTING, HISSING, GROWLING (Heard once in "Tom-ic Energy")
• Sound Ideas, BOING, CARTOON - BIG, LONG BOING (Heard once in "The Unshrinkable Jerry Mouse")
• Sound Ideas, BOING, CARTOON - BOING WITH QUIVER (Heard in "Is There a Doctor in the Mouse?")
• Sound Ideas, BOING, CARTOON - HOYT'S LONG RISE (Heard once in "The Unshrinkable Jerry Mouse".)
• Sound Ideas, BOING, CARTOON - SMALL BOING (heard in "Is There a Doctor in the Mouse?")
• Sound Ideas, BOUNCE, CARTOON - SINGLE SPRINGY BOUNCE/R-B BOUNCE, CARTOON - FUNNY DRUM BOUNCE (Heard in "Is There a Doctor in the Mouse?")
• Sound Ideas, CARTOON, ACCENT - THE BIG SNEEZE (heard in "Jerry-Go-Round") (origin)
• Sound Ideas, CARTOON, AIRPLANE - JET: PASS BY (Heard in "Tom-ic Energy.")
• Sound Ideas, CARTOON, SCI FI - SPACEY WOBBLE (Heard once in "The Brothers Carry Mouse-Off.")
• Sound Ideas, CARTOON, TRUMPET - VARIOUS EFFECTS WITH EXPRESSIVE TRUMPET (heard in "Jerry-Go-Round") (origin)
• Sound Ideas, DRUMS, CARTOON - FAST BONGO ROLL (heard in "Is There a Doctor in the Mouse?")
• Sound Ideas, FIGHT, FIST - MEN FIGHTING, PUNCHES, FALLS, CRASHES (Heard in "Tom-ic Energy" and "The Brothers Carry-Mouse-Off")
• Sound Ideas, GUN, RICOCHET - MACHINE GUN RICOCHETS, BULLET 01 (heard once in "The Mouse from H.U.N.G.E.R.")
• Sound Ideas, GUN, RICOCHET - SHORT THIN RICOCHET, BULLET 02 (Heard in "The Mouse from H.U.N.G.E.R.")
• Sound Ideas, GUN, RICOCHET - TWANGY RICOCHET, BULLET 02/RICOCHET - RICCO AND WHINE, 06
• Sound Ideas, HIT, CARTOON - BRAKE DRUM HIT (Heard once in "Bad Day at Cat Rock")
• Sound Ideas, HIT, CARTOON - PEEONG (Heard once in "Jerry-Go-Round")
• Sound Ideas, RICOCHET - CARTOON RICCO 01 (Heard in "The Mouse from H.U.N.G.E.R.")
• Sound Ideas, RICOCHET - CARTOON RICCO 02 (Heard once in "The Unshrinkable Jerry Mouse".)
• Sound Ideas, RICOCHET - CARTOON RICCO 06 (Heard once in "Surf-Bored Cat".)
• Sound Ideas, RICOCHET - CARTOON RICCO 07 (Heard once in "Puss 'n' Boats".)
• Sound Ideas, RICOCHET - LONG SHELL SCREAM RICCO
• Sound Ideas, RICOCHET - RICCO AND WHINE 03
• Sound Ideas, RICOCHET - RICCO AND WHINE 04 (Heard once in "Puss 'n' Boats" and "Surf-Bored Cat".)
• Sound Ideas, RICOCHET - THIN RICCO 03 (Heard once in "Surf-Bored Cat".)
• Sound Ideas, SCI FI / CARTOON - VARIOUS, SCI FI / CARTOON SYNTH EFFECTS (Heard in "The Unshrinkable Jerry Mouse")
• Sound Ideas, SKID, CARTOON - BIG LONG SKID (heard once in "Ah, Sweet Mouse-Story of Life.")
• Sound Ideas, SKID, CARTOON - SCREECHY SKID (heard in "Is There a  Doctor in the Mouse?")
• Sound Ideas, SLIDE, CARTOON - FIDDLE SLIDE UP, SHORT, 01
• Sound Ideas, Slide Whistle Long 02 - Long, slow slide whistle up
• Sound Ideas, Slide Whistle Up Down 01 - Slide whistle up and down
• Sound Ideas, Slide Whistle Up Down 04 - Slide whistle up and down (Heard once in "Shutter-Bugged Cat.")
• Sound Ideas, SPACE - ASCENDING UNDULATING SPACE WHINE
• Sound Ideas, SPACE - DESCENDING UNDULATING SPACE WHINE
• Sound Ideas, SPRONG, CARTOON - BIG SPRINGY SPRONG 01 (heard in "Is There a Doctor in the Mouse?")
• Sound Ideas, SQUEAK, CARTOON - SQUEAKY CART WHEEL (heard in "Is There a Doctor in the Mouse?")
• Sound Ideas, SQUIRT, CARTOON - WATER SQUIRT, 02
• Sound Ideas, THUMP, CARTOON - TUBE THUNK, 01 (Heard in "Duel Personality.")
• Sound Ideas, TWANG, CARTOON - HOYT'S BOW TWANG (Heard once in "The Unshrinkable Jerry Mouse")
• Sound Ideas, WHINE, CARTOON - SHELL SCREAMING WHINE DOWN (Used in lower pitches: once in "Ah, Sweet Mouse Story of Life" and "The Year of the Mouse", twice in "Of Feline Bondage" and "Jerry-Go-Round", and 4 times in "I'm Just Wild About Jerry")
• Sound Ideas, ZIP, CARTOON - QUICK FIDDLE ZIP UP,
• Sound Ideas, ZIP, CARTOON - QUICK FIDDLE ZIP UP, HIGH,
• Sound Ideas, ZIP, CARTOON - QUICK WHISTLE ZIP OUT, HIGH, (Heard in "Is There a Doctor in the Mouse?")
• Sound Ideas, ZIP, CARTOON - RICCO ZIP OUT 01 (Heard in "Is There a Doctor in the Mouse?")
• Sound Ideas, ZIP, CARTOON - RICCO ZIP IN 01 (Heard in "Is There a Doctor in the Mouse?")
• TANNER ROAR (Tanner's roar is used for Leo's roar in the beginning of 1963-1967 Chuck Jones cartoons; also used for the shark in "Surf-Bored Cat")
• TAZ SPIN (Heard once in "Puss 'n' Boats" [normal] and "Surf-Board Cat" [reverse])
• TOM SCREAM
• WB CARTOON, AIRPLANE - JET: PASS BY 02
• WB FALL, BODY - BODYFALL WITH GRUNT 01 (Heard once in "Puss 'n Boats.")

Image Gallery

• Tom & Jerry/Image Gallery/Hanna and Barbera Era (1940-1958)
• Tom & Jerry/Image Gallery/Gene Deitch Era (1961-1962)
• Tom & Jerry/Image Gallery/Chuck Jones Era (1963-1967)